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Best Kept Secrets: Commission Gems from GALA Choruses

This repertoire session and clinic will briefly describe the how-to steps for commissioning new music and the benefits choirs can experience in working with a living, breathing composer to bring new music to life! The majority of the workshop will be conducted as a repertoire session introducing workshop participants to new commissions that are available […]

Providence, RI
John Quillin



Surveying the Wondrous Cross: Christ’s Atonement Through the Eyes of Hymnody and Historical Choral Music

Led by New Testament scholar Valérie Nicolet-Anderson and choral conductor and doctoral student Jeshua Franklin, this session will briefly highlight historically understood atonement theories, consider the drama of various passion oriented texts, and delve into the interpretational effects of diverse musical settings. Participants will also be encouraged to consider these sometimes conflicting elements in the […]

Seattle WA.
Valérie Nicolet-Anderson, Jeshua Franklin



Expanding the Repertoire: A Fresh Look at Literature and Programming for Male Chorus

This session will discuss programming and repertoire ideas for male chorus that may typically be overlooked. The following questions will be answered: • What repertoire makes a male chorus concert interesting? • How does a conductor find the balance between challenging and doable? • What pieces help to build an audience (and keep them coming […]

Seattle WA.
Cameron F. LaBarr