SCMTA FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
November 4-6, 2010
College of Charleston School of the Arts, Charleston
Join us in historic Charleston as we celebrate fifty years of SCMTA!
In addition to world-class artists and pedagogues, we will enjoy a gala banquet and other events marking our anniversary. Sessions will be held in the College of Charleston's brand new Marion and Wayland H. Cato, Jr. Center for the Arts which opened in January of this year. Stay tuned for more announcements. This is one conference you will not want to miss!
Christopher O'Riley, Conference artist
From his groundbreaking transcriptions of Radiohead to his unforgettable interpretations of classic and new repertoire, pianist Christopher O'Riley redefines the possibilities of classical music. He takes his unique vision to both traditional classical music venues and symphonic settings, as well as to entirely new audiences on the radio, TV, performances halls, universities and even clubs. As host of the most popular classical music radio show on the air today, “From the Top” (nationally distributed on National Public Radio and now TV), Mr. O'Riley works and performs with the next generation of brilliant young musicians.
Mr. O'Riley's concert is a joint presentation of SCMTA and the College of Charleston International Piano Series.
Robert Duke, Conference clinician
Why Students Don't Learn What We Think We Teach
Author of Intelligent Music Teaching: Essays on the Core Principles of Effective Instruction, Robert Duke is the Marlene and Morton Meyerson Centennial Professor in Music and Human Learning, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Elizabeth Shatto Massey Distinguished Fellow in Teacher Education, and Director of the Center for Music Learning at the University of Texas at Austin.
Diana Popowycz, Conference Clinician
Dalcroze Eurhythmics Workshop
Diana Popowycz is the co-founder of the Suzuki Strings of Madison. She received her BA from DePaul University and MS from the UW -Madison. Her Suzuki training has been with Kyoko Fuller, Kay Slone, Ed Kreitman, Teri Einfeldt, Margery Aber, Paul Landefeld, Alice Joy Lewis along with string pedagogy work with Mimi Zweig. Diana holds a Dalcroze Eurhythmics Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University and has completed summer course work at Longy and Manhatten School of Music.