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The Choral Commons
Episodes
49 episodes
Engender Finale // Nicky Manlove, Bradford Dumont, Emilie Amrein, & André de Quadros
Envision 2021 Roundtable // Catherine Dehoney, Maria Guinand, Mackie Spradley, Elizabeth Swanson, & Andre Thomas
In January, The Choral Commons hosted a round table discussion on justice-centered choral advocacy, accountability, and strategic planning for the new year with panelists: Catherine Dehoney, President & CEO, Chorus America; Maria Guin...
Forced Migration Roundtable // Emilie Amrein, Dzaya Castillo, Con Fullam, Erin Guinup, Maurice Lekea, Thierry Ruboneka, & Elise Witt
André de Quadros facilitates a roundtable with guests from the Here, There, and Everywhere series: Emilie Amrein, Dzaya Castillo, Con Fullam, Erin Guinup, Maurice Lekea, Thierry Ruboneka, & Elise Witt
Here, There, and Everywhere, part 4 // Erin Guinup, Maurice Lekea, & Thierry Ruboneka
The Tacoma Refugee Choir began as a pilot project in August 2016 in partnership with Tacoma Community House with a group of 22 refugees and community members. The program was well received and quickly grew to create a welcoming and...
Here, There, and Everywhere, part 3 // Emilie Amrein, Dzaya Castillo, & John Tekou
Common Ground Voices / La Frontera brings together a diverse group of artists in community music and peace-building projects situated at the border of Mexico and the United States. Through its signature programs, weeklong residencies and two-da...
We Sing the Great Turning // Kyle Lemle
Today on The Choral Commons, we take a deep dive into place-based practice, eco-justice, and our relationship with the land in a conversation with Kyle Lemle. Kyle Lemle works to catalyze the impact of organizations that work ...
Here, There, and Everywhere, part 2 // Con Fullam & Fatimah Lamloom
Welcoming immigrant children from around the globe, The Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus helps restart young lives. War-torn villages, bloodshed, refugee camps, famine, and political turmoil were devastating realities for many of these young singe...
Here, There, and Everywhere, part 1 // Elise Witt, Khatera Barati, & Meh Sod Paw
Elise Witt is Artist-in-Residence at Global Village Project (GVP), a school for teenage refugee girls in Decatur, GA. GVP is a special purpose middle school for teenage refugee girls from Afghanistan, Burma, Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, Libe...
Making, Keeping, Knowing // Rukhsana Nezam
Rukhsana Nezam is the founder and director of Justice & Joy, a consulting practice that focuses on the intersection of community development, socially-engaged art and urban planning. She works with governments, artists and grassroots cultur...
Engender Roundtable // Abdullah Hall, Erik Peregrine, Jace Kaholokula Saplan, Lindsey Deaton, Logan Bradford, Mari Esabel Valverde, & Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
Nicky Manlove and Bradford Dumont facilitate a roundtable with guests from the Engender series: Abdullah Hall, Erik Peregrine, Jace Kaholokula Saplan, Lindsey Deaton, Logan Bradford, Mari Esabel Valverde, and Michael Bussewitz-Quarm.
The Only Honest Option // Mari Esabel Valverde
On this episode of Engender, Nicky and Brad interview composer Mari Esabel Valverde and speak about the honesty of gender diversity, the humanizing power of representation, and expansive notions of choral excellence. We loved this conversation....
Singing on the Street Roundtable // Marilyn Irizarry, Jonathan Palant, & Leeav Sofer
In the finale of our second Gather series, Emilie and André interview Jonathan Pallant (from the Dallas Street Choir), Marilyn Irizarry and Leeav Sofer (from LA's Urban Voices Project.)
Singing Freedom Futures // OnRaé LaTeal
OnRaé LaTeal is a musician, producer, activist, and educator based in Washington, DC. She has held a variety of roles at the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Smithsonian’s contemporary art museum on the National Mall. She recently ma...
Singing on the Street, Part 3 // Jonathan Palant & London Alexander
On Wednesday, Emilie and André spoke with Jonathan Palant and London Alexander about how the Dallas Street Choir is responding to poverty, housing insecurity, addiction recovery, trauma healing, and homelessness in Dallas, Texas.
Trans Existence is Resistance // Abdullah Hall
On this episode, Nicky and Brad have a conversation with Abdullah Hall from the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles about the intersections of race and gender, as well as their experiences with singing and advocacy. The Trans Chorus of Los Angele...
Singing on the Street, Part 2 // Leeav Sofer & Marilyn Irizarry
Emilie and André speak with Leeav Sofer and Marilyn Irizarry about how the organization Urban Voices Project is responding to poverty, housing insecurity, addiction recovery, trauma healing, and homelessness in Los Angeles.
The Choir as Dreamspace // Aisha Shillingford
Aisha Shillingford is an artist, writer, and strategist originally from Trinidad & Tobago. She has been a spiritual and cultural organizer and network weaver for social movements. Aisha has earned a BA in Environmental Analysis and Policy, ...
In Pursuit of Healing // Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
This week's episode of Engender features Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, who speaks with Nicky and Brad about her experiences as a composer and advocate for the transgender community. Michael is passionate about effecting change through choral music o...
Singing on the Street, Part 1 // Javier Rodríguez, Sophie Wingland, & Ron Yokely
On this episode of the Gather series, Emilie and André speak with Javier Rodríguez, Sophie Wingland, and Ron Yokely about how they are using music to respond to poverty, housing insecurity, addiction, trauma, and homelessness in Chicago. Harmon...
Trans*forming Choral Communities // Logan Bradford
This week's episode of Engender features singer Logan Bradford who speaks with Nicky and Brad about their experiences navigating choral spaces as a trans person. Logan speaks honestly and incisively about their search for a musical and creative...
Building the Beloved Community Roundtable // Alexander Lloyd Blake, Arreon Harley-Emerson, Alysia Lee, Zanaida Robles, & Tesfa Wondemagegnehu
The Choral Commons hosts a timely conversation with Black choral leaders on the liberatory potential of the ensemble as a site of radical imagining.Panelists:Alexander Lloyd Blake, Tonality/Los Angeles County High School for the A...
Cultural Strategy and the Choral Imaginary // Sage Crump
Communal singing has often been a driver of positive, justice-focused social change, from the history of protest songs in the US Labor Movement to the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa, from the Civil Rights Movement to the Baltic Singing...
Decolonizing Gender // Jace Kaholokula Saplan
This conversation considers the choir as a space of plurality where one might discover and experience an authentic sense of self and personhood in artistic, academic, personal, and professional settings. Listen in as Jace, Nicky, and Brad explo...
Singing in Prisons Roundtable // Mary Cohen, Jody Kerchner, Cathy Roma, Amanda Weber, & Wayland Coleman
In this episode, The Choral Commons shared the audio of a live roundtable conversation on Singing in Prison with some of the guests from our winter gather series: Mary Cohen, Jody Kerchner, Cathy Roma, Amanda Weber, and special guest Wayl...
Collective Imagination for Healing // Michael Rohd
On this episode of Surge, Emilie and André welcome Michael Rohd to a conversation exploring the intersections of culture, story, and community transformation. Michael is a co-founder of Center for Performance and Civic Practice, where he ...
