Eastern Division - MTNA Division News - Music Teachers National Association - Brief Article

American Music Teacher, Dec, 2001 by Carleen Graff

Kathryn Southworth Lundahl received the Sister Anita Marchesseault Award for outstanding teaching and service to New Hampshire Music Teachers Association, presented October 20 at the Quad State Convention.

The New Jersey State Convention was held on November 18-19, 2001, at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The convention featured two guest artists, Abbey Simon and Douglas Humpherys, who held master classes and sessions. Other clinicians were Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield, Veda Zuponcic, Ray Landers and Phyllis Alpert.

The West Virginia Music Teachers Association held its state convention and the MTNA state competitions at West Virginia University in Morgantown, October 12-13, 2001. Stephen Moore, from Oberlin College-Conservatory of Music, was the guest artist and clinician.

The Delaware State Music Teachers Association (DSMTA) Fall Convention was held in two parts this year. On October 13, DSMTA and the Wilmington Music School co-sponsored the Weekley/Arganbright Duo in a master class and recital. On November 10, there was a general membership meeting and the state competitions Winners' Recital, followed by a reception.

The New York State Music Teachers Association 2001 convention was held October 19-21 at Nyack College in Nyack, New York. The convention included concurrent MTNA competitions and the second annual Empire State competitions. Convention artist Logan Skelton presented a master class and recital commemorating the victims of the September 11 attack. Elier Suarez, Lee Evans, Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Tammy Lum, Helen Boatwright, Sylvie Beaudette and Eileen Stremple gave other presentations. Commissioned Composer Erik Ona had his work, "Songs of Emily Dickinson: A Set of Songs for Voice, Piano and Computer," performed by Beaudette and Strempel.

The Eastern Division will offer a Certification Test on January 19, 2002, during the Eastern Division Conference. See page 36 of the October/November issue of American Music Teacher for conference details.

--Carleen Graff, NCTM, Eastern
Division President, Plymouth,
New Hampshire