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All Day       South Dakota Bandmasters Association Board Meeting (Conference Room 187) 

8 a.m.         Conference Registration (Music Office, Room 123)

8 a.m.         SDSU Choral Day Elementary Honor Choir Registration (Moriarty Reception Area)

8 a.m.         SDSU Choral Day Festival of Song Treble Voices Registration (Outside of Harlan C. Stai Choir Room, Room 114)

8 a.m.         SDSU Choral Day Festival of Song Bass Voices Registration (M. K. Hugghins Lobby) 

8:30 a.m.    Exhibits Open (Roberts Reception Area)

9:30 a.m.    Performance: Tea Area High School Concert Choir, Janice Gilbert, director, (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

10 a.m.       Performance: Milbank High School Choir, Miriam Schwenn, director (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)  

10:30 a.m.   Exhibit Time (Roberts Reception Area)

11 a.m.        Reading Session on SSA and TTBB Music, Andrew Robinette, clinician (Founders Recital Hall)

11:30 a.m.  Exhibit Time (Roberts Reception Area)

noon          Lunch

1:15 p.m.    Performance: O’Gorman High School Chamber Singers, Nick Engbers, director (Founders Recital Hall)

1:45 p.m.    Performance: Brookings High School Chorale, Denise Perry and Shawn Stemsrud, directors (Founders Recital Hall) 

3:30 p.m.     Exhibit Time (Roberts Reception Area) 

4 p.m.         Exhibits Close

4:30 p.m.    Performance: SDSU Choral Day Elementary Honor Choir, Tom Shelton, director (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

7:30 p.m.    Performance: Festival of Song, Will McLean, William Powell, Laura Diddle and Andrew Robinette, directors (Larson Memorial Concert Hall) 

7:30 a.m.     Conference Registration (Music Office, Room 123)

7:45 a.m.     “Speed Dating” Meet and Greet presented by South Dakota Bandmasters Association (Room 193). Breakfast items sponsored by Popplers Music.

8:15 a.m.    Interest Session: Making the “Where” Match Your “Why:” Five Essentials for Performance Travel Planning, Tom Merrill, presenter (Room 105)

8:30 a.m.    Interest Session: Spirituals and Gospel Music: Distinctions, Interpretations, and Perspectives, William Powell, presenter (Room 193)

9 a.m.         Interest Session: Make it Snappy – John Philip Sousa Band’s “Third-of-a-Century Tour” Through South Dakota – November 1925, Scott Muntefering, presenter (Room 109)

9 a.m.         Exhibits Open (Roberts Reception Area) 

9 a.m.         Performance: Brandon Valley High School Percussion Ensemble, Devon Melillo, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

9:30 a.m.    Interest Session: Successful Methods in the Elementary Classroom and Choir, Tom Shelton, presenter (Room 193) 

10 a.m.       Keynote Address: Lighting a Fire in Kids, Chris Gleason, presenter (Founders Recital Hall)

11:05 a.m.  Performance: Roosevelt High School Symphonic Band, Nicole Decker, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

11:50 a.m.  Phi Beta Mu Luncheon (Oscar Larson Theatre Stage)

1 p.m.         Performance: Whittier Middle School Wind Ensemble, Jesse Miller, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

1:40 p.m.    Interest Session: Tackling Performance Anxiety, Jason Laczkoski, presenter (Room 109)

1:40 p.m.    Interest Session: March by Numbers: A Systematic Approach to Selecting and Performing Concert Marches, Christopher Bianco, presenter (Room 105)

2:45 p.m.    Performance: University of Sioux Falls Wind Ensemble, Jonathan Neiderhiser, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

4 p.m.         Performance: Northern State University Symphonic Band, Audrey Miller, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall) 

5:15 p.m.    Alternative to the State Schools Reception (Cubby’s, downtown Brookings)

5:15 p.m.    Northern State University Alumni Reception (Craft Chophouse and Lounge, 610 Medary Ave.)

5:15 p.m.      ��«Ӱҵ Alumni Reception (Room 193)

5:15 p.m.      University of South Dakota Alumni Reception (Wooden Legs Brewery, downtown Brookings)

7:15 p.m.      South Dakota Bandmasters Awards Ceremony (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

7:30 p.m.      Performance: ��«Ӱҵ Wind Symphony, Jacob Wallace, conductor; Christoper Bianco, guest conductor,  and featuring guest artists Bethany Amundson, Yiqun Chen, Steven Cohen and Aaron Ragsdale (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

9:30 p.m      Conference Reception (Comfort Suites University; 925 25th Avenue). Sponsored by Bob Rogers Travel

8 a.m.         South Dakota Bandmasters Business Meeting (Room 114)

9 a.m.         Performance: Brandon Valley Intermediate School 5th Grade Band, Del Hubers, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)

9:35 a.m.    Interest Session: Teaching Students How to Form and Perform in a Rock Band, David Berberick, presenter (Room 109)

9:35 a.m.    Interest Session: Beyond Measure: Changing our Assessment Practices, Chris Gleason, presenter (Room 114) 

10:20 a.m.  Interest Session: From ON stage to UNDER it: Transforming the Classroom Experience for Pit Musician Development, Steven Cohen, presenter (Room 109)

10:20 a.m.  Interest Session: Being Seen: Helping Your Students Feel Represented in Your Classroom and Beyond, Bethany Amundson, presenter (Room 105)

11:05 a.m.  Performance: Garretson High School Band, Nick Sittig, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall) 

12:05 p.m.  South Dakota Bandmasters Reading Band (Band/Orchestra Rehearsal Room)

1 p.m.         Adjournment