Session Resources

Thank you for a wonderful Conference! Below are resources that speakers have agreed to share with Conference delegates. If you have any questions, please contact Jonas Cartano.

For participants of the Chorus Management Institute, please email Jonas Cartano for handouts.

EVENTS
Wednesday, June 16
Thursday, June 17
Friday, June 18
Saturday, June 19

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16

In-Depth Seminars - materials available upon request to those who attended these sessions
- Basic Steps to Grantwriting Success - please email Jonas Cartano for handouts
- Technology Bootcamp - please email Jonas Cartano for powerpoint presentation
- African American Choral Music: An Exploration
--> André Thomas' book Way Over in Beulah Lan': Understanding and Performing the Negro Spiritual can be purchased using the link above.
--> Please email Jonas Cartano for additional resouces including a listing of prominent African American composers in the classical tradition and in the concert gospel tradition.
--> The piece used during the session was André Thomas: Keep Your Lamps, Hinshaw Music HMC 577, SATB/Congas
- Thriving in the “New Normal” - no additional resources

The Singing Revolution: A Fundraising Opportunity
- Please see Singing Revolution website on the fundraising/audience development event

Plenary Session
- Trends that Should Influence Your Work - Steven J. Tepper's book, Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life can be purchased using the link above. You can also listen to an audio interview about the book.

THURSDAY, JUNE 17

Plenary Session
Choruses Take Action: We’ve Got Strengths–and We’re Not Afraid to Use Them - download the Choral Field Personal Ads from the session.

Breakout Sessions #1
- A Tale of Two Children’s Choruses: Using Case Studies to Analyze Organizational Issues - download the Case studies to use in your discussions on governance and recruitment and an article on recruitment from the Summer 2009 Voice.
- Branding—Beyond the Hype: Securing Your Future by Building Your Brand - download the presentation (please note: the file is very large so dowload time is significant)
- African American Choral Music: Repertoire and Composers Part I - no additional resources. The pieces used in this session included:
--> Rollo Dilworth: Take Me to the Water, Hal Leonard 08745366, SATB/Piano
--> Rollo Dilworth: Roll, Jordan, Roll!, Hal Leonard 08749927, SATB
--> Rosephanye Powell: To Sit and Dream, Hal Leonard 08711521, SATB/Piano
--> Rosephanye Powell: In Dat Great Gettin' Up Mornin', Hal Leonard 08748580, SSAATTBB
--> André Thomas: Go Down 'n the Valley and Pray!, Heritage Music Press 15/2348H, SATB
--> André Thomas: Walk in My Shoes, Hinshaw HMC 2241, SATB/Oboe/Piano
- Chorus Governance: Recruitment, Roles, and Responsibilities - download the handout

Joint Plenary Session
- There Are No Crises Only Tough Decisions - download keynote address transcript

Breakout Sessions #2 - Symposia
- The Atlanta Symphony War Room: A New Approach to Collaborative Decisionmaking
- Activating Your Audience - no additional resources
- New Strategies for Cultural Organizations in an Era of Infinite Choice - no additional resources. Speaker's blog is at http://www.artsjournal.com/diacritical/
- Generations: The Challenge of a Lifetime for Your Nonprofit - book can be purchased using the link above
- “There Are No Crises, Only Tough Decisions” Continued - no additional resources

FRIDAY, JUNE 18

Plenary Session
- Envisioning the Choruses of Tomorrow - no additional resources. Ian David Moss' blog is at http://createquity.com/ and the ProAm Revolution report he mentioned is available here.

Breakout Sessions #3
- Reminiscing and Reflecting on the Legacy of Robert Shaw - no additional resources
- The Future of Choral Recordings: Technologies, Trends and Opportunities - no additional resources
- The Expectations of Amateur Singers and Their Music Directors: Are They Aligned? - presentation has been shared with attendees. If you would like a copy, please email Jonas Cartano
- Facing the Recruitment Challenge: A Conversation for Children’s/Youth Chorus Leaders - download items shared during the session:
--> Northwest Girlchoir: Audition Flyer, Audition Packet, Enrollment Statistics
--> Youth Choral Theatre of Chicago: Recruitment research summary
- Data-Driven Decisionmaking: Using Self-Evaluation Tools to Improve your Organization - download the Nonprofit Chorus Self-Evaluation Tool

Breakout Sessions #4
- To Tweet, or Not to Tweet, That Is the Question: Marketing Through Social Media - download the presentation, handouts, and list of videos shown during the session
- Omni-Directional Mentorship: Exploring a New Approach to Intergenerational Knowledge Sharing - download the presentation. You may also pre-order a copy of 20UNDER40: Re-Inventing the Arts and Arts Education for the 21st Century.
- African American Choral Music: Repertoire and Composers Part II - no additional resources. The pieces used in this session included:
--> Uzee Brown: Hold On, GIA Publishers, G-7158, SATB/Piano with baritone and bass solos
--> Uzee Brown: Travelin Shoes, GIA Publishers, G-7777, SATB
--> Uzee Brown: Dide ta Deo, Roger Dean Publishers, 15/1669R, SATB/drums
--> Uzee Brown: Mary Had a Baby, Roger Dean Publishers, HRD 121, SATB with soprano solo
--> Uzee Brown: Wake Me Up Lord, Roger Dean Publishers, 10/1262R, SATB
--> Robert Harris: Life Has Loveliness to Sell, Alliance Music Publishers AMP 0577, SSAA/Piano
--> Robert Harris: One Small Child, MorningStar Publishers MN.50-1116, SATB
--> Albert McNeil: My Long White Robe,Gentry Music Publishers JG2201, SATB
--> Albert McNeil: Oh Mary Don't You Weep,Gentry Music Publishers JG0536, SATB
- The DNA of Professional Choruses - no additional resources
- Shaw-Parker Arrangements: A Singing Session - no additional resources. The collection used for this singing session was:
--> Alice Parker/Robert Shaw: Singing in the Spirit: 5 Spirituals for SATB Voices, Alfred 25559.

Breakout Sessions #5
- The How and the Why of Creating a Collaborative Project for Your Community - download presentation
- No Holds Barred: A Candid Conversation Between Senior Staff and a Major Donor - no additional resources
- Finance Scavenger Hunt - download the handout
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Rehearsal Techniques - no additional resources

SATURDAY, JUNE 19

Plenary Session
- The Shifting Sands of Demand - download powerpoint

Breakout Sessions #6
- Getting to and Making the Ask: A Working Session on How to Approach Potential Donors - download the presentation
- Brand and Image: Imaging Strategies in an Age of Message Clutter - no additional resources
- Mozart Requiem Conducting Masterclass - no additional resources

African American Choral Music: Capstone Event
- no additional resources. The pieces used in this session included:
--> William Dawson: Ain'a That Good News, Neil Kjos Music Co T-103A, SATB
--> Rollo Dilworth: Make a Joyful Noise, Hal Leonard 08751308, SATB/Piano
--> André Thomas: Peter Go Ring dem Bells, Heritage Music/Lorens 15-1592h, SATB/piano

Thanks to our 2010 Lead Conference Sponsor


The Conference was made possible in part by a generous grant from the
 National Endowment for the Arts.