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Dallas Street Choir: The Impact of Communal Singing on Those Experiencing Homelessness

The Dallas Street Choir was established in October 2014 by its current conductor, Jonathan Palant. The Dallas Street Choir has performed throughout North Texas, most notably at the Winspear Opera House, the Moody Performance Hall, and the George W. Bush Presidential Library. In June 2017, the choir debuted at Carnegie Hall and the Washington National […]

Kansas City MO.
Jonathan Palant, Anne Nordberg



Singing Locally, Giving Globally: Why Intergenerational Community Choirs Matter

Using case studies, this workshop will explore how community choirs can increase their membership, income, visibility, and creative/collaborative programming by engaging in community service. This dual mission—to create opportunities for choral artistry and service—provides a new paradigm for choral singing and provides a powerful tool for building community support.

Providence, RI
Stephanie Davis



Recovery, Healing, and Wholeness: How Music Can Feed the Homeless

Explore music as a means of social justice through the story of Bethany’s Women of Praise, a choir of homeless women in Washington, DC. This interactive workshop will inspire and prepare others to consider the potential power of music in communities dealing with addiction and recovery, mental illness, and unemployment.

Providence, RI
Amanda Weber



The Hows and Whys of Therapeutic and Service Choirs

This panel discussion, led by Jason Thoms, is on therapeutic and service choirs. This session will include discussion of music’s effect on the brain, and what we can do as choir directors to provide “healing” opportunities to our singers and audiences. The discussion and information provided will also assist directors in beginning new choirs for […]

Providence, RI
Jason Thoms



Forming an Unaccompanied SATB Hospice Singing Group

This is a participatory SATB singing workshop, with singers sitting in parts. The workshop will include a discussion about hospice singing and how to form your own hospice singing group. A handout will be provided with all the music and with more information and resources for forming a hospice chorus.

Providence, RI
Peter Amidon



Choral Singing in Marginalized Communities: Documentation and Strategies

This workshop has a twofold purpose: to discuss how choirs can reach out to or be created in marginalized populations; and to help choral musicians develop ideas, strategies, knowledge, and repertoire for socially-responsible outreach in prisons, shelters, hospitals, and the bedsides of the dying.

Providence, RI
Jamie Hillman



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