Choral Kaleidoscope at Duquesne

Choral Kaleidoscope is a professional development event exploring the multi-faceted choral educators, conductors, and church musicians! This year’s guest clinician, Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, will present engaging sessions on rehearsal technique, podium leadership, and a conducting masterclass with the Duquesne Voices of Spirit. Dr. Caron Daley, Director of Choral Activities at Duquesne University, will lead sessions on movement in the choral rehearsal and re-tooling your conducting gesture.
Registration begins October 1! Act 48 credits available through the American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania.
 

​Event Schedule:
8:30-9:00am          Sign in (Room 206)
9:00-9:45               “Using Movement in the Choral Rehearsal” (Daley)
9:45-10:00             Morning coffee
10:00-11:00           “The Conductor as Teacher: Rehearsing-in-Action” (Apfelstadt)
11:00-11:15            Break
11:15-12:00           “The Conductor as Leader: Modeling-in-Action” (Apfelstadt)
12:00-1:00             Lunch
1:00-2:00              “Re-tooling your Conducting Gesture” (Daley)
2:15-4:00               Conducting Masterclass with the Duquesne Voices of Spirit (Apfelstadt)
 
Registration:
Opens October 1: Visit www.duq.edu/choralkaleidoscope
Early bird (October 1-December 31): $50
After January 1: $60
On-site registration: $65
 
Conducting masterclass repertoire:
Muusika, Pärt Uusberg
I have had singing, Steven Sametz
Haec Dies, William Byrd
Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, arr. Moses Hogan
 
Interested in conducting one of the above pieces in the conducting masterclass with the Duquesne Voices of Spirit (Duquesne’s 40-voice touring choir)? Send a short statement of interest or resume to Dr. Caron Daley by December 1, 2018 ([email protected])

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