Schedule for Choral Music of the Americas

All sessions held in Beckwith Recital Hall unless noted otherwise.

Thursday, May 2

7 p.m.
Welcome social event at Ramada Plaza and Suites
Etude Room

Friday, May 3

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Key Note Address -- Tim Sharp

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
Expert Panel
South American Choral Music -- Maria Guinand, Maria Elina Mayorga, Ana Alejando Blech and Cristian Grases

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.
Choral Music of Costa Rica -- William Belan

10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Afrocentric Choral Traditions -- Repertoire and Composers - Brainerd Blyden-Taylor

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
ACDA Conductor's Exchange -- T.J. Harper, John Warren, Jose Rivera

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Poster Session, Challey Atrium

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Choral Music of Argentina -- Maria Elina Mayorga and Ana Alejandra Blech

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Jamaican Spirituals -- Andrew Marshall

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
An American Icon: Developing Tone in the Dale Warland Singers -- Dale Warland

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
American Spiritual Ensemble - Reading Session -- Everett McCorvey and the American Spiritual Ensemble

7:30 p.m.
CONCERT
Festival Concert Hall
NDSU Concert Choir conducted by Jo Ann Miller
Fargo-Moorhead Chamber Chorale conducted by Michael Culloton & Hilary Apfelstadt
Red River High School Choir conducted by Brad Sherwood & Maria Guinand
Davies High School Choir conducted by James Wolter & Brainerd Blyden-Taylor
West Fargo High School Choir conducted by Jeffery L. Mueller & Jorge Cozatl
Detroit Lakes High School Choir conducted by Kathryn Larson & Imant Raminsh

“After Glow” following concert at the Fargo Air Museum, 1609 19th Ave. N

Saturday, May 4

7:30 - 8:15 a.m.
Coffee and Poster Session
Challey Atrium

8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Expert Panel
North American Choral Music -- Dale Warland, Imant Raminsh, Hilary Apfelstadt, and Brainerd Blyden-Taylor

9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
The Essential Influences of Canadian Choral Music -- Hilary Apfelstadt

9:45 - 10:30 a.m.
Panel
American/Canadian Composer Forum -- Monte Garrett, Sean Burton and Bruce Kotowich

10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Expert Panel
Central American Choral Music -- Jorge Cozatl, William Belan

11:15 - Noon
Choral Music of Cuba -- Jose Rivera

1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Choral Traditions of Mexico -- Jorge Cozatl

1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Latin American Rhythms -- William Belan

2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
A Constellation of Voices in the Northern Sky (Canadian Choral Composers) – Imant Raminsh

3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Important and Emerging Venezuelan Choral Composers – Maria Guinand

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Early American Choral Music Panel -- Patrick Dill, Larry Gordon, Steve Grives

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Dinner, “Food of the Americas” at Ramada Plaza and Suites, Bach and Brahms Rooms

7:30 p.m.
American Spiritual Ensemble in Concert
Festival Concert Hall

Sunday, May 5

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast in the NDSU Challey Atrium

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Music of the Latin American Colonial Period -- Cristian Grases
Music Education Room 122

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
CHORAL SUMMIT
Conference Video with choral leaders from across the Americas -- Moderator Tim Sharp

Noon
CONCERT
Festival Concert Hall
The NDSU Concert Choir conducted by Jo Ann Miller and Maria Guinand
The NDSU Madrigals conducted by Michael Weber and Hilary Apfelstadt
The NDSU University Chamber Singers conducted by Charlette Moe and Brainerd Blyden-Taylor
Cantemus of NDSU conducted by Charlette Moe and Imant Raminsh
The NDSU Statesmen conducted by Michael Weber and Jorge Cozatl

2:00 p.m.
Symposium concludes