This month, we welcome the famed Dr. Rodney Eichenberger, who will lead a FREE choral conducting workshop and conducting masterclass and for all ACDA Hawaiʻi members on 10/19, from 7-9 PM in the Choral Rehearsal Room (Rm. 36) at the University of Hawaiʻi Music Department. 

Registration is located here: https://forms.gle/XkeZ6y9GcCS6EVYt9
Registration deadline is 10/17/21, 5:00 PM HST

Schedule— 
6:00-6:50 PM Registration 

7:00-7:50 PM Conducting Workshop 
(For all participants in-person and on zoom) 

8:00-9:00 PM Conducting Masterclass 
Members of Nā Wai Chamber Choir and Nā Mamo Vocal Ensemble will be serving as the lab ensemble for the masterclass this evening. Repertoire for the masterclass will be We Remember Them by Susan LaBarr and Muusika by Part Uusberg. 

Participants are welcome to engage in the following ways for the masterclass—
As an online observer
As an in-person observer 
As a masterclass participant (we will limit this option to 5-6 participants)

All in-person participants must provide proof of vaccination prior to entry (a vaccination card, UH luminsight app, or photo of the card on a device). 

If you would like to learn more about the incredible Dr. Rodney Eichenberger, you can find out more below! 

Rodney Eichenberger is Professor Emeritus at Florida State University. He has conducted 80 U. S. All-State Choirs and guest conducted or lectured at more than 85 U. S., Australian, and New Zealand universities, and has been a frequent invited clinician throughout the world. His instructional videos on choral conducting, “What They See Is What You Get,” published by Hinshaw Music, and “Enhancing Musicality Through Movement,” published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, are widely used in collegiate conducting courses. He has led a summer workshop on the Oregon coast for at least 30 years. Professor Eichenberger is a graduate of St. Olaf College with advanced study at the Universities of Denver, Washington, and Iowa. He taught at the University of Washington and the University of Southern California (USC) before his appointment at Florida State University in 1990. Rodney Eichenberger was one of 11 conductors invited to conduct the legacy choir at the ACDA 2019 national conference, where he also led sessions on a paradigm shift in undergraduate conducting classes.

See you at our October Event!