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Lift Every Voice
Lift E ve r y Vo i ce

Voices of Change: Impacting the Communities We Serve – Part 2

J. Donald Dumpson, Thomas Lloyd, and Wendy K. Moy, editors

The following is the second part of a panel discus- found effective. The third session, “Creating Choral
sion convened by J. Donald Dumpson, R&R Chair of Community: Coming Together in Song” introduced
Lifelong Singing, and presented at the repertoire from the choirs represented on this panel. A
2022 ACDA Eastern Region Conference list of the pieces is presented on page 61.
in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of the Panelists with the primary choir affiliation referred
series, “Identity and Inclusion in Choral to in this article:
Spaces: Pathways to Lasting Change.”
The purpose of this session was to ex- Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, Composer
plore the identity, performance philosophy, and role in
society of the choirs represented on the panel in light Rollo Dilworth, Temple University Singing Owls
of a significant national reflection on American racism
and inclusivity following the protests in response to the J. Donald Dumpson, Philadelphia Heritage Chorale
murder of George Floyd and other social justice issues
that became particularly resonant during the Covid 19 Joshua Jacobson, Zamir Chorale of Boston
pandemic. Julia Zavadsky moderated this discussion. Thomas Lloyd, Bucks County Choral Society
In part one in the September issue of Choral Jour-
nal, we discussed how we understand the cultural and Wendy Moy, Chorosynthesis Singers
social identities of the choirs we conduct and how we
can encounter music and cultural traditions from out- Diana Saez, Coral Cantigas
side our choirs’ identities to broaden and deepen our
limited perspectives with integrity and respect. We left Julia Zavadsky, Nashirah, Jewish Chorale of Greater
off discussing how collaborations with peer choirs in Philadelphia
traditions different from ours was an avenue many had

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