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Schedule At-A-Glance

Wednesday, March 19

10:30 AM - 8:00 PM: Registration, Centennial Foyer

12:00 - 5:00 PM: Pre-Conference Workshops ($) - see below for more information and to register!

• National Teachers Orchestra - Kira Omelchenko
• Phyllis Young's Dramatic Approach to the Teaching and Playing Strings - Benjamin Whitcomb, Karen Becker, Christine Crookall, Linda Jennings, Tomasz Rzeczycki, Laurie Scott, & Shu-Yi Scott
• To Repertoire, and Beyond! Reading Sessions with Curriculum in Mind - George Nicholson & Matthew Rotjan
• Teaching Bass for the Non-Bassist At All Levels - Bob Phillips & Jason Heath
• State Leadership Workshop (invitation only)

5:30 - 8:00 PM: Visit with the Intersectional Affinity Group Facilitators during each of the Wednesday evening events, Grand Hall Foyer

5:30 - 6:30 PM: Newcomer's Welcome, Grand Hall Foyer

6:30 - 7:30 PM: ASTA Welcome Experience - featuring the ASTA National Teachers Orchestra (see Pre-Conference Workshops to register and participate!), Grand Hall Foyer

7:30 - 9:00 PM: ASTA University & College Student Mixer, Baker

Thursday, March 20

6:30 AM - 8:15 PM: Registration, Centennial Foyer

8:00 - 9:30 AM: Opening Ceremony featuring Joseph Conyers and Yumi Kendall and music by members of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra

10:00 AM - 4:45 PM: Educational Sessions, Music Industry Sessions, Music Showcases, Invited Ensemble Performances, and Committee Roundtables (12:30-1:15 PM: A Joyful Celebration, International North; 1:30-4:45 PM: Eclectic Styles Mini Jams, Baker)

8:00 AM - 8:45 PM: National Orchestra Festival Performances and Clinics

12:00 - 1:30 PM: Exhibit Hall Grand Opening, Grand Hall

12:00 - 7:00 PM: Exhibits Open, Grand Hall

5:00 - 6:00 PM: Jam Session with Martin Norgaard, International North

5:00 - 6:30 PM: Intersectional Affinity Groups, Inman/Kennesaw

8:00 - 9:15 PM: Evening Concert featuring ARKAI or attend the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ($)

Friday, March 21

6:30 AM - 8:15 PM: Registration, Centennial Foyer

8:00 AM - 4:45 PM: Educational Sessions, Music Industry Sessions, Music Showcases, Invited Ensemble Performances, and Committee Roundtables (10:00 AM – 4:45 PM: Wellness Lounge, Baker; 1:30 - 2:15 PM: Long-Term Achievement in Research Award Presentation, Kennesaw; 5:00-6:30 PM: Research Poster Presentations, Exhibit Hall)

8:00 AM - 6:45 PM: National Orchestra Festival Performances and Clinics

10:00 AM - 6:30 PM: Exhibits Open, Grand Hall

12:00 - 1:30 PM: Exhibit Hall Mix & Mingle, Grand Hall

5:00 - 6:30 PM: Intersectional Affinity Groups, Inman/Kennesaw

6:30 - 8:00 PM: Celebration, Grand Hall

8:00 - 9:15 PM: Evening Concert featuring ARKAI, Centennial Ballrooms

9:15 - 10:15 PM: Jam Session with Jesús Florido, International North

9:15 - 10:30 PM: NOF Winners Announcement and Mixer, Grand Hall Foyer

Saturday, March 22

7:00 AM - 3:15 PM: Registration, Centennial Foyer

8:00 - 9:30 AM: Closing Ceremony featuring NOF Grand Champions, Centennial Ballrooms

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM: ASTA Student Day (NOF Grand Champions Performance, Sessions with ARKAI, Visit the Exhibits), Centennial Ballrooms

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Exhibits Open, Grand Hall

10:00 AM - 12:45 PM: Educational Sessions, Music Industry Sessions, Music Showcases, Invited Ensemble Performances, and Committee Roundtables (11:00-11:45 AM: Idea Exchange Poster Presentations, Exhibit Hall)

12:00 - 12:45 PM: ASTA Annual Membership Meeting, Centennial Ballrooms I-II

1:00 - 2:30 PM: Intersectional Affinity Space, Inman/Kennesaw

1:00 - 6:00 PM: Post-Conference Workshops ($) - see below for more information and to register!

• BodyMapping: What Every String-player Needs to Know About the Body – Jennifer Johnson & Claire Stefani
• Designing Community-Based Curriculum–Led by the National String Project Consortium – Elizabeth Reed, Skye Soto Steele, Kelsey Nussbaum, Tze-Ying Wu
• Symphonic Sounds Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal Lab and Conducting Workshop – Jim Palmer & Mark Laycock

8:00 PM: Attend the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ($)

Pre- and Post-Conference Workshops