NATS 56th National Conference Program Schedule*
*All sessions scheduled are subject to change as needed
ALL TIMES NOTED ARE EASTERN (adjust to your time zone accordingly)
Full Schedule l Pre-Conference l Fri, June 26 l Sat, June 27 l Sun, June 28 l Mon, June 29 l Tues, June 30
l Printable Version *Program schedule subject to change as needed
Full Registration will include a complimentary 6-month access to all sessions through the NATS Live Learning Center.
Virtual Expo Hall is always open! Please visit our exhibitors and enjoy their presentation.
Pre-Conference Workshop Events (Additional ticket must be pre-purchased to attend with special code.)
* 11 am – 3 pm – Acoustic and Perceptual Voice Pedagogy: From Impulse and Affect to Pedagogy and Performance
Presenters: Ken Bozeman, Chadley Ballantyne, and Ian Howell
*3 pm – 7 pm – Teaching the Singer-Songwriter
Presenters: Marcelle Gauvin and Matthew Edwards
*7 pm – 11 pm – Emotional Safety on Stage, In Rehearsal, and In the Studio
Presenter: Tonia Sina
Pre-Conference Workshop Events (Additional ticket must be pre-purchased to attend with special code.)
*11 am – 3 pm – Voice and Hearing Health for Singers and Voice Teachers
Presenters: Lucinda Halstead MD, Deanna McBroom, Chandler Thompson, and Randall Dick
*3 pm – 7 pm – When Pedagogy Meets Profession
Presenter: Michelle Markwart Deveaux
8 pm – 9 pm – NATS Artist Award Competition Winner Concert/Military Service Ensemble Panel
2020 NATSAA Winner Matt Hill, tenor; Christopher Koelzer, piano
Following the concert join Benjamin Park and Matt Hill for a panel discussion with current members of the Air Force Singing Sergeants and NATS members that are alumni of service choruses.
Presenters: Matt Hill, Christopher Koelzer, Benjamin Park, Kurt Hansen, Nancy MacArthur Smith, Susan Bender, George Shirley, Ryan Carson,Taylor Armstrong, Katie Baughman, Hillary Grobe
(Breakout sessions are available for viewing all day)
Student Breakout Sessions (Available for Viewing All Day)
Official Event
11 am – 1 pm – Opening Ceremony 56th National Virtual Conference – Live Stream Session
Presiding: Karen Brunssen, NATS President
Publishers Showcase
1 - 2 pm – Exhibitor Publishers Showcase – Presented by Plural Publishing
2 - 3 pm – Exhibitor Publishers Showcase – Presented by RCM Certificate Program - Explore The RCM Certificate Program’s Voice Syllabus
3 - 4 pm – Live Stream Sessions
4 - 5 pm – Wine with Dr. Wendy: Music Theater Teacher - Singer Panel – Live Stream Session
Join Dr. Wendy LeBorgne as she converses with one of her students and three other teachers and their students about student teacher dynamics, the realities of a career in music theater, and how singers are navigating the profession.
Presenters: Wendy LeBorgne, Mike Ruckles, Noah J. Ricketts, Mary Saunders-Barton
5 - 6 pm – Composers and Cocktails with the Cincinnati Song Initiative – Live Stream Session
Join Samuel Martin for a conversation with Kurt Erickson, winner of the 2020 NATS Art Song Composition Award. Yes, there will be a signature cocktail!
6 - 8 pm – Plenary Session – Sponsored by Hal Leonard
Q&A - Ana María Martínez – Live Stream Session
8 - 9 pm – Q&A Session with Breakout and Student Session Presenters
9 - 10:30 pm – The World of Cabaret: David Sabella and Sue Matsuki
Join David and Sue, authors of So You Want to Sing Cabaret, as they take us on an adventure into the world of cabaret with a host of special guests.
(Breakout sessions are available for viewing all day)
Student Breakout Sessions (Available for Viewing All Day)
10 – 11 am – “Children Will Listen”: Teaching the Child Singer in the Private Voice Studio
Presenters: Dana Lentini, Jenevora Williams
Plenary Session – Sponsored by Hal Leonard
11 – 1 pm – Subharmonics -- a common (but sometimes overlooked) phenomenon of the speaking and singing voice
Presenter: Christian Herbst
Publishers Showcase
1 – 2 pm – Exhibitor Publishers Showcase - Presented by RCM Certificate Program - The RCM Certificate Program’s Voice Series – Come Explore Our Books!
