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Events
2009 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
January 16—18, 2009
Westin New York at Times Square

Proposals for Conference Sessions Due July 15, 2008

Planning for the CMA's 2009 National Conference is underway. If you wish to submit a proposal for a workshop or conference session, please do so by July 15, 2008.

The proposal should include:
  •   Proposed title and statement of session objectives
  •   A complete outline of session activities
  •   A list of speakers, panelists, or other participants, with biographical information

Submit by email to:
sdadian@chamber-music.org, or by mail to:

Conference Session Proposals
c/o Susan Dadian, Program Director
Chamber Music America
305 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001

The conference committee will review all session proposals at the end of summer, and selections will be made in the fall.

NOTE: All session panelists, leaders, and moderators must register for the Conference.

Questions? Contact Susan Dadian at sdadian@chamber-music.org, or (212)242-2022, ext. 13.

For more information on the 2009 National Conference, please check back in early September for detailed information.


The 2008 Thirtieth-Anniversary Conference
•  Conference Photo Essay (in PDF Format)

Banquet Honoring the Juilliard String Quartet
•  Remarks by Joseph W. Polisi
•  Remarks by Daniel R. Gustin


Photos from Chamber Music America's
30th Anniversary Conference


Poulenc Trio
Showcase: The Poulenc Trio


Robert & Lucy Mann
Film Presentation: Founding Juilliard String Quartet violinist Robert Mann and his wife, Lucy Mann, at a showing of Allan Miller's Bowing Out.


Trio Cavatina
Closing Concert: Trio Cavatina—Harumi Rhodes, Ieva Jokubaviciute, and Priscilla Lee


Shanghai Quartet
Closing Concert: The Shanghai Quartet—Wei-gang Li; Yi-wen Jiang, Nicholas Tzavaras and Honggang Li


Juilliard Quartet Members & Phillip Ying
Awards Banquet: (l to r) Joel Smirnoff, Robert Mann, Samuel Rhodes, Ronald Copes, CMA president Phillip Ying, Earl Carlyss, Joel Krosnick


Joseph Polisi & Phillip Ying
Awards Banquet: Juilliard School president Joseph W. Polisi with Phillip Ying


Ruth Felt & Wu Han Panel/Commissioning Consortia: Ruth Felt (president, San Francisco Performances)
and Wu Han (co-artistic director, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center)


Exhibit Hall
Reflected view of exhibit hall at the New York Westin


Oliver Sacks
Keynote Speaker: Neurologist/author Oliver Sacks with pianist Sarah
Rothenberg, chair of the 30th Anniversary Conference


Laura Sewell
CMA Board chair Laura Sewell


Margaret M. Lioi
Margaret M. Lioi (CEO of Chamber Music America);
in background: Laura Sewell and Wayne Brown (NEA)


Brasil Guitar Duo
Showcase: Brasil Guitar Duo


Alvin Singleton
Composer Alvin Singleton


Sarah Rothenberg
30th Anniversary Concert: Conference chair Sarah
Rothenberg introduced the event.


Michael Jaffee
30th Anniversary Concert: Michael Jaffee, founding
CMA president, introducing Chatham Baroque


Claremont Trio
30th Anniversary Concert: Claremont Trio—Julia Bruskin, Donna Kwong, Emily Bruskin


Lucy Shelton & eigth blackbird
30th Anniversary Concert: Lucy Shelton and eighth blackbird in concert version of Pierrot lunaire


Marcus Roberts Trio
Commissioning Concert: The Marcus Roberts Trio
—Roberts, Jason Marsalis, and Roland Guerin


So Percussion
30th Anniversary Concert: Jason Treuting with
So Percussion, performing Steve Reich's Drumming


Melody of China
Commissioning Concert: Melody of China takes a bow


Fred Ho & Frances Richard
Adventurous Programming Awards: Composer/saxophonist Fred Ho with ASCAP
vice president Frances Richard


Louise K. Smith
Panel "From Founder to Future": Louise K. Smith,
CMA treasurer and Chicago Chamber Musicians trustee, moderated the session.


Stefon Harris
Improvisation Session: Stefon Harris, vibraphonist-composer
and CMA Board member


Rie Schmidt
Showcase: Rie Schmidt, of Flute Force

Photography by Shelley Kusnetz
www.shelleykusnetzphotography.com