Tai Chi gives us practice opening the pathways between mind and body, intention and movement, to guide us towards conducting from our deepest intuition. When the distraction of your conscious self is lifted like a veil between thought and gesture, conducting becomes an act of artistic truth. In this session, participants will follow a Tai […]
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The New Gregorian Chant Performance Practice: Word, Melody, Neume
This session will be an introduction to developments that have resulted in a “New (Old) Gregorian Chant Performance Practice.” Through the singing of a selection of simpler syllabic chants, the participants will experience how today’s performance practice combines three parameters of interpretation: Word, Mode and Neum. That is, beginning with the innate musicality of the […]
My Administration Want y Administration Wants a Glee Choir: a Glee Choir: What Do I Do?
The main focus of this session is assisting the current choral educator, at whatever level, with the implementation of a show choir. The session will provide guidance in developing a basic teaching philosophy for inclusion of a show choir utilizing the ACDA Show Choir Standards of Excellence and basic information on how to achieve those […]
Music of the Muslim World: Breaking the Barrier
This session is a repertoire session, getting participants to understand the great diaspora of music of the Muslim world by singing a selection of five pieces from different social, cultural, and linguistic contexts. A distinction is made between Islamic music and music that is more culturally situated in Muslim culture. Choral directors attending the session […]
Middle East Harmonies: the Challenges of Programming
Joshua Jacobson and André deQuadros will discuss their experiences with choral music from Israel and from Arab countries, and their attempts to bring people together through music. The session will include videos and performances by the Boston Zamir Chorale. Participants will receive bibliographies and octavos of Arab and Israeli choral music.
Mentoring in the Ensemble Arts: Helping Others Find Their Voice
This session examines the mentor/protégé dynamic and its critical impact on the lives of ensembles and their conductors. Drawing from research and personal experience, this presentation gives a portrait of a rarely discussed aspect of the conductor’s life. The goal of the session is to help the conductor realize the full potential of the mentor/protégé […]
