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2024 ACDA Eastern Region Conference February 28 - March 2, 2024 Providence, Rhode Island

lesser-known avenues of commercial choral music and inspiring choral directors to brainstorm site-specific
how choirs can profit from this genre. She’ll explore possibilities of their own. The diversity of projects,
the recording for commercials, movies, and other art- venues, and audiences clearly demonstrate the power
ists, as well as the topic of selling choral recordings of singing to create spontaneous, genuine connection
commercially. Other questions that will be addressed between fellow humans in non-traditional spaces.
include: What is the role of commercial choral mu-
sic and how can we incorporate it into programming? Constance Chase will be a clinician for this session.
What type of choral music is most often used (and paid Her photo and bio are on page 134.
for) in the commercial spaces? Where is choral music
being utilized in commercial and mass media? What Curran Schenck will be a clinician for this session. His
are the choral benefits for pursuing commercial music photo and bio are on page 64.
opportunities?
Additional members of the West Point Glee Club and
Cheryl B. Engelhardt is a Grammy- Soldier's Chorus will contribute to the panel discus-
nominated and #1 best-selling recording sion.
artist, and a composer for films, theater,
social justice choirs, and other ensem-
bles. Her unique journey has landed her
in Forbes, Grammy.com, Harper’s Bazaar, and People, Composers Forum
on stage singing with Sting, collaborating with Mar-
tin Luther King’s goddaughter, and on a train. She is
the first person to produce an entire album on a cross- Moderated by Eastern Region Choral Composition
USA journey. Additionally, she is a certified trauma- R&R Chair, Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, a panel of
informed success coach, providing resources for musi- Eastern Region composers will discuss topics includ-
cians through her site www.InTheKeyOfSuccess.com ing commission consortium models, self-publication
as well as in her popular mastermind, Amplify. She’s and working with large publishing houses.
a member of The Recording Academy’s District Ad-
vocacy team and the R&R Chair of Contemporary/
Commercial Repertoire for the ACDA Eastern Re-
gion. Conducting Context and Loving Gestures:
Journey from Motion to Emotion

Community Connections: There is no such thing as an ideal conducting ges-
Telling American Stories ture. Uncovering the delicate balance of context and

connection in conducting, this session explores the
The U.S. military has a longstanding tradition of power of affectionate gestures as the “Love Languages
reaching communities through music. The U.S. Army of Choirs.” Attendees will delve into effective ways
Field Band Soldiers’ Chorus and West Point Glee of adapting gestural vocabulary for various musical
Club, two of the military’s most traveled choirs, priori- genres—Renaissance, Gospel, Spirituals, contempo-
tize connections with diverse audiences in innovative rary—and types of choral communities. Through in-
ways. They have developed unique strategies to dis- teractive exercises and demonstrations by Elevation,
solve boundaries between performers and audience, the Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts’ flagship ensem-
and strengthen these bonds nationwide. The session ble, participants will learn how to evoke both musical
shares member experiences and use of multimedia, intention and a sense of love for their singers.

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