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31st Northeast Regional Conference
March 19-20, 2010
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Program Chair: Dr. George Torres
Welcome to Burlington!
 The Music Department of the University of Vermont is honored to host the 31st Northeast Regional Conference of The College Music Society! The University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major research institution. UVM is home to 10,000 and is located in Burlington, Vermont, on the shores of beautiful Lake Champlain and between the Adirondack and the Green Mountain ranges. The Music Department, located within the College of Arts and Sciences, is the home to 70+ music majors, 125+ music minors, and scores of non major who play in ensembles, take lessons, use the state of the art Music Technology Lab, or take Music History or Theory classes. Our faculty pass on the training they learned at leading universities and conservatories such as the University of Colorado, Cornell, Eastman, Harvard, Manhattan School of Music, Michigan, Oberlin, Wisconsin, and Yale. We look forward to meeting you for what should be an exciting conference!
Sincerely,
D. Thomas Toner, Associate Professor and Chair
Music Department
University of Vermont
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Keynote Speaker
 David J. Elliott joined NYU in 2002 after twenty-five years as Professor and Chair of Music Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has also served as a Visiting Professor of Music Education at Northwestern University, the University of North Texas, Indiana University, the University of Cape Town, and the University of Limerick. He is the author of "Music Matters: A New Philosophy of Music Education" (Oxford, 1995) and editor of "Praxial Music Education: Reflections and Dialogues" (Oxford, 2005). An award-winning composer and arranger, Dr. Elliott has published many choral and instrumental works with Boosey and Hawkes (New York). He has presented more than 200 invited lectures at university music schools around the world including: Queens University (Belfast), University of Durban-Natal, University of Auckland, the Sibelius Academy of Music (Finland), University of Stockholm, University of Porto, Hong Kong Chinese University, University of Sydney, University of Southern California, Eastman School of Music, Michigan State, Temple, Penn State, University of South Florida, University of Oklahoma, Boston University, University of Texas (Austin), University of Maryland-College Park, the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, UCLA, the Hartt School of Music, Ithaca College, and the University of Minnesota. In addition, he has given many keynote addresses at international, national, and local conferences, including world conferences of the International Society for Music Education, the MENC National Conference, and national conferences in Israel, New Zealand, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
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Hotels
Conference Hotel:
Best Western Windjammer Inn
1076 Williston Road
South Burlington, Vermont 05403-5718
Phone: (802) 863-1125
Toll Free Reservations: (800) 371-1125
Conference rate: $75/night + tax (includes continental breakfast)
Deadline for Reservations: February 21, 2010
Please refer to group number "405808" when making your reservation.
Other area hotels (overlooking scenic Lake Champlain):
Courtyard Burlington Harbor
25 Cherry Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401 USA
Phone: (802) 864-4700
Hilton Burlington
60 Battery Street, Burlington, Vermont, United States 05401
Phone: (802) 658-6500
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Directions and Parking
Directions to The University of Vermont—then click on "Music Recital Hall, Southwick Hall, Redstone Campus."
Parking
Parking at The University of Vermont will require an $8 visitors parking pass. These will be available for purchase at the conference registration desk in the Music Recital Hall lobby.
Burlington Tourist Information
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Questions regarding this conference should be directed to George Torres, NE Program Chair.
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