Program

Conference Schedule

Friday October 27

(Registrations at Marriott Courtyard followed by sessions at Portland State University)

5:00pm-6:00pm - Registrations / Meet & Greet at Marriott Courtyard Portland City Center
--- travel time to Portland State University for sessions---
6:30pm-7:30pm - Fostering Inclusivity with Rebeqa Rivers
7:30pm-8:00pm - Carlos Gardel: Life & Music with Richard Hinrichsen
8:00pm-8:30pm - Celebrating LGBT Voices in Song with Chuck Dillard
8:30pm-9:30pm - What They Didn't Teach Me In The Conservatory Of Music with Tim Carson

Saturday October 28
(All sessions at Marriott Courtyard Portland City Center)

8:30am-9:00am - Registration Desk Open
9:00am-9:45am - Why Do I Yodel: Mature Singer with Susan Buehler
9:45am-10:45am - Personalities, Behavior & Priorities with Michael Clement
10:45am-11:00am - Break
11:00am-12:00pm - Voice From Youth To Old Age with Karen Brunssen
12:00pm - Governor & National Reports
12:30pm-1:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm-2:00pm - The Art Of Screaming with Susan Carr
2:00pm-3:00pm - To Act Or Not To Act (masterclass) with Natalie Lerch
3:00pm-4:00pm - Lightning Talks with Nancy Bos, Marieke Schuurs & Yanik Giroux
4:00pm-4:15pm - Break
4:15pm-5:15pm - Most Common Body Mismappings for Singers with Christine Meadows
5:15pm-6:30pm - Reception (appetizers will be served, no host bar)
7:00pm - NATSSA Finals (At Portland State University)

Sunday October 29
(All sessions at Marriott Courtyard Portland City Center)

9:15am-10:30am - Leadership Breakfast Meeting
9:45 - 10:25am - Digitalizing The Jury Process with Susan McBerry
10:30am-11:30am - Teaching With Ease: AT As Self-Care with Eve Bernfeld
11:30am-12:30pm - Social Justice In Song & Lyric Theatre with Dr. Nicole Luepp Hanig
12:30pm-1:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm-2:00pm - Getting On The Same Page with Janene Nelson
2:00pm-2:30pm - Jazz As American Baroque with Valerie Williams
2:30pm-3:30pm - Creativity and Joy in the Studio with Kevin Helppie and Forrest Kinney
3:30pm-4:00pm - Wrap-up Session