VocalEssence Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III partnered with NATS Boston, Boston Singers’ Resource, and the Greater Boston Choral Consortium to present the 4-part Interactive Webinar Series “Table for More: Making Room in the Singing Arts” in August 2020. Offered free of charge, the webinars were interactive discussions surrounding the discrimination and injustice in the singing arts, especially as we continue to navigate challenges of COVID-19.
Session 1: Race, Access, InClusion, and Equity
The VocalEssence Singers Of This Age Story- A Framework for our Work Together
With G. Phillip Shoultz, III
Session 2: InClusion and Equity
With G. Phillip Shoultz, III
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Guest Presenter:
Quanice G. Floyd, founder and director, Arts Administrators of Color
Tisidra Jones, J.D.
Session 3: Race and Access as it relates Pedagogy and Repertoire
With G. Phillip Shoultz, III
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Guest Presenters:
Dr. Marques L.A. Garrett, Composer and Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Darryl Taylor, singer, actor, educator and founder of the African American Art Song Alliance