Schedule | Chorus America

11:30am

Registration Open

11:30am to 5:30pm

The Bar Below, 127 South State Street

Exhibit Area Open

11:30am to 5:30pm

The Bar Below, 127 South State Street

12:30pm

Chorus Management Institute: Overview and Strategic Planning

12:30pm to 4:00pm

Audiences Everywhere

12:30pm to 3:30pm

Commonwealth D

Before the Downbeat: Successful Preparation for Works with Chorus and Orchestra

12:30pm to 3:30pm

Commonwealth B & C

Personal Leadership Planning

12:30pm to 3:30pm

Franklin Room, 3rd Floor

Intrinsic Impact Audience Project Cohort Meeting (by invitation)

12:30pm to 2:30pm

Motor Row Brewing, 2337 South Michigan Avenue

3:45pm

First-Time Attendee Orientation

3:45pm to 4:15pm

Commonwealth A

4:30pm

Opening Plenary: Capturing Music - The Story of Notation

4:30pm to 5:30pm

Millennium Hall

7:30pm

Opening Night Concert: Boston City Singers, Jameson Singers, and Boston Gay Men's Chorus

7:30pm to 9:00pm

Birds & Bees - 207 S. Broadway

9:30pm

Opening Night Reception in the Exhibit Area

9:30pm to 11:00pm

Millennium Foyer

8:00am

8:00am to 9:00am

Millennium Foyer

Exhibit Area Open

8:00am to 5:30pm

Millennium Foyer

Registration Open

8:00am to 5:30pm

The Bar Below, 127 South State Street

8:30am

Buttonhole Consultations - Thursday Morning

8:30am to 8:50am

Commonwealth A

9:00am

Morning Sing - Jerusalem Youth Chorus

9:00am to 9:15am

Millennium Hall

A Keynote Conversation with Jane Chu

9:00am to 10:15am

Millennium Hall

10:30am

Peer Forums - by Role

10:30am to 11:30am

Leadership Development Forum (by invitation)

10:30am to 11:30am

Motor Row Brewing, 2337 South Michigan Avenue

11:45am

Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon

11:45am to 1:45pm

Millennium Hall

2:15pm

2:15pm to 3:30pm

Commonwealth A

Charting a Course for the 21st Century Conductor

2:15pm to 3:30pm

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street

El Sistema for Choruses

2:15pm to 3:30pm

Commonwealth D

From Brainstorm to Budget to the Final Recording: Audio Production for Choruses

2:15pm to 3:30pm

Ballroom Prefunction

Wet Ink: From Idea to Double Bar

2:15pm to 3:30pm

Old St. Patrick's Church, 700 West Adams Street

Chorus Management Institute: Governance and Board Development

2:15pm to 5:00pm

3:45pm

Casemaking: Good for Your Chorus and Your Community

3:45pm to 5:00pm

Commonwealth A

Corporate Sponsorships: How to Develop Successful Partnerships for Your Chorus

3:45pm to 5:00pm

Old St. Patrick's Church, 700 West Adams Street

Great Choral Music on Jewish Texts

3:45pm to 5:00pm

Millennium Hall

Musical and Cognitive Development from Kodály Group Singing in Early Elementary

3:45pm to 5:00pm

Commonwealth D

The Crux and Climax of Handel's Oratorios: The Chorus at the End of Part II

3:45pm to 5:00pm

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street

5:10pm

Buttonhole Consultations - Thursday Afternoon

5:10pm to 5:30pm

Commonwealth A

5:30pm

5:30pm to 7:00pm

6:00pm

Chairman's Reception (by invitation)

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Offsite - Meet in Lobby

7:30pm

Host Concert: Handel and Haydn Sings

7:30pm to 9:00pm

Grand Park

9:30pm

Emerging Leaders Mixer

9:30pm to 10:45pm

Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue

8:00am

8:00am to 9:00am

Millennium Foyer

Exhibit Area Open

8:00am to 3:00pm

Millennium Foyer

Registration Open

8:00am to 5:30pm

The Bar Below, 127 South State Street

8:30am

Buttonhole Consultations - Friday Morning

8:30am to 8:50am

Commonwealth A

9:00am

Morning Sing - Marie Bucoy-Calavan

9:00am to 9:15am

Millennium Hall

Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis with Robert D. Putnam

9:00am to 10:45am

Millennium Hall

11:00am

Peer Forums - by Chorus Type

11:00am to 12:00pm

Leadership Development Forum (by invitation)

11:00am to 1:00pm

Motor Row Brewing, 2337 South Michigan Avenue

12:00pm

Former Board Luncheon (by invitation)

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Pez Cantina, 401 South Grand Ave.

12:00pm to 1:00pm

1:00pm

Dress Rehearsal... for a Crisis?

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Commonwealth D

Sharing the Love: Collegial Support through Local Choral Consortia

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street

The Essential Strategic Plan

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Commonwealth A

Turning Data into Action: Reaching and Retaining the Right Audience

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Ballroom Prefunction

Chorus Management Institute: Fundraising

1:00pm to 3:45pm

Conducting Workshop with Harry Christophers

1:00pm to 3:45pm

Colburn School - Zipper Hall

2:30pm

From Board Roles to Board Goals

2:30pm to 3:45pm

Commonwealth A

Funding in the Future

2:30pm to 3:45pm

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street

Lost in Translation: Considerations for the American Conductor in our Global Choral Community

2:30pm to 3:45pm

Ballroom Prefunction

Rhythm and Groove: Engaging Young People Through Choral Music

2:30pm to 3:45pm

Old St. Patrick's Church, 700 West Adams Street

4:30pm

Friday Afternoon Concert: Coro Allegro and Lorelei Ensemble

4:30pm to 6:00pm

Whiskey & Rye, Lobby Level

6:30pm

Cocktail Hour With Catherine Dehoney

6:30pm to 7:30pm

The Bar Below, 127 South State Street

7:30pm

Banquet and Auction

7:30pm to 10:00pm

Millennium Hall

8:00am

8:00am to 9:00am

The Bar Below, 127 South State Street

Registration Open

8:00am to 11:00am

The Bar Below, 127 South State Street

Chorus Management Institute: Marketing and Communications

8:00am to 10:45am

9:00am

Buttonhole Consultations - Saturday Morning

9:00am to 9:20am

Commonwealth A

9:30am

Celebrating the Chorus America/ASCAP Alice Parker Award: The Pleasures and Perils of Trying Something New

9:30am to 10:45am

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street

Face the Music, Face your Neighbor: Fostering a Culture of Compassion within the Choral Rehearsal and Beyond

9:30am to 10:45am

Ballroom Prefunction

Singing and the Brain

9:30am to 10:45am

Commonwealth D

11:00am

Morning Sing - Brad Wells

11:00am to 11:15am

Millennium Hall

Closing Plenary: A Conversation with Alice Parker

11:00am to 12:30pm

Millennium Hall