AUDITIONED PERFORMING CHOIRS
California State University Long Beach Bob Cole Chamber Choir, Jonathan Talberg, conductor
Long Beach, CA
California State University Long Beach Pacific Standard Time, Christine Guter, conductor
Long Beach, CA
Casper Children’s Chorale, Marcia Patton, conductor
Casper, WY
Cedar Park High School Varsity Mixed Choir, Lisa Holt, conductor
Cedar Park, TX
Duncanville High School A Cappella Men’s Choir, Jesse Cannon II, conductor
Duncanville, TX
East High School Headliners, Thomas Hales, conductor
Sioux City, IA
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Children’s Choir of Texas, Jackson Hill, conductor
Fort Worth, TX
Georgia State University Singers, Deanna Joseph, conductor
Atlanta, GA
Hour of Power Choir, Irene Messoloras, conductor
Garden Grove, CA
Indiana University Singing Hoosiers, Chris Albanese, conductor
Bloomington, IN
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Chorale, Shannon Carter, conductor
Houston, TX
La Cañada High School Chamber Singers, Jeff Brookey, conductor
La Cañada, CA
Montgomery High School Chorale Women’s Choir, Heather Orr, conductor
Montgomery, TX
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers, Bruce Rogers, conductor
Walnut, CA
Nimitz Middle School Varsity Treble Choir, Anne Sieloff, conductor
Odessa, TX
Olympia High School Bella Voce, Janet Christine Le, conductor
Orlando, FL
Oregon State University Bella Voce, Sandra Babb, conductor
Corvallis, OR
Portland State University Chamber Choir, Ethan Sperry, conductor
Portland, OR
Riverside City College Chamber Singers, John Byun, conductor
Riverside, CA
Rutgers University Glee Club, Patrick Gardner, conductor
New Brunswick, NJ
Smithfield Middle School Raider Chorale, Jennie Crawford, conductor
Birdville, TX
Sound of Ages, Kameron Kavanaugh, conductor
Salt Lake City, UT
Toronto Children’s Chorus Chamber Choir, Elise Bradley, conductor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trinity Springs Middle School Varsity Tenor-Bass Choir, Clinton Hardy, conductor
Keller, TX
University of Hawai’i at Manoa Na Wai Chamber Choir, Jace Saplan, conductor
Manoa, HI
University of North Texas A Cappella Choir, Allen Hightower, conductor
Denton, TX
INVITED PERFORMING CHOIRS
Austin Gay Men’s Chorus, Daniel Arredondo II, conductor
Austin, TX
BBC Singers, Bob Chilcott, principal guest conductor
United Kingdom
Coro Entrevoces, Digna Guerra, conductor
Cuba
Dallas Chamber Choir, Jon Culpepper, conductor
Dallas, TX
Formosa Singers, Julian Ching-Chun Su, conductor
Taiwan
King’s Singers
United Kingdom
OurSong: The Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chorus, Robert Glor, conductor
Atlanta, GA
St. John Church Music Ministry, Clark Joseph, conductor
Dallas, TX
San Diego Women’s Chorus, Kathleen Hansen, conductor
San Diego, CA
Turtle Creek Chorale, Sean Baugh, conductor
Dallas, TX
Vocal Majority, Greg Clancy and Jim Clancy, conductors
Dallas, TX
INTEREST SESSIONS AND PRESENTERS
Accessing Diverse Tuning Possibilities – Andrew Withington
An Opera Star, a Belter, and a Guitarist Walk into a Choir… – Chris Albanese and Walter Huff
Applying Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Choral Literature – Marla Butke and David Frego
Baroque Choral Works with Period Instruments from the Archives of Prince Carl Liechenstein of Kroměříž – Allen Hightower and Peter Leenhouts
Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers – Marques L. A. Garrett
Beyond “Special Music”: The Church Choir’s Role in Worship – Zebulon Highben
Blurring the Binary: Transgender Students in the Choral Ensemble – Melanie Stapleton
Building Resilient Organizations – Catherine Dehoney, Liza Beth, and Christie McKinney
Choral and Contemporary A Cappella: Bridging the Gap – Robert Dietz
Choral Teaching for Community Transformation: Purpose, Exploration, and Agency – Elizabeth Parker and Rollo Dilworth
Conducting Men’s Choirs from Leading Authorities – Donald Trott, Jerry Blackstone, Allen Crowell, Mary Hopper, Jefferson Johnson, David Morrow, and Dennis Shrock
Conducting/Non-Conducting Expressiveness Re-Interpreted – Wei Cheng
Creating Preparatory Sheets to Maximize Sequential Teaching – Carolyn Cruse and Denise Eaton
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in the Choral Classroom – Jason Bowers
Dr. Kirby Shaw’s Instant Soul Clinic – Kirby Shaw
Embrace the Crack – Erin Plisco and Daniel Gutierrez
Enrich and Expand Your Repertoire with Beautiful Music from Taiwan – Thomas Holm and Formosa Singers
From Classroom to Chorus: Building on the K-5 Foundation – Susan Brumfield
I Sing Because I’m Happy: Engaging and Retaining Black Men in Choral Music – Marshaun Hymon
Increasing Access and Engagement: Musical Creativity as a Culturally Responsive Approach to Choral Music Education – Aimee Pearsall
Inherent Biases Found in the Choral Music Education Curriculum – Felicia Barber
Intentional In-Between: The Art of Seamless Performance Transitions – Kristina MacMullen
Intergenerational Music – Repertoire for Adult + Children/Youth Choir – Joy Hirokawa
Middle School Choral Students – How Do You Motivate Them? – Lynn Brinckmeyer
Musica Femina: Reclaiming Our Time – Elizabeth Schauer
Our Shared Song: Creating a Choral Collective through Introspection, Depiction, and
Reflection – Kevin Fenton, Michael Hanawalt, and Kari Adams
Preparing the Choir for Choral/Orchestral Performance – Simon Halsey
Programming in the 21st Century: Tools and Trends to Improve Gender Balance on Today’s Choral Programs – Helena von Rueden, Elaine Bennington, and Rob Deemer
(re)Consider the Canon: Bringing the Past Into the Present – Liza Maidens and Katy Lushman
Rethinking Concert Programming: Extended Works for SA Chorus – Christopher Boveroux
Sacred Music for All in an Age of Anxiety – Joan Szymko
Sight-Reading REMIX: Music Literacy in the Title 1/Urban Classroom – Coty Raven Morris and Maria Ellis
Strong Body, Strong Mind, Strong Music – Steven Hankle and Jaclyn Normandie
Teachers Don’t Get Sued for Copyright Infringement, Do They? – Kirsten Foyles and Terri Sinclair
Teaching Traditional South African Music – Michael Barrett and Mpumelelo Manyathi
The Accompanist’s Perspective – Kurt Knecht
The Choral Rehearsal in a Post-COVID-19 World – Matt Caine
The Diversity of Sisterhood: Exploring and Advocating for Choral Music by Women of Color – Edryn Coleman and Vinroy D. Brown
The Lyricist’s Guide to Performing Choral Music – Charles Anthony Silvestri
The Quiet Conductor: Best Practices for Leading Diverse Personalities – Hilary Apfelstadt and Marci Major
The Relevance of the Contemporary African-American Spiritual in the 21st Century – Brandon Waddles, Uzee Brown, Jr., Marques L.A. Garrett, Stacey V. Gibbs, and Rosephanye Powell
The Sea Hath It’s Pearls: Romantic American Choral Music – David DeVenney
Valuing Girls’ Voices: Guiding and Empowering Adolescent Girls Through the Vocal Change – Ashley Leland
