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Re-Imagining Our Future
2009 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
January 15-18, 2009
Westin New York at Times Square
Chamber Music America's 31st annual conference will start January 15 in New York City, with a pre-conference New Music Institute (see below). The rest of the weekend will feature guest speakers and plenary sessions, skill-building workshops and seminars, two concerts, the annual awards banquet, the announcement of the Cleveland Quartet Award winner, ensemble showcases, receptions, and much more.
Registration: A link to the online registration form will soon be posted on this page. Early registration rates for the conference will be in effect through Friday, November 21. Regular rates will begin Saturday, November 22, and on-site rates will be in effect after Friday, December 19.
Promotions and exhibits: To reserve exhibit tables, purchase advertising space in the conference program book, or to ask about inserting promotional materials in conference tote bags, contact Brenden O'Hanlon at 718-812-8826, or bohanlon@chamber.music.org.
Hotel Rates The most convenient hotel option is also the best value: accommodations are available at the conference hotel, the Westin New York at Times Square, at a discounted rate of $269/night. Make your reservation by calling (888) 627-7149 by December 23, 2008, and indicate that you are attending the Chamber Music America conference.
PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE
ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN NEW MUSIC
Thursday, January 15, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Westin New York at Times Square
Designed for ensemble musicians and presenters, this full-day session will feature methods and strategies for deepening audience's understanding and enjoyment of contemporary chamber music works.
Moderator
Richard Kessler, executive director, Center for Arts Education, New York NY
Teaching Artists
The Ying Quartet, faculty quartet-in-residence, Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY
Stefon Harris and Blackout, New York NY
Topic Specialist
Amanda Ameer, director, First Chair Promotion, New York NY
The New Music institutes are made possible by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
For more information, please contact program associate Marc Giosi mgiosi@chamber-music.org.
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• Conference Photo Essay (in PDF Format)
• Remarks by Joseph W. Polisi
• Remarks by Daniel R. Gustin
Showcase: The Poulenc Trio
Film Presentation: Founding Juilliard String Quartet violinist Robert Mann and his wife, Lucy Mann, at a showing of Allan Miller's Bowing Out.
Closing Concert: Trio Cavatina—Harumi Rhodes, Ieva Jokubaviciute, and Priscilla Lee
Closing Concert: The Shanghai Quartet—Wei-gang Li; Yi-wen Jiang, Nicholas Tzavaras and Honggang Li
Awards Banquet: (l to r) Joel Smirnoff, Robert Mann, Samuel Rhodes, Ronald Copes, CMA president Phillip Ying, Earl Carlyss, Joel Krosnick
Awards Banquet: Juilliard School president Joseph W. Polisi with Phillip Ying
Panel/Commissioning Consortia: Ruth Felt (president, San Francisco Performances)
and Wu Han (co-artistic director, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center)
Reflected view of exhibit hall at the New York Westin
Keynote Speaker: Neurologist/author Oliver Sacks with pianist Sarah
Rothenberg, chair of the 30th Anniversary Conference
CMA Board chair Laura Sewell
Margaret M. Lioi (CEO of Chamber Music America);
in background: Laura Sewell and Wayne Brown (NEA)
Showcase: Brasil Guitar Duo
Composer Alvin Singleton
30th Anniversary Concert: Conference chair Sarah
Rothenberg introduced the event.
30th Anniversary Concert: Michael Jaffee, founding
CMA president, introducing Chatham Baroque
30th Anniversary Concert: Claremont Trio—Julia Bruskin, Donna Kwong, Emily Bruskin
30th Anniversary Concert: Lucy Shelton and eighth blackbird in concert version of Pierrot lunaire
Commissioning Concert: The Marcus Roberts Trio
—Roberts, Jason Marsalis, and Roland Guerin
30th Anniversary Concert: Jason Treuting with
So Percussion, performing Steve Reich's Drumming
Commissioning Concert: Melody of China takes a bow
Adventurous Programming Awards: Composer/saxophonist Fred Ho with ASCAP
vice president Frances Richard
Panel "From Founder to Future": Louise K. Smith,
CMA treasurer and Chicago Chamber Musicians trustee, moderated the session.
Improvisation Session: Stefon Harris, vibraphonist-composer
and CMA Board member
Showcase: Rie Schmidt, of Flute Force
Photography by Shelley Kusnetz
www.shelleykusnetzphotography.com
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