Full Symposium Schedule
Pre-Symposium XVI Session
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
5:00pm Musicology Colloquium, School of Music Building
Presenter: Dr. Braxton Shelley
Symposium XVI STANDARD Conference Schedule
Thursday, February 16, 2023
4:45pm – 5:45pm | Registration, Foellinger Great Hall Mezzanine Level, KCPA
6:00pm | Opening Ceremony, Foellinger Great Hall, KCPA
“Ever OnWarD: Advancing the Sacred Trust”
Presenter: Dr. Ollie Watts Davis
6:30pm | Plenary Session I: “The Gospel Imagination”
Presenter: Dr. Braxton Shelley
8:00pm | Combined Choir Rehearsal
Friday, February 17, 2023
11:30am | Food for the Soul Lunch & Learn
Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
Host: Dr. Ollie Watts Davis
Attendees: Invited Guests
6:00pm | Gathering, Music Building Auditorium
6:15pm | Plenary Session II: “Embracing God’s Heart for Justice: The Psalms as a Discipleship Manual and Justice Curriculum”
Presenter: Dr. K. Edward Copeland
7:00pm | Plenary Session III: “Speaking and Singing Salvation”
Presenter: Dr. H. Steven Sims
8:30pm | Combined Choir Rehearsal
Saturday, February 18, 2023
10:00am | Gathering, Recital Hall, Smith Memorial Hall
10:10am | Plenary Session IV: Vertical Talks
“Black Sacred Arts: A Comprehensive and Multi-Generational Approach”
Presenter: Walter Owens
“Tune my Heart to Sing”
Presenter: L’Tanya Moore-Copeland
“Music Simplicity and Songwriting”
Presenter: Pastor John David Wright
11:15am | Plenary Session V: Lightning Talks
“Glad to be of Good Service: Building an Engaged Music Ministry”
Presenter: Ashley M. Davis, MBA
“Black Sacred Music: Inside and Outside the Black Church Context”
Presenter: Rev. Wyeth Duncan
“Pedagogy: Methodology for Teaching the Sacred Music Traditions of Black Americans”
Presenter: Kimberly Fullerton-Smith
“For Worship: The Challenge of Aesthetic Choices and Contexts”
Presenter: Reginald Earl Payne II
“Music as Message: Sermons in Spirituals”
Presenter: Dr. Casey Robards
12:30pm | Lunch
1:15pm | Combined Choir Rehearsal
3:45pm | Symposium Closing Ceremony
4:00pm | Fellowship, Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
Host: Dr. Ollie Watts Davis
Attendees: Guest Artists and Invited Guests
Sunday, February 19, 2023
1:30pm | Technical Rehearsal, Recital Hall, Smith Memorial Hall
4:00pm | Black Sacred Music Symposium XVI STANDARD Concert
6:30pm | Reception, Lobby, Smith Memorial Hall