Event Calendar

2025-2026

All meetings will be held at the Faculty Lounge in Perkinson Music Center (Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois), unless noted otherwise. Members who live out of town and are unable to join in-person may opt to join remotely via Zoom.

DATEEVENT
Saturday, September 279:30 am – Business Meeting
10:00 am – Program: “Forgotten Clues in 18th-Century Music: Performance Practice for the Developing Musician” with Dr. Maria Horváth. A Fortepiano Master Class follows.
LOCATION: The Art of Piano, Dr. Horváth’s piano studio in Rochester, IL
Friday, October 10DEADLINE to enroll students in Duet Festival
Friday,
October 24		DEADLINE to enroll students in AIM theory examinations
Saturday, October 25ISMTA Competition SOUTH (Millikin University)
Sunday, October 26DUET FESTIVAL
Friday-Saturday,
November 1-2		ISMTA Conference & MTNA Competitions (Nov. 8-9) at Blackburn College (Carlinville, IL)
Saturday,
November 15		Achievement in Music (AIM) Theory Examinations
Friday, December 59:15 am – Business meeting
Program: “Why Every Classical Pianist Needs Jazz Voicings” with Dr. Mark De Zwaan, Assistant Professor of Piano and Music History from Bradley University
Friday,
January 16		10:00 am – Board Meeting
All officers are expected to attend; members are encouraged to attend.
Monday,
February 6		9:15 am – Business meeting
10:00 am – Program: “Beyond Borders: Elevate Piano Learning with Korean Composers’ Repertoire” with Dr. Chee Hyeon Choi, Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy from the University of Louisiana Lafayette
Friday,
March 6		MTNA National Conference, Minneapolis,
Saturday-Wednesday,
March
21-25		MTNA National Conference, Minneapolis, Chicago, IL
Friday, March 20DEADLINE to enroll students in AIM Performance Examinations and DAMTA Music Camp Scholarship Auditions
Saturday,
April 11		Achievement In Music (AIM) Performance Examinations &
DAMTA Music Camp Scholarship Auditions 
Friday,
May 1		9:15 am – Business Meeting
End-of-year brunch