2026 STATE CONFERENCE
“Beyond the Notes: Finding Meaning, Story, and Connection Through Music ”
S C H E D U L E
S A T U R D A Y , N O V E M B E R 1 4 , 2 0 2 6
8:30 - 2:45 pm VIOLIN Workshop
(Gambrell Room/Scheide Hall - see detailed schedule below)
1:30 - 5:30 pm VOICE WORKSHOP
(Gambrell Room/Scheide Hall - see detailed schedule below)
Main Hall
(Mackay Campus Center)
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Welcome - Christine Kang, NJMTA President
9:15 am - 11:00 am
Intermediate Master Class with Chee-Hwa Tan
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Bite-Sized Presentations
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
LUNCH (New Members Meet & Greet)
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Recital - Antonio Pompa-Baldi
featuring works by Franz Liszt, Maurice Ravel, and Roberto Piana
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Meet the Composer - Matthew Liu; Commissioned Composer Competition
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Winners’ Recital - Young Musicians Competition (Winds/Strings/Voice) & Margaret Knight High School Scholarship Recipient
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Banquet at Seasons 52
Violin Workshop
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration and warm-up
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Master Class with Eric Wyrick
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
Teachers’ Panel
12:45 pm - 1:25 pm
Princeton Violins Showcase
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Lunch - Mackay Campus Center
VOICE Workshop
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Registration and warm-up
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Master Class
4:00pm - 5:00pm
SHINE Presentation
5:00pm - 5:15pm
Book Signing
5:15pm - 5:30pm
Clean Up
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Banquet at Seasons 52 - All are welcome but must be prepaid
S U N D A Y, N O V E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 2 6
(Mackay Campus Center)
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Advanced Master Class with Antonio Pompa-Baldi
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Lecture - Brian Shepard, CEO of MTNA
“The Keys to the Treasure: Why Music Study Matters”
- Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of MTNA
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH / General Meeting
1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Lecture Presentation - Chee-Hwa Tan
“Targeting the WHY: How to Motivate Students to Play Artistically by Harnessing Creativity and Emotional Connection”
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Winners’ Recital - Young Musicians Competition (Piano - odd ages)
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Winners’ Recital - Young Musicians Competition (Piano, even ages)
C O N F E R E N C E C O M M I T T E E
Richard Woo (Chair), Allison Franzetti, Ikumi Hiraiwa, Christine Kang, Mi-Young Kim, Chiu-Ling Lin, Chiung-yin Cheng Liu, Hwei-Lan Luo, Esma Pasic-Filipovic, Naomi Sestak, Amy I-Yun Tu,
Hendry Wijaya, and Wei-Yuh Christina Xie