SKCMTA meets the second Tuesday of each month. Please join us! 

Please check back frequently as we work to update our calendar for the coming year! 

September 2021

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting/Garage Sale
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Charles Wu, Composer from Singapore
Program will begin at 10:30 am via Zoom.

October 2021

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting held via Zoom
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Leah Claiborne “Piano Music by Black Composers”
Program will begin at 9:30 am via Zoom.

November 2021

Friday-Sunday, November 5-7, 2021: YAMS Session #1 with Dr. Oksana Ezhokina
Chair: Julie Swienty, NCTM

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Sharon Van Valin “How to Invest for Your Future/Retirement”
Program will begin at 10:30 am, in-person.

December 2021

Friday-Saturday, December 3-4, 2021: Young Composer Project Tutorial Session #1 (submission deadline: November 29, 2021)
Chair: Dr. Steve Nehrenberg

Tuesday, December 14, 2021: Chapter Holiday Party at Julie Swienty’s Studio

January 2022

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Bonnie Blanchard “Transform Your Teaching!”

Saturday, January 22, 2022: Student Recital (fee: $5.00 per student)
Chair: Sviatlana Riedel

February 2022

Friday-Saturday, February 3-4, 2022: Young Composer Project Tutorial Session #2 (submission deadline: January 31, 2022)
Chair: Dr. Steve Nehrenberg

Friday-Sunday, January 29-31, 2022: YAMS Session #2 with Dr. Oksana Ezhokina
Chair: Julie Swienty, NCTM

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: To Be Announced

March 2022

No Chapter Meeting due to MAP and CHC.

Friday-Sunday, March 4-6, 2022: Music Artistry Program (MAP)
Chair: Samantha Yeung
Visiting Artists: Michelle Mielke, Dr. Colleen Hunter, Dr. Jensina Oliver, Dr. Yoon-Wha Roh

Friday-Sunday, March 11-13, 2022: Chapter Honors Competition (CHC)
Chair: Julie Swienty, NCTM
Judges: Dr. Susie Garcia and Dr. Esther Wang

Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 1:00 pm: MAP Honors Recital at Kent First Baptist Church
Chair: Samantha Yeung

Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 3:00 pm: CHC Winners Recital at Kent First Baptist Church
Chair: Samantha Yeung

April 2022

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Jody Graves “Artistic Teaching: Motivation vs. Inspiration”

Gibson Music Scholarship applications are due April 12, 2022.

Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 9:00 am-2:30 pm: Music Literacy Program at the Nativity Lutheran Church in Renton
Chair: Dr. Steve Nehrenberg

May 2022

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 9:30 am: Chapter Meeting
Location: Julie Swienty’s Studio with Hybrid Option via Zoom
Program: Scholarship Applicant Presentations

June 2022

Saturday, June 4, 2022: Music Festival at the Kent First Baptist Church 
Chair: Mary Kaye Owen, NCTM
Contact Mary Kaye Owen to reserve a 2-hour block for your studio; $100 for 2 hours, additional time $25 per half hour; deadline May 17; available time slots: 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 9:30 am: Board and Committee Chairs Meeting