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 […]
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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 […]
Singing Bach with Agility— Strategies for Large Choirs
It is possible for a large chorus to give a fine performance of the works of J. S. Bach. This session will deal with some techniques and strategies for getting a lean, balanced, and agile sound from a large community or church choir with many mature voices.
Sing in Style: Expand the Vocal Skills of Your Choir
Through demonstrations by the Mansfield University Concert Choir and with audience participation, Peggy Dettwiler will show how to teach and expand the vocal techniques of choirs so that they can produce different choral colors and sing repertoire in a wide variety of styles and from contrasting world cultures.
See How Opposites Attract When Music is in the Middle
Pianist Rachel Kramer and conductor Catherine Roma will discuss the importance of building a strong conductor/pianist relationship and share tips about performance and rehearsal techniques they don’t teach in school. Effective verbal and non-verbal communication, proper preparation, joint musical research, and plenty of practice are among the topics discussed.
