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Chorus America 2017 Conference, Los Angeles

Schedule

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11:00am

Registration Open
11:00am to 5:30pm
Commonwealth B

12:00pm

Exhibit Area Open
12:00pm to 5:30pm
Millennium Foyer
In-Depth Seminar - Breakthrough Thinking: Unleashing Fresh Ideas from Yourself and Others
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Howe Room, 33rd Floor
In-Depth Seminar - Opportunity Everywhere: Connecting Relevance to Revenue
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street
In-Depth Seminar - Selecting the Right Database for Your Chorus
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Millennium Park Room, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street

3:18pm

First-Time Attendee Orientation
3:18pm to 3:48pm
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street

4:15pm

Plenary: The Rewards of Creative Risk-Taking
4:15pm to 5:30pm
Colburn School - Zipper Hall

5:30pm

Dine-Arounds
5:30pm to 7:15pm

7:30pm

Opening Night Concert
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Millennium Hall

9:30pm

Opening Night Reception
9:30pm to 11:00pm
Dorothy Chandler Pavillion

8:00am

Morning Coffee
8:00am to 9:00am
Registration and Exhibit Area Open
8:00am to 5:30pm
Ballroom Prefunction

8:30am

Buttonholes
8:30am to 8:50am
Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue

9:00am

Morning Sing - Thursday: Diane White-Clayton
9:00am to 9:15am
Millennium Hall
Awards Breakfast and Annual Meeting
9:00am to 11:00am
Millennium Hall

11:30am

Peer Forums
11:30am to 12:30pm
Leadership Development Forum (invitation only)
11:30am to 1:30pm
Whiskey & Rye, Lobby Level

12:30pm

Lunch on Own
12:30pm to 1:30pm

1:30pm

Be a Social Media Superstar!
1:30pm to 2:45pm
Commonwealth B & C
Choral Leadership from the Maestra Perspective
1:30pm to 2:45pm
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street
Creative Aging and Choruses
1:30pm to 2:45pm
Millennium Park Room, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street
Giving Voice to Social Issues
1:30pm to 2:45pm
Franklin Room, 3rd Floor
Incorporating Data into Your Decision Making
1:30pm to 2:45pm
Howe Room, 33rd Floor

2:45pm

Visit with Exhibitors
2:45pm to 3:15pm
Ballroom Prefunction

3:15pm

A Tapestry of Sound: Composing Choral Music for Today's Audiences
3:15pm to 4:30pm
Commonwealth D
Artistic Vision and Budgeting Can Be Friends. Really.
3:15pm to 4:30pm
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street
Use Your Data To Attract and Retain Donors and Ticket Buyers
3:15pm to 4:30pm
Franklin Room, 3rd Floor
Working with Orchestras
3:15pm to 4:30pm
Commonwealth B & C
The Choral Entrepreneur: Charting Your Course
3:15pm to 4:30pm
Howe Room, 33rd Floor

4:45pm

Buttonholes
4:45pm to 5:05pm

5:00pm

Composer/Conductor Happy Hour
5:00pm to 6:00pm

5:10pm

Buttonholes
5:10pm to 5:30pm

5:15pm

Dine-Arounds
5:15pm to 7:00pm

6:00pm

Chair's Reception (by invitation)
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall

7:00pm

Pre-Concert Group Sing with Eric Whitacre and Moira Smiley
7:00pm to 7:40pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall

8:00pm

Host Concert: Los Angeles Master Chorale
8:00pm to 9:30pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall

10:00pm

Emerging Leaders Mixer
10:00pm to 11:30pm
Birds & Bees - 207 S. Broadway

6:20am

DCINY Fun Run
6:20am to 8:00am

8:00am

Morning Coffee
8:00am to 9:00am
Ballroom Prefunction
Exhibit Area Open
8:00am to 3:00pm
Ballroom Prefunction
Registration Open
8:00am to 5:30pm
Ballroom Prefunction

8:30am

Buttonholes
8:30am to 8:50am
Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue

9:00am

Morning Sing - Friday: Cristian Grases
9:00am to 9:15am
Millennium Hall
ASCAP Awards Presentation
9:00am to 9:45am
Millennium Hall
Plenary: The Medicine of Music
9:00am to 10:45am
Millennium Hall

11:00am

Creating a Welcoming Space for Transgender and Non-Binary Singers
11:00am to 12:15pm
Commonwealth B & C
Goldilocks and the Three Boards: Getting It Just Right
11:00am to 12:15pm
Franklin Room, 3rd Floor
Making the Ask
11:00am to 12:15pm
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street
Participatory Performances
11:00am to 12:15pm
Commonwealth D
The Choral Entrepreneur: Laying the Foundation
11:00am to 12:15pm
Howe Room, 33rd Floor

12:15pm

Former Board Luncheon (by invitation)
12:15pm to 2:15pm
Pez Cantina, 401 South Grand Ave.
Lunch on Own
12:15pm to 1:15pm

1:15pm

Chairperson and CEO: A Key Relationship for Success
1:15pm to 2:30pm
Commonwealth B & C
Disability in Music: Values and Norms to Revolutionize Choral Tradition
1:15pm to 2:30pm
Franklin Room, 3rd Floor
Performing Renaissance Polyphony: Developing Independence, Style, and Musicianship
1:15pm to 3:15pm
Dorothy Chandler Pavillion - Rehearsal Room 2
Winning in the New Era of Sponsorships
1:15pm to 2:30pm
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street
The Choral Entrepreneur: Building Relationships
1:15pm to 2:30pm
Howe Room, 33rd Floor

2:45pm

Roundtables
2:45pm to 3:45pm

3:45pm

Busing from Hotel to Concert
3:45pm to 4:15pm
Offsite - Meet in Lobby

4:30pm

Friday Concert
4:30pm to 6:30pm
Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square

6:30pm

Busing from Concert to Hotel
6:30pm to 7:00pm

6:45pm

Pre-Dinner Cocktails
6:45pm to 7:30pm
Ballroom Prefunction

7:30pm

President's Dinner and Auction
7:30pm to 10:00pm
Commonwealth D

8:00am

Morning Coffee
8:00am to 9:00am
Ballroom Prefunction
Registration Open
8:00am to 11:00am
Ballroom Prefunction

8:30am

Buttonholes
8:30am to 8:50am
Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue

9:00am

Choral Podcasting
9:00am to 10:15am
Franklin Room, 3rd Floor
Making a Major Artistic Leadership Transition
9:00am to 10:15am
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street
The Keep Singing Project: Connecting Singers with Choruses
9:00am to 10:15am
Howe Room, 33rd Floor

10:30am

Morning Sing - Saturday: Zanaida Robles
10:30am to 10:45am
Commonwealth C
Plenary: Telling Powerful Stories
10:30am to 12:00pm
Commonwealth C

1:00pm

Big Sing Los Angeles
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Grand Park

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