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CHORAL JOURNAL
EDITORIAL BOARD From the
Editor
EDITOR
AMANDA BUMGARNER
ACDA National Office
405-232-8161 (ex. 205) As this issue goes to press, we are looking forward
abumgarner@acda.org to the start of a new school year. Likely by the time
you read this, you are deep in the weeds of rehears-
MANAGING EDITOR al and classroom preparation, or perhaps you are a
composer working on a commissioned piece for per-
RON GRANGER Amanda Bumgarner
ACDA National Office formance this year. Those working in colleges and
405-232-8161 universities may be interested in the article “Rising Voices,” in which author
rgranger@acda.org Eric Rubenstein interviews four choral directors who are within the first five
years of their careers in higher education; questions include topics related to
EDITORIAL BOARD culture, curriculum, recruitment, and resources.
This issue’s cover article is written by Mark Helms and explores shifts
SEAN MICHAEL BURTON in repertoire programming practices before and after 2020 as part of what
seanburtonmusic@gmail.com the author calls a “natural experiment” due to the break in live choral per-
MARQUES L. A. GARRETT formances during the height of the pandemic. The author outlines three
marques.garrett@unt.edu primary research questions and two hypotheses that guided this work. In the
Rehearsal Break column, Elena Bird Zolnick shares perspectives on “Run-
ZEBULON M. HIGHBEN ning a Vocally Efficient Rehearsal.” Finally, we have a selection of book
zebulon.highben@duke.edu
reviews and a section focused on vocal jazz. The National R&R Chair for
MICHAEL PORTER Vocal Jazz, John Stafford II, shares “Strategies for the Vocal Jazz Ensemble,”
cmporter1750@gmail.com and then as a complement, we have included excerpts from the June/July
BRETT SCOTT 2015 issue of Choral Journal, which was a focus on vocal jazz edited by the
cornislb@ucmail.uc.edu late Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman. We hope you enjoy a refresh on that
material, which is excerpted with the permission of the authors. To read the
WILLIAM SOUTHERLAND full articles, visit acda.org/choraljournal and choose June/July 2015 from
william@williamsoutherland.com
the dropdown option in the sidebar.
DEBRA SPURGEON For those working in the K-12 sector, don’t miss the “Ask a Conductor”
dspurg@olemiss.edu column in the previous issue (August 2025), which is part of our ChorTeach
publication. Four choral directors answered this question: “What are some
COLUMN EDITORS ice breakers/community-building activities I can use for our first choir re-
hearsal of the season? My choir is very new and unsure of the idea of choir
MICAH BLAND warm-ups and singing together with each other.” The August 2023 issue also
mbland1613@gmail.com included a specific K-12 focus content section, which might be of interest.
MATTHEW HOCH As always, you can read and download a PDF version of this or any oth-
mrh0032@auburn.edu er Choral Journal online at acda.org/choraljournal. The entire archives are
available by choosing a month/year from the dropdown menu on the right
ELIZABETH HEARN sidebar. If you are having trouble logging in, make sure to clear your brows-
ehearn@olemiss.edu
er history or close your browser and try a new session. You can also visit
GREGORY PYSH acda.org/ijrcs to read ACDA’s research publication, The International Journal
gregory.m.pysh@gmail.com of Research in Choral Singing
JENNIFER RODGERS
rodgersj@iastate.edu
ELIZABETH CASSIDY PARKER
eparker@temple.edu
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