BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23@evmta.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260115T113000 DTSTAMP:20250805T213542Z URL:https://evmta.org/evmta-events/workshop-3/ SUMMARY:Workshop: Teaching the 21st-Century Musician DESCRIPTION:Our teaching methods naturally reflect the pedagogical philosop hies of our former teachers. However\, today’s social and technological environments frequently challenge our instructional adaptability to meet o ur students’ needs and learning styles\, which change with the times. Th is workshop explores our pedagogical approaches toward identifying practic al solutions for effective mentorship of 21st-century students.\n\nHailed as “a startling and authentic pianist displaying rich imagination and br illiant vigor\, whose precision and splendor of keyboard sound certainly i nspire a transcendental reality” (The Musical News Journal)\, Silvan Neg ruțiu has performed on major international stages\, from Carnegie Hall in New York to Ireland's National Concert Hall\, the Kennedy Center in Washi ngton D.C.\, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest\, the Xi’an Concert Hal l in China\, the Showa Recital Hall in Tokyo\, and the Hong Kong Academy f or Performing Arts. A celebrated musician who “knows how to build struct ures from sound\, dislocating the air\, eliminating emptiness\, evil\, and inoperable space” (Clipa Magazine)\, he has released two highly-acclaim ed albums on Centaur Records and has appeared as soloist with prestigious orchestras\, including the Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra\, Alicante Phi lharmonic\, George Enescu Philharmonic\, and Dublin Symphony Orchestra. In high demand as a performer\, clinician\, adjudicator\, and speaker\, he a ppears frequently as a conference presenter and an artist-teacher at inter national music festivals across Europe\, America\, and Asia. As an artist\ , a teacher\, and a scholar\, he embraces the exploration of rare piano li terature\, innovative music pedagogy\, and the advancement of arts entrepr eneurship in higher education. He is an active promoter of new music and R omanian composers\, with a primary focus on George Enescu and Constantin S ilvestri. Silvan Negruțiu serves as the Kitt Distinguished Professor in P iano and Director of Piano Studies in the Kitt School of Music at Northern Arizona University. Prior to this appointment\, he taught at Millikin Uni versity\, Shenandoah Conservatory\, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.\ n\nPresented Online via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://evmta.org/wp-content/uploads/negrutiu_ls .jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250115T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDARBEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23@evmta.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260115T113000 DTSTAMP:20250805T213542Z URL:https://evmta.org/evmta-events/workshop-3/ SUMMARY:Workshop: Teaching the 21st-Century Musician DESCRIPTION:Our teaching methods naturally reflect the pedagogical philosop hies of our former teachers. However\, today’s social and technological environments frequently challenge our instructional adaptability to meet o ur students’ needs and learning styles\, which change with the times. Th is workshop explores our pedagogical approaches toward identifying practic al solutions for effective mentorship of 21st-century students.\n\nHailed as “a startling and authentic pianist displaying rich imagination and br illiant vigor\, whose precision and splendor of keyboard sound certainly i nspire a transcendental reality” (The Musical News Journal)\, Silvan Neg ruțiu has performed on major international stages\, from Carnegie Hall in New York to Ireland's National Concert Hall\, the Kennedy Center in Washi ngton D.C.\, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest\, the Xi’an Concert Hal l in China\, the Showa Recital Hall in Tokyo\, and the Hong Kong Academy f or Performing Arts. A celebrated musician who “knows how to build struct ures from sound\, dislocating the air\, eliminating emptiness\, evil\, and inoperable space” (Clipa Magazine)\, he has released two highly-acclaim ed albums on Centaur Records and has appeared as soloist with prestigious orchestras\, including the Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra\, Alicante Phi lharmonic\, George Enescu Philharmonic\, and Dublin Symphony Orchestra. In high demand as a performer\, clinician\, adjudicator\, and speaker\, he a ppears frequently as a conference presenter and an artist-teacher at inter national music festivals across Europe\, America\, and Asia. As an artist\ , a teacher\, and a scholar\, he embraces the exploration of rare piano li terature\, innovative music pedagogy\, and the advancement of arts entrepr eneurship in higher education. He is an active promoter of new music and R omanian composers\, with a primary focus on George Enescu and Constantin S ilvestri. Silvan Negruțiu serves as the Kitt Distinguished Professor in P iano and Director of Piano Studies in the Kitt School of Music at Northern Arizona University. Prior to this appointment\, he taught at Millikin Uni versity\, Shenandoah Conservatory\, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.\ n\nPresented Online via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://evmta.org/wp-content/uploads/negrutiu_ls .jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250115T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR