Paul Rardin will be joined by a small group of auditioned undergraduate conductors and a college-level demonstration choir to focus on effective conducting gestures, with emphasis on finding balance between clarity and expression.
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Ubuntu! Learning and Singing South African Music like South Africans
Ubuntu! is an African word that means “a person is a person through other people.” Choral singing is the ultimate manifestation of the concept of ubuntu. Attendees will be engaged and enthralled as they learn South African music the way South Africans themselves learn it—by making music first and perfecting it along the way. Songs […]
The Thinking Rehearsal: Creating Independent Musicians in the Choral Setting
This session will address the advantages of teaching rather than simply rehearsing your choir and model techniques for structuring the rehearsal to engage your singers to think and solve musical problems independently. Octavos of various voicings and difficulty will be used to demonstrate the application of this approach to all age and ability levels.
Sound as Prayer: Paperless Worship
Texts guide us through worship. Words define the choral art. We respond to our faith in God from the heart, and often by heart. Come and join us in one of Providence’s most unusual sacred spaces for an interfaith worship service that employs everyone without the use of printed texts. Experience elegant, structured worship that […]
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.
Singing From the Heart: Working With People of “Different Abilities”
Making music with singers who have intellectual and physical disabilities offers great rewards and significant challenges. As the core of the ACDA Eastern Division’s Building Communities Festival Choir, Joyful Noise’s singers will share their passion for music with the singers and music therapists joining them in conference rehearsals and this interest session led by Allison […]
