Sessions

Kendra Kay Friar
Pacific Youth Choir

The children who first experienced choral singing on Zoom five years ago fill the ranks of children’s choirs today. Kendra Kay Friar, Associate Conductor of Pacific Youth Choir and Oregon’s 2021 Outstanding Elementary Music Educator (OMEA), leads this interactive and celebratory session highlighting the educational needs of today’s youngest choristers. Children’s inability to access live […]

Edward Maclary
University of Maryland

The vital connection between the skills of singing Renaissance polyphony and the successful performance of contemporary choral music serves as the basis of this interest session. The Renaissance repertoire is the wellspring of our choral art. It provides all choral musicians, from beginners to professionals, the opportunity to develop, hone, and maintain the necessary skills […]

Alyssa Cossey
Coastal Carolina University

Utilizing trauma-informed and equity-centered approaches, this session addresses common DEI programming practices and pitfalls. Attendees will gain strategies for reframing or replacing potentially triggering or trauma-centered music through an examination of common choral practices that may be unintentionally traumatizing for singers. Additionally, we will explore current challenges and common shortcomings of DEI work in choral […]

Rob Dietz
A Cappella Academy & National Contemporary/Commercial Co-Chair (Contemporary A Cappella)

A virtual reading session for Spring 2023 Permission to Dance Steve Mac, Jenna Andrews, Ed Sheeran & John McDaid arr. Bryan Sharpe 3-PT MIXED Don’t Start Now Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick & Emily Schwartz arr. Deke Sharon SATB Should’ve Been Us Tori Kelly arr. Rob Dietz SATB Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen arr. […]

Clinton Ray Hardy
National Junior High/Middle School R&R Chair

A virtual reading session for Spring 2023 Rest Not! Laura Farnell TB The Wellerman Nathan Evans arr. MaryAnne Muglia TBB Journey On Derrick Fox TTB Shepherd’s Spiritual, The Donald Moore TB Lacrimosa Menuet Christi Jones SATB We Are All The Stars Greg Gilpin SATB In the Bleak Midwinter Gustav Holst arr. Bernard Sexton 2 pt […]