CHURCH MUSIC CONFERENCE
Featuring the Thomson Lectures in Church Music
Dale Warland Headlines Conference
January 28-29, 2010
Thursday - Friday
- 2010 Registration Form (pdf available soon)
To register by phone, call 864-294-2086
- 2010 Complete Brochure (pdf available soon)
- Hotel, Air, Taxi info: View PDF
- Directions to Furman: View PDF
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we welcome to the Furman campus next January Dale Warland, renowned choral conductor, as the chief clinician for Furman's 2010 Church Music Conference January 28-29, 2010. One of the leading figures of American choral music in our time, Dale Warland founded and for many years was Conductor and Artistic Director of the Dale Warland Singers, an ensemble universally praised for its tonal beauty, precision, and musicianship. He has also published numerous compositions and arrangements, including a series of splendid Christmas carol settings for both a capella choir and for choir and various single instruments (flute, oboe, harp).
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Dale Warland, Clinician
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Dale Warland will present sessions at the Church Music Conference on conducting technique, as well as open rehearsals with both the Furman Singers and Furman Chamber Choir. Other session topics will include "Producing a Beautiful Sound" and "Rehearsal Strategies and Techniques," as well as a reading session of "Dale's Favorites."
Warland will be joined at the conference by Brenda Smith, Professor of Voice at the University of Florida and a nationally recognized expert on vocal health and working with aging voices; and Scott Bennett, Organist / Choirmaster of Grace Church (Episcopal), Charleston, SC. Dr. Bennett, one of the outstanding organ recitalists on the current American scene, will perform a recital on Furman's magnificent C.B. Fisk organ. The conference will conclude with a concert featuring the Furman Singers and Furman Chamber Choir, with conductors Dale Warland, Bing Vick, and Bill Thomas.
A brochure with complete schedule and details will be forthcoming later this fall. In the meantime, be sure to mark your calendar, and plan on joining us for this outstanding two days of inspiration!
Organ Recital Scott Bennett in Recital Dr. Bennett's performance is sponsored by the Furman University Belcher Organ Fund and is part of the annual Hartness Organ Recital Series. NOTE: Conference participants receive one complimentary recital ticket. Additional tickets will be available at the door or via the music office: $12 adults, $10 Srs 60+, $3 students/youth. 864-294-2086. |
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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Brenda Smith, Clinician
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Thursday, January 28...
Noon–1 p.m. Registration Check-In
1–5:30 pm TBA
5:30 p.m. Dinner (on your own)
8 p.m. RECITAL(Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel)
Scott Bennett, organist
Friday, January 29 ...
9:30 am –5:30 pm TBA
Luncheon for pre-registered participants at 12 Noon
5:30 p.m. Dinner (on your own)
8 p.m. CLOSING CONCERT
The Thomson Lectures in Church Music were established by an endowment gift from the Thomson Foundation as a memorial to Waddy Randolph Thomson and Pauline Blackwell Thomson. These lectures are the featured events at the annual Church Music Conference at Furman University. Each year distinguished church musicians of national prominence deliver the lectures on subjects related to the study and practice of church music.
CONTACT
Dr. Charles Boyd Tompkins, University Organist and Professor of Music
Coordinator, 2010 Furman University Church Music Conference
charles.tompkins@furman.edu
Studio: 864-294-2969