LINDSAY POPE 10 East Main St., Williamsburg, MA 01096 • 617-285-5674 • [email protected]

EDUCATION

Doctor of Musical Arts 2019, Choral Conducting, Related Field: Early Music University of North Texas, Denton, TX Primary teachers: Allen Hightower, Richard Sparks, Joshua Habermann (Conducting); Paul Leenhouts, Brad Bennight (Early Music)

Master of Music 2011, with distinction, Choral Conducting Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ Primary teachers: Joe Miller, Andrew Megill, Amanda Quist, James Jordan (Conducting); Lindsey Christiansen (Voice)

Bachelor of Arts 2007, magna cum laude, Music Major - Vocal Performance; English Minor Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA Primary teachers: Kimberly Dunn Adams (Conducting); Melinda Spratlan (Voice)

CONDUCTING AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Visiting Director of Choral/Vocal Activities, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 2019–present • Conduct Concert Choir, 40-voice auditioned ensemble • Conduct Chamber Choir, 16-voice advanced ensemble • Maintain a voice and advanced conducting studio • Teach introductory choral conducting course

Assistant Conductor, Dallas Symphony Chorus, Dallas, TX 2016–2018 • Assisted Joshua Habermann with preparation of choral-orchestral works • Led sectionals • Led rehearsals when Conductor was not present • Chorusmaster for Christmas Pops series (December 2016, December 2017) • Chorusmaster for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mendelssohn (May 2017)

Conductor, University Singers, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2017–2018 • Conducted second tier mixed chorus as part of Teaching Fellowship • Served as sabbatical replacement for Richard Sparks in Spring 2018 • Chorusmaster for Vaughan Williams’s Flos Campi with UNT Concert Orchestra (February 2018) • Assisted with preparation of Verdi’s Requiem for Grand Chorus

Conductor, Concert Choir, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2016–2017 • Conducted undergraduate mixed chorus as part of Teaching Fellowship • Assisted with preparation of Puccini’s Turandot for Grand Chorus

Director of Choral Ensembles, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 2011–2016 • Conducted three ensembles: Glee Club, Chorale, and Chamber Singers • Selected to perform at ACDA Eastern Division Conference (February 2016) • Taught undergraduate conducting • Organized domestic and international choral tours • Mentored a conducting apprentice

1 Graduate Assistant Conductor, Westminster Chapel Choir, Princeton, NJ 2010–2011 • Assisted Amanda Quist with first year curriculum chorus

Alto Section Leader, Westminster Choir, Princeton, NJ 2010–2011 • Prepared and led weekly sectionals

Conductor, Master Singers, Princeton, NJ, Conductor and Singer 2009–2011 • Rehearsed and performed in masterclass setting

Graduate Assistant Conductor, Westminster Kantorei, Princeton, NJ 2009–2010 • Assisted Andrew Megill with select early music chamber ensemble

Assistant Conductor, New Jersey Chamber Singers, Bay Head, NJ, 2009 • Assisted Reid Masters with auditioned adult choir

Choral Assistant, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 2008–2009 • Assisted Kimberly Dunn Adams with rehearsals for 3 choral ensembles

Voice Teacher, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 2009 • Taught private lessons to beginning voice students

Choir Director, Providence Place, Holyoke, MA 2008–2009 • Directed biweekly choir rehearsals at a retirement community

Singing Apprentice, Berkshire Choral Festival, Sheffield, MA 2008 • Sang choral masterworks under nationally known conductors • Performed solo and chamber works in Apprentice Recitals • Assisted with festival logistics

Music Director, V-8’s, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 2004–2007 • Oldest U.S. female collegiate a cappella group (founded 1942) • Led rehearsals and warm-ups • Determined repertoire • Arranged 2-3 songs per year • Organized tours to Nashville and southeast Florida • Co-managed release of commercial CD Infinite (2006)

CLINICS & OUTREACH

New Jersey Youth Chorus Women’s Choral Festival February 2019 • Head clinician

CMEA Southern District Treble Chorus January 2019 • Guest conductor/clinician

Massachusetts ACDA, Boston, MA 2013–2016 • Repertoire & Standards Chair, Women’s Choirs

MMEA Western District Senior Chorus, Amherst, MA January 2016 • Guest conductor/clinician

2 Mount Holyoke Alumnae Choir Tour, Ireland, UK July 2015 • Co-facilitated and conducted a week-long tour with 40 MHC alumnae

NYSSMA Area All-State Women’s Choir, Zone 10, Wappingers, NY November 2014 • Guest conductor/clinician

PROFESSIONAL SOLO & CHORAL EXPERIENCE

Handel + Haydn Society, Boston, MA 2019–present • Alto on choral roster

Grammy-affiliated True Concord Voices, Phoenix, AZ 2019–present • Alto on choral roster

Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Santa Fe, NM 2018–present • Alto on choral roster

Dallas Symphony Chorus, Dallas, TX 2018 • Mezzo-soprano soloist for Duruflé Requiem on tour to Estonia, Sweden, and Finland

Lumedia Musicworks, Dallas-Forth Worth, TX 2017 • Alto & chorusmaster

Polyphonia, Denton, TX 2016–2017 • Alto in 5-voice early music ensemble

Boston Early Music Festival, Boston, MA 2016 • Alto in UNT chamber ensemble: Abendmusiken fringe concert

