Annual Conference
Exciting Joint Event for 2026!
ISMTA Conference — Chicago College of Performing Arts PianoFest
Roosevelt University
November 5th: Thursday Evening PianoFest Opening Concert
November 6th to 7th: Friday-Saturday Conference Events
November 7th to 8th: Saturday-Sunday MTNA Competitions
This will be an exciting joint event for the ISMTA Conference and the Chicago College of Performing Arts Fall 2026 PianoFest at Roosevelt University. We look forward to the variety of enriching professional development offerings including wonderful performances, masterclass, and pedagogy sessions.
Registration opens mid-September
Early registration deadline October 26
Conference Resources
Registration Fees: (Early Bird / Regular)
To attend the Friday night banquet or lunches (for an additional fee), you must register by October 26. There will be a cash bar Friday night.
Conference Hotel
Information coming soon!
Conference Artist/Clinician: WINSTON CHOI
Canadian pianist Winston Choi is Professor of Piano and Program Director of Piano at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. A dynamic concert artist, he gained international recognition as Laureate of the 2003 Honens Piano Competition and winner of France’s 2002 Concours International de Piano 20e siècle d’Orléans. Known for his imaginative interpretations of standard repertoire and passionate advocacy for contemporary music, Choi is in demand worldwide as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator.
As a concerto soloist, Choi has performed with orchestras across North America and Europe, including the Alabama Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, CBC Radio Orchestra, Champaign-Urbana Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, East Texas Symphony, New Philharmonic, Northwest Indiana Symphony, Orchestra Iowa, Richmond Symphony, and the Victoria Symphony, among others. He has also appeared internationally with La Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia, l’Orchestre National de Lille, and l’Orchestre Symphonique d’Orléans.
