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Thursday, July 23

11:00 am - 7:45 pm Registration Desk Bach's Office
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm International Competition Auditorium
6:15 pm - 7:00 pm Committee Meetings  
  Credentials Bach's Office
  Resolutions North Classroom
  Steward Whitley Room *
  Teller South Classroom
  Social Media & Communications Board Room
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Choir Rehearsal Auditorium
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Gala Opening Session Auditorium
9:00 pm -  Explore Fort Wayne On Your Own

Friday, July 24

7:00 am - 8:15 am Breakfast & MarketPlace Outside Auditorium
7:00 am - 6:00 pm  Registration Desk Bach's Office
8:15 am - 8:30 am Business Delegate Check-In Outside Auditorium
8:30 am – 9:45 am Business Session I Auditorium
10:00 am Busses Depart Pearl Arts for Sweetwater Pearl Arts Main Entrance
10:45 am - 11:30 Music Delegate Recital Sweetwater Performance Theater
11:30 am - 11:45 pm Welcome to Sweetwater Sweetwater Performance Theater
11:45 am - 12:20 pm Lunch (Group A)  
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm (Group A) Pro Audio in Education: Round Table Discussion
Join a panel of pro audio sales professionals for an open conversation. This session will touch on  common challenges like budgeting, system planning, and long-term support, while offering practical insight into how schools approach audio decisions. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and walk away with a clearer understanding of how to align their needs with reliable solutions. 		 Sweetwater Performance Theater
11:45 am - 12:35 pm (Group B) Pro Audio in Education: Round Table Discussion
Join a panel of pro audio sales professionals for an open conversation. This session will touch on  common challenges like budgeting, system planning, and long-term support, while offering practical insight into how schools approach audio decisions. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and walk away with a clearer understanding of how to align their needs with reliable solutions. 		 Sweetwater Performance Theater
12:45 pm - 1:20 pm Lunch (Group B)  
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm  On Your Own to Explore Sweetwater Sweetwater Music Store & Main Concourse
2:30 pm  Busses Depart Sweetwater for Pearl Arts Entrance to Sweetwater
3:15 pm - 4:05 pm Workshops Presented by Sweetwater  
  Sound Reinforcement
Learn the fundamentals of delivering clear, balanced audio in live environment.This session covers the essentials of signal flow, microphone selection and speaker placement so your mix translates well across the room.		 North Classroom
  Recording and Streaming for Ensembles
Explore how to capture and share high-quality audio beyond the classroom. This session highlights the best practices for miking groups and setting up a clean streaming signal. You'll gain a clearer understanding of how to create mixes that translate well across recordings and online platforms. 		 South Classroom
  Demystifying the Mixer
Take the intimidation out of the mixing console and understand what each control actually does. We'll break down channel strips, EQ, aux sends and basic routing so you can confidently built and adjust a mix. Whether analog or digital, this session helps you move from guessing to making intentional decisions. 		 Board Room
4:15 pm - 4:50 pm Imagining Innovation for Mu Phi Epsilon  Auditorium
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Choir Rehearsal Auditorium
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm  Committee Meetings  
  Bylaws and Standing Rules Board Room
  Finance Whitley Room *
  Resolutions North Classroom 
  Courtesy South Classroom 
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm Young Artist Concert Auditorium
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm  Foundation Dinner Auditorium
8:15 pm - 9:15 pm International Artist Concert Auditorium
9:15 pm -  Explore Fort Wayne On Your Own

Saturday, July 25

7:00 am - 8:15 am Breakfast & MarketPlace Outside Auditorium
7:00 am - 5:30 pm  Registration Desk Bach's Office
8:15 am - 8:30 am Business Delegate Check-In Outside Auditorium
8:30 am – 10:45 am Business Session II & Installation of Officers Auditorium
11:00 am - 11:45 am Educational Sessions  
  Saving Your Stuff
Wendy Sistrunk
Discover practical strategies for preserving important documents, photographs, and digital files for future generations. This session explores the best—and worst—methods of long-term storage, organization, and protection, helping ensure valuable memories, records, and historical materials remain accessible, secure, and preserved for years to come. 		 North Classroom
  What Happens Now?! Imagining, Innovating, and Inspiring the Modern Recital Experience
Peiyao Yu
Explore how today’s musicians can move beyond the traditional score to create bold, audience-centered performances. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, discover how extended techniques, spoken communication, technology, and creative staging can transform recitals into immersive, memorable artistic experiences.		 South Classroom
  A Singer’s Guide to Acting
Martina Goldring
Great singing tells a story. This session introduces singers to the acting techniques of Konstantin Stanislavski, Sanford Meisner, and Uta Hagen, exploring how dramatic truth, character development, and expressive storytelling can enhance vocal performance while preserving healthy, effective vocal technique.		 Board Room 
  Teamwork and Leadership in Music
Francisca Maxwell
Success in music goes beyond talent. Designed for emerging professionals and undergraduate musicians, this session explores the unwritten rules of getting hired—and re-hired. Learn practical strategies for communication, preparation, leadership, accountability, and organizing successful ensembles that leave a lasting professional impression.		 Whitley Room *
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Recognition Luncheon Auditorium
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Joint Collegiate and Alumni Session Auditorium
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Educational Sessions  
  Music Game Remix
Kathleen Jung
Fresh twists on familiar music games can transform learning. This session shares adaptable elementary general music activities designed for teaching goals, classroom spaces, student needs, and real-world challenges. Discover practical game adaptations, instructional strategies, and standards-based ideas that bring flexibility, engagement, and purpose to your music classroom.		 North Classroom
  Precision in Motion: The Art and Science of Conducting
Francis Cathlina
Refine your conducting technique through a practical, hands-on session blending the pedagogy of Elizabeth Green and Donald Hunsberger. Explore beat anatomy, rebounds, preps, releases, baton use, artistic gesture, and common conducting faults while gaining tools to inspire more expressive, efficient ensemble performance.		 South Classroom 
  Come Scream With Me
Talea Bloch
This workshop explores safe, sustainable screaming techniques for singers and performers, from musical theatre to CCM styles. Led by Dr. Talea Bloch, a certified Vocal Combat Technique specialist, participants learn controlled vocal intensity, expressive shouting, and healthy voice use for powerful performance and practical real-world applications.		 Board Room
  A Mu Phi Community From The Ashes
Sean Paree-Huff, Rene Eaton, and Brandon Barnett
When momentum fades, strong leadership and intentional culture can spark renewal. This session shares the journey of rebuilding the Mu Phi Epsilon Kappa Chapter from two members to sixteen in two years, offering practical strategies for recruitment, retention, campus visibility, and sustainable chapter growth.		 Whitley Room *
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm  Choir Rehearsal Auditorium
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm  Initiation and Memorial Rituals TBD
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Grand Banquet & Province Photos Auditorium
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Closing Choir Concert Auditorium
9:00 pm -  Explore Fort Wayne On Your Own

* This meeting room is at The Bradley Hotel