Session Proposals

Dr. Christopher Haygood serves as Interim Director of Choral and Vocal Studies and Associate Professor of Choral Studies in the Michael and Anne Greenwood School of Music of Oklahoma State University. Christopher conducts Cantamus Camerata and the OSU Concert Chorale, teaches graduate choral conducting courses, collaborates with wonderful colleagues in the Choral/Vocal Area, and serves as Chancel Choir Director at First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater. Christopher’s research on the music of Holocaust survivor Petr Eben, Māori composers, and the intersection of teaching snow sports and singing led to presentations at NCCO, NWACDA, SWACDA, OCDA, and OkMEA. Christopher’s publications appear in the International Choral Bulletin, Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir, and The Choral Conductor’s Companion. He served as guest choral clinician and conductor in New Zealand, Australia, Europe, and Asia, with a special appearance with the Taiwan National Choir in Taipei. His choirs have received numerous international awards; in 2024, Cantamus Camerata received First Place in both the Treble and Chamber Choir categories, and the conducting adjudicators at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod awarded Christopher the Jayne Davies Most Inspirational Conductor.

Join the OSU Concert Chorale as they take us on an aural exploration of choral repertoire for middle and secondary choral ensembles. Each selection has been curated specifically for this interest session and will “WOW” with each wondrous element.

This session highlights choral repertoire for middle and secondary schools with a variety of voicing (Treble, TB, SAB, SATB) and developmental levels. Spanning from the Classical period to hot off the press (2025), the selected compositions feature female and underrepresented composers as well as historical composers who may be brand new names to most, but whose compositional output is as vibrant as Mozart. Participants will receive a complimentary packet of music, compliments of Alliance Music Publications, of each selection performed during the interest session.

In addition to a musical journey of exciting repertoire, the session simultaneously weaves the "Survival Guide for Repertoire Selection and Program Planning" into the selections to reinforce strategic voice and skill building through choral performance.

• Choral - Middle School
• Choral - Secondary
• Mentorship/Beginning Teachers

Alliance Music Publications has kindly agreed to provide the music packets of the selections I have chosen for the interest session participants. You may contact Eddie Quaid at [email protected].