Indiana University in Bloomington will be hosting the IMTA State Conference on October 10–11, 2025!
This is a wonderful time to grow, rejuvenate, be inspired, and connect with your colleagues from around the state. Registration is open below. We can’t wait to see you there!
If you have any questions about the IMTA State Conference, please reach out to our Conference Chair, Caroline Ahn.




Over the last 30 years creator of Tales of a Musical Journey method books for beginners Irina Gorin has established a reputation as one of the most prominent piano pedagogues for children in the United States and beyond. Tales of a Musical Journey is the culmination of Gorin’s vast education and teaching experience. The series uniquely blend Russian and world’s teaching methods to prepare beginning piano students for a classical repertoire. Translated into fourteen languages with more coming, tens of thousands of copies of this publication have been sold in more than ninety countries. Irina Gorin currently offers piano pedagogy courses and teaches individual sessions.
Irina Gorin was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Studied at the Music College in Kyiv and Kharkiv Conservatory (Kharkiv National University of Arts named after I. P. Kotlyarevsky), the leading music institution of higher education in Ukraine. She holds Master’s Degrees in Piano Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Chamber Ensemble, and Accompaniment.
Since 2013, Irina contributed to the enrichment of piano teachers by regularly conducting workshops, lectures, presentation and masterclasses, and judging at national and international piano competitions in many states of America, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Italy, UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.
In order to showcase the talent of young pianists, Irina Gorin founded and served as President of the Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition, which has welcomed performers from all over the world since 2014. From 2020, Carmel Klavier was founded in Colombia as Carmel Klavier Latin America.
Irina Gorin YouTube channel and Tales YouTube channel audience includes nearly 17K followers and the videos were watched millions of times!
You can check out her work here: www.irinagorin.com

Chun-wai Wong has a versatile composition profile comprising concert music, musicals, and film scores. He often infuses different musical languages to evoke atmospheres and sceneries, engaging audiences with quasi-multimedia-art experiences. He is also interested in incorporating contemporary musical ideas into the (Late) Romantic musical language.
Winning multiple awards across the globe, his compositions are featured in international events such as the International Rostrum of Composers, ISCM World Music Days, ACL (Asian Composers League) Festival and the Asian Youth Orchestra World Tour; and are published by the PARMA Recordings, Ablaze Records (United States), Europa Musica Publishing (France) among others. His music is performed and recorded by prominent groups and musicians including the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (with Jaap van Zweden, Bright Sheng, Sebastian Perłowski and others), Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, performers from the New York Philharmonic and soloists including Dong-Suk Kang and Jan-Erik Gustafsson. He was commissioned a Double Concerto by maestro Jaap van Zweden for his 60 th birthday.
Films he scored are featured in international festivals including the Sound and Image Challenge Festival and Pink City International Short Film Festival. His arrangements have been performed by renowned groups and artists such as Nick Vujicic.
Apart from his creative work, he also authors an online study journal for orchestration, Orchestration Masters. For more please visit www.wongchunwaimusic.com

Hilton Garden Inn – Bloomington
245 North College Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47404
Call for reservations: (812) 331-1335
King (1 guest) – $179
Queen (2 guests) – $179
IMTA rate available until 9/8/2025
Graduate by Hilton – Bloomington
210 E Kirkwood Ave
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 994-0500
Book online using this link.
King (single occupancy) – $209
King (double occupancy) – $209
Queen (1 guest) – $209
Queen (2 guests) – $209
Queen (3 guests) – $219
Queen (4 guests) – $229
IMTA rates available until 9/8/2025