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CHORAL JOURNAL
EDITORIAL BOARD From the
Editor
EDITOR
AMANDA BUMGARNER
ACDA National Office Judging from the posts I see on social media, mid-
405-232-8161 (ex. 205)
abumgarner@acda.org dle school choir directors have some of the funniest
student stories and quotes. They also have the seem-
ingly monumental task of teaching and conducting
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middle school singers. This month’s cover article by
RON GRANGER Amanda Bumgarner Karen Graffius explores the topic of cultivating tone
ACDA National Office with a middle school choir. She shares the results of
405-232-8161
rgranger@acda.org a survey with choral adjudicators “regarding their opinion of the impor-
tance of criteria for judging the quality of a choral performance … in
order of most to least important: diction, ensemble, interpretation, other
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factors, pitch, rhythm, and tone.” A sample evaluation rubric for use with
SEAN MICHAEL BURTON students is also provided.
seanburtonmusic@gmail.com Next, Katie Gardiner’s article, “A Conductor’s Guide to the Music
of Hildegard von Bingen,” is adapted from her dissertation on the same
MARQUES L. A. GARRETT
marques.garrett@unt.edu topic, which won ACDA’s Julius Herford Dissertation Prize in 2021. The
article “surveys the current types of notation and editions available for
ZEBULON M. HIGHBEN the music of Hildegard von Bingen, describes the challenges and benefits
zebulon.highben@duke.edu associated with each resource, and provides information on performance
MICHAEL PORTER practice.”
cmporter1750@gmail.com Co-authors Kyra Stahr and McKenna Stenson write about the chal-
lenges that face women choral conductors and focus on two research
BRETT SCOTT questions: 1) What barriers currently prevent women from opportunities
cornislb@ucmail.uc.edu
in choral conducting? and 2) How can we develop systems and commu-
WILLIAM SOUTHERLAND nities of support to help women choose a career in choral music and stay
william@williamsoutherland.com in the field?
DEBRA SPURGEON This issue also includes articles from the Repertoire & Resources chairs
dspurg@olemiss.edu for lifelong choirs and community choirs. Read abstracts from Volume 12
of The International Journal of Research in Choral Singing and find the entire
archive online at acda.org/ijrcs. Finally, there is a book review column,
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and Jeffery Wall shares connections between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and cho-
MICAH BLAND ral music.
mbland1613@gmail.com In association news, don’t miss information on the next International
Conductors Exchange Program (ICEP), which will be taking place with
MATTHEW HOCH Portugal in 2026, and a call for nominations for this year’s Julius Herford
mrh0032@auburn.edu
Dissertation Prize. There is also a call for members for ACDA’s Standing
ELIZABETH HEARN Committee for Research & Publications.
ehearn@olemiss.edu The 2025 editorial calendar is filling up, and I invite you to consider
GREGORY PYSH an article submission. If you have feedback on these or any other articles
gregory.m.pysh@gmail.com in Choral Journal, send a Letter to the Editor to: abumgarner@acda.org.
JENNIFER RODGERS
rodgersj@iastate.edu
ELIZABETH CASSIDY PARKER
eparker@temple.edu
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