FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26*
REGISTRATION DESK
Open 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
MCA MARKETPLACE
Hours TBA
OPEN REHEARSALS
Alberta Youth Choir — 1:30-3:30 p.m. & 4:00-5:30 p.m. | University of Alberta, Room TBA
ABA Wind Symphony — TBA
Open 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
MCA MARKETPLACE
Hours TBA
OPEN REHEARSALS
Alberta Youth Choir — 1:30-3:30 p.m. & 4:00-5:30 p.m. | University of Alberta, Room TBA
ABA Wind Symphony — TBA
9:00-10:15 a.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Interest Sessions
What Every Musician (and their teachers) Need to Know about the Body | Michèle Wheatley-Brown
Learning from Venezuela's Sistema Guitar Orchestras | Reneé Pérez Rodriguez & Pedro Pérez
AMEF Paper Presentations | Timothy Anderson, moderator
Composition Session | Allan Gilliland
Instrument Repair 101 | Dennis Adcock
Trumpet Tips and Tricks | Russell Whitehead
Balancing Social and Musical Goals | Braille Tones & Semitones
Interactive High School Choral Workshop (located at McDougall United Church) | Robert Filion
Interest Sessions
What Every Musician (and their teachers) Need to Know about the Body | Michèle Wheatley-Brown
Learning from Venezuela's Sistema Guitar Orchestras | Reneé Pérez Rodriguez & Pedro Pérez
AMEF Paper Presentations | Timothy Anderson, moderator
Composition Session | Allan Gilliland
Instrument Repair 101 | Dennis Adcock
Trumpet Tips and Tricks | Russell Whitehead
Balancing Social and Musical Goals | Braille Tones & Semitones
Interactive High School Choral Workshop (located at McDougall United Church) | Robert Filion
10:15-10:30 a.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30-11:45 a.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Interest Sessions
Alexander Techniques: An Introduction for Music Educators, STEP ONE | Gabriella Minnes Brandes
AMEF Paper Presentations | Timothy Anderson, moderator
Pedagogical Approaches in Teaching Music Design for Film and Digital Media | Rolf Boon
Junior High Band Rehearsal Lab | Mark Lietz and Strathcona Christian Academy
Social Emotional Learning – The Constructs | Scott Edgar
Choral Reading Session – Mixed Choir
Interactive High School Choral Workshop (continued – located at McDougall United Church) | Robert Filion
Interest Sessions
Alexander Techniques: An Introduction for Music Educators, STEP ONE | Gabriella Minnes Brandes
AMEF Paper Presentations | Timothy Anderson, moderator
Pedagogical Approaches in Teaching Music Design for Film and Digital Media | Rolf Boon
Junior High Band Rehearsal Lab | Mark Lietz and Strathcona Christian Academy
Social Emotional Learning – The Constructs | Scott Edgar
Choral Reading Session – Mixed Choir
Interactive High School Choral Workshop (continued – located at McDougall United Church) | Robert Filion
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Sutton Place Hotel
AGM Luncheons (included with conference registration fee)
Choir Alberta
Alberta Music Education Foundation
Alberta Band Association
AGM Luncheons (included with conference registration fee)
Choir Alberta
Alberta Music Education Foundation
Alberta Band Association
1:15-2:30 p.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Keynote Address – Allan Gordon Bell
Keynote Address – Allan Gordon Bell
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Breakout Sessions
AMEF Paper Presentations | Timothy Anderson, moderator
The Klezmer-inspired String Quartet | UCalgary String Quartet
Stephen Chatman's Piano Music | Dr. Stephen Chatman
Jazz Band Rehearsal Lab | Jerrold Dubyk
Social Emotional Learning – Activities | Scott Edgar
Choral Conducting & Techniques
A Cappella Technique & Arranging for Pop Music | ETown Vocal Music Society Vocal Coaches
Breakout Sessions
AMEF Paper Presentations | Timothy Anderson, moderator
The Klezmer-inspired String Quartet | UCalgary String Quartet
Stephen Chatman's Piano Music | Dr. Stephen Chatman
Jazz Band Rehearsal Lab | Jerrold Dubyk
Social Emotional Learning – Activities | Scott Edgar
Choral Conducting & Techniques
A Cappella Technique & Arranging for Pop Music | ETown Vocal Music Society Vocal Coaches
4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Marketplace Block
Marketplace Block
4:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Breakout Sessions
Alexander Technique: A Focus on Conducting, STEP TWO | Gabriella Minnes Brandes
Music for Piano Four Hand: Innovative Tools to Teach Collaborative Piano – Lecture Recital and Masterclass | Jacques Després and Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp
CONCERT | Roger Admiral and Guillaume Tardiff perform Bashaw; Edmonton Saxophone Quartet performs Talpash
How to Have a Happy Marriage: The Joyful Union of Choral Singing and Orff Philosophy | Heather Nail
Ways of Knowing: Beginner and Intermediate Rehearsal Techniques for Band | Wendy McCallum
Administrivia | Roberta Baril
Delegate Sing & Choral Cocktails | Robert Filion
Breakout Sessions
Alexander Technique: A Focus on Conducting, STEP TWO | Gabriella Minnes Brandes
Music for Piano Four Hand: Innovative Tools to Teach Collaborative Piano – Lecture Recital and Masterclass | Jacques Després and Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp
CONCERT | Roger Admiral and Guillaume Tardiff perform Bashaw; Edmonton Saxophone Quartet performs Talpash
How to Have a Happy Marriage: The Joyful Union of Choral Singing and Orff Philosophy | Heather Nail
Ways of Knowing: Beginner and Intermediate Rehearsal Techniques for Band | Wendy McCallum
Administrivia | Roberta Baril
Delegate Sing & Choral Cocktails | Robert Filion
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Supper Break
Supper Break
8:00-9:45 p.m., Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Gala Concert — Alberta Youth Choir, ABA Wind Symphony, and select solo performers
Gala Concert — Alberta Youth Choir, ABA Wind Symphony, and select solo performers
9:45 p.m.-12:00 a.m., Sutton Place Hotel
Post-Concert Reception
Post-Concert Reception
*schedule subject to change