NCMTA 2010 Conference, October 7-10, 2010
UNC Wilmington Department of Music 

 Come to the NCMTA 2010 State Conference - October 7-10 in the beautiful new Cultural Arts Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. This year promises to bring you a large variety of sessions from which to choose, with exceptional speakers, such as James Giles, Marvin Blickenstaff, Brenda Dillon, Nancy King, Pawel Izdebski, Douglas Weeks, Cathy Albergo, Sherrill Martin, Chris Goldston, Yoram Youngerman, Christina Placilla, and Judy Zahrndt. There are sessions on pedagogy, composition, music history, computer technology, and ensemble music. We will learn about Orff, RMM, compositional tools, Horowitz, jazz, music games for your studio, and contemporary music. We will feature sessions for teachers of voice, strings, composition, and piano. We will be presented with performances by our Conference Artist, Dr. James Giles, as well as the Durham Children's Choir singing the 2010 Commissioned Composition by Andy Beck, and also the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and the faculty of UNCW under the direction of Dr. Steven Errante!! We will hear performances by our NC students as they compete in the MTNA Competitions, share their own compositions in the NC Young Composers Recital, and perform for us in 3 Piano Contest Recitals. Come be refreshed and renewed.  Come ‘catch the wave' of enthusiasm as you enjoy the surroundings of the coast of North Carolina. Come to see friends - old and new. For more detailed information, click on the following links...

Conference Registration Form

Conference Schedule

Conference Hotels

Directions to UNC-Wilmington Dept of Music

Conference Artist: James Giles

Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors