CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Sunday, August 4
2:00-6:00 Registration Open - Adler Lobby
3:00-4:30 Conducting Masterclasses with “Conference Attendee Choir” - 141 and 100
4:45-6:00 Keynote Session I with Deanna Joseph - 100
Conducting Gesture: Back to the Basics, and how the basics open the door to Artistry and Precision
6:00-7:30 Break for Dinner
7:30-9:30 Concert: Glassbrook Vocal Ensemble concert & All-Conference Sing of
R. Nathaniel Dett’s Chariot Jubilee - Adler Theater
Monday, August 5
Choir For All Honor Choir Schedule
8:00-8:30 Registration - Adler Lobby
8:30-9:30 Combined Rehearsal - Adler
9:30-10:30 Rehearsals by Age Group (Adler, 110, 141)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Rehearsal by Age Group (Adler, 100)
12:00-1:00 Lunch - EOBull Lobby/Outdoor Tent
1:00-1:45 Combined Rehearsal (Adler)
2:00-3:00 Conducting Masterclass (Adler, 141 for youngest singers)
3:00-4:00 Dress Rehearsal (Adler)
4:00-4:30 Snack Break and Line Up (Adler lobby, 141)
Conference Schedule
8:00-10:00 Registration - Adler Lobby
9:00-9:50 Interest Session 1
Creating Culture and Strengthening Belonging in Choral Ensembles: Insights from Industry Leaders
Talia Sheehan - 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
Benefits to Building Your Own Vocal Studio -
Lachele Vaughan- 225 Classroom
The Struggle is Real: Helping Yourself Help Others -
Nate Zullinger - 220 Classroom
10:00-10:50 Reading Session 1 - 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
Children and Community Youth Choirs – Frank Van Atta
Middle School/Jr. High Choirs – Stephanie Magaro
High School Choirs – Matt Klenk
11:00-11:50 Interest Session 2
Mindful Rehearsals: Building Habitual Musicianship -
Caleb Hopkins - 220 Classroom
(Re)Discovering The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices -
Matt Caine - 225 Classroom
Getting Out of Your Own Way: Simplifying and Clarify Conducting Gesture -
David Edmonds- 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
12:00-1:00 Round Table Lunches (boxed lunches can be picked up in Adler lobby and taken to these locations)
Community Choirs, Children & Community Youth, Music in Worship - 225
Jr. High/Middle School Choirs, High School Choirs - 320
College & University Choirs, Youth & Student Activities - 220
1:00-1:50 Reading Session 2 - 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
Upper Voice Choirs – Katy Hylton
Lower Voice Choirs – Patrick Chiu
College & University Choirs – Nate Zullinger
2:00-3:00 Conducting Masterclass with Choir for All - Adler Theater
3:10-4:00 Interest Session 3
Eyes That Hear: Building the Habit of Audiation -
David Edmonds - 220 Classroom
Strengthening the Bond: Programming as the Link between Musicianship and Community -
Mitchell Sensenig-Wilshire and Dru Deitch - 225 Classroom
Tone Hacks – Choral Rehearsal Techniques to Achieve Healthy, Versatile Choral Timbres -
Kimberly Dunn Adams - 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
3:00-4:30 Individual Conducting Lessons - 220, 225, 252, 220i - classrooms
4:30-5:45 Choir for All Concert, ACDA-PA Awards presentation - Adler Theater
5:45-6:15 ACDA-PA 30th Anniversary Philly Soft Pretzels - Swope Courtyard
6:15-7:45 “Progressive Dine and Learn”
Station 1: Philly Composers and Cheesesteaks - 141
Station 2: Musicianship, Motets and Mocktails -100
Station 3: Holiday Rep and Healthy Snacks - 320
8:00 onward ACDA-PA After Hours at Barnaby’s West Chester
Tuesday, August 6
8:00-9:00 Yoga for Conductors with Suzanne Jackson, founder of YogaSing™ – Adler Theater
8:00-9:00 Conference Registration open - Adler Lobby
9:00-10:15 Keynote Session 2 with Daniel Bara - Adler
Building the Ensemble Part 1: Warm-up exercises, Ensemble Techniques,
and Conversations to Have to Cultivate a Vibrant and Flexible Choral Sound
10:30-11:20 Reading Session 3 - 100
Community Choirs – Kyle Zeuch
Music in Worship – Kerri Williams
Self-Published Composers – Jen Wagner
Vocal Jazz, Contemporary & Commercial Music – Samantha Roberts
11:30-12:45 Keynote Session 3 with Deanna Joseph - Adler
Score Study and Rehearsal Techniques:
How our knowledge of the score helps inform our rehearsal approach
12:45-1:45 Round Table Lunches*
Technology Table - 320
Composition Table - 200i
College students and Early Career - 225
Working with transgender voices- 220
Extra-curriculars – Jazz Choir/Chamber Choirs/Musicals - 141
2:00-3:15 Keynote Session 4 with Daniel Bara - Adler
Building the Ensemble Part 2: Warm-up exercises, Ensemble Techniques,
and Conversations to Have to Cultivate a Vibrant and Flexible Choral Sound
3:30-4:20 Interest Session 4
Don’t Stop Now: Choral Literacy Skills for the Teacher -
Laura Petravage -220
Breaking Out of the Mold: Creating a Vocabulary of Conducting Gestures That Work For You -
Nathan Reiff - 320
Program Planning with Pepper -
Kelsey Hendler and Jennifer Moorhatch - 225
The Adolescent Voice Change -
Frank Van Atta - 100
