Deborah Simpkin King's guest appearances

Deborah Simpkin King

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Dorie Clark

Seth Godin

Sean Murphy

Stephen King

Michael Katz

John David Mann

Lij Shaw

Rory Vaden

Bruce Broughton

Scott Lang

Nainita Desai

Jonathan Dove

Jason Heath

Roger Nierenberg

Andrew Ousley

OwlTail

"And to be completely frank, it's not about my vision! It maybe starts out with that... but then the train comes along and we all get on it!" Listen to Ryan's conversation with his friend and conducting mentor Dr. Deborah Simpkin King as they talk about vocation, choir as democracy in action, creative choral programming, and the power of singing together! To learn more about what you heard, use the links below:Deborah Simpkin King: deborahsking.comSchola Cantorum on Hudson: scholaonhudson.orgProject:Encore: projectencore.orgAndrea Clearfield: andreaclearfield.com

"And to be completely frank, it's not about my vision! It maybe starts out with that... but then the train comes along and we all get on it!" Listen to Ryan's conversation with his friend and conducting mentor Dr. Deborah Simpkin King as they talk about vocation, choir as democracy in action, creative choral programming, and the power of singing together!  To learn more about what you heard, use the links below:<ul><li>Deborah Simpkin King: <a href="http://deborahsking.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deborahsking.com</a></li><li>Schola Cantorum on Hudson: <a href="http://scholaonhudson.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">scholaonhudson.org</a></li><li>Project:Encore: <a href="http://projectencore.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">projectencore.org</a></li><li>Andrea Clearfield: <a href="http://andreaclearfield.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">andreaclearfield.com</a></li></ul>

Deborah Simpkin King 

Dr. Deborah Simpkin King is a visionary conductor, advocate, and educator with a wide reach of influence. She is Founder and Artistic Director of Schola Cantorum on Hudson, a pro-am choral ensemble dually based in NYC and NJ, focused on new music with socially pertinent programming; and of PROJECT : ENCORE™ the international advocacy initiative in promotion of post-premiere performances of new music. Her industry leadership takes such additional forms as her Chairmanship of the New York Choral Consortium (since 2012), Coordination of the NJ-ACDA HS Choral Festival (since 1994), and frequent presentations at professional conferences on new music and on choral consortia. She also serves as Director of Arts Ministries at Trinity and St. Philip's Episcopal Cathedral in Newark, NJ. Give The Portfolio Composer podcast a Rating and Review! Conductor and new music advocate Deborah Simpkin King discusses Project : Encore™, which is dedicated to repeat performances new new choral works. Topics discussed in this episode:  Project : Encore™ Solving the second performance problem Marketing is the issue Setting Project : Encore™ up legally Keeping it free Anonymous reviewers Programming music Pre-vetting the music Submitting pieces to Project : Encore™ The cost of running the project Fighting anti-choral bias Consortia Getting director buy-in  Know the program and subject matter of your piece Provide an overview Know the ensemble &amp; director   Believe  Websites:  deborahsking.com projectencore.org  Recommended Listening:  Sergey Rachmaninoff, Vespers J. S. Bach, B Minor Mass Ralph Vaughan Williams, Mass in G Minor  Recommended Reading:  Jim Collins, Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great  This post contains affiliate links.

Dr. Deborah Simpkin King is a visionary conductor, advocate, and educator with a wide reach of influence. She is Founder and Artistic Director of <a href="http://www.scholaonhudson.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Schola Cantorum on Hudson</a>, a pro-am choral ensemble dually based in NYC and NJ, focused on new music with socially pertinent programming; and of <a href="http://projectencore.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">PROJECT : ENCORE™</a> the international advocacy initiative in promotion of post-premiere performances of new music. Her industry leadership takes such additional forms as her Chairmanship of the <a href="http://www.newyorkchoralconsortium.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">New York Choral Consortium</a> (since 2012), Coordination of the <a href="http://njacda.com/events/high-school-choral-festival/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">NJ-ACDA HS Choral Festival</a> (since 1994), and frequent presentations at professional conferences on new music and on choral consortia. She also serves as Director of Arts Ministries at <a href="http://trinitystphilipscathedral.dioceseofnewark.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Trinity and St. Philip's Episcopal Cathedral</a> in Newark, NJ. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/composer-on-fire/id966317397?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Give The Portfolio Composer podcast a Rating and Review!</a> Conductor and new music advocate Deborah Simpkin King discusses Project : Encore™, which is dedicated to repeat performances new new choral works. Topics discussed in this episode: <ul> <li>Project : Encore™</li> <li>Solving the second performance problem</li> <li>Marketing is the issue</li> <li>Setting Project : Encore™ up legally</li> <li>Keeping it free</li> <li>Anonymous reviewers</li> <li>Programming music</li> <li>Pre-vetting the music</li> <li>Submitting pieces to Project : Encore™</li> <li>The cost of running the project</li> <li>Fighting anti-choral bias</li> <li>Consortia</li> <li>Getting director buy-in <ul> <li>Know the program and subject matter of your piece</li> <li>Provide an overview</li> <li>Know the ensemble &amp; director</li> </ul> </li> <li>Believe</li> </ul> Websites: <ul> <li><a href="http://deborahsking.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">deborahsking.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://projectencore.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">projectencore.org</a></li> </ul> Recommended Listening: <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2rVidol" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sergey Rachmaninoff, Vespers</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2qBtYfJ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">J. S. Bach, B Minor Mass</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2seNAHX" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ralph Vaughan Williams, Mass in G Minor</a></li> </ul> Recommended Reading: <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2qBSZaM" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Collins, Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great</a></li> </ul> This post contains affiliate links.

Ep 140-Deborah Simpkin King on Project : Encore™