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2026 ACDA Southwestern Region Conference March 4-7, 2026 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Voces de México: Jill Burgett will be a clinician for this session. Her pho-
Authentic Perspectives from the Homeland to and bio are on page 148.

This session, developed in collaboration with Uni- Sergio Castro Medina is a Mexican con-
versity of Northern Colorado graduate students from ductor, violist, and cultural manager
Mexico, is designed to thoughtfully and authentically who is currently pursuing a doctorate in
represent the multifaceted heritage of the choral music orchestral and choral conducting at the
from their homeland and to inspire American directors University of Northern Colorado. At
to confidently program this repertoire for their ensem- UNC he serves as assistant conductor of the Sympho-
bles. Music has been selected to sensitively represent a ny Orchestra, graduate assistant for Coro Polaris, and
cultural legacy that is rich, diverse, and expansive. A performs with the Chamber Choir, where he has also
historical context of these works will be discussed, with conducted selected works. He is founder and artistic
salient characteristics and rehearsal/programming director of Camerata Anima Tonalli Orchestra, ded-
strategies. Musical examples will be provided along icated to innovative and crosscultural programming.
with programming aids and resources. The material is Previously, he was general director of cultural affairs at
organized in four segments: 1. Indigenous language of Universidad de las Américas Puebla, where he directed
indigenous people, 2. Novohispanic music, 3. Contem- ensembles, implemented the Artistic Scholarship Pro-
porary Mexican composers, 4. Mexican Folk Music. gram, and produced archival revivals with Mexican

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NYC + CARNEGIE HALL PROGRAMS DATE 2027

COA NATIONALS FOR TOP CHOIRS MASTERWORK PREMIERES
April 4-5, 2027 May 26-28, 2027
Conductors: Jason Max Ferdinand, Jessica Creation (Composer-in-Residence: Jocelyn
Nápoles, Coty Raven Morris Hagen, Carnegie Hall Premiere)
Composer-in-Residence (World Premiere):
Ēriks Ešenvalds Wellspring! The Way of Water (Composers-
in-Residence: Alexander & Joanna Forbes
April 17-18, 2027 L’Estrange, North American Premiere)
Principal Conductor & Composer-in-
Residence: Rollo Dilworth
Guest Conductor: Brandon Boyd IN HARMONY COLLABORATIVE FESTIVAL
June 9-11, 2027
HARMONY HONORS INVITATIONAL With Rollo Dilworth (Youth Choirs) and
(Symphony Orchestra + Massed Choir) Jason Max Ferdinand (Adult Choirs)
April 25-27, 2027
Principal Conductor: Jason Max Ferdinand

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