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Choral Studies

Distinguished Speakers Series

This site houses the archives of the University of Arizona Choral Studies Distinguished Speakers Series, begun in the fall of 2020. The series has two tiers – the first features lectures commissioned from content-area specialists, each of which presents a lecture on repertoire composed by historically excluded populations, or relevant movements and traditions not typically included in the choral curriculum. The purpose is to intentionally create a more inclusive and diverse course of study, with these composers and movements embedded in the primary curriculum of choral literature. When possible, content-area specialists are from the same populations as the topic on which they are presenting. The second tier features lectures presented by students and alums of the University of Arizona Graduate Choral Program who have been invited based on exceptional scholarship on the topics presented.

These lectures are free and available to everyone – they may be used in courses, for extra-curricular activities, for professional development or for personal edification. It is hoped that these lectures also will generate interest in more scholarship on and performance of these composers and topics. This project was started by Dr. Elizabeth Schauer, Director of Choral Activities.

The University of Arizona Choral Studies Distinguished Speakers Series has been made possible in part by support from the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts Committee for Diversity, the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts Dean’s Fund For Excellence and by donors to the School of Music at the University of Arizona.

Lectures

John Michael Cooper

John Michael Cooper

The Africans, Who are a Part of My Ancestry Say…
Dr. Stephen Caldwell

Dr. Stephen Caldwell

The Short Sacred Choral Music of Florence Price (1887-1953)
Cristian Grases

Cristian Grases

Latin American A Cappella Choral Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries
Jace Saplan

Jace Saplan

Eo E Lili'uokalani: The Matriarch of Hawaiian Choral Music
Ahmed Anzaldúa

Ahmed Anzaldúa

Latin American Baroque Choral Music
David Morrow

David Morrow

African American Spiritual: From the Folk Tradition to the Arranged Spiritual
Coreen Duffy

Coreen Duffy

19th century Jewish liturgical music
Candace Smith

Candace Smith

Renaissance and Baroque Female Composers of the Italian Convents

Student and Alumni/ae Lectures

Jeff Vanderlee

Jeff Vanderlee

The Motets and Psalm Settings of Isabella Leonarda and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Eunji Lee

Eunji Lee

City Choruses in Korea
Dr. He Huang

Dr. He Huang

Yellow River Cantata
Angelica Dunsavage

Angelica Dunsavage

Comparing Creations: Oratorios by Franz Josef Haydn and Stacey Garrop
Erik Peregrine

Erik Peregrine

St. Hildegard von Bingen
Shekela Wanyama

Shekela Wanyama

Undine Smith Moore (Scenes from the Life of a Martyr) and Courtney Bryan (Yet Unheard)
Nicky Manlove

Nicky Manlove

Considering Matthew Shepard
James Higgs

James Higgs

The Life and Music of Marianna von Martines
Jason A. Dungee

Jason A. Dungee

Done Made My Vow – Adolphus C. Hailstork
Donté A. Ford

Donté A. Ford

Gospel Music, American Music & The Choral Canon
Sinamar Pascua Respicio

Sinamar Pascua Respicio

Balintawak: Misang Pilipino by Bonifacio Abdon