Friday, November 4th, 2022
The NJACDA Voices United Choir Festival hosted at Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center is an urban outreach initiative. The focus of the festival is to empower minority students via conscientious diverse choral programming in order to inspire inclusivity in the performing arts. The guest clinician will work with our students in order to foster a sense of community while encouraging a love for choral singing.
At the conclusion of the adjudications, all choirs will perform a selection together as a mass choir:
The Lord Bless You And Keep You – Peter Lutkin (SATB)
Schedule of Events:
Check-in/arrival time: 8:45 AM – 9 AM at Carteret Performing Arts Center
Choirs perform between 9 AM – 12:00 PM.
Combined choir performance & picture for the NJACDA website between 12:00 – 12:30.
12:30 PM dismissal
Adjudicator: Norma Jean Hughes
Norma Jean Hughes is an accomplished musician, choral conductor, pianist, vocal stylist, as well as a composer and arranger. She has served in music ministry since the tender age of 5. Hughes retired in 2018 after serving 19 years in the Paterson, NJ School District, and 11 years in the East Orange, NJ School District. With 30 years of experience as a music educator, Norma continues to provide educational, sacred and secular, music workshops designed to enhance vocal technique and performance presentation. Her work promotes learning and inspiration for classroom and church settings. Click here for more…