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The first mentoring session of the week with Ann Baltz was a hit yesterday! Now, to complete our Ann(e) week, Anne Epperson will wow us tomorrow with her IKCAS Mentoring Session on Collaborative Programs. Check email for Zoom link; see you tomorrow at 9:30am CST!

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November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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TOMORROW! Don’t miss this special event with Ann Baltz on Zoom. Check emails for the link. See you there!

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November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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See you all soon on Zoom! Remember to log in with your member name to expedite the process!

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November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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ALL of these amazing SuperHeroes are presenting TOMORROW at the CollabFest 2025 Virtual Day! Go to IKCAS.org for the schedule and check your emails for the Zoom link! See you there!

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November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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We are happy to announce 2 mentoring sessions taking place next week! The second is with Anne Epperson, who will talk to us about all things regarding collaborative piano programs. This discussion will be over Zoom next Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9:30-10:45am CST. Check your emails for the Zoom link!
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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We are happy to announce 2 mentoring sessions taking place next week! The first is with SuperHero Ann Baltz, who will aid us with all things professional. Gather on Zoom next Thursday, Nov. 13 from 7:30-8:45pm CST and bring your professional materials for feedback! Check emails for the Zoom link.
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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We had so much fun at in-person CollabFest 2025, that just couldn’t be enough! Join us virtually for the CollabFest day on November 8 for a day packed with sessions from IKCAS luminaries and superheroes. Go to IKCAS.org for the schedule and to register (it comes free with your IKCAS membership!).
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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A great time was had by all at the in-person CollabFest 2025 conference in Denton. We hope you are able to join us for the virtual CollabFest day on November 8!

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October 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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CollabFest 2025 is plugging right along! Tonight is the 2nd of 2 Performer Showcases. A lot of newer music will be heard at this one - 3 of the composers were born in the 1980s!

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October 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The first of two CollabFest Performer Showcases happens tonight at 7:00pm Voertman Hall. Featuring performers of Beach, Messiaen, Wolf and more by IKCAS superheroes and their partners!

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October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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CollabFest 2025 begins today with the Teaching Mentorship Intensive! Many thanks to mentors Elvia Puccinelli, Ann Baltz, Anne Epperson and more for working with several IKCAS members this afternoon. We welcome members from across 6 continents to Denton today!
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The CollabFest Performer Showcase on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7:00pm will feature Messiaen’s Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano. We are excited to hear Haerim Elizabeth Lee and Michael Bukhman perform this piece!

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October 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Another feast for the ears at our CollabFest Performer Showcase will be soprano Ísis Jarnicki de Carvalho and pianist Peter Douglas performing a work by Stacy Garrop. This Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7:00pm!

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October 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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The recitals are STACKED! Tenor Brian Downen and pianist Ann DuHamel will perform 2 songs by Jorge Martín on Thursday’s CollabFest Performer Showcase at 7:00pm.

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October 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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CollabFest 2025 is upon us! One of the last sessions of the conference will be from four SuperHero contributors to the hybrid book “Accompaniment in America: Contextualizing Collaborative Piano Practices.” Kelly, Puccinelli, Robards and VanderHart will be there, Saturday, Oct. 18 at 2:30pm!
October 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Don’t know what to do during the summers? Sehee Lee and Byunghee Yoo have all the answers! Check out their presentation “Summer Music Festivals: A Gateway” on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 2:00pm.

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October 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Some great repertoire is being performed at our CollabFest Performer Showcases, including the Dutilleux Sonata for Oboe and Piano by Thacher Schreiber and Louisa Peng. You can catch this performance at the first of two recitals, on Thursday, October 16 at 7:00pm.
October 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Another SuperHero celebrity appearance! Tomoko Kashiwagi will present: “Interpersonal Musicianship in Collaborative Piano: Cultivating Active Listening Skills” on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1:00pm.

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October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The SuperHero Duos just keep on coming! Jordan Langehennig and Nataliya Sukhina will team up to present “Secular and Sacred Folk Melodies:
Reconnecting with the Fundamentals of Expressive Storytelling” on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11:30am.

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October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Pianist Maggie Hinchliffe and soprano Rose Kearin will serenade us with two songs by Ben Morris on the first CollabFest Performer Showcase: Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7:00pm.

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October 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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CollabFest 2025 is one week away! On Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11:00am, the inimitable Christine Teng will present “Instrumental Duo Repertoire for Developing Pianists: Designing the Rubric.” We can’t wait, Dr. Teng!

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October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Another great session about another part of the globe! Regiane Yamaguchi will illuminate us with “Universal Challenges and Solutions - A Perspective from the Brazilian Collaborative Piano Association” on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10:30am, during CollabFest 2025.
October 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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The Friday CollabFest Performer Showcase will round out with three pieces by Nadia Boulanger performed by Jung Choi on Oboe and Anatolia Ioannides on piano. 7:00pm next Friday, Oct. 17 during CollabFest 2025, see you there!

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October 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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IKCAS Superhero Ann Baltz will lead us through techniques of song and aria interpretation in “Masterclass: Playing the Same Story.” This will occur during CollabFest 2025 on Friday, Oct. 17 at 2:00pm. Thank you, Ann!

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October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Another interesting and valuable topic! Superhero Edith Ruiz Zepeda will present “Sight-Reading and Neuroeducation: Learning, Teaching and Improving” at 10:30am on Day 2 of CollabFest 2025, Friday, Oct. 17.

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October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM