CODA Western Division

Western Division

President	Angela Yeung	University of San Diego	ayeung@sandiego.edu
President-Elect	Kory Katseanes	Brigham Young University	kory_katseanes@byu.edu
Vice President	Thomas Cockrell	University of Arizona	Cockrell@u.arizona.edu
Secretary / Treasurer	Nick Wallin	Washington State University	nlwallin@wsu.edu

DIVISION INFORMATION

CODA West Division Meeting
California State U, Long Beach
Johannes Mueller-Stosch, host
February 6 to 8, 2009

Hotel – RESERVATION NEEDED – please call the Hotel directly and mention “CODA group” ($79, single or double occupancy) plus tax; breakfast not included)

Best Western Golden Sails Hotel
6285 E. Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach, CA 90803
562-596-1631 OR 800-762-5333

Friday, Feb. 6

5-7 p.m.: Group dinner/registration/opening remarks

Saturday, Feb. 7

8-9 a.m.: Breakfast at hotel

9:30 a.m.: leave for Disney hall tour from hotel in vans – RESERVATION NEEDED – please e-mail Angela Yeung, ayeung@sandiego.edu ($15 per person for Disney Hall visit).

10-11 a.m.: tour of Disney hall

11 a.m.: drive back to Long Beach

12 noon: lunch in Long Beach at local restaurant(s)

1-4 p.m.: California State U, Long Beach, CA
- presentation: Sergio Bernal (Utah State University), “El Sistema: its relevance in the community in general and the college music programs in particular”
- open discussion

4:00 p.m.: leave for Orange County Performing Arts Center

5:00 p.m.: dinner at restaurant(s) near OCPAC

6-7:30 p.m.: Talk by Maestro Carl St. Clair at OCPAC

8 p.m.: Pacific Symphony concert (Brahms III Symphony and Rachmaninoff III Pno Concerto) – RESERVATION NEEDED – please e-mail Angela Yeung, ayeung@sandiego.edu (group ticket $20-30 range)

9:30-11 p.m.: reception at OCPAC or concert talk-back with Maestro St. Clair

Sunday, February 8

9 a.m.: Brunch at hotel, possible closing discussions, departures

REGISTRATION AND RESERVATION DEADLINES:
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
All are welcome.
(Free for all CODA members; $20 all others)
Post-deadline registration and reservation only if space is available.

QUESTIONS AND RESERVATION:
Angela Yeung (University of San Diego), President, Western Division, ayeung@sandiego.edu
Johannes Mueller-Stosch (California State U, Long Beach), host, jmstosch@gmail.com

Members interested in joining the Western Division of the College Orchestra DirectorsAssociation should contact the Western Division President, Angela Yeung at the University of San Diego (ayeung@sandiego.edu) or National President, Rebecca Burkhardt (Rebecca.Burkhardt@uni.edu).