4:30-6:00 ACDA-PA Board Meeting* - Room 320
2:00-6:00 Registration Open - Adler Lobby
3:00-4:30 Conducting Masterclasses with “Conference Attendee Choir” - 141 and 100
4:45-6:00 Keynote Session I with Deanna Joseph - 100
Conducting Gesture: Back to the Basics, and how the basics open the door to Artistry and Precision
6:00-7:30 Break for Dinner
7:30-9:30 Concert: Glassbrook Vocal Ensemble concert & All-Conference Sing of
R. Nathaniel Dett’s Chariot Jubilee - Adler Theater
Monday, August 5
Choir For All Honor Choir Schedule
8:00-8:30 Registration - Adler Lobby
8:30-9:30 Combined Rehearsal - Adler
9:30-10:30 Rehearsals by Age Group (Adler, 110, 141)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Rehearsal by Age Group (Adler, 100)
12:00-1:00 Lunch - EOBull Lobby/Outdoor Tent
1:00-1:45 Combined Rehearsal (Adler)
2:00-3:00 Conducting Masterclass (Adler, 141 for youngest singers)
3:00-4:00 Dress Rehearsal (Adler)
4:00-4:30 Snack Break and Line Up (Adler lobby, 141)
Conference Schedule
8:00-10:00 Registration - Adler Lobby
9:00-9:50 Interest Session 1
Creating Culture and Strengthening Belonging in Choral Ensembles: Insights from Industry Leaders
Talia Sheehan - 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
Benefits to Building Your Own Vocal Studio -
Lachele Vaughan- 225 Classroom
The Struggle is Real: Helping Yourself Help Others -
Nate Zullinger - 220 Classroom
10:00-10:50 Reading Session 1 - 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
Children and Community Youth Choirs – Frank Van Atta
Middle School/Jr. High Choirs – Stephanie Magaro
High School Choirs – Matt Klenk
11:00-11:50 Interest Session 2
Mindful Rehearsals: Building Habitual Musicianship -
Caleb Hopkins - 220 Classroom
(Re)Discovering The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices -
Matt Caine - 225 Classroom
Getting Out of Your Own Way: Simplifying and Clarify Conducting Gesture -
David Edmonds- 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
12:00-1:00 Round Table Lunches (boxed lunches can be picked up in Adler lobby and taken to these locations)
Community Choirs, Children & Community Youth, Music in Worship - 225
Jr. High/Middle School Choirs, High School Choirs - 320
College & University Choirs, Youth & Student Activities - 220
1:00-1:50 Reading Session 2 - 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
Upper Voice Choirs – Katy Hylton
Lower Voice Choirs – Patrick Chiu
College & University Choirs – Nate Zullinger
2:00-3:00 Conducting Masterclass with Choir for All - Adler Theater
3:10-4:00 Interest Session 3
Eyes That Hear: Building the Habit of Audiation -
David Edmonds - 220 Classroom
Strengthening the Bond: Programming as the Link between Musicianship and Community -
Mitchell Sensenig-Wilshire and Dru Deitch - 225 Classroom
Tone Hacks – Choral Rehearsal Techniques to Achieve Healthy, Versatile Choral Timbres -
Kimberly Dunn Adams - 320 Choral Rehearsal Room
3:00-4:30 Individual Conducting Lessons - 220, 225, 252, 220i - classrooms
4:30-5:45 Choir for All Concert, ACDA-PA Awards presentation - Adler Theater
5:45-6:15 ACDA-PA 30th Anniversary Philly Soft Pretzels - Swope Courtyard
6:15-7:45 “Progressive Dine and Learn”
Station 1: Philly Composers and Cheesesteaks - 141
Station 2: Musicianship, Motets and Mocktails -100
Station 3: Holiday Rep and Healthy Snacks - 320
8:00 onward ACDA-PA After Hours at Barnaby’s West Chester
Tuesday, August 6
8:00-9:00 Yoga for Conductors with Suzanne Jackson, founder of YogaSing™ – Adler Theater
8:00-9:00 Conference Registration open - Adler Lobby
9:00-10:15 Keynote Session 2 with Daniel Bara - Adler
Building the Ensemble Part 1: Warm-up exercises, Ensemble Techniques,
and Conversations to Have to Cultivate a Vibrant and Flexible Choral Sound
10:30-11:20 Reading Session 3 - 100
Community Choirs – Kyle Zeuch
Music in Worship – Kerri Williams
Self-Published Composers – Jen Wagner
Vocal Jazz, Contemporary & Commercial Music – Samantha Roberts
11:30-12:45 Keynote Session 3 with Deanna Joseph - Adler
Score Study and Rehearsal Techniques:
How our knowledge of the score helps inform our rehearsal approach
12:45-1:45 Round Table Lunches*
Technology Table - 320
Composition Table - 200i
College students and Early Career - 225
Working with transgender voices- 220
Extra-curriculars – Jazz Choir/Chamber Choirs/Musicals - 141
2:00-3:15 Keynote Session 4 with Daniel Bara - Adler
Building the Ensemble Part 2: Warm-up exercises, Ensemble Techniques,
and Conversations to Have to Cultivate a Vibrant and Flexible Choral Sound
3:30-4:20 Interest Session 4
Don’t Stop Now: Choral Literacy Skills for the Teacher -
Laura Petravage -220
Breaking Out of the Mold: Creating a Vocabulary of Conducting Gestures That Work For You -
Nathan Reiff - 320
Program Planning with Pepper -
Kelsey Hendler and Jennifer Moorhatch - 225
The Adolescent Voice Change -
Frank Van Atta - 100
4:30-6:00 ACDA-PA Board Meeting* - Room 320