The Zamir Chorale of Boston Alumni Association and Hebrew College’s School of Jewish Music recently presented an informal round-table panel discussion exploring issues related to ethnic identity and choral singing.
watch here: https://youtu.be/6RoaEjIoDKI
Hosted by Joshua Jacobson, Director of the Zamir Chorale of Boston, the participants included Richard Barrett, Cantor at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church; André de Quadros, Director of Voices 21C, and American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Eastern Division Equity and Diversity Chair; Nick Page, Director of The Mystic Chorale; José Rivera, Director of the University of North Carolina Chorus and ACDA National Ethnic and Multicultural Chair; Amy Lieberman and Lynn Torgove, Co-Directors of Kol Arev; Carol Marton, Director of Koleinu, Boston’s Jewish Community Chorus; Brother Dennis Slaughter, Director of The Boston Community Choir.
Topics included: To what extent is ethnic material decontextualized, assimilated and acculturated by being arranged for a “Western” chorus and performed in a “Western” concert experience? When is it inappropriate to perform music from another culture’s tradition?
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