CMS Central 2026 Conference Program - DRAFT
Denver, Colorado - Metropolitan State University-Denver
Friday
| Time | Recital Hall | MDS: Dance Studio | KC113: Large Classroom |
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09:00–09:30
9:00
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09:30–10:00
9:30
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10:00–10:30
10:00
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LR: Performing with Purpose: Creating Context Within Performance Repertoire
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10:45–11:15
10:45
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Demo: Resonances of Nusantara: Original Pedagogical Piano Works Inspired by Indonesian Folk Tunes
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grand_piano
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11:15–11:45
11:15
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LR: Exploring the virtuosity of women: Unveiling the brilliance of Louise Farrenc, Cécile Chaminade, and Grażyna Bacewicz through their Concert Etudes
grand_piano
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Paper: Soundscape Ecology of the Lumber River: Soundscape composition as a tool for fostering connection to ecosystems
projector
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11:45–12:15
11:45
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LR: The Deep River Sonata: Exploring Compositional Approaches through the Lens of Physicality and Arrangement
grand_piano
projector
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Paper: The Shaman, the Economist, and the Podcast: Gamifying Cooperative Learning in a Diverse Global Music Course
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13:45–14:15
1:45
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Perf: The Panoply of American Piano Culture: Works from the Melting Pot
grand_piano
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Paper: Composition Pedagogy and the Creative Ecosystem of Lifelong Learning
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14:15–14:45
2:15
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LR: Violet Archer’s Unaccompanied Works for Clarinet: Analytical Insights and Stylistic Context
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14:45–15:15
2:45
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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
projector
grand_piano
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15:30–16:00
3:30
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LR: American Expressionism: Dynamism, Expressive Intensity, and Artistic Synthesis in Louis Karchin’s Piano Music
projector
grand_piano
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Paper: Who Am I When I Sing with AI? Student Voice and Identity in Vocal Music Education
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16:00–16:30
4:00
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LR: Music Inspired by Art: William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano
grand_piano
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Demo: Reimagining Music Analysis: A Radio Broadcast of Johanna Beyer’s Music of the Spheres
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16:30–17:00
4:30
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LR: Mushroom Songs for bass voice and piano (2025) by Erik Mychal Anderson (b. 1995)
grand_piano
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Saturday
| Time | Recital Hall | MDS: Dance Studio | KC113: Large Classroom |
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09:00–09:30
9:00
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LR: Chopin and Bel Canto
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grand_piano
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Paper: Variations on a Theme from Germany: A Look at the Hybridization of Volga Music Traditions
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09:30–10:00
9:30
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Workshop: Singing What Matters: Creating Performances that Connect: Late Friday or Saturday
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10:00–10:30
10:00
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Perf: Cécile Chaminade's scintillating Concert Etudes
grand_piano
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10:45–11:15
10:45
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Forum: Alumni Perspectives on Collegiate Music Study: SATURDAY
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11:15–11:45
11:15
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11:45–12:15
11:45
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Business Meeting
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13:45–14:15
1:45
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Paper: The Orchestral and Chamber Works of an Iconic Soul and Funk Composer: A Theoretical Analysis of the Concert Music of Charles Stepney
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14:15–14:45
2:15
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DRESS REHEARSAL CONCERT 2
grand_piano
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Paper: Boulez and Lawrence Morton: Portrait of a Collaboration
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14:45–15:15
2:45
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Demo: Measuring What Matters: Creative and Reflective Assessment in the Piano Studio
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15:30–16:00
3:30
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CONCERT 2
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16:00–16:30
4:00
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16:30–17:00
4:30
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