SKCMTA meets the second Tuesday of each month. Please join us!
Please check back frequently as we work to update our calendar for the coming year!
September 2021
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting/Garage Sale
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Charles Wu, Composer from Singapore
Program will begin at 10:30 am via Zoom.
October 2021
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting held via Zoom
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Leah Claiborne “Piano Music by Black Composers”
Program will begin at 9:30 am via Zoom.
November 2021
Friday-Sunday, November 5-7, 2021: YAMS Session #1 with Dr. Oksana Ezhokina
Chair: Julie Swienty, NCTM
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Sharon Van Valin “How to Invest for Your Future/Retirement”
Program will begin at 10:30 am, in-person.
December 2021
Friday-Saturday, December 3-4, 2021: Young Composer Project Tutorial Session #1 (submission deadline: November 29, 2021)
Chair: Dr. Steve Nehrenberg
Tuesday, December 14, 2021: Chapter Holiday Party at Julie Swienty’s Studio
January 2022
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Bonnie Blanchard “Transform Your Teaching!”
Saturday, January 22, 2022: Student Recital (fee: $5.00 per student)
Chair: Sviatlana Riedel
February 2022
Friday-Saturday, February 3-4, 2022: Young Composer Project Tutorial Session #2 (submission deadline: January 31, 2022)
Chair: Dr. Steve Nehrenberg
Friday-Sunday, January 29-31, 2022: YAMS Session #2 with Dr. Oksana Ezhokina
Chair: Julie Swienty, NCTM
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: To Be Announced
March 2022
No Chapter Meeting due to MAP and CHC.
Friday-Sunday, March 4-6, 2022: Music Artistry Program (MAP)
Chair: Samantha Yeung
Visiting Artists: Michelle Mielke, Dr. Colleen Hunter, Dr. Jensina Oliver, Dr. Yoon-Wha Roh
Friday-Sunday, March 11-13, 2022: Chapter Honors Competition (CHC)
Chair: Julie Swienty, NCTM
Judges: Dr. Susie Garcia and Dr. Esther Wang
Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 1:00 pm: MAP Honors Recital at Kent First Baptist Church
Chair: Samantha Yeung
Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 3:00 pm: CHC Winners Recital at Kent First Baptist Church
Chair: Samantha Yeung
April 2022
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Jody Graves “Artistic Teaching: Motivation vs. Inspiration”
Gibson Music Scholarship applications are due April 12, 2022.
Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 9:00 am-2:30 pm: Music Literacy Program at the Nativity Lutheran Church in Renton
Chair: Dr. Steve Nehrenberg
May 2022
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Program: Scholarship Applicant Presentations
June 2022
Saturday, June 4, 2022: Music Festival at the Kent First Baptist Church
Chair: Mary Kaye Owen, NCTM
Contact Mary Kaye Owen to reserve a 2-hour block for your studio; $100 for 2 hours, additional time $25 per half hour; deadline May 17; available time slots: 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 9:30 am: Board and Committee Chairs Meeting