Wednesday June 11th
MCANA Registration – 3:00 – 4:30
Lobby – Downtown Comfort Inn
NPAC Registration and press pass – 9:00 a.m. on –
Colorado Conv. Ctr. Press / Media room (#208)
Opening Night Reception (5:00 – 7:00 pm)
Sponsored by Colorado Music Alliance
Rialto Café – 934 16th Street
(303) 893-2233 – www.rialtocafe.com
Colorado Symphony (7:30)
Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver Performing Arts Complex
Thursday June 12th
NPAC Registration and press pass – 9:00 a.m. on –
Colorado Conv. Ctr. Press / Media room (#208)
9:00 a.m. MCANA Session (Ballroom B)
Blogging: Blah-blah or Brilliance?
An examination of blogging trends; a how-to on making the most of a blog; a look at the variety of quality, or lack of same, in the classical music blogosphere. Panelists include Peter W. Goodman, Hofstra University and Newsday; Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Frank J. Oteri, NewMusicBox; and Doug McLennan, editor of ArtsJounral.
12:30 p.m. MCANA Session (Ballroom B)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra music director Marin Alsop will discuss a wide range of issues in a session for MCANA members. Boxed lunch will be served to all registered MCANA members.
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. NEA OPERA HONORS
Room 109 at the Convention Center
NPAC Events throughout the day
Central City Opera – The Rape of Lucretia
6:00 pm – bus leaves Denver for CCO from
Marriott City Center – 1701 California Street
Dinner for MCANA Members courtesy of CCO. Performance begins at 8:30 pm
Friday, June 13
9:00 a.m. MCANA Session (Ballroom B)
Not So Much Fun with Critics: The day after an NPAC panel called “Fun with Critics,” this session will examine what happens when a critic is perceived to have an agenda, negative or positive; how that critic is perceived by performers, presenters, press representatives; questions of tone, responsibility and fairness. Panelists include Mary Lou Falcone of M.L. Falcone, Jessica Lustig of 21C Media, Susan Elliott, MusicalAmerica.com; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra president Fred Bronstein; Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; and Jim Oestreich, New York Times.
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. Writers Workshop with Jim Oestreich
By pre-arrangement only – (Ballroom B)
NPAC Events throughout the day
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
MCANA Sponsored Closing Night Dinner
(Central City Room)
7:30 Opera Colorado Nixon in China
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Denver Performing Arts Complex
Saturday, June 14
9:00 a.m.
MCANA Annual Business Meeting
(Ballroom B)
NPAC Events throughout the day
Denver Locations
A MCANA Headquarters –Comfort Inn Downtown
321 17th Street, Denver (303) 312-5927
Lobby – (registration table)
Ballroom B
Central City Room
C Colorado Symphony
Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver Performing Arts Complex
950 13th Street
Central City Opera
124 Eureka Street – Central City
Transportation provided for
MCANA Members (see D below)
C Opera Colorado
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Denver Performing Arts Complex
950 13th Street
B Rialto Café
934 16th Street – (303) 893-2233
D Mariott City Center (CCO Bus Departure)
1701 California Street – (303) 297-1300
E NPAC Events
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street