This session focuses on the repertoire of the Muslim world by having participants learn of the great diaspora of music by singing a selection of pieces from various social, cultural, and linguistic contexts. Attendees will be able to acquire practical ideas for performance and strategies for how to locate and sing this repertoire artistically and […]
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The Philippines: Choral Music from the Singing Nation
This session surveys the current choral landscape in the Philippines with specific attention to principle and younger composers, and to repertoire, publications, online resources, and performance considerations. Attendees will receive handouts with repertoire resources and information to support new connections, programming, and quality performances of Philippine choral music.
Origins of the English Choral Tradition and How the English Sing
The English are famous for their choral tradition. Yet, with the sixteenth-century reformations, the musically austere commonwealth in the seventeenth century, and relative lack of “home-grown” talent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, one technically shouldn’t exist. This session will explore why and how the English sing, the origins of SATB scoring and the countertenor […]
Nā Lani ’ Ehā – The Royal Composers with the Hawai’i Youth Opera Chorus
This session gives the opportunity to share the music of Na Lani ’Eha with the intent to be a resource for the melee (song) and subsequent arrangements. Na Lani ’Eha wrote their music for their people, so the session will present melee in a fashion so that it is accessible to all ages and all […]
Forty Warm-ups that Work, and Why
Because many students have no music teacher beside their choral director, their musical and vocal limitations are the choral director’s responsibility. The vocal warm-up, in addition to helping singers meet the immediate demands of the repertoire for their next concert, should systematically build the vocal skill set of our singers over time. This session will […]
Feeding of the High School Men’s Choir
This session is a presentation on the recruiting methods, classroom management techniques, repertoire selection, and administration of a high school level men’s choir program.
