2026 Conference
Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future
PMTNM's 75th Anniversary
Overview
Each fall, PMTNM members gather for the state conference, featuring Honors Auditions, MTNA competition, lectures, workshops, an artist concert, and the Winners Recital. Officers are elected at the membership meeting, the Teacher of the Year award is presented at a banquet, and teachers from all six districts see each other in person.
75th Anniversary PMTNM Conference
Plan to experience our 75th anniversary conference!
When: Fri-Sat, November 6-7 (and membership meeting Sun morning, Nov. 8)
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Albuquerque
Featured events:
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MTNA and Honors competitions
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Guest artists: Peter Takács and Thomas Shoebotham
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Featured composer: Elizabeth Garland
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Dalcroze Eurhythmics class: Terri Reck
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Banquet honoring 2026 TOTY (Teacher of the Year) recipient Jacqueline Zander-Wall and presentation of 75th anniversary plaque by Brian Shepard, MTNA’s CEO
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Guest artist recital
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Guest artist lectures
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String and piano master class
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Lightning talks by Larry Blind, Lanjiabao Ge, Priscilla Hallberg, Yoshiko Arahata, and Jacqueline Zander-Wall
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Collegiate presentations
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Music Bowl with Melinda Moore
Conference Registration
Adult Registration
Both PMTNM members and non-members are welcome. Please register using the buttons below. Regular-priced registration ends on October 23.
You will have the option of buying a banquet ticket for $40. If you choose not to attend the banquet, you'll need to remove it from the cart before paying.
Members will need their MTNA member ID when registering. This is found by logging into mtna.org.
Student Registration
This form is for teachers to list all their students participating in Honors, MTNA Competitions, and Music Bowl. Each student participating in Music Bowl pays $15 to their teacher, then the teacher fills out the form and pays the total.
Every teacher with a student competing in Honors, MTNA Competitions or Music Bowl must pay the Adult Member Conference Registration fee in order to help defray audition expenses incurred by PMTNM.
Payment
You may choose to pay by card using Stripe, or by check.
For Stripe payments, simply follow the prompts on the Google form. You do not need to have an account with Stripe.
For payment by check, complete the Google registration form, then send a check for the total amount to:
Jeanne Grealish, NCTM
1226 Morningside Drive NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Make check payable to PMTNM, Inc.
Guest Artists
Featured Composer
Dalcroze Eurhythmics Class Teacher
Teacher of the Year
Jacqueline Zander-Wall
Mezzo soprano Jacqueline Zander-Wall has sung leading roles with the Boston Lyric Opera, the Chicago Opera Theater, Hamburg Opera, and many others. She founded fthe Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival of New Mexico to inspire and encourage students of singing and piano in New Mexico. She is currently president of the Albuquerque Music Teachers Association.
Presentation of 75th Anniversary Plaque by Chief Executive Officer of MTNA
Brian Shepard
Brian Shepard, CEO, joined MTNA in 2003. He serves on the National Music Council and is board president of the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. An MTNA Foundation Fellow, Brian remains an active musician and can often be found performing as a pianist, vocalist, or choral conductor for church and community events.