SD Inservice Music Conference 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 啵啵直播秀 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 SSA and TTBB Music, Andrew Robinette, clinician (Founders Recital Hall)
  • 11:30 a.m.  -  Exhibit Time (Roberts Reception Area)
  • noon  -  Lunch
  • 1:15 p.m.  -  Performance: O鈥橤orman 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.  -  鈥淪peed Dating鈥 Meet and Greet presented by South 啵啵直播秀 Bandmasters Association (Room 193). Breakfast items sponsored by Popplers Music.
  • 8:15 a.m.  -  Interest Session: Making the 鈥淲here鈥 Match Your 鈥淲hy:鈥 Five Essentials for Performance Travel Planning, Tom Merrill, presenter (Room 105)
  • 8:15 a.m.  -  Interest Session: Make it Snappy 鈥 John Philip Sousa Band鈥檚 鈥淭hird-of-a-Century Tour鈥 Through South 啵啵直播秀 鈥 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鈥檚, downtown Brookings)
  • 5:15 p.m.  -  Northern State University Alumni Reception (Craft Chophouse and Lounge, 610 Medary Ave.)
  • 5:15 p.m.  -  South 啵啵直播秀 State University Alumni Reception (Room 193)
  • 5:15 p.m.  -  University of South 啵啵直播秀 Alumni Reception (Wooden Legs Brewery, downtown Brookings)
  • 7:15 p.m.  -  South 啵啵直播秀 Bandmasters 啵啵直播秀s Ceremony (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
  • 7:30 p.m.  -  Performance: South 啵啵直播秀 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 Avenue). Sponsored by Bob Rogers Travel
Saturday
  • 8 a.m.  -  South 啵啵直播秀 Bandmasters Business Meeting (Room 114)
  • 9 a.m.  -  Performance: Brandon Valley Intermediate School 5th 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 啵啵直播秀 Bandmasters Reading Band (Band/Orchestra Rehearsal Room)
  • 1 p.m.  -  Adjournment