CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Schedule, Contributors, and Sessions Subject to Change
​

CLICK HERE FOR A MORE DETAILED CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Pre-Conference Observation of OrchKids- Thursday April 7
(leave hotel around 3:15pm to arrive at OrchKids Lockerman Bundy Elementary by 4pm)
 
DAY 1- Friday April 8
8:00am- Bus leaves BWI Doubletree Hotel; Registration and Reception (Coffee, Juice, Pastries, Fruit)

​9:00am (60 minutes)
INTRODUCTION: Brian Kaufman, Larry Scripp
 
10:00am- BREAK
 
10:15am (85 minutes)
Session 1: Re-Building the Case for Sistema-inspired Programs: Global Themes and Practices

• Moderator: Jonathan Govias
• Speakers: Andrea Creech, Eric Booth
• Responder: Dan Trahey, Sara Zanussi
• Summary: Larry Scripp

 
11:40am- LUNCH
 
12:50pm (85 minutes)
Session 2: Re-considering the Relationship of Music and Social Youth development Outcomes

• Moderator Larry
• Speakers: Shirley Brice Heath, Dennie Palmer Wolf
• Responders: Susan Hallam, Geoff Baker
• Summary: Andrea Creech

 
2:15pm- BREAK
 
2:30pm (90 minutes)
Session 3: Re-inventing pedagogy for social and musical outcomes within the performance ensemble

• Moderator: Brian Kaufman
• Speaker: Jonathan Govias (Demonstration and Discussion with live orchestra)
• Responders: Clark Bryan, Chris Schroeder, Mike Raiber
• Summary: Eric Booth

 
BREAK- 4:00pm-4:30pm COFFEE/NETWORKING
 
4:30pm (75 minutes)
Session 4: Re-framing the relationship between Sistema and Community Music programs

• Moderator: Andrea Creech
• Speaker: Lee Higgins
• Responders: Christine Witkowski, David Visentin, Laura Risk
• Summary: Dennie Wolf

 
5:45pm-6:00pm
DAY 1 Summary: Jonathan Govias, Brian Kaufman, Larry Scripp
 
Transportation to Hotel; Short break; transportation to dinner.
 
7:30pm- GROUP DINNER
 
DAY 2- Saturday April 9
8:15am- Bus leaves BWI Doubletree Hotel; Registration and Reception (Coffee, Juice, Pastries, Fruit)

9:00am (85 minutes)
Session 5: Reflecting on what we can learn from alternative socially-driven music and arts programs?

• Moderator: Geoff Baker
• Speaker: Kate Camara
• Responders: Linda Gerstle, Gary Bernice, Tara DePorte
• Summary: Shirley Brice Heath

 
10:25am- BREAK
 
10:35am (90 minutes)
Session 6- Re-envisioning how research can inform practice

• Moderator: Larry Scripp
• Speakers: Geoff Baker, Carol Frierson-Campbell
• Responders: Shirley Brice Heath, Mike Raiber, Dennie Wolf
• Summary: Lee Higgins

           
12:00pm- LUNCH
 
1:00pm (70 minutes)
Session 7: Redesigning teacher training for social and musical impact

• Moderator: Eric Booth
• Speaker: Richard Hallam
• Responders: Theodora Stathopoulos, Brian Kaufman, Nick Skinner
• Summary: Larry Scripp

​1:10pm- BREAK
 
2:20pm (70 minutes)
Session 8: Re-conceptualizing internal and external evaluation

• Moderator: Dennie Palmer Wolf
• Speakers: Andrea Creech, Lisa Lorenzino
• Responders: Jonathan Kaufman, Beatriz Ilari, Assal Habibi
• Summary: Richard Hallam

 
3:30-4:00pm- BREAK- COFFEE/NETWORKING
 
4:00pm (70 minutes)
Session 9: Re-defining Sustainability for socially-driven arts programs

• Moderator: Brian Kaufman
• Speakers: Erik Holmgren, Jeff Poulin
• Responders: Phil Bravo, Dan Trahey
• Summary: Jonathan Govias
•  

5:10pm- BREAK
 
5:20-6:00pm
Summary Session: Re-imagining the future of Sistema-inspired and alternative programs (Facilitated by Brian Kaufman and Larry Scripp)
 
END CONFERENCE (transportation to hotel- arrive approximately 6:30pm)
 
Optional Post-Conference Evening Activities