Scholarly Presentation I

Moderator:

Dr. Chaowen Ting (Georgia Institute of Technology; Founder, Girls Who Conduct)

Come hear conductors, musicians, industry leaders, DEI advocates, and researchers and practitioners in order to generate dialogue about and raise awareness of the diverse pathways to a conducting career, with an emphasis on gender parity and inclusion. The Conference explores the many facets of conducting training and career through a range of disciplines including musicology, ethnomusicology, music education, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and sociology.

Presentations:

Perpetuating Boy-Sopranohood: A Unique Form of Discrimination in Choir

Sarah Kaufold (Artistic Director of Consonare Choral Community)

Crowdfunding and Commissioning

Dr. Carrie Blosser and Ashley Killam (Diversify the Stand )

Occupational Segregation: Shared Experiences among Queer Conductors

Dr. Thomas Dickey [he/him/his] (Director of Orchestral Studies, Oklahoma State University)

Effect of Conductor Gender on Musical Performance Assessments

Dr. Julia Baumanis (Assistant Director of Bands, Rutgers University)

See A Need – Create an Opportunity

Ingrid Martin (Founder, Conducting Artistry)