The 2013 CMS Summit will focus on Developing the Artist Citizen.  Scheduled for Martin Luther King weekend, the 2013 Summit will take place at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, January 19-20, 2013.

The CMS 2013 Summit, "Developing the Artist Citizen," promises to offer an invigorating and inspiring two days of stimulating conversations. In our time together, we'll be exploring four interrelated threads:

1. What does it mean to be an artist-citizen?
2. How can music be used to engage those who might feel marginalized within a particular community, and how might marginalized groups use music to give themselves a voice?
3. What can we do as artists to improve the world?
4. How can we position ourselves to be the most useful and how can we give our students the skills they need to be effective artist-citizens?

Under each thread, we'll see various venues where concepts of artist-citizenry can be enacted—in the academy, in the communities where we live, and in the world.

We have confirmed several dynamic speakers for the Summit:

	Robert Blocker Dean, Yale School of Music
	Jose Antonio Bowen Dean, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU
	Gigi Antoni President/CEO, Big Thought, Dallas, TX
	Kevin Bott Associate Director of Imagining America
	Donna Emmanuel University of North Texas
	David Juritz Violinist and founder of Musequality
	Joseph Polisi President, Juilliard
	Elizabeth Hunter Acting Director, Playing for Change Foundation
	Eric Booth Author

 As the impressive and varied list of presenters indicates, we'll be exploring the notion of artist-citizenship from a variety of perspectives and possibilities.

This is something not to be missed. Mark your calendar now and plan to be part of this exciting event. Further information will be forthcoming from CMS.

Looking forward to Dallas!

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CMS 2013 Summit Steering Committee