Beth Klingenstein's Presentation Now Available on YouTube.
Beth Klingenstein gave a presentation on the history of NDMTA and MTNA in celebration of our 70th and 150th founding anniversaries. Using power point and text, she presented at the 2026 NDMTA Conference this past August. She has recreated her presentation and it can be viewed on YouTube using the link below. Thank you Beth for making it possible for all to view your presentation! It is an excellent history of these organizations. This is the link to her presentation: https://youtu.be/SaS2yKzRBI4
NDMTA Board Meeting: Saturday, October 10th at 10:00 am via zoom.
MTNA State Competitions: October 17th, 2026 at Valley City State University. NDMTA contact is Ozzie Johnson. oswald.johnson@vcsu.edu
Click here for state information, deadlines for entering: https://ndmta.org/student-events/mtna-competitions/
For national information, guidelines, rules: https://www.mtna.org/Competitions.html
MTNA National Conference: April 2-4, 2027 in St. Louis, Missouri
NDMTA State Conference: August 11-13, 2027 at Moorhead State University
Popplers Music Competitions: August 11, 2027at Minnesota State University Moorhead. https://ndmta.org/student-events/popplers-music-competitions/
Rotations
NDMTA Conference Host Rotation: 2025-2026 Grand Forks; 2026-2027 Fargo,
IMTF (Independent Music Teachers Forum) Luncheon Rotation: 2022-2023 Langdon Area MTA; 2024-2025 Minot MTA; 2026-2027 Upper Valley MTA; 2028-2029 Badlands MTA.
Local Association News and Events
Langdon Area MTA Sponsored a Jazz Festival with Wynn-Anne Rossi, guest composer. Students learned about jazz, worked on improvisation and performed in recital.
Autographing shirts. 🙂
Upper Valley MTA held a "Wynn-Anne Rossi Day", with Wynne-Anne Rossi, composer. Students learned about creating at the piano and performed Rossi's pieces at a recital.