2 – 3 pm – Exhibitor Publishers Showcase - Presented by E.C. Schirmer - The Music of Tom Cipullo
3 – 4 pm – Live Stream Sessions
4 – 5 pm – Classical Teacher-Singer Panel: Singer/Teacher and the Journey…the Rest of the Story
Presenters: Arnold Rawls, Leah Crocetto, Marjorie Bennett Stephens, Alexandria Shiner, Karen Brunssen, Madison Leonard, Reginald Smith Jr., Monica Dewey, Everett McCorvey
5 – 6 pm – Andrew Harley: A Collaborative Conversation
Presenters: Andrew Harley and friends
Plenary Session – Sponsored by Hal Leonard
6 - 8 pm – The Ethics of a Profession: Creating Workplace Safety – Panel Session
Presenters: Claudia Friedlander, Kathleen Kelly, Anne Midgette, Zach Finkelstein, Nicole Cabell, Tonia Sina, Isaí Jess Muñoz
8 pm – Q&A Session with Breakout and Student Session Presenters
(Breakout sessions are available for viewing all day)
Laura Kafka-Price and Tomasz Robak – "Singing in Polish for Non-Polish Singers: Karol Szymanowski's Rymy dziecięce (Children's Rhymes) Op. 49 Song Cycle"
Amy Kathryn Canchola and Colleen Kilpatrick – “Para qué recordar”: Preserving the Legacy of Marìa Grever Through Selected Vocal Compositions for Study and Performance
Presenters: Laura Kafka-Price, Tomasz Robak, Amy Kathryn Canchola, Colleen Kilpatrick
Byron Jones and Karen Walker – Michael's Letter to Mama: An Iconic Passage of LGBT Literature Set for Voice and Piano
Gretchen Windt and Karen Cantrell – Female Voices for Equality Over the Centuries: Through the Guarded Gate
Sabrina Warren – Dramatic Stories In An Intimate Setting: Exploring The Art Songs Of Rachel DeVore Fogarty
Presenters: Byron Jones, Karen Walker, Gretchen Windt, Karen Cantrell, Sabrina Warren
Student Breakout Sessions (Available for Viewing All Day)
10 – 11 am – Composers Coffee and Conversation
Presiding: Patrice Michaels and Lori Laitman
Plenary Session – Sponsored by Hal Leonard
11 am – 1 pm – Why the Banjo - From Opera to Folk and Back Again
Presenter: Rhiannon Giddens
1 - 6 pm – NSA Finals
1 - 2 pm – Live Stream Session – Solutions for Teaching: Internet MIDI
Presenters: David Sabella, George Litterst
2 - 3 pm – Live Stream Session – Orfeo Remote: An Experimental Opera Film
Presenters: Joachim Schaumberger, Stephen Alltop, Nick Lin
Plenary Session – Sponsored by Hal Leonard
6 - 8 pm – Notorious RBG in Song: Collaboration and the Art of Dramatic Concert
Presenters: Patrice Michaels, Andrew Harley, Michelle Areyzaga, Matthew Dean, Evan Bravos
8 pm – Q&A Session with Breakout and Student Session Presenters
(Breakout sessions are available for viewing all day)
Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk and Denise Gainey – Lori Laitman's THE SECRET EXIT
Tony Boutté and Zachary Wadsworth – New American Voices: Championing the American Art Song
Presenters: Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, Denise Gainey, Tony Boutté, Zachary Wadsworth
Student Breakout Sessions (Available for Viewing All Day)
Plenary Session – Sponsored by Hal Leonard
11 am – 1 pm – Virtual Community Sing (Live Event)
Presenters: Erin Guinup, Melanie DeMore, Providence Kamana, Maggie Wheeler
Publishers Showcase
1 – 2 pm - Exhibitor Publishers Showcase - Presented by VoiceLessons.com
2 – 3 pm - Live Stream Session – Solutions for Teaching: Rehearsal Live Share
Presenter: Jeff Lazarus
3 – 4 pm – Live Stream Sessions
4 – 5 pm – CCM Teacher – Singer Panel
Join Edrie Means Weekly as she converses with one of her students and three other teachers and their students about student teacher dynamics, the realities of a career in CCM, and how singers are navigating the profession.
Duo #1 Edrie Means Weekly/Kaitlyn Maher
Duo #2 Louise Toppin/ Trice Be Phantom Magnetiq (William Trice)
Duo #3 Richard Lissemore/ Ereni Sevasti
Duo #4 Melissa Cross/Lena Scissorhands
Recital
5 – 6 pm – Art Song Composition Award Winners Recital
Performance of 2019 Winning Composition Elemental Earth by Philip Lasser – Performed by: Melissa Heath, soprano and Emily Williams, piano
Performance of 2020 Winning Composition Here, Bullet by Kurt Erickson – Performed by: Andre Chiang, baritone and Kurt Erickson, piano
Plenary Session – Sponsored by Hal Leonard
6 – 8 pm – The Ethics of a Profession: Diversity and Inclusivity
Presenters: George Shirley and Loraine Sims, Co-moderators; Donnie Ray Albert, Nicole Cabell, Trineice Robinson-Martin, Mari Ésabel Valverde, Matthew Valverde, Isaí Jess Muñoz, Stephen Ng, Lily Guerrero, André Chiang, Charles Moore, Albert Lee, Anna Lantry
8 pm – Q&A Session with Breakout and Student Session Presenters
11 am – 4 pm – Get Your Marching Orders - Bootcamp for Fall
Presenters: Allen Henderson, Nick Perna, Joshua Glazner, Vern Crews
4 pm – 5 pm – How Will Auditioning Look This Year? Sponsored by Auditionware
Presenters: Laura Lee Evertt, Allen Periello, Darrin Woods
5 pm – 6 pm – National Business Meeting & Installation of Officers
Presiding: Karen Brunssen, NATS President
Auld Lang Syne
Drawings for Door Prizes
Conference Ends
**Program schedule subject to change as needed.
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