February 8 – FebFest with Dr. Brandon A. Boyd, composer and conductor. Co-sponsored by the United Church of Santa Fe. Saturday 4 pm concert at the United Church of Santa Fe, 1804 Arroyo Chamiso.
Dr. Brandon A. Boyd, the Marie M. and Harry L. Smith Endowed Chair, is the Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in choral conducting and music education, and conducts the Mizzou University Singers, MU’s Choral Union Symphonic Chorus, and Sankofa Chorale.
As an active composer and arranger, his music is sung regularly by ensembles throughout the United States and abroad. He is also the curator and editor of the “Brandon A. Boyd Choral Series,” a choral series with Hinshaw Music Publications helping promote exciting and innovative works composed by both established and new composers and arrangers. His music also appears in the catalogs of Gentry Publications, Hinshaw Music Company, MorningStar, GIA, and Kjos Music Press. In addition, he is the Executive Choral Editor of Gentry Publications.
Dr. Boyd holds degrees from Florida State University (Ph.D., M.M.) and Tennessee State University (B.S.). He is a member of several professional organizations, including ACDA, NAME, NANM, and AGO, and serves on the National ACDA Composition Initiative Committee.
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Cecilia Webb
Host of “Train to Glory” – KUNM radio
Concert Narrator
Amy Owens
Soprano
Vocal Technique Workshop
Amy Owens, will lead a session called “Techniques for Lifelong Singing.” Amy has a thriving career as a professional soprano, active in all musical genres. In addition, she directs the Young Voices program for the Santa Fe Opera. To learn more about Amy, visit her website at amyowenssoprano.com