October 2023 - Mihoko Watanabe

Dr. Mihoko Watanabe is the Program Chair for the 2023 CMS National Conference, which will be held this fall (October 26-28) in Miami, FL. In addition to her work as Program Chair with CMS, Dr. Watanabe is a professor of Flute at Ball State University and Chair of the Certificate in Entrepreneurial Music Program. She is an active chamber musician and performer, having won competitions sponsored by the Japan Flute Association and National Flute Association and serving as a founding member of Trio Piacere (flute, cello, piano), Hibiki (flute, viola, harp), and Duo Viva (2 flutes). As a partial fulfillment of the National Endowment of Arts grant and a member of the faculty resident chamber ensemble, Musical Art Wind QuintetAlbany, they recorded "American Breathe" (Albany Records). Dr. Watanabe has held several principal flute positions and currently serves as principal flutist of the Orchestra Indiana, performing with the Indiana Symphony Orchestra as a substitute. Dr. Watanabe advocates for entrepreneurial music studies and is devoted to ethnomusicology through her research in traditional Japanese music. 

2023 National Conference

Each year, I’ve taken a reprieve from authoring the newsletter during the month of our national conference, sending only the message “See you in INSERT LOCATION.” 

In June and July of this year, I grappled with the complexities of hosting conferences in states that lean contrary to our values of equity and inclusion. As such, writing the short quip, “See you in Miami,” feels wrong knowing that for many of our members Florida is simply not safe.

I will see more than 400 of you in Florida, however, I want to acknowledge that many prized colleagues and friends are unable to join us. 

Your voices will be missed. You will be missed.

The College Music Symposium: Seeking Editor for Music Business & Industry

The College Music Symposium is accepting applications for the Music Business and Industry Component Editor. We seek engaged candidates who want to generate dialogue and help share forward-looking knowledge. Positions are for three years and are unpaid.

The College Music Symposium: Journal of the College Music Society is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes research, comprehensive review articles, forum essays, and individual reviews, including those of books, film/video, audio, technologies and online resources, as well as select performances and lectures. The Symposium, which was first issued in 1961, was established with a unique purpose not duplicated elsewhere: it was a “different sort of scholarly journal…a provocative publication that…cut across lines of specialization” (McCorkle Symposium 1961). The present journal maintains this comprehensive vision, with a contemporary bent, through issuing publications that deal with a variety of topics relating to the wide-ranging academic disciplines and interests of today’s College Music Society members.