Contemporary German Choral Music
Session Abstract: What choral works by diverse living composers in Germany should American conductors and teachers know? How are German choral directors finding repertoire by composers from historically excluded groups? In recent years Germany has experienced profound demographic shifts due to immigration. How has this impacted the choral experience and repertoire selection for German choirs. For this session we welcome ACDA’s 7 guest conductors chosen by the German Choral Organization as participants in ACDA’s International Conductor Exchange. They will present a variety of new choral music from their home country for all types of choirs.
John Warren
Syracuse University
John Warren is Director of Choral Activities at Syracuse University, where he conducts choirs, and teaches conducting, choral literature, and rehearsal techniques. His Syracuse choirs have performed at ACDA and NCCO conferences and competed internationally, winning the Grand Prix at the Florilegé Vocal de Tours in France in 2015.
Dr. Warren serves ACDA on the International Activities Committee and is NYACDA Vice President. Dr. Warren has lectured, adjudicated and conducted festival choirs throughout the Eastern United States, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cuba, and France, and has published research in the Choral Journal and the International Choral Bulletin.
Jan Schumacher
Goethe University - Frankfurt
Jan Schumacher is University Music Director of the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and conductor of the Camerata Musica Limburg and the Chorus of the Technical University Darmstadt. With his ensembles he performs a wide repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant to premieres of new works and jazz, from symphonic orchestral repertoire to Big Band and vocal and electronic improvisation. As well as this he directs seminars for singers, orchestras, and conductors in many European countries and internationally. He is also an editor for Carus-Verlag.
