South ��ֱ���� Inservice Music Conference

South ��ֱ�� Inservice Music Conference

Email 605-688-5187

2025 Schedule of Events

Conference registration is required to attend interest sessions.

All performances are free and open to the public.

Conference Registration

Thursday

All Day – South ��ֱ�� 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 Soprano 1, Soprano 2 and Alto and Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass 1 and Bass 2 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)

Friday

7:30 a.m. – Conference registration (Music Office, Room 123)
7:45 a.m. – “Speed Dating” meet and greet presented by South ��ֱ�� 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)
8:15 a.m. – Interest session: Make it Snappy – John Philip Sousa Band’s “Third-of-a-Century Tour” Through South ��ֱ�� – November 1925, Scott Muntefering, presenter (Room 109)
8:30 a.m. – Interest session: Spirituals and Gospel Music: Distinctions, Interpretations and Perspectives, William Powell, presenter (Room 193)
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. – South ��ֱ�� State University alumni reception (Room 193)
5:15 p.m. – University of South ��ֱ�� alumni reception (Wooden Legs Brewery, downtown Brookings)
7:15 p.m. – South ��ֱ�� Bandmasters ��ֱ��s Ceremony (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
7:30 p.m. – Performance: South ��ֱ�� State University 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 Ave.). Sponsored by Bob Rogers Travel

Saturday

8 a.m. – South ��ֱ�� Bandmasters business meeting (Room 114)
9 a.m. – Performance: Brandon Valley Intermediate School Fifth 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 ��ֱ�� Bandmasters Reading Band (band/orchestra rehearsal room)
1 p.m. - Adjournment

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