South Dakota In-service Music Conference Event Schedule and Registration

2026 Schedule of Events

Schedule of events for 2026 conference.

*Schedule is subject to change, and changes might not be reflected on this page.

Thursday
  • All day – South Dakota Bandmasters Association Board Meeting (Conference Room 187)
  • 8 a.m. – Conference Registration (Music Office, Room 123)
  • 8 a.m. – SDSU Choral Day Elementary Honor Choir Registration (Moriarty Reception Area, Outside of Oscar Larson Theatre)
  • 8 a.m. – SDSU Choral Day Festival of Song Registration (M.K. Hugghins Reception Area, Outside of Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
  • 9 a.m. – Exhibits Open
  • 9:30 a.m. – Performance: Northern State University Chamber Singers, Timothy Woods, conductor (Founders Recital Hall)
  • 11 a.m. – New Choral Music Reading Session on SSA and TTBB Music: Dr. Andrew Robinette, Clinician (Founders Recital Hall)
  • Noon – Lunch
  • 1:15 p.m. – Performance: T.F. Riggs Concert Choir and Chamber Choir, Grace Wilford, conductor (Founders Recital Hall)
  • 1:45 p.m. – Performance: Roosevelt Concert Choir, Robyn Starks Holcomb, conductor (Founders Recital Hall)
  • 2:30 p.m. – Interest Session: “Meet Eric Nelson” (Founders Recital Hall)
  • 4 p.m. – Exhibits Close
  • 4:45 p.m. – Performance: SDSU Choral Day Elementary Festival Honor Choir, Angela Kaspar, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
  • 7 p.m. – Performance: SDSU Concert Choir, Laura Diddle, conductor, Festival of Song, Eric Nelson, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
Friday
  • 7:30 a.m. – South Dakota Bandmasters “Speed Dating” (Rehearsal Studio 193)
  • 8 a.m. – Conference Registration (Music Office, Room 123)
  • 8:15 a.m. – Interest Session: Band Leadership: Who Do I Seek Out? Mackenzie McKeithan Jensen, presenter (Room 105)
  • 8:15 a.m. – Interest Session: Rummaging Through the Repertoire Rubble: Developing a Personal Framework to Guide Evaluation of Quality Repertoire, Myron Peterson, presenter (Room 109)
  • 9 a.m. – Performance: Brookings High School Symphonic Band, Isaac McMahon, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
  • 9 a.m. – Interest Session: From Screen to Score: Inclusive ways of Introducing Performance Repertoire to Young Choristers Angela Kasper, presenter (Room 109)
  • 10 a.m. – Keynote Presentation: Imani Winds (Founders Recital Hall)
  • 11:05 a.m. – Performance: Canistota High School Band, Nicole Perry, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
  • 11:50 a.m. – Phi Beta Mu Luncheon (Oscar Larson Theatre Stage)
  • 1 p.m. – Performance: Aberdeen Central High School Jazz Band, Jeremy Schutter, conductor (Oscar Larson Theatre)
  • 1:50 p.m. – General Session: Building from the Ground Up: Purposeful Teaching, Systematic Pedagogy and Inclusive Ensemble Culture, Mary Crandell, presenter (Founders Recital Hall)
  • 3 p.m. – Performance: The Augustana Band, Christopher Unger, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
  • 4:15 p.m. – Performance: Black Hills State University Wind Ensemble, David Berberick, conductor (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
  • 5:30 p.m. – College and University Alumni Receptions
  • 7 p.m. – South Dakota Bandmasters Association Awards Ceremony (Larson Memorial Concert Hall
  • 7:30 p.m. – Performance: South Dakota State University Wind Symphony featuring Imani Winds, Jacob Wallace, conductor and Myron Peterson, guest conductor
  • 9:30 p.m. – Conference Reception (Mosaic Wine Bar and Small Plates; 225 Main Ave.) Sponsored by Bob Rogers Travel
Saturday
  • 8 a.m. – South Dakota Bandmasters Business Meeting (Choral Rehearsal Room 114)
  • 9:10 a.m. – Interest Session: Building the Plane While Flying: A Balanced Approach to Teaching Repertoire, Mary Crandell, presenter (Room 105)
  • 9:10 a.m. – Interest Session: Low Brass Low Down, Travis Netzer, presenter (Founders Recital Hall)
  • 10 a.m. – Performance: Rapid City Stevens Cadet 9th Grade Band, George Dragoo and Jordan Seidel, conductors (Larson Memorial Concert Hall)
  • 11 a.m. – Interest Session: Conducting: It’s the Music, Not the Meter! – Connecting Exercise with Repertoire, Myron Peterson, presenter (Room 105)
  • 12 p.m. – South Dakota Bandmasters Reading Band, Mary Crandell and Myron Peterson, clinicians (Band/Orchestra Rehearsal Room 110)

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Mailing Address
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Brookings, SD 57007
Hours
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