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Donald Trott, D.M.A.Donald Trott received his Bachelor of Music Education degree cum laude from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. He obtained both the Master of Music degree and Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Oklahoma under the guidance of Dr. Dennis Shrock, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. Following degree work he taught at: Lawton Senior High School in Lawton, Oklahoma; Rogers State College, (now Rogers University), in Claremore, Oklahoma; and Longwood College, (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia. His research in performance practice of the late eighteenth century resulted in two articles published in the Choral Journal and two lectures at regional and national College Music Society conventions. More recently he produced a third article for the Choral Journal based on interviews with Alexander Bernstein, son of Leonard Bernstein. Dr. Trott's choirs from Longwood College performed at VMEA state conferences and in the concluding performance of the 1996 ACDA Southern Division Convention. His choirs toured annually to venues that included the Cathedral of St. Patrick, Cathedral of St. John, the National Cathedral and the White House. At Ole Miss, the Concert Singers under his direction appeared at the 2005 Mississippi State Convention of the MENC/ACDA. On February 24, 2006, the choir appeared at the ACDA Southern Division Convention, and in March, 2007, the singers will perform at the 2007 ACDA National Convention in Miami, Florida. Dr. Trott is an active clinician, conductor, and adjudicator. |
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Debra Spurgeon, D.M.A.Dr. Debra Spurgeon is Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of Mississippi where she conducts the Women’s Glee and Chamber Singers and teaches choral methods and conducting. She has conducted high school and collegiate honor choirs in Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. Prior to moving to Ole Miss, Dr. Spurgeon taught at Southwestern Oklahoma State University for eighteen years and in 1999 was named Oklahoma Choral Directors Association's Director of Distinction. She has been actively involved in leadership roles in the American Choral Directors Association, serving as president of the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association and president-elect of the Southwestern Division of ACDA. She is currently the Women's R and S on the executive board of Mississippi Choral Directors. Dr. Spurgeon’s areas of research include voice building in the choral rehearsal and French melodiés. Her articles have appeared in the Choral Journal, Teaching Music, The Journal of Singing, and The Journal of Music Teacher Education. Her most recent publication is an edition of a choral work by the French composer Reynaldo Hahn entitled "Le Jour," published by Alliance Music Corporation. Dr. Spurgeon holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance from the University of Oklahoma where she was a recipient of the Benton Schmidt Voice Award; the Master of Music Education from the University of Arkansas; and the Bachelor of Music Education from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. An active soprano soloist, her choral/orchestral
solo work includes the Mozart Requiem, Haydn Heiligmesse,
Fauré Requiem, Honneger King David, Rutter Requiem,
Monteverdi Vespers, Handel’s Messiah, and the
Queen in the Play of Daniel. In 2003, she sang the role of the
Queen of the Night in the Ole Miss production of The Magic Flute.
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