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2024 ACDA Southwestern Region Conference February 27 - March 2, 2024 Denver, Colorado

Music and Worship Rise, Shine, and Give Him the Glory:
Gospel Music Workshop
Jonathan Palant and Robert T. Gibson, Coordinators
Attendees will rehearse various styles of gospel mu-
Jonathan Palant is associate dean of the sic under the guidance of Robert Gibson (R&R Chair
arts and director of choral activities at of Music in Worship). Gibson will share his insights and
the University of Texas at Dallas and is provide teaching strategies for successful performance.
founder and conductor of both Credo, a
140-member community choir, and the Robert T. Gibson will be the presenter for this session.
Dallas Street Choir, a musical outlet for those affect-
ed by homelessness. In addition, Palant is director of
music at Kessler Park United Methodist Church. His
book, Brothers, Sing On! Conducting the Tenor-Bass Choir, Limitless: A Time for Us
and The Jonathan Palant Choral Series are published by the
Hal Leonard Corporation. Palant holds degrees from Attendees will benefit from and enjoy this informal
Michigan State University, Temple University, and the time to share ideas, strategies, and perhaps concerns.
University of Michigan. Moderated by Jonathan Palant and Robert Gibson.

Robert T. Gibson is a Houston native, dy- Jonathan Palant and Robert T. Gibson will be the pre-
namic conductor, clinician, composer/ senters for this session.
arranger, lecturer, and educator with a
passion for developing future music edu-
cators. Armed with a BME from the Uni-
versity of North Texas and an MM from Missouri State New Teachers and College Students
University, he has held diverse roles in middle schools,
high schools, colleges, and churches. Gibson’s choral
works and arrangements can be found through Walton Micah Horton, O’Neil Jones, and Elizabeth Swanson,
Music and Alfred Publications. He is the recipient of Coordinators
the 2020 Missouri Choral Director Association Opus
Award for his arrangement of “We Shall Overcome.” Micah Horton is the director of choirs
Gibson’s work has also been performed by the Texas at Olathe North High School, in Olathe,
All-State Tenor Bass Choir and the Missouri Summer Kansas. He holds an MME from the
All-State Choir. University of Missouri-Kansas City
Conservatory of Music in Kansas City,
Missouri, and bachelor’s degrees in music composi-
Repertoire for Any Sized Worship Choir tion and psychology from Eastern Nazarene College

in Quincy, Massachusetts. Horton currently serves as
This reading session, presented by Jonathan Palant the Youth and Student Services R&R Chair for the
(R&R Chair of Community Choirs), will include a mix Southwest ACDA Region. Horton was selected as the
of old and new ecumenical octavos for any size wor- 2022-2023 Olathe School District Teacher of the Year.
ship choir. Texts to include English, Latin, Hebrew, and He is an active adjudicator, clinician, and vocalist. He
Spanish. has performed with the Te Deum Chamber Choir and
the Tallgrass Chamber Choir, appearing in numerous
Jonathan Palant will be the presenter for this session. recordings.

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