This session will present in historical context four major works by women composers: Marianne Martines (1744-1812), Dixit Dominus (1774); Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847), Oratorium (1831); Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), Psalm 130: Du fond de l’âbime (1910-1917); and Henrietta Glick (1901-1994), Fire-head (completed after World War II),discovered in the last twenty years of the twentieth century but […]
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A Choral Nest-Building Blueprint: Raising Singers and Lifelong Musicians
Do you wonder why your singers stay in or leave your choir? Do you want to help your current singers persist in choral singing? This session will explore the psychological and sociological constructs involved in why singers continue to sing. Attendees will leave with a personalized blueprint on how to build their own choral nest, […]
Building Bridges with Jewish Choral Music
Jewish music is often underrepresented in American choral music. However, the United States is home to one of the two largest Jewish communities in the world, concentrated heavily in the Northeast corridor. To connect with this significant community in America’s rich cultural tapestry, there are multiple avenues for your choruses to build bridges with Jewish […]
Bridges Aren’t Built in a Day: Keeping Singers Engaged Over the Long Haul
For many of us, our singers are with us for more than just a year or two. We watch them grow up while they watch us grow old. While they are passionate about singing and love being part of our choir, we continually strive for ways to keep the experience fresh for them—and us—over many […]
Bridging Vocal Science and the Choral Rehearsal
Demonstrating a series of healthy exercises, the clinicians will focus on practical applications of vocal technique that will quickly create positive changes with your singers of all ages. Grounded in recent voice science research, the clinicians will discuss semi-occluded vocal tract postures, explore how and why these exercises work, and when to use them. By […]
Bridge Over Troubled Uvulas
Teaching resonance to a choir involves many words and sometimes many fewer results. This session will explore how to do this easily and quickly with a choir of any age using inexpensive materials and lots of laughter. This session will provide exercises and demonstrations that will release laryngeal tension, relax the vocal folds, improve breath […]
