Interest Sessions

The early music faculty consists of specialists in voice, baroque violin and viola, baroque cello, viola da gamba and double bass, baroque oboe and recorder, baroque flute, baroque trumpet, sackbut, natural horn, lute, theorbo and baroque guitar, and harpsichord. Chorus America's leadership team will share recent research on chorus economic indicators, social and civic impact, operations benchmarks, and, more importantly, what this data can tell us about how to build effective, resilient organizations. Christie McKinney, the associate director of member services and programs, has a background in arts education and management. Matt Caine analyzes and applies innovative practices that emerged during the pandemic to post-pandemic rehearsals, with specific focus on adult volunteer ensembles, in order to empower conductors with strategies to further educate and inspire growth within one's self and one's ensemble; increase rehearsal accessibility, recruitment possibilities, and retention; expand cultural connections; and enlarge the generational reach of these ensembles.