Hosted under the auspices of the Singing Network at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the Symposium on Singing and Song will take place October 1-4, 2015. Early bird registrations are now open online until July 30th.
The Symposium on Singing and Song will bring together scholars, performers and pedagogues, representing diverse disciplines, to share international perspectives, research, and practices associated with singing and song. The Symposium aims to gather international expertise; provide a forum for interdisciplinary discussion, performance, and the dissemination of research; and generate further knowledge relating to singing in all its manifestations. Presentations will address multi-faceted contexts of singing and song such as artistic, physiological, cultural, sociological, historical, pedagogical, compositional, psychological, medical… and beyond! Symposium programming will include keynote and delegate presentations, performances, social gatherings, and opportunities for stimulating dialogue and networking.
Keynote presenters include:
- Dr. Julia Davids, Director of Choral Activities at North Park University, Chicago, and the Artistic director of the Canadian Chamber Choir.
- Renowned Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds.
- Artistic director of Carmina Slovenica and Choregie – New Music Theatre, Karmina Šilec.
- Karen Brunssen, mezzo soprano, Co-Chair of Music Performance, Associate Professor, Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, Chicago.
- Dr. Patrick K. Freer, Associate professor of Choral Music Education at Georgia State University, Atlanta.
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