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Mariana Farah is the director of choral Derrick Brookins serves as a devoted
activities at UW-Madison, where she contributor of choral musical education.
conducts the Concert Choir, teaches After completing his formal training in
courses in graduate choral conducting, choral music education at the University
and oversees a comprehensive choral of North Texas, Brookins earned a mas-
program. Prior to her appointment at UW-Madison, ter’s in secondary education/administration from Con-
Farah served as the associate director of choral ac- cordia University. His thirst for knowledge led him to
tivities at the University of Kansas. Choirs under her pursue his EdD from North Central University in San
leadership have performed at the Missouri, Kansas, Diego, California, cementing his commitment to con-
and Wisconsin MEA conventions and at Southwestern tinuous growth and development in his field. Brookins’s
ACDA Region conferences. Farah maintains an active formative years were marked by a transformative men-
schedule as a clinician in Brazil and the United States, torship under the tutelage of Moses Hogan, with whom
where she is often sought out for her expertise in Brazil- he studied and performed for thirteen years.
ian choral music.
Concert Session B
Brothers In Song
Wednesday 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Winspear Opera House

Wednesday 1:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Meyerson Symphony Center

Iowa State University
Singers

Brothers In Song, founded in 2020, is a distinguished
choral ensemble composed of African American male
choral music educators based in the Dallas/Fort Worth
Metroplex. Renowned for their unwavering commit-
ment to the promotion and performance of excellent
choral literature for the male voice, the ensemble places
a special emphasis on the rich diversity of choral works
by African American composers, both traditional and
non-idiomatic. Through their outreach initiatives, they
conduct choral clinics and workshops, particularly fo-
cusing on supporting young talents in economically dis- The Iowa State Singers is Iowa State’s premier cho-
advantaged educational environments. ral ensemble. Drawn from a campus of over 30,000

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