College Music Society Fifty-First National Conference (posted 1-29-08) September 25-28, 2008 Atlanta, Georgia This year The College Music Society will hold its fifty-first national conference in Atlanta, Georgia, September 25-28, 2008. The conference will be held in conjunction with the 2008 National Conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction. The ATMI and CMS conferences will be held in the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Atlanta. For more information: http://www.music.org/cgi-in/showpage.pl?tmpl=/profactiv/conf/natl/2008/2008home&h=43

2008 World Wind Orchestra Project Seeks Players (posted 1-24-08) The 2008 World Wind Orchestra Project (WYWOP) will be held July 5-13 as part of the Mid Europe festival in Schladming, Austria. This is an International Wind Ensemble open to anyone age 15-30. Guest conductors include Kevin Sedatole (USA), Felix Hauswirth (CH), and Johann Mösenbichler (A). If you have any students who might be interested, please direct them to this website for application forms and more information: http://www.mideurope.com/index-en_71.htm

Professional Development Opportunities for Women Conductors (posted 1-7-08) The League of American Orchestras is pleased to announce an extension of the resources it offers to Women Conductors.  This new three-part initiative broadens the League’s investment in talent and leadership development, in order to impact a traditionally under-served community of artists.  Encompassing League Conference seminars, professional mentoring, and financial assistance for career development, the program reflects an ongoing and meaningful commitment to artistic diversity as well as artistic growth.    For more information on the programs briefly described below, as well as details on eligibility and application forms, click here. Please note that League membership is required for the grant program and the mentoring circle. Click here for information on membership in the League of American Orchestras. Women Conductors Grant Program Application deadline:  February 15th, 2008 Award notification on or by March 20th, 2008 2008 grants will be awarded for activities beginning April 1, 2008   Women Music Directors' Mentoring Circle Hosted by JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Virginia Symphony Application deadline:  January 31, 2008 Orchestra Leadership Academy Seminar Women Conductors: Leadership Redesigned Wednesday, June 11, 2008, Denver, CO Registration will begin after January 15, 2008 Led by noted career coach Rayona Sharpnack

League of American Orchestras Announces New Mentoring Circle for First-Time Music Directors (posted 1-7-08) The League of American Orchestras announces a new mentoring circle for first-time music directors in their first one to two years (orchestras with budgets from $500,000 to $2,800,000). Led by Diane Wittry, author of “Beyond the Baton: What Every Conductor Needs to Know,” this mentoring circle will examine the challenges faced by conductors as they transition to their first music director position with an orchestra. Application deadline:  January 31, 2008 For more information, click here. Please note that League membership is required to participate in this program. Click here for information on membership in the League of American Orchestras.

Eastern Division of the College Band Directors National Association Conference in Washington, DC (posted 11-4-07) The "President’s Own" Marine Band, under the direction of Colonel Michael J. Colburn, has graciously agreed to host the Eastern Division of the College Band Directors National Association Conference in Washington, DC from Friday, February 29-Sunday, March 2, 2008. The rehearsal, meet the composer and artist session and concert will feature an exciting new commission by David Rakowski, currently professor of composition at Brandeis University and also a performance by Phil Smith, principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic. In addition, we will have the opportunity to tour the Library of Congress and the Marine Band library, as well as attend concerts at the Kennedy Center, and observe a mock audition.  Thomas Duffy will present a session entitled, "Leading in a Climate of Anxiety: Can We Address Our fear of Change?” The website has the registration form and other information: http://www.cbdna.org/cgi-bin/about7.pl Hotel Reservations We have a limited number of rooms available so please contact the hotel immediately and use the Code "CBDR" or reference the name College Band Directors to make your reservation!! Candice S. Swann Sales Manager Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington DC/Thomas Circle 1475 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20005 Hotel: (202) 265-8000 Direct: (202) 580-7347 Use the code CBDR or name College Band Directors Kennedy Center On Saturday evening we will attend a concert of your choice at the Kennedy Center but you are responsible for securing tickets. CBDNA Eastern Division Schedule: Masterclass with Phil Smith, time and date TBA Friday, February 29, 2008 9:00     President’s Own Marine Band Rehearsal 11:30   Meet the composer - Rakowski 1:30     Library of Congress tour 4:00     Concert            University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Laura Rexroth, Conductor            Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Jack Stamp, Conductor 8:00     Concert            Duquesne University, Robert Cameron, Conductor            Yale University, Thomas Duffy, Conductor Saturday, March 1, 2008 9:00     United States Marine Band Library Tour 10:30    Library: Band Music Research Time, Assisted by the USMB Library            Staff, Access to the Marine Band Catalog and Archives 1:30     United States Marine Band Mock Auditions with Phil Smith 4:00     Sousa March Performance Practice with Students and Marine Band              Principals 8:00     Kennedy Center - secure your own tickets through the website            National Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert            New York City Ballet Sunday, March 2, 2008 9:00     Leadership session with Thomas Duffy 10:30   Eastern Division meeting            Lunch and travel 2:00     President’s Own Marine Band Concert at NoVA featuring David            Rakowski, composer and Phil Smith, trumpet The CBDNA website will soon have all of this information available! Plan to attend as it will be a great opportunity for artistic refueling as well as considering our future as an organization!!!! Sincerely, Paula Holcomb

CALL FOR PAPERS - International Society for the Promotion and Research of Wind Music (posted 10-1-07) Proposals for papers or lecture-performances are invited for the 18th international conference on wind music of the International Society for the Promotion and Research of Wind Music (IGEB) to be held in Echternach, Luxemburg, July 10-15, 2008. The deadline for proposals is January 15, 2008. Papers focusing on the theme of the conference, Wind (Band) Music: Regional traditions – worldwide perspectives, are especially invited, but papers on any aspect of wind music and research in progress are welcome. The lectures can represent the entire field of humanities in relation to wind music -- not only musicology, but also ethnology, philosophy, sociology, and educational sciences. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes, leaving 10 minutes for discussion. Papers will be considered for future publication in the Alta Musica series. Proposals of no more than 250 words should be sent no later than January 15, 2008 to Doris Schweinzer, Institut für Musikethnologie (IGEB), Leonhardstrasse15, A-8010 Graz, Austria (doris.schweinzer@kug.ac.at). Registration materials and further information about the conference may be found at www.igeb.net. The conference, in Echternach, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, will be supported by wind band concerts that will provide the international guests with some impressions of the rich Luxembourg band tradition. A specially selected panel of experts, having reviewed dissertations submitted for consideration, will award the Fritz Thelen Prize to the scholar having completed an outstanding doctoral dissertation in the field of wind music. The winning dissertation will be published by IGEB.

College Music Society 2008 SuperRegional Conference (posted 7-18-07) Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Chapters April 3-5, 2008 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania *CALL FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION *CALL FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Watch soon for the Call for Scores! Submission deadline: October 1, 2007 Click here for details: http://www.music.org/2008ne-ma.html The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast of The College Music Society will hold their 2008 SuperRegional Conference April 3-5 at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Hosted by the Sunderman Conservatory of Music, the Society will enjoy the fine music and Conference facilities available in one of the most historic locations in the United States. All members of the Society are welcome to participate in the conference. The College Music Society 312 East Pine Street Missoula, Montana 59802 www.music.org cms@music.org