Mount Holyoke Faculty Concerts, South Hadley, MA 2014, 2016 • WWI Commemorative Concert, October 2014: Trois Chansons, Maurice Ravel • WWII Commemorative Concert, January 2016: Sanglots, Francis Poulenc

Smith College New Music, Northampton, MA March 2015 • Alto in works by Karl Stockhausen, dir. Joseph Baldwin

Smith College Early Music, Northampton, MA October 2014 • Alto in C. P. E. Bach’s Magnificat in D, dir. Joseph Baldwin

Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, SC 2010–2011 • Alto in opera chorus - Proserpina by Wolfgang Rihm • Alto in opera chorus - The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CONDUCTING MASTERCLASSES

Brian Schmidt, Baylor International Choral Conducting Masterclass (Conducting Fellow) June 2019

Joshua Habermann, Santa Fe Desert Chorale Masterclass (Participant) October 2017

Matthew Halls and Edward Maclary, Oregon Bach Festival (Conducting Fellow) July 2017

Caron Daley and Richard Sparks, Halifax Choral Conducting Institute (Participant) July 2015 3

Amanda Quist, Westminster Choral Festival, Princeton, NJ (Participant) July 2014

John Alexander and Anton Armstrong, Chorus America Conference Masterclass (Participant) June 2014

Dennis Shrock, Artist-in-Residence, Westminster Choir College (Graduate Student) October 2010

David Morrow, Artist-in-Residence, Westminster Choir College (Graduate Student) April 2010

Kent Tritle, Guest Conductor, Berkshire Choral Festival (Apprentice) July 2008

PUBLICATIONS

Dissertation: “Beyond the Binary: the Intersection of Gender and Cross-Cultural May 2019 Identity in Reena Esmail’s Life and Choral Works” • 2019 Toulouse Dissertation Award in the Fine Arts Field

Article: “When Worlds Collide: Performing Sacred Music in a Secular World” February 2016 • Massachusetts ACDA Newsletter, February 2016

Article: “Giving Voice to Female Conductors & Composers” January 2015 • Massachusetts ACDA Newsletter, January 2015

Article: “Sing Out Loud: Empowering Women’s Choirs” January 2014 • Massachusetts ACDA Newsletter, January 2014 • Reprinted on Northwest ACDA website: http://www.nwacda.org/

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Conducting Pedagogy Choral Literature Ethical Programming Voice Pedagogy Score Study Women’s and Gender Studies Voice Early Music Performance Practice Folk Music

HONORS/AWARDS/PRIZES

Toulouse Dissertation Award, University of North Texas (2019) Valerie Dean Westheimer Graduate Fellowship in Music, University of North Texas (2018–2019) Elida Tamez Endowed Choral Scholarship, University of North Texas (2017–2018) The Dean’s Camerata – Gibbons Conducting Scholarship, University of North Texas (2016–2017) Christian A. Johnson Scholarship, Westminster Choir College (2009–2011) Phi Beta Kappa, Mount Holyoke College (2007) Helen Blyth Hazen Music Prize II, Mount Holyoke College (2007) Sarah Williston Scholar, Mount Holyoke College (2006) Mount Holyoke Music Prize, Mount Holyoke College (2006)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) – Repertoire and Standards Chair for Women’s Choirs, Massachusetts Chorus America College Music Society (CMS) National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO)

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ACTIVITIES

National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Yoga Teacher 200 RYT Yoga Alliance completed in December 2015

PRIVATE TEACHERS

Conducting Allen Hightower, University of North Texas (2016–2018) Joe Miller, Westminster Choir College (2009–2011) Andrew Megill, Westminster Choir College (2009–2011) Kimberly Dunn Adams, Mount Holyoke College (2007–2009)

Keyboard Brad Bennight (2016–2018), Harpsichord Edith Stearns Trask, Professor and Chair Emeritus, Boston University (1996–2003), Piano

Voice Dana Varga, Boston, MA (2013–present) Molly Fillmore, Denton, TX (2017–2018) Elizabeth Vrenios, Professor Emeritus, American University (2000–2013) Lindsey Christiansen, Westminster Choir College (2009–2011) Carol Richardson, Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover, Germany (2004–2006)

REFERENCES

Dr. Rebecca Geoffroy-Schwinden Assistant Professor, Music History; University of North Texas (940) 565-3750 [email protected]

Dr. Joshua Habermann Conductor: Dallas Symphony Chorus, Santa Fe Desert Chorale (415) 939-4514 [email protected]

Dr. Allen Hightower Director of Choral Ensembles: University of North Texas (940) 265-2791 [email protected]

Dr. Joe Miller Director of Choral Activities: Westminster Choir College (609) 921-7100 ext. 8247 [email protected]

Mr. Tian Hui Ng Orchestra Director, Assistant Professor of Music: Mount Holyoke College (203) 706-9349 [email protected]

Dr. Richard Sparks Chair of Conducting and Ensembles: University of North Texas (940) 435-4473 [email protected]

Dr. Amanda Quist Assistant Professor, Conducting; Chair, Conducting, Organ, Sacred Music: Westminster Choir College (609) 921-7100 ext. 8244 [email protected] 5