Sessions

Erin Hauger Hackel
University of Colorado, Denver

Choral singers have long been trained to read written music accurately and carefully. What happens when we flip this modality over and create full and complete choral arrangements aurally? This class will show how to successfully use a collaborative model to select music, guide an arrangement process and ultimately tailor a musical piece to fit […]

Caron Daley

Ryan Sullivan

Occupational health for choral conductors is an emerging field that investigates the unique health risks associated with ensemble leadership. Conductors face a heightened risk of injury, particularly during the middle and later stages of their careers, yet training in injury prevention is rarely included in post-graduate education or employer-provided support. This practical session will outline […]

Nicky Manlove
Tucson Girls Chorus

Krystal Morin
Boston Children's Chorus

This interactive repertoire session responds to the challenge of co-creating artistry with elementary singers while managing behaviors, accomplishing goals, and building community. The presenters of this session will offer a values-based framework that harnesses the creativity of young singers and their artistic agency in the rehearsal process. Through engaging directly with repertoire, this interactive, responsive, […]

Christopher Eanes

Liza W. Beth

Your program changes lives, but can you prove it and say it in a way that gets results? In this session, the team from Chorus America shows you how to build an advocacy narrative that works whether you’re writing a grant, making your case to a school board, or asking a donor to invest in […]

Reagan Paras
Berklee College of Music

Despite a robust culture of choral music, Filipino musical perspectives are nearly invisible in U.S. curricula. Much of this invisibility is rooted in our oppressive colonial history which has led to pervasive self-denigration and perceived inferiority (Brown, 2008; Halagoa, 2010). Despite being the third-largest Asian subcategory (Budiman & Ruiz, 2021), the Filipino identity and their […]