West Central Division competitions

American Music Teacher, Oct-Nov, 2004

University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas * January 14-16, 2005

Competitions Chair: Diana Skroch, NCTM, 422 5th St. S.W., Valley City, ND 58072; work: (701) 845-7273, home: (701) 845-1848, fax: (701) 845-7245; diana.skroch@vcsu.edu

MTNA Student Composition Competitions Coordinator: Sarah Miller, NCTM, MacPhail Center for Music, 1128 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403; home: (612) 617-0464, work: (612) 321-0100, ext. 480; dodecaphon@aol.com

MTNA Junior Performance Competitions Coordinator: Cheryl Koch, NCTM, 2405 Mockingbird Cir., Sioux Falls, SD 57103; work: (605) 274-5475, home: (605) 336-1196; cherylkoch1@sio.midco.net

MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Coordinator: William Lipke, Adams State College, Department of Music, 208 Edgemont Blvd., Alamosa, CO 81102; work: (719) 587-7701, home: (719) 589-6155, fax: (719) 587-7094; walipke@adams.edu

MTNA Young Artist/Chamber Music Performance Competitions Coordinator: Paul Reed, NCTM, Wichita State University, School of Music, Wichita, KS 67260-0053; (316) 978-6215, fax: (316) 978-3625; paul.reed@wichita.edu

President: Mary Ellen Moore, NCTM, 2416 Elite Ter., Colorado Springs, CO 80920; (719) 528-8052; Memstudio@earthlink.net

President-elect: Thomas L. Ediger, NCTM, 1324 2nd Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410; tediger@oakmail.peru.edu

Immediate Past President: Janice Wenger, NCTM, University of Missouri-Columbia, 138 Fine Arts Bldg., Columbia, MO 65211; (573) 882-0932; WengerJ@missouri.edu

Lodging

The Eldridge Hotel: (Official hotel) 701 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS 66044; (800) 527-0909 or (785) 749-5011; www.eldridgehotel.com; Rate: $89 plus tax per room for two double beds or one king or queen bed. This full-service, historic Victorian hotel is located in charming downtown Lawrence, adjacent to fine dining and shopping and two miles from the University of Kansas campus. A free shuttle service is available. Deadline for reservations at this rate is December 20, 2004; identify MTNA group when making reservations.

Holiday Inn Holidome: 200 MacDonald Dr., Lawrence, KS 66044; (800) HolidayInn or (785) 841-7077; www.holiday-inn.com/lawrenceks; Rate: $69 plus tax per room for two double beds. This full-service hotel with restaurants and indoor swimming pool is two miles from the University of Kansas campus. Deadline for reservations at this rate is December 15, 2004; identify MTNA group when making reservations.

Days Inn: 2309 Iowa St., Lawrence, KS 66046; (800) 235-7997 or (785) 843-9100; Rate: $51 plus tax per room for two queen beds. Complimentary continental breakfast is available. The hotel is located one mile from the University of Kansas campus. Deadline for reservations at this rate is December 23, 2004; to book this rate online, e-mail daysinnlawrence@yahoo.com; identify MTNA group when making reservations.

Transportation

KCI Airport Shuttle: (877) 942-0544 or (785) 841-7321; www.travel-kts.com; reservations required. Rates: One-way adults-$32, students $29; round trip adults-$60, students-$55.

Midwest Limo: (888) 467-3729 or (785) 865-2872; www.midwestlimo.com; pickups anywhere on campus and hotels. Uses K-10 route, not Turnpike, and takes more time to airport. Rates: One-way adults-$25, round trip-$50.

KCI Roadrunner: (800) 747-2524; www.kcroadrunner.com; leaves from Holiday Inn Holidome; Rates: One-way adults-$25, child-$14; round trip: adults-$45, child-$26.