NATS 55th National Conference Program Schedule**
Thurs, June 21 l Fri, June 22 l Sat, June 23 l Sun, June 24 l Mon, June 25 l Tues, June 26
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*Program schedule subject to change as needed
Monday, June 25, 2018
Morning Coffee and Conversation (7:45 am – 8:45 am)
- Yoga for Singers with Linda Lister (Cohiba 10-11)
Presenter: Linda Lister - Building Bridges with Brian and Jeremy Manternach -
Bridging the Vocal/Choral Divide: The Farmer and the Cowman Should Be Friends (Partagas)
Presenters: Brian Manternach, Jeremy Manternach - Journal of Singing Editorial Board (Montecristo 2-4)
Presenters: Richard Sjoerdsma and others - Queer Song: Celebrating LGBTQ Voices Through American Art Song (Cohiba 6-7)
Presenter: Chuck Dillard - More Discussion on Mentoring (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenters: Jeanne Goffi-Fynn, Karen Brunssen
8 am – 12 pm – Registration Open (Cohiba 5)
9 am – 12 pm – Exhibit Hall open (Trinidad Pavilion)
Breakout Sessions (9 - 10 am)
- The Art Songs and Folk Arrangements of Jacqueline B. Hairston (Cohiba 6-7)
Presenters: Kimberley Davis, Lois Leventhal
Introduced by: Linda J. Snyder - Cross-Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenters: Norman Spivey, Mary Saunders-Barton
Introduced by: Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk - Meditation: Improving Mental Focus and Mental Health (Montecristo 2-4)
Presenter: Michelle Murphy Debruyn
Introduced by: Angela Holder - Legit Singing in Musical Theatre (Partagas)
Presenter: Edrie Means Weekly
Introduced by: Barbara Ann Peters - What the Fach? Voice Dysphoria in the Transgender and Genderqueer Singer (Cohiba 10-11)
Presenter: Loraine Sims
Introduced by: Julie Wieck - Necessary Roughness in Voice Pedagogy: The Special Psychoacoustics of the Singing Voice (Cohiba 1-4)
Presenter: Ian Howell
Introduced by: Carol Chapman
10 - 10:30 am – Refreshment Break (Trinidad Pavilion)
Plenary Session
10:30 am – 12 pm – Mandy Harvey, singer, songwriter and Motivational speaker (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenter: Mandy Harvey
Introduced by: Cynthia Vaughn
Publisher Showcase
12:10 pm – 12:55 pm – Introducing Appcompanist – A live Performance and Demonstration (Trinidad 1–3, Club Lower Level)
Presenters: Darin Adams, Raymon Geis
Presented by Appcompanist
Publisher Showcase
1:10 – 1:55 pm – Art song is Alive: New Models for Composer/Singer Collaborations (Trinidad 1–3, Club Lower Level)
Presenters: Jocelyn Hagen, Heather Nelson, Karly Ritland
Presented by Graphite Publishing
12 – 2 pm – JOS Editorial Board Luncheon – by invitation only (Trinidad 4)
Presiding: Richard Dale Sjoerdsma, JOS Editor-In-Chief
12 – 2 pm – SNATS Chapters Gathering – by invitation only (Cohiba 8-9)
Presiding: Alison J. Feldt, Vice President for Outreach
Plenary Session
2 – 3:30 pm - Craig Terry Collaborative Piano Master Class (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenter: Craig Terry
Introduced by: Valerie Trujillo
Breakout Sessions (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Everything Changes: A Music Theatre Cabaret (Cohiba 6-7)
Presenters: Margaret Garrett, John Alec Briggs
Introduced by: Shawn Roy - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing - Cross-Cultural Vocal Techniques for the Global Village (Montecristo 2-4)
Presenter: Sherri Weiler
Introduced by: Lloyd Mims - Alternative Facts: The Cognitive Dissonance of Hearing Versus Feeling (Cohiba 10-11)
Presenter: Lynn Helding
Introduced by: Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk - Transforming Art Song into Music Theater - The Creative Process of "Sister – Show Me Eternity" (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenters: Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins, Sharon O'Connell Campbell, Anne Jennifer Nash, Elizabeth Margolius, Evan Mack
Introduced by: Lori McCann - Canções e modinhas: A Lecture-Recital of Brazilian Art Song Repertoire (Cohiba 1-4)
Presenters: Marcía Porter, Lynn Kompass
Introduced by: Reginald Pittman - Mini-Recital 2 (Partagas)
In this mini-recital session, attendees will enjoy exposure to a wide variety of literature and in some cases be introduced to new literature for use in the studio. This session will include:
Wanda Brister-Rachwal– The Cabaret Songs of Madeleine Dring
Errik Hood – Do not forget me quite: A Lecture Recital Concerning the Performance and Teaching of the Art Songs of Ivor Gurney
Christian Bester, Bronwen Forbay and Stephen Pierce – An Introduction to Afrikaans Art Song Literature
Julia Bentley, Mezzo-soprano; Tatiana Lokhina, piano – Southern Harmony: a song recycle
Presenters: Wanda Brister-Rachwal, Errik Hood, Christian Bester, Bronwen Forbay,
Stephen Pierce, Julia Bentley, Tatiana Lokhina
Introduced by: Randall Umstead
Publisher Showcase
5:15 – 6 pm – Come See What’s New from Inside View Press (Partagas, Club Level 1)
Presenter: Scott McCoy
Presented by Inside View Press
Official Event (Additional ticket purchase required to attend)
7:30 – 11 pm –Gala Celebration Banquet featuring the presentation of the NATS Lifetime Achievement Award – Dinner Buffet & Dancing – Entertainment provided by UNLV Jazz Ensemble (Trinidad 1-3)
Presiding: Linda J. Snyder, NATS President
**Program schedule subject to change as needed.
