2026-2027 SBAMTA Event Calendar
Aug 21, Friday – 9:15am Meeting at St. Joseph County Public Library, Main Branch, Community Center, Classroom A
Sep 11, Friday – 9:15am Meeting & 10:15am Guest Speaker Randall Faber Presentation at LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of
Music, University of Notre Dame
Sep 27, Sunday – 2:00pm 80th Anniversary Celebration “Piano Extravaganza” at O’Laughlin Auditorium, Moreau Center for the Arts,
Saint Mary’s College
October 2-3, Friday-Saturday – IMTA State Conference at Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
Oct 3, Saturday – AIM Registration Deadline. Jennifer Keeley (Chair), musicjenkeeley@yahoo.com
Oct 9, Friday – 9:15am Meeting & 10:15am Wendy Stevens recorded presentation: “Teaching Teens” at St. Joseph County Public Library
(branch/location TBD)
Nov 7, Saturday – AIM Festival at Jamestown United Methodist Church, 59218 CR 3, Elkhart
Dec 4, Friday – 11:30am Luncheon and gift exchange at Bird in the Hand, 210 E Jackson Blvd, Elkhart
Jan 8, Friday – 9:15am Meeting at St. Joseph County Public Library, Main Branch, Community Center, Classroom A
Jan 29, Friday – 9:15am Meeting & 10:15am Alejandro Cremaschi Presentation (Topic: TBA) at Indiana University South Bend
Feb 6, Friday – Stickley Competition application deadline, Krysta Hawkley (Committee Chair), khawkley@gmail.com
Feb 20, Saturday – 2:30pm SBAMTA Recital at Covenant Community Church, 3025 Edison Rd, South Bend
Mar 6, Saturday – Stickley Competition at Saint Mary’s College, Moreau Center for the Arts
Mar 7, Sunday – 3:00pm Stickley Winner’s Recital at Saint Mary’s College, Moreau Center for the Arts
Mar TBD – Hoosier Auditions, District B, Luke Norell, Chair, lnorell@goshen.edu
Mar/Apr TBD – Hoosier Auditions, District A , Nicole Lee, Chair nicole.lee@valpo.edu
Apr 16, Friday – 9:15am Meeting and Panel discussion of SBAMTA history at St. Joseph County Public Library (branch/location TBD)
May 14, Friday – 9:30am Board Meeting & 11:00am Luncheon at Martin’s Supermarket, 7355 Heritage Square Drive, Granger
Local Music Events & Organizations
ISSMA Solo & Ensemble
Fischoff National Chamber Music Association
IUSB Piano Masterclasses - contact Katie Badrdze (kbadridz@iu.edu)
● Saturday, November 14, 10:00–12:00 — Pavel Nersessian
● Saturday, January 30, 10:00–12:00 — Alejandro Cremaschi
● Saturday, March 13, 10:00–12:00 — Arthur Greene
Goshen College Piano Camp
The South Bend Symphony
Elkhart County Symphony
South Bend Youth Symphony
IU South Bend’s School of the Arts
Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s College
Bethel University performances
Chris Wilson Pavilion (Potawatomi Park) performances
Goshen College Music Center
The Music Village
