TGDA Guitar Directors' Summer Conference 2026
Friday & Saturday, July 24 & 25, 2026
Host: Travis Early College High School, 1211 E. Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704
Susan Rozanc, Director, Travis HS Guitar Program
Location: Austin, Texas
Registration is NOW OPEN.
SCHEDULE:
Friday, July 24, 2026
12:30pm -- Check-in
1:00 pm -- Rehearsal / Ensemble Reading Session --
(Directors rate each ensemble after playing)
2:00 -- BREAK
2:30 pm -- Rehearsal (cont'd) / PML Consultation and Review Committee
3:30 pm -- Select Pieces for Saturday Recording as a Group
(Same conductors as reading session)
4:00 pm -- Keynote Speaker: Al Tijerina, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
6:00 pm -- Dinner, Local Restaurant
Saturday, July 25, 2026
9:00 am -- Conducting Workshop, Warm-ups and Sight-Reading for Ensemble
10:00 am – Guitar Ensemble Repertoire for All Levels
11:30 am -- LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm -- TMEA All-Region Pilots: Progress and Updates
2:00 pm -- TGDA Annual Session Topics 2026
2:30 pm -- Final Rehearsal (pieces selected on Friday)
4:00 pm -- Final Performance (with audio and video recording)