Course Detail: C_MAINEACDACONFERENCE - 2019 Maine ACDA Conference

ACDA Workshop Professional workshop. Dr. Andre Thomas, clinician. Dr. Nicolas Alberto Dosman, USM lead. This course is focused on choral techniques and will cover the following topics- choral literature, choral rehearsal, and curriculum.

Instructor Bio:


Dr. Nicolás Alberto Dosman is an Assistant Professor of Music-Choral Conducting and Director of Choral Studies at the University of Southern Maine (USM), School of Music.

Dr. Andre Thomas is an American composer and conductor. He recently retired as a professor of music at Florida State University and was the artistic director for the Tallahassee Community Chorus. In addition to his conducting and composition credits, Thomas is a published author, having written Way Over in Beulah Lan': Understanding and Performing the Negro Spiritual, and numerous journal articles.

Complete Schedule:


October 11, 2019 - Professional Development Day

8:30 - 9:30am Welcome and on-site registration

Session 1: 9:30-11:00 Dr. Andre Thomas Keynote Address

11:00-11:15 - Break

Session 2: 11:15-12pm - Q&A with Dr. Thomas

12-1:15pm - Lunch

Session 3: 1:15-2:45 - Reading Session

Finale: 3:00-3:30 Closing Concert Choral Art Camerata - Dr. Robert Russell, conductor


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