The Annual Lecture and AGM will be held on Sunday 26 April.
The Lecture will be delivered by Edward Kreitman, and is entitled "Creating the Environment for Success". Further information about Mr Kreitman is below.
The Lecture will begin promptly at 7pm, and will last around 50 minutes.
The AGM will begin at 8pm.
All BSMA members are welcome to attend either or both events, and while there is no charge, please book a ticket to receive the Zoom link. The lecture will be recorded and sent to all who have registered to attend, so even if you cannot make it on the night, please book in so you are sent the recording.
Non-members are welcome to attend the lecture only; tickets are £10 and bookable below.
All bookings from the original date have been cancelled, so please ensure you sign up if you are planning on joining us.
Edward Kreitman founded the Western Springs School of Talent Education and the Naperville Suzuki School in 1980 and was Director until 2024. Currently, he is the Director of the Kreitman Suzuki Studio in Atlanta, the Director of the Atlanta Suzuki Institute, and teaches the Master Certificate Program in Suzuki Pedagogy at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Mr. Kreitman received his undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University where he studied Suzuki Pedagogy with Doris Preucil and Almita Vamos. In the summer of 1986 he traveled to Matsumoto, Japan to study with Dr. Suzuki at the Talent Education Research Institute and attended the annual summer school there.
Mr. Kreitman has served the Suzuki Association of the Americas in many capacities including a member of the Board of Directors, Violin Committee, Suzuki Teacher Committee and as Coordinator for several National Suzuki Teacher Conferences. In June of 2025 Edward Kreitman was elected to the Board of Directors of the Suzuki Association of the Americas for a three-year term.
Edward Kreitman enjoys an international reputation as a guest clinician at Suzuki institutes and workshops. He has presented Keynote addresses at the National Suzuki Conferences for the New Zealand Suzuki Association, the Suzuki Association of the Americas, The European Suzuki Association, The British Suzuki Association, and the Brazilian Suzuki Association. Mr. Kreitman has taught at International Suzuki Conferences in Melbourne, Australia and Matsumoto, Japan.
Mr. Kreitman is a registered Teacher Trainer of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and is the author of Teaching from the Balance Point: A Guide for Suzuki Parents, Teachers and Students and Teaching with an Open Heart: A Guide for Developing Conscious Musicianship. In 2008, Mr. Kreitman was honored with the Suzuki Chair Award at the American Suzuki Institute in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Mr. Kreitman was the 2019 recipient of the IL ASTA Outstanding Studio Teacher Award.
