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Friday, February 24 Detailed Schedule

where possible, composer comments and excerpts of commissioned works. 3 Contemporary German
about their repertoire. Reginald Wright and Julio Morales Choral Music
will be co-presenters.
Presenter: Matt Hill Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor
Frank F. Eychaner, presenter South Meeting Rooms 263-264

University of Texas Permian Basin
Interest Sessions Choirs, Insight Choir What choral works by diverse liv-
Choose from five options ing composers in Germany should

Brandon Boyd, presider American conductors and teachers
know? How are German choral
1 Choir and Composer Member, National Standing directors finding repertoire by com-
Collaborations—Commissioning Committee for Composition Initiatives posers from historically excluded
as a Cultural Bridge groups? In recent years, Germany
Duke Energy CC 3rd Floor 2 Choral Songs from the African has experienced profound demo-
graphic shifts due to immigration.
Junior Ballroom D Diaspora in Latin America How has this impacted the choral
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor experience and repertoire selection
The University of Texas Perm- for German choirs? For this session
ian Basin Choirs commission four to South Meeting Rooms 230-233 we welcome ACDA’s seven guest
eight new works each year. Composer conductors chosen by the German
collaborators are chosen for their From the sixteenth to the nine- Choral Organization as participants
excellence and for their ability to teenth centuries, African people were in ACDA’s International Conductor
bring a different lived experience to involuntarily brought to the “New Exchange. They will present a variety
the ensemble through their music. World.” After their arrival, their Af- of new choral music from their home
Because the University is a Hispanic rican cultures mixed with the local country for all types of choirs.
Serving Institution, about half of the cultures in which they landed and
commissions are collaborations with new forms of music sprouted. With John Warren and Jan Schumacher,
Hispanic composers of the United the recent reckoning in our music and presenters
States and Latin American coun- choral education circles, it is time to
tries. Recent collaborators include start acknowledging and celebrating
Reginald Wright, Eduardo Cota the significant contributions of the
Magallanes, and Julio Morales. African diaspora in Latin America 4 In Her Voice: Women in
The thread that connects all of in our choral world. In this lecture/ Musical Leadership
these collaborations is the reality reading session, participants will learn Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor
that there are incredible composers different choral arrangements and
from underrepresented groups that about the cultures that contributed to North Meeting Room 206
are waiting to be “discovered.” Their the creation of the music, its sounds,
music is unique as they are unique. and musical instruments. How do we create a space for
This session will detail the process women of all levels in the profession
of commissioning and premiering. Diana V. Sáez, Suzzette Ortiz, and of choral music to connect and look
Specific attention will be given to de- Juan Tony Guzmán, presenters forward, together? Choral conduc-
veloping an experiential understand- Jessica Nápoles, presider tors and composers share a variety
ing of composer’s cultural and lived of experiences, but each has their
experience. The UTPB University Chair, National Standing Committee own story. These stories deepen our
Choir will perform brief selections for Research & Publications perspective and understanding. A

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