by Stephen O'Bryan | Jan 27, 2025 | All Season, Composers, Conductors, Featured Composers, Featured Conductors
When discussing the most impactful figures in sacred choral music, Mack Wilberg stands out as a leading force. Known for his masterful arrangements, compelling compositions, and his role as a conductor, Wilberg has left an indelible mark on the world of choral music....
by Stephen O'Bryan | Jul 9, 2024 | ACDA, Composers, Conductors, Featured Composers, Featured Conductors, News, Special
This is an event not to be missed! Build your choral repertoire and skills with Dr. Rosephanye Powell in her headliner sessions: TO SIT AND DREAM: ADDRESSING DIVERSITY THROUGH SONG Using her choral work To Sit and Dream, Rosephanye Powell will invite participants to...
by Stephen O'Bryan | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured Conductors
The American Choral Directors Association’s 2023 National Conference, an unmissable yearly gathering of the nation’s most committed choral minds, has a schedule brimming (from February 21st to February 25th) with concert performances, interest sessions, and networking...
by Stephen O'Bryan | Oct 6, 2022 | Conductors, Featured Conductors
Paul A. Smith started on his musical journey at a young age, as a piano student of Margaret Bonds, the renowned African-American composer, pianist, and performer, and one of the first black composers in America to receive due recognition for her work. Today her...
by Stephen O'Bryan | Sep 4, 2022 | Composers, Conductors, Featured Composers, Featured Conductors
Dr. Cristian Grases has worn many hats, and all have been melodic. His musical journey began in Venezuela, where he earned a master’s degree in Caracas from Simón Bolívar University. A Venezuelan native, his roots inspire and enrich his choral work and spread a...
by Stephen O'Bryan | Aug 15, 2022 | Conductors, Featured Conductors, Special
Elena Sharkova is acknowledged nationally and internationally as an accomplished and versatile Russian-American conductor, choral clinician, music educator, and lecturer. Born and Raised in St Petersburg, Russia, Elena studied at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory,...
