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CHORAL JOURNAL
EDITORIAL BOARD From the (Continued from the previous page)
President 2026 REGION CONFERENCES
EDITOR
AMANDA BUMGARNER This issue of the Choral Journal features two articles that immediately
ACDA National Office caught my eye. The first article by Honey Meconi discusses Dame Ethel
405-232-8161 (ex. 205) Mary Smyth’s Mass in D, which was the topic of my doctoral dissertation!
abumgarner@acda.org Smyth was a fascinating woman who was a prodigy, author, conductor,
suffragette, and ground-breaking English composer from the turn of the
MANAGING EDITOR twentieth century. Smyth’s Mass in D is a powerful work that deserves to be
RON GRANGER performed more frequently. The second article by Jennifer Hutton presents
ACDA National Office a metaphor of the choir as a garden and encourages conductors to exam-
405-232-8161 ine their rehearsal approach and realign their practices in order for each
rgranger@acda.org individual to develop and grow. Dr. Hutton was a brilliant graduate student
at Northern ArizonaUniversity, and it is wonderful to see her thoughtful
EDITORIAL BOARD research printed in this issue of the Choral Journal.
In closing, I know that many of you are even now anticipating the start
SEAN MICHAEL BURTON
seanburtonmusic@gmail.com of a new school year, liturgical year, and/or concert season. Thank YOU for
your dedication to the choral profession. You and the music make a differ-
MARQUES L. A. GARRETT ence in the lives of your singers and all those who come to listen—and for
marques.garrett@unt.edu this, I am very grateful.
ZEBULON M. HIGHBEN
zebulon.highben@duke.edu
From the
MICHAEL PORTER
cmporter1750@gmail.com Editor
BRETT SCOTT
cornislb@ucmail.uc.edu This month’s Choral Journal is the first issue in Vol-
WILLIAM SOUTHERLAND ume 66. The Volume 65 installment of our annual
william@williamsoutherland.com index was printed in the June/July 2025 issue, and I
want to thank Scott Dorsey for his continued work on
DEBRA SPURGEON this amazing resource. The full main index is avail-
dspurg@olemiss.edu
able at acda.org/choraljournal. On the left sidebar
Amanda Bumgarner is a bold heading: Choral Journal Index. Under-
COLUMN EDITORS neath are two links to the first and second volumes.
This invaluable resource includes all articles in the Choral Journal archives
MICAH BLAND
mbland1613@gmail.com and will assist you in locating previous Journal content.
The articles this month cover a range of topics, and as always, while I
MATTHEW HOCH know that most do not read every single article in every issue, I do hope
mrh0032@auburn.edu that over the full volume year, you can can find content that is useful, in-
ELIZABETH HEARN spiring, and applicable to your area(s) of work. In this issue, there are sev-
ehearn@olemiss.edu eral R&R articles from the national chairs of contemporary/commercial,
world musics and cultures, and tenor-bass. The national R&R chairs con-
GREGORY PYSH
gregory.m.pysh@gmail.com tribute content to Choral Journal on a rotating basis. Find a list of recent
articles on page 47.
JENNIFER RODGERS I invite you to consider how you might contribute to Choral Journal and
rodgersj@iastate.edu earn a place in a future index. We accept submissions at any time and
welcome the chance to discuss an article idea with you. If you have any
ELIZABETH CASSIDY PARKER
eparker@temple.edu questions, direct them to: abumgarner@acda.org.
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