Sessions

Alyssa Schott
Hilliard Bradley High School

The earliest years of our teaching careers are often the most difficult. As young teachers, we may have great ideas, but can struggle to put all of them into successful practice. We often have dreams and ideas of how we’re going to craft the ideal program but suddenly it’s the first day of school and […]

Richard Carrillo
University of Nebraska Omaha

Frank La Rocca’s 2019 Mass of the Americas has been described as “The best piece of liturgical music for the Mass since Duruflé” (Dr. Michael Linton) and “Perhaps the most significant Catholic composition of our lifetime” (Michael Olbash, Music Director of Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary). Scored for SATB choir, organ, strings, guitar, marimba, […]

Rebecca DeWan
University of Maine

This session focuses on the collegiate experience of stress, burnout, and musicianship. Through smartphone-enabled full group brainstorms and small group break out sessions, participants will actively engage in applying presented research to their lived experiences as college musicians. The goals of the session are to: identify the ways stress and performance anxiety impacts the body; […]

Adam Luebke
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

The volunteer singer brings a unique enthusiasm to succeed beyond what they believe they are capable of. With effective leadership through empathy and empowerment, the choral director can provide tools and strategies to improve what singers bring to the ensemble. By empowering their members, directors can attract and retain youthful singers while enriching aged singers […]