The College Music Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. A consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music, the Society provides leadership and serves as an agent of change by addressing concerns facing music in higher education.
The theme for my penultimate monthly message as President is “celebrate.” Considering the pace of our work, the demands to stay current, and our incessant productivity, it is worth stopping momentarily, or even longer, to celebrate where we are and what we have done, even when we know we have so far to go. And always will. I’m going to pursue my theme through three examples: an event, an investment, and a person.
Dear Colleagues,
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 CMS National Conference in beautiful Vancouver, Canada in celebration of the work we all do in music. The land on which we gather is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples including the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. We invite you to discover the rich cultural environment as well as the stunning vistas of the Canadian Rockies and Pacific Ocean as we explore our conference theme of diversity and inclusion.
CMS-NAMM GenNextGenNext is a collaboration between The College Music Society and NAMM (the National Association of Music Merchants) that provides opportunities for college, conservatory, and university music faculty and students to learn about the nearly $100 billion music industry and to network with industry leaders.
