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10th Sister Singers Network Festival

Our Kind of Sound

Chicago, Illinois    July 2010

Workshop schedule is subject to change.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

  THURSDAY - July 1, 2010
THUR            July 1 Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD THUR            July 1
1:30 1:30pm - 2:45pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm 1:30pm - 2:45pm  1:30pm - 2:45pm 1:30
2:00 How to Stay Relaxed and Improve Your Voice Your Inner Creator: Making Original Works for Performance Strong Voices: Women's Choruses Singing for Social Justice The Jazz Singer Born In You 2:00
2:30 Marla Beth Elliott
Righteous Mothers
Pam Blevins Hinkle
Indianapolis Women's Chorus
Rita Kissen
Women In Harmony
Karen Mooney
Artemis Singers
2:30

 

  FRIDAY - July 2, 2010
FRI            July 2 Simpson Multi-Purpose Room Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD FRI            July 2
8:00 8:00am - 9:30am   8:00
8:30     8:30am - 10:30am Sister Singers Network Meeting 8:30am - 9:45am 8:30
9:00   9:15am - 10:30am Frame Drums for Choral Accompaniment 1-2 Representatives from each chorus Talking About Choral Sound 9:00
9:30 9:30am - 12:00pm Building Strong Choral Communities  Barb Pitcher  (more welcome) Sue Coffee
Resonance Women's Choir
9:30
10:00 Influence Changes Everything: J Wamer, D Porter, J Metayer, A Gonzalez Grand Rapids 
Women's Chorus
10:00am - 12:00pm 10:00
10:30  How Conductors Can Create Momentum & Achieve Success 10:45am - 12:00pm 10:45am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 12:00pm Music in the Moment: Discovering Improvisation 10:30
11:00 (and still sleep at night) Calming Your
Pre
-Concert Jitters
Commissioning for Dummies Old Pride: Embracing Our Years Over 60 Pam Blevins Hinkle 11:00
11:30 Dr. Ramona D. Wis Sue Emmert
Sistrum
Jenni Brandon, Composer
Meredith Bowen, Sistrum
Jan Griesinger
Calliope Feminist Choir
Indianapolis Women's Chorus 11:30

 

  SATURDAY - July 3, 2010
SAT            July 3 Simpson Multi-Purpose Room TBD TBD TBD TBD SAT            July 3
8:30   8:45am - 10:15am 8:45am - 10:15am 8:30am - 10:30am 8:45am - 10:15am 8:30
9:00   Exercises in Movement Solfege and Sight-Singing The Women's Choral Movement, What's Ahead Music Reading
for Non-Readers
Chorus Management Bootcamp 9:00
9:30   Erica Olden and 
Andres Cladera
Catherine Roma,
Sue Coffee, Joan Szymko
and  Jaqueline Coren
Cindy Bizzell 
Common Woman Chorus
Robin L. Godfrey
Athena's Fire
9:30
10:00   Renaissance City
Women's Choir
    10:00
10:30 10:30am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 12:00pm 10:45am - 12:00pm 10:45am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 12:00pm 10:30
11:00 By Women, For Women: Choral Works for Women's Open Forum
Composition Seminar
Feel Like Going On: 
The Legacy of the MUSE
Yes or No? Conflict Resolution and Gaining Consensus Professional
Fundraising Tips
11:00
11:30  Voices Composed & Texted by Women Jenni Brandon
Composer
 New Spirituals Project Kathie Spegal
Sue Searing
Jenny Clarke 11:30
12:00 Shelbie L. Wahl   Diana Porter and
members of MUSE
Amasong, C-U's Premier Lesbian/Feminist Chorus Melodia Women's
Choir of NYC
12:00

 

SUNDAY - July 4, 2010
SUN            July 4 Simpson Multi-Purpose Room Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD Mundelein - TBD SUN            July 4
8:30   8:30am - 10:15am 8:30
9:00 9:00am - 10:30am 9:00am - 10:15am 9:00am - 10:15am Music Sharing Workshop 9:00am - 10:15am 9:00
9:30 Guest Artists: Working in Harmony  Movement with Singing Singing and Sharing Rounds Katy Clusen,
Artemis Singers
Composing Inspirational Choral Music 9:30
10:00 Cris Williamson, Sunny Hall & Kathie Michael Debbie Nordeen
Womansong
Julie Levy-Weston 
& friends from Sistrum
Meredith Bowen, Sistrum Cindy Riley 10:00
10:30   10:30am - 12:00pm
Song Arrangement,
10:30am - 11:45am 10:30am - 11:45am 10:30am - 11:45am 10:30
11:00   A Group Process
Lisa Brodoff, Wendy 
World Choir Games 2012 It's all about the ictus . . . and other conducting basics. Participatory Decision Making 11:00
11:30 11:45am - 1:15pm Crocker, Clare Meeker, Marla Beth Elliott Dr. Catherine Roma
& Julie Brock, 
MUSE
Cincinnati Women's Choir
Meredith Bowen, Sistrum Cindy Bizzell & members of Common Woman Chorus 11:30
12:00 Director's Roundtable Lunch  12:00
12:30 Lori Tennenhouse, Grand Rapids & Meredith Bowen, Sistrum 12:30