Friday, February 2 – January Series of Calvin University – PEARL SHANGKUAN 12:30 P.M.

PEARL SHANGKUAN

TUNING OUR MINDS, EARS, AND HEARTS TO SING GOD’S GRACE: REFLECTIONS OF A CONDUCTOR

Pearl Shangkuan is a highly sought-after conductor, lecturer, and clinician. She’s led performances, seminars, and workshops on six continents, and she is a beloved professor and the director of choral activities at Calvin University.

She’s conducted multiple performances at Carnegie Hall and other major concert halls throughout the U.S. She’s served on the jury of several international choir competitions and has led conducting master classes for the ACDA national conference, Chorus America conferences, the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois Choral Conducting Symposium, and many other prominent institutions. And, she is the national president-elect of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). Pearl will reflect on many of these experiences, and most importantly, the ways God’s grace was abundant throughout her conducting career.

Although she plans to retire from Calvin in the spring of 2024, Pearl will serve as the chorus director Grand Rapids Symphony and editor of Hinshaw Music. Pearl will also collaborate with the Calvin Institute of Christian Music and continue as the music editor of its choral series.

This lecture will be broadcast live at the Dogwood Center from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information on the Calvin University January Series click here.

The Dogwood Center, a remote site for the Calvin University January Series, is supported in part by the Fremont Area Community Foundation.