All events will be IN-PERSON events unless posted as VIRTUAL.
Students of the Non-member teachers may enter NVMTA competitive and non-competitive events.
For each event entered, there is a $50 fee per student entered in addition to the event fee. Non-member fees can be paid HERE. Be sure to mark the event you are registering for.
Entrant will abide by all copyright laws and has permission to use all music given to judges and accompanists during all events as outlined here.
| Event | Application Deadline and Fees | Event Date | Event Chair |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPETITIONS | |||
| Achievement Awards: Piano | New date! 4/2/26 ($40) | 5/2/26 | Narciso Solero, Amy Rothstein, Patricia Palumbo, Margarita Gramaticova |
| Achievement Awards: Strings | 4/16/26 ($40) | 5/16/26 | John Kaboff |
| Achievement Awards: Woodwinds | 4/16/26 ($40) | 5/16/26 | Claire Eichhorn and Nancy Genovese |
| Achievement Awards: Voice | 2/26/26 ($40) | 3/14/26 | Peggy McNulty, NCTM and Nancy Smith |
| Concerto Competition, Robert Spencer Piano | 12/4/25 ($40) | 1/17-18/26 Snow Date: 1/25, 31/26 | MiHyang Joo, Patricia Huff-Palumbo |
| Concerto Competition: Strings | 1/1/26 ($40) | 1/24/26 | John Kaboff |
| Concerto Competition: Woodwinds | 1/29/26 ($40) | 2/21/26 | Albert Hunt, Nancy Genovese |
| Musical Theater Competition | 10/2/25 ($30) | 10/19/25 | Bharati Soman |
| Northern District Auditions | 4/16/26 ($40) | 5/31/26 | Lori Santos, Faith Zuniga, Caroline Hwangbo Kim |
| COMPOSITION | |||
| Original Composition Competition in memory of Alma Grayce Miller | 2/19/26 ($24) | N/A | Christy Tallamy, NCTM |
| FESTIVALS | |||
| Fall Festival | 10/16/25 ($25) | 11/15/25 | Donna Whited, Giulia Askins |
| Skills Day | 12/4/25 ($20) | 1/11/26 Snow date: 1/17/26 | Kristin West |
| Spring Festival | Oct.15 - Dec.15 2025 ($25) | 3/13-14/26 | Sarah Munro, Caitlin Wang Fleisig, Kristine Lowkis |
| Theory Mastery Day | 1/8/26 ($21) | 2/7/26 Snow date: 2/15/26 | Narciso Solero |
| FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION | |||
| Bach/Baroque | 1/22/26 ($28) | 2/21/26 Honors: 2/28/26 | Laura Bogart |
| Piano Concerto Festival: K-3 | 2/12/26 ($29) New date! | 3/7/26 | Patricia Huff-Palumbo, Karen Mahler |
| Piano Concerto Festival 4-12 | 3/5/26 ($29) | 4/10-12/26 at JK, 4/11 (only) at UCP | Catherine Lim, Ellen Im, Jeri Bennett, NCTM |
| Piano Ensemble Festival | 10/23/25 ($25) | 11/22/25 | Caroline Hwangbo Kim and Madalina Petric |
| Sonata Festival | 4/9/26 ($24) | 5/16/26 Honor's Recital 5/17/26 | Greg Genter |
| RECITALS | |||
| General Recitals | 10/2/25 ($25) 11/6/25($25) 1/15/26 ($25) 3/19/26 ($25) 4/23/26 ($25) | 10/12/25 Sunday 11/16/25 Sunday 1/24/26 Saturday 3/29/26 Sunday 5/3/26 Sunday | Mary Voutsas |
| Judged Recitals | 10/30/25 ($35) 1/22/26 ($35) 3/12/26 ($35) 4/30/26 ($35) | 11/9/25 Sunday 2/1/26 Sunday 3/22/26 Sunday 5/9/26 Saturday | Cora Lee Khambatta, Misha Tumanov |
| Judged Recitals - Strings ONLY | 11/20/25 ($35) 4/2/26 ($35) | 12/6/25 4/18/26 | Alina Kirshon-Goldman, Steffany Shock |
| Judged Recitals-Honors -March Judged Recitals-Honors - May | 3/5/26 ($0) 5/21/26 ($0) | 3/15/26 5/30/26 | Kent McWilliams, NCTM |
| ADULTS | |||
| Adult Student Rehearsal Workshops | 10/26/25 12/7/25 1/25/26 3/1/26 5/17/26 7:30 pm Sundays | Andrew Horowitz, NCTM | |
| FINANCIAL AWARDS | |||
| Financial Awards | Postmark: 1/30/25 Notification: 2/14/25 Auditions: 3/2/25 | Andrew Horowitz, NCTM, Rachel Harmatuk, NCTM, Eve Ginnett, NCTM | |
| TEACHER ACTIVITIES | |||
| Talk About Teaching (TAT) | 1/22/26 2/26/26 3/26/26 4/23/26 5/21/26 | Nancy Breth | |
| General Meetings | 9/24/25 2/25/26 5/27/26 | ||
| Executive Board Meetings | 9/17/25 1/21/26 6/17/26 | ||
| NVMTA Lecture Series | 12/5/25 1/23/26 3/27/26 6/12/26 | Afrodite Mitsopoulou, NCTM | |
| NVMTA Social Activities | Lunches, Hikes, Book Clubs, Concerts. See link to the left for more details. | Rene Johnson, NCTM |
updated 8/31/19