I would like to invite you to our VMTA Fall Conference, “The Well-Rounded Music Teacher”, set for Thursday through Sunday, November 8-11, at the Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University in Winchester. Most of us teach heavily on weekends, but I would like to suggest that you make an effort to come to this refreshing weekend event. In order to compensate for your absence in your town that weekend, set up special group lessons on Monday-Wednesday. Make it sound like a big deal (and make a big deal out of it!). Try a few music games and ask your students to perform a piece for the group. You can have all your students come for a couple hours in different groups during those three days. Then pack your bags on Thursday and celebrate. You are coming to the VMTA conference!
The Opening Ceremonies Recital will be held on Nov. 9th, Friday, at 9 am with performances by members of the Shenandoah Conservatory music faculty. Brazilian pianist Alexandre Dossin (www.dossin.net) is the conference artist, performing on Nov. 9th at 8 pm. Critics have called Dossin a "wonderful pianist," "master of contrasts," "master of expressiveness," and “a stunning pianist with a symbiotic relationship with the instrument." He has four CDs released worldwide by Naxos (Verdi-Liszt Paraphrases, Kabalevsky Sonatas, Kabalevsky Preludes and Liszt in Russia) and is an editor for the Schirmer Performance Edition Series (Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Tchaikovsky Album for the Youth, Prokofiev Visions Fugitives, Liszt Consolations and Liebesträume, Rachmaninoff Preludes, vol. 1).
The State auditions and MTNA competitions will take place as usual from Thursday through Saturday. On Saturday, please have an early breakfast at the hotel and come to our VMTA business meeting at 8 am. John Winsor is the commissioned composer, presenting his work on Saturday also. And the VMTA concerto competition winners will perform with the SU orchestra under the direction of Jan Wagner in the evening. Dr. Dossin will give a masterclass for the 2nd place VMTA competition winners on Sunday, followed by the winners’ recital.
The workshops were carefully chosen to cover a wide gamut of topics, appealing to any musician or instrumentalist. The lecturers include renowned artists and teachers such as, Kenneth Lee, Sarah Reaser O’Brien, Maria Botelho Hubler, Forrest Kinney, Johnandrew Slominski, Lynne Mackey and Alexandre Dossin. Our IMTF session with Samantha Luck will discuss “What is your Favorite Method Book Series (or Repertoire Collection)? Why? “. Vendors can register online to reserve a table at the conference and place ads in the conference program book, to help defray the costs of the conference. We appreciate your support! Please spend time visiting the exhibits on Friday and Saturday.
Spread the word to your colleagues, college students and/or any musician you know (all instruments and voice). I can assure you that all the sessions will be informative, inspiring and energizing! And the wonderful music by our guest, competitors, and the SU orchestra and faculty members will lift your spirits!
The tentative schedule is available HERE.
Workshop descriptions are available HERE.
Biographies of Workshop presenters are available HERE.
NOTE: Registration rates increased on October 19th. Online registration is no longer available. You can only register by contacting Paulo Steinberg.
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| Member | = $40.00 | Member | = $55.00 | |
| Non-Member | = $50.00 | Non-Member | = $65.00 | |
| Daily | = $25.00 | Daily | = $35.00 | |
Recommended Hotel: Call them directly to reserve your room before they are taken!
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