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CHORAL JOURNAL
EDITORIAL BOARD From the
Editor
EDITOR
AMANDA BUMGARNER
ACDA National Office This November/December 2025 issue of Cho-
405-232-8161 (ex. 205) ral Journal is the final one for editorial board member
abumgarner@acda.org William Southerland. Editorial board members serve
behind the scenes, but the product of each month’s
MANAGING EDITOR issue of Choral Journal is a direct result of their work.
I am grateful for William’s service to ACDA and the
RON GRANGER Amanda Bumgarner
ACDA National Office wider choral profession. In January 2026, we welcome
405-232-8161 two new board members to our team: Caron Daley and Brandon Williams.
rgranger@acda.org Caron is director of choral activities, associate professor of music, and en-
sembles area coordinator at the Mary Papper School of Music at Duquesne
EDITORIAL BOARD University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is also the editor-in-chief of Ana-
crusis, the journal of Choral Canada. Brandon Williams is director of choral
SEAN MICHAEL BURTON activities and choral music education at Mason Gross School of the Arts at
seanburtonmusic@gmail.com
Rutgers University.
MARQUES L. A. GARRETT The current issue of Choral Journal features part one of a special focus
marques.garrett@unt.edu section curated by guest editor Elizabeth Schauer. Parts two and three will
appear in the February and March/April 2026 issues, respectively. Don’t miss
ZEBULON M. HIGHBEN
zebulon.highben@duke.edu the focus section’s introduction from Dr. Schauer on page 56.
Our cover this month highlights the work of American composer Marga-
MICHAEL PORTER ret Bonds (1913–1972), and specifically Credo, “the work most consider her
cmporter1750@gmail.com masterpiece.” Hear from Clinton Hardy Ferrie and Philip Brown, ACDA’s
BRETT SCOTT national R&R chairs for middle and high school choirs, in the Repertoire &
cornislb@ucmail.uc.edu Resources column, where they discuss topics such as repertoire programming
and preparing for auditions and offer encouragement for those in the trench-
WILLIAM SOUTHERLAND es. Chris Maunu’s article on the introverted choral conductor is a unique
william@williamsoutherland.com
perspective on different leadership styles. Finally, this month’s ChorTeach sec-
DEBRA SPURGEON tion focuses on elementary singers and “lifting up the littles” in our youngest
dspurg@olemiss.edu choirs.
As we look ahead to 2026 content, consider what topic you haven’t seen in
COLUMN EDITORS Choral Journal recently that you might want to write about or encourage a col-
league to write about. Our membership is vast, covering a range of interests,
MICAH BLAND expertise, and experience, and everyone has knowledge to share. For those
mbland1613@gmail.com interested in contributing to the Research Report column, editors Elizabeth
MATTHEW HOCH Hearn and Elizabeth Cassidy Parker share topics of interest on pages 49-50.
mrh0032@auburn.edu You might also be interested in writing for the Rehearsal Break column, and
a call for submissions is on page 51.
ELIZABETH HEARN As always, you can view the annotated Choral Journal index online to search
ehearn@olemiss.edu
for topics and articles from this and previous years. I am indebted to Scott
GREGORY PYSH Dorsey for continuing this work for ACDA. This coming January 2026 issue
gregory.m.pysh@gmail.com will feature a full preview of the interest sessions and performances available
at the six regional conferences. Reach out to me at abumgarner@acda.org
JENNIFER RODGERS
rodgersj@iastate.edu with feedback, questions, or a submission. Cheers to another year of Choral
Journal!
ELIZABETH CASSIDY PARKER
eparker@temple.edu
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