Calendar of Events & Zoom Links

2022 EASTERN REGION STUDENT AUDITIONS & CONFERENCE CALENDAR OF EVENTS

PRE-CONFERENCE Q&A SESSIONS (Virtual)

Sunday, February 6, 6:00pm
Join Zoom Q&A Session 1
Meeting ID: 869 5641 5949
Passcode: 158288

Tuesday, February 22, 8:00pm
Join Zoom Q&A Session 2
Meeting ID: 884 5003 5806
Passcode: 302840

FRIDAY, MARCH 4

11:00am Registration opens (Presser Hall)
12:00–12:45am Judges’ meeting (Presser Hall)
1:00–6:00pm Student Auditions Preliminary Round (Various Locations)
5:00-5:50pm “Conventions, Vagaries, and Cans of Worms: Practical and Historical Perspectives on German Lyric Diction”
Nils Neubert, DMA – Presser Hall, Rm. 142
Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 2 (same link for all workshops/presentations)
6:00-6:30pm Reception – Conference Honorees; Eastern Region Membership and Guests
(Location: Lobby: Temple Performing Arts Center (TPAC)
6:30–7:25pm Honoree Award Ceremony – Presenting the 2022 Eastern Region Conference & Student Auditions Honorees: Debra Field & Marvin Keenze
(Location: Temple Performing Arts Center (TPAC) – Lewis Klein Hall).
Hybrid format- Join via Zoom 1

EVENING MASTER CLASS (MT/CM Styles)

7:30–9:30pm Marci Rosenberg, Guest Master Teacher- (Location: Temple Performing Arts
Center (TPAC) – Lewis Klein Hall)
Hybrid format- Join via Zoom 1

SATURDAY, MARCH 5

8:00-9:00am Region board meeting – All district governors/chapter presidents are expected to attend. (Location: Presser Hall, Rm. 142)
9:15–9:45am Judges’ Meeting – All teachers are expected to judge the semi-finals (Presser Hall, Rm. 142)
10:00–2:30pm Student Auditions Semifinal Round (Various locations)

WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS & MASTERCLASS

10:00–10:50am “A Guide to Contemporary Programming”
CodyRay Caho and Michael Lewis – Presser Hall, Rm. 142
Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 2 (same link for all workshops/presentations)
11:00-11:50am “From Cloisters to Salons and Beyond: Women Composers who shaped the future of vocal music”
Randi Marrazzo and Nicole Leone – Presser Hall, Rm. 142
Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 2 (same link for all workshops/presentations)
12:00–12:50am “One Voice, Two Worlds”
Lawrence Indik, DMA and Dustin Cates, Ph.D – Presser Hall, Rm. 142
Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 2 (same link for all workshops/presentations)
1:00 –2:00pm Lunch Break. Make individual arrangements for lunch. (Various locations).
2:00–2:50pm “Opera as Film: Adapting the art form for the streaming age”
Ben Robinson and Michael Scarcelle – Presser Hall, Rm. 142
Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 2 (same link for all workshops/presentations)
3:00-3:50pm “Discover the Undiscovered: Contemporary Vocal Repertoire by Composers of African Descent”
Christine Anderson, DMA – Presser Hall, Rm. 142
Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 2 (same link for all workshops/presentations)
4:00-4:50pm “Pedagogy and Vocal Health for the Contemporary and Music Theater Vocalist”
Rachelle Fleming, DMA – Presser Hall, Rm. 142
Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 2 (same link for all workshops/presentations)

EVENING MASTER CLASS (Classical Styles)

5:00–7:00pm Warren Jones, Guest Master Teacher – (Location: Rock Hall Auditorium,
Rock Hall) – Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 3
7:30pm Dinner. Make individual arrangements for dinner. (Various locations).
List of restaurants provided.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6

9:00-10:00a.m. Eastern Region Business Meeting – (Location: Temple Performing Arts Center
(TPAC) – Lewis Klein Auditorium)
10:00am STUDENT AUDITIONS FINAL ROUND (Location: Temple Performing Arts Center (TPAC) – Lewis Klein Auditorium)- Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 4
All registered teachers are expected to adjudicate the final round
2:30pm (approx.) AWARDS CEREMONY/FINAL RECITAL (Location: Temple Performing Arts Center (TPAC) – Lewis Klein Auditorium)- Hybrid format: Join via Zoom 4
4:00pm Depart for home