Ryan Sullivan, SWACDA President 2021-2022
SWACDA 2022: Performing Choirs
Missouri State University Women's Chorus, Erin Plisco
Montgomery High School Madrigals, Heather Orr
Trinity Springs Middle School Varsity Treble, Clinton Hardy
University of North Texas A Cappella Choir, Allen Hightower
University of Texas at Arlington A Cappella Choir, Karen Kenaston-French
Voce Spiritus Community Youth Girls Choir, Darla Eshelman
Willard High School Chamber Choir, Mark Lawley
Charles Patterson Middle School Varsity Tenor Bass Choir, Gerald Nicholas
Dallas Street Choir, Jonathan Palant
Highland Park Chorale, Greg Hobbs
Kansas State University Concert Choir, Joshua Oppenheim
Magnolia High School Chamber Choir, Larry Dunn
Mansfield Varsity Women's Chorus, Reginal Wright
Memorial High School Varsity Treble Choir, Lawrence Johnson
Missouri State University Chorale & Baylor University A Cappella Choir, Cameron LaBarr & Brian Schmidt
SWACDA 2022: Invited Choirs
Houston Boychoir - Chamber Choir, Carole Nelson
The Spirituals Project, Roger Holland II
Verdigris Ensemble, Sam Brukhman
Arkansas Tech University Choral Artists, Christopher Harris
Batesville Junior High, Alicia & Noah Davidson
Harrison High School Chamber Choir, Michael Crouch
SWACDA 2022: Interest Sessions
Artistry Uninterrupted: Purposeful Transitions in Performance - Kristina MacMullen (TX)
Developing Student Leaders in the Choral Ensemble - Paul Mayhew (AR), Kevin Coker (AR)
Butterflies, and Jitters, and Sweaty Palms, Oh My! Understanding Performance Anxiety - Colleen McNickle (AR)
Using Popular Music to Help Students "Find their Voices" - Saleel Menon (MI), Julie Derges (TX)
Engaging the Entire Person in the Choral Rehearsal: Body, Mind, and Soul - Justin Nelson (AR)
The Choral Music of Caroline Shaw - Daniel Parks (VA)
Your Programming Philosophy: A Blueprint for More Inclusive Concerts - C. Michael Porter (ID)
Intentional Choral Warm-Ups: Skill Building & Accountability - Eric Posada (TX)
Building the Choir: Sound, Spirit, Community - Amanda Quist (FL)
More than a “Treat” – Making Broadway, Pop, and Jazz a Part of Your Curriculum - CJ Redden-Liotta (VA)
Performing Together: Adding Instruments in Renaissance Choral Music - Brian Schmidt (TX)
Let Justice Sing Down!: Music’s Function within a Culture with Emphasis On The American “Mother-Music” - D'Walla Simmons-Burke (NC)
A New Approach to Mandarin Chinese Lyric Diction in Choral Music - Pingyi Song (NC)
Fixer Upper: Lessons Learned from the Past Two Years - McKenna Stenson (TX)
Body, Mind, & Spirit: Unifying Health for Conductors - Kristen Sullivan (AR)
Identifying the Change…Now Unifying the Sound - John Wayman (TX), Joel Duarte (TX)
It's "Just" Middle School - Brandon Williams (NJ)
Tuning Together as One (canceled) - Andrew Withington (PA)
Togetherness! Achieving an Excellent Unified Choral Sound - Damion Womack (MS)
Helping Students of Any Age Match Pitch - Timothy Workman (AR)
Are We Together? - Christopher Aspaas (TX)
Warm-ups with Intention: Crafting a Warm-up Sequence that Caters to the Repertoire - Jacob Augsten (TX)
Holistic Wellness Practices: Build & Maintain a Thriving Choral Program - Ryan Beeken (KS), Elizabeth Hogan (MO)
Music for the high school choir that is good enough for the pros - Richard Bjella (WI)
All the colors on our palette: exploring sound-based repertoire selection - Charlotte Botha (NY)
We Can Tell the World Together : Understanding, Teaching, and Programming Negro Spirituals - Derrick Brookins (TX), Melody Gamblin-Bullock (TX), Stacey V. Gibbs (MI), Jammieca Mott (TX).
Thinking Outside The Box: Why Creative Concert Programming Matters - Sam Brukhman (TX)
The Choral Music of Imogen Holst - Liza Calisesi Maidens (IL)
Seven Essentials for Developing Voices in Choir - Francis Cathlina (TN)
Building Community by Caring for One Another - Matthew Coffey (TX)
Sound Patterns for Changing Voices - Sequential Sight-Reading in the Choral Classroom - Emily Crocker (WI)
Forgetting to Learn: How Cognitive Science Can Improve Rehearsal Retention - David Edmonds (NM)
10 Keys to Unlocking Artistic Choral Performances - Frank Eychaner (TX)
Honoring Trans and Gender-Expansive Singers - Matthew Garrett (OH), Joshua Palkki (CA)
Essential Somatics for Singers and Conductors - Michael Hanawalt (FL), Cristina Castaldi (KS)
Then Sings My Soul: Provoking Meaning through a more Rhetorical Choral Presence in Worship - Charles Hausmann (TX)
We are One: Repertoire that Unifies - Christopher Haygood (OK)
Cultivating Confidence in Secondary and Collegiate Treble Voices: Identity, Inclusion, and Empowerment - Elizabeth Hearn (MS), Alicia Canterbury (IL)
It’s All in A Year’s Work: Practical and Purposeful Strategies for the Choral Classroom - Victor Johnson (TX)
Kodály in the Middle- Games and Brain Breaks for Choirs - Amy Knous (OK)
SWACDA 2022: Honor Choir Clinicians
Dr. Victor Johnson, 5-7 Treble Honor Choir
Richard Bjella, 11-12 Mixed Honor Choir
Dr. Charlotte Botha, 7-10 Tenor Bass Honor Choir
Dr. Amanda Quist, Collegiate Honor Choir
Dr. Brandon Williams, 8-10 Treble Honor Choir
D’Walla Simmons-Burke, HBCU Honor Choir