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Conference Chair
Dr. Carmen Hall, NCTM
Home: 801-471-9860
carmenhallaf@gmail.com
The UMTA Annual Conference is held the first weekend of November at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah.
All UMTA members are invited to attend this two-day event. The keynote speaker, presenters, guest artists, exhibitors, and vendors all come together to provide all attendees a way to be inspired, to connect with others, and to help mentor those who may be new to UMTA.
Everyone comes away renewed and with new ideas to implement.
November 4-5, 2022
Musical Mentoring
Keynote Speaker: Kayson Brown, Director of Lyceum Philharmonic
Guest Artist: Stephen Beus, Bachauer Gold Medalist
Conference registration opens September 1st with early bird pricing. Registration closes 11:59 p.m. October 23, 2022.
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2022 Conference Keynote Speaker: Kayson Brown
Known for his work with The Lyceum Philharmonic, Kayson is a dynamic educator, conductor, and cellist. Kayson holds a Master’s Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Brigham Young University, where he served as conducting and cello faculty, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance from the University of Utah. He played principal cello at both Brigham Young University and University of Utah and has soloed with more than a dozen symphony orchestras.
He is certified in the Suzuki method and has more than two decades of experience teaching cello to students of all ages and ability levels. Kayson was featured in a KBYU Television special performing Bach Unaccompanied Suites. Kayson directs the Lyceum Music Festival and Lyceum Orchestras Program at American Heritage School.
2022 Conference Artist: Stephen Beus
“Strikingly original... an interpretive voice all his own” (Fanfare Magazine). In the space of four months, American pianist Stephen Beus won first prize in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, first place in the Vendome Prize International Competition (Lisbon) and he was awarded the Max I. Allen Fellowship of the American Pianists Association (Indianapolis).
Born and raised on a farm in eastern Washington, Mr. Beus began lessons at age 5 and made his orchestral debut four years later. He went on to win numerous national and international competitions throughout his youth, capturing the attention of both audiences and critics. Mr. Beus holds degrees from Whitman College, The Juilliard School, and Stony Brook University.