Choral Music of the Americas Symposium
May 3-5, 2013 | North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D.

The North Dakota State University School of Music, in partnership with the American Choral Directors Association, present the NDSU Choral Symposium: Choral Music of the Americas.

 

The symposium will showcase choral performances and academic examinations of choral music styles and traditions of the Americas, including those of Canada, the United States, Mexico and other Latin American countries.

 

 

Please visit ndsu.edu/finearts/cmota for registration, symposium schedule, and lodging information.

 

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo, N.D. Call 701.277.9000 to reserve your room; be sure to mention Choral Music of the Americas to receive a reduced rate. Hotel rates will increase on April 1, 2013.

 

The conference schedule can be found online and includes panels ranging from the Choral Music of Argentina to Jamaican Spirituals to the Influences of Canadian Choral Music.

 

A number of experts in the field of choral music will present during the Choral Music of the Americas Symposium, including conductor and baritone Jorge Cozatl of Mexico. He is an active in the choral music of his native country in addition to the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Mr. Cozatl will present on the choral traditions of Mexico at the symposium.

 

Additional Guests:

Hilary Apfelstadt {Canada}
William Belan {US/Costa Rica}
Brainerd Blyden-Taylor {Canada}
Maria Guinard {Venezuela}
Imant Raminsh {Canada}
Dale Warland {United States}