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CMS Central 2026 Conference Program - DRAFT

Denver, Colorado - Metropolitan State University-Denver

Friday

Time Recital Hall MDS: Dance Studio KC113: Large Classroom
09:00–09:30
9:00
09:30–10:00
9:30
10:00–10:30
10:00
LR: Performing with Purpose: Creating Context Within Performance Repertoire
Stephen White (Arizona State University)
lecture_recital · 30 min
10:45–11:15
10:45
Demo: Resonances of Nusantara: Original Pedagogical Piano Works Inspired by Indonesian Folk Tunes
Megan Angriawan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
presentation · 30 min
projector grand_piano
11:15–11:45
11:15
LR: Exploring the virtuosity of women: Unveiling the brilliance of Louise Farrenc, Cécile Chaminade, and Grażyna Bacewicz through their Concert Etudes
Chieh-Chun Chen (Southwestern Community College)
lecture_recital · 30 min
grand_piano
Paper: Soundscape Ecology of the Lumber River: Soundscape composition as a tool for fostering connection to ecosystems
Garrison Gerard (University of North Carolina at Pembroke)
presentation · 30 min
projector
11:45–12:15
11:45
LR: The Deep River Sonata: Exploring Compositional Approaches through the Lens of Physicality and Arrangement
Jenna Braaksma (University of Northern Colorado), Rachel Becker (University of Northern Colorado)
lecture_recital · 30 min
grand_piano projector
Paper: The Shaman, the Economist, and the Podcast: Gamifying Cooperative Learning in a Diverse Global Music Course
Aaron Pergram (Miami University)
presentation · 30 min
projector
13:45–14:15
1:45
Perf: The Panoply of American Piano Culture: Works from the Melting Pot
Ethan Stahl (University of Colorado - Boulder)
performance · 30 min
grand_piano
Paper: Composition Pedagogy and the Creative Ecosystem of Lifelong Learning
Kyle Vanderburg (North Dakota State University), Zachary C. Daniels (Oklahoma City University)
presentation · 30 min
projector
14:15–14:45
2:15
LR: Violet Archer’s Unaccompanied Works for Clarinet: Analytical Insights and Stylistic Context
Brooke Miller (Adams State University)
lecture_recital · 30 min
14:45–15:15
2:45
LR: Clara Schumann as Arranger: Female Authorship and Pedagogical Vision in Her Four-Hands Version of Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Yuru Jin (University of Kansas)
lecture_recital · 30 min
projector grand_piano
15:30–16:00
3:30
LR: American Expressionism: Dynamism, Expressive Intensity, and Artistic Synthesis in Louis Karchin’s Piano Music
Se-Hee Jin (Texas Tech University)
lecture_recital · 30 min
projector grand_piano
Paper: Who Am I When I Sing with AI? Student Voice and Identity in Vocal Music Education
Zhongling Zhang (University of North Dakota)
presentation · 30 min
projector
16:00–16:30
4:00
LR: Music Inspired by Art: William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano
Andrew Cooperstock (University of Colorado), William Terwillig (University of South Carolina)er (
lecture_recital · 30 min
grand_piano projector
Demo: Reimagining Music Analysis: A Radio Broadcast of Johanna Beyer’s Music of the Spheres
Craig Peaslee (University of Miami)
presentation · 30 min
projector
16:30–17:00
4:30
LR: Mushroom Songs for bass voice and piano (2025) by Erik Mychal Anderson (b. 1995)
Dianna Anderson (Minot State University), Curtis Anderson (Seattle, WA)
lecture_recital · 30 min
grand_piano

Saturday

Time Recital Hall MDS: Dance Studio KC113: Large Classroom
09:00–09:30
9:00
LR: Chopin and Bel Canto
Magdalena Wor (University of Wyoming), Agnieszka Zick (State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota)
lecture_recital · 30 min
projector grand_piano
Paper: Variations on a Theme from Germany: A Look at the Hybridization of Volga Music Traditions
Matthew Honas (Odessa College)
presentation · 30 min
projector
09:30–10:00
9:30
Workshop: Singing What Matters: Creating Performances that Connect: Late Friday or Saturday
Justin Montigne (University of North Dakota)
presentation · 60 min
projector
10:00–10:30
10:00
Perf: Cécile Chaminade's scintillating Concert Etudes
David Korevaar (University of Colorado Boulder)
performance · 30 min
grand_piano
10:45–11:15
10:45
Forum: Alumni Perspectives on Collegiate Music Study: SATURDAY
Zoe Weiss (University of Denver), Colleen Cassidy (University of Denver), Aleysia Whitmore (University of Denver)
presentation · 60 min
11:15–11:45
11:15
11:45–12:15
11:45
Business Meeting
Kyle Vanderburg, Presiding
presentation · 30 min
13:45–14:15
1:45
Paper: The Orchestral and Chamber Works of an Iconic Soul and Funk Composer: A Theoretical Analysis of the Concert Music of Charles Stepney
Phillip Roberts (Missouri State University)
presentation · 30 min
projector
14:15–14:45
2:15
DRESS REHEARSAL CONCERT 2
KV
performance · 60 min
grand_piano
Paper: Boulez and Lawrence Morton: Portrait of a Collaboration
Craig Parker (Kansas State University)
presentation · 30 min
projector
14:45–15:15
2:45
Demo: Measuring What Matters: Creative and Reflective Assessment in the Piano Studio
Taylor Glomb (University of South Carolina)
presentation · 30 min
projector
15:30–16:00
3:30
CONCERT 2
KV
performance · 60 min
grand_piano
16:00–16:30
4:00
16:30–17:00
4:30