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Wednesday, February 22 Detailed Schedule

intricacies of the pronunciations, and 2 Our December Dilemma: experience in the choral classroom,
the authenticity of the choral sound. The “Sacred” Controversy and the impacts of public perfor-

Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor mance. Teaching professionals as well
Presenter: Madlen Batchvarova as singers in their ensembles struggle
North Meeting Rooms 201-204 to understand what music should be
performed, leading in some cases to
Within public educational institu- paralysis over singing music outside

Interest Sessions tions, facing scrutiny by administra- one’s lived experience.
Choose from five options tors, outside voices, even parents This session is an honest ex-
regarding the performance of choral amination of what it means to be
works with sacred texts is inevitable. a catalyst in the sphere of choral
1 Forgotten Gems: Once regarded as our “December performance and music education.
Exploring Works of the German dilemma,” the broadening secular- Using the theoretical frameworks
Renaissance and Baroque ization of society triggers increased of culturally relevant and culturally
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor pushback against sacred text works. sustaining pedagogies, we will frame
Question: “Is singing sacred texts in a a process for difficult conversations
South Meeting Rooms 263-264 public educational institution a viola- in choir and our communities at
tion of the Establishment Clause of large. Examples will be shared and
As historical research advances, the Constitution?” This session will demonstrated through musical works,
choral scholars are taking a greater answer this question with the support including Andrea Ramsey’s Suffrage
interest in forgotten pieces of our cho- of selected court cases, statements by Cantata, Zanaida Robles’s No Fairytale
ral history. This presentation explores U.S. presidents, and The Department Here, Melissa Dunphy’s Survival Plan
the under-represented people and of Education’s public policies. As of Sorts, and Mari Esabel Valverde’s
pieces of the German Renaissance a response, suggestions for obeying When Thunder Comes. We walk into the
through middle Baroque eras, from the “sacred” law of the land will be messiness of our own fears of appro-
madrigals and motets to cantatas by postulated. priation and desire to honor other’s
Johann Schein, Hans Leo Hassler, the stories and model talking points and
other Bachs, and many others. Ex- Will Kesling, presenter teaching strategies for helping our
plore expressive and accessible pieces singers and communities understand
for any level or voicing of ensemble. Connie Drosakis, presider our process for bringing such works
Attendees will receive a resource Past President, Southern Region and stories to life.
database of compositions and public
domain scores. Sandra Snow, presenter
3 Paralysis to Catalyst:
Angelica Dunsavage and Problematizing Repertoire and mirabai ensemble, Insight Choir
Jeff Vanderlee, presenters Teaching Towards Collective Action Gretchen Harrison, presider

Jeffery Ames, presider Duke Energy CC 3rd Floor Chair, National Standing Committee
President-Elect, Southern Region Junior Ballroom D for Repertoire & Resources

As we live through a time of racial
reckoning in the United States, choral
conductor/teachers have grappled
with meaningful responses in our
programming, in what our students

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