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Graduate and Undergraduate Several prominent composers have worked with the
choir, including Eric Whitacre, who stated, “Conduct-
ing this chorus is like driving a Ferrari. If you ever get
Alissa Mercurio Rowe serves as associate the chance to do it, I highly recommend it.”
professor and Galante Chair and direc-
tor of choral studies at Louisiana State Donald Trott is the director of choral
University, where she conducts the LSU activities at the University of Mississippi
A Cappella Choir and leads the gradu- (Ole Miss) in Oxford, where he coordi-
ate choral conducting program. Under her leadership, nates the graduate conducting program
the LSU choral area established an annual choral and conducts the Concert Singers,
conducting intensive for aspiring conductors, a high Men’s Glee, and University Chorus. His choirs have
school choral festival that serves hundreds of music ed- performed at ACDA conferences (1998, 2006, 2007,
ucators annually, and a choral composing symposium 2010, 2016, and 2020); and MMEA conferences (2005,
providing a workshop space for Louisiana composers. 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018). Trott is a past president of
The LSU choirs performed abroad with the Vox Ani- the Southern ACDA Region. He is the recipient of the
ma Festival in London and with guest artists Adolphus 2022 ACDA Southern Region Distinguished Service
Hailstork and Grammy Award-winning soprano Hila Award and 2024 Award of Excellence, and the 2023
Plitmann. Rowe is an active adjudicator, guest conduc- MS ACDA Ernestine Ferrell Award. Trott previous-
tor, and clinician. ly created an ACDA monograph and was editor and
contributor for Conducting Men’s Choirs (GIA). Trott is a
University of Mississippi graduate of Westminster Choir College and the Uni-
Concert Singers versity of Oklahoma.

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The University of Mississippi Concert Singers is a
mixed ensemble of college students who represent a di-
verse student population pursuing a variety of majors
from across the campus. Most of the singers participate
for the duration of their tenure at the university, which
creates many lasting friendships. The Singers have ap-
peared at five ACDA conferences in 2006, 2007, 2010,
2016, and 2022. The choir performs commissioned
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