Calendar

2024

September

September 7 Jason Max Ferdinand Singers @ BBC Proms, London, England – Chorister
September 13–14 Nebraska Festival Singers Concert Weekend, Countryside Community Church, Omaha, NE – Conductor
September 15 First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Plymouth Choir, conductor
September 20 UNT ChoralFest, Denton, TX – University Singers, conductor
September 28–29 Chicago Residency, St. Paul & the Redeemer Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL – Clinician, conductor

October

October 4 University of North Carolina Greensboro Residency, Greensboro, NC – Clinician
October 7–11 Syracuse University Residency, Syracuse, NY – Clinician

November

November 1–2 Festival Singers of Florida Concert Weekend, Fort Lauderdale, FL – Chorister
November 9 TMEA Region 24 Honor Choir, McKinney, TX – Festival conductor
November 12 UNT Choral Concert, Denton, TX – University Singers, conductor
November 19 UNT Choral Concert, Dallas, TX – University Singers, conductor
November 22–23 Eastshore Region High School Honor Choir, Seattle, WA – Conductor

2025

January

January 9–11 Colorado Music Educator Association – All-State TTBB Choir, conductor
January 13 First Day of Classes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
January 23–27 Wartburg College Residency and Meistersinger Festival, Waverly, IA – Clinician, conductor
January 31–February 2 Omaha Public Schools All-City Festival – High School Honor Choir, conductor

February

February 7 Elgin Master Chorale, Elgin, IL – Guest conductor
February 15 Minnesota ACDA, Minneapolis, MN – 9-10 TB Choir, conductor
February 27–March 1 South Carolina Music Educators Association – All-State SATB Choir, conductor

March

March 19–22 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Dallas, TX – UNT A Cappella Choir, Allen Hightower, conductor, commission premiere; Trinity Springs Middle School Varsity Treble Choir, Clinton Hardy Ferrie, conductor, commission premiere; Brothers in Song, chorister; “Voices from the Light: Reviving a Masterwork for Treble Voices,” interest session co-clinician; Accessible and Beautiful, co-editor, public release
March 28 UNT Choral Concert, Denton, TX – University Singers, conductor

April

April 5–6 Nebraska Festival Singers Concert Weekend, First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, NE – Conductor
April 16–20 Holy Week at First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Chorister, conductor

May

May 8–10 Michigan School Vocal Music Association – High School Honor Choir, conductor

June

June 15–22 Festival Singers of Florida Japan Tour – Chorister, conductor

Recent Engagements
2024

January 5–6 Festival Singers of Florida Concert Weekend, Melbourne, FL – Chorister

February 1–2 Hillsborough All-County SATB Honor Choir, Tampa, Florida – Conductor
February 3 Des Moines Choral Society, IA – James Rodde, conductor, commission premiere
February 7–8 Midwestern ACDA, Omaha, NE – Nebraska Festival Singers, conductor
February 16 UNT Concert, Denton, TX – University Singers, conductor
February 19 Plano Civic Chorus, Plano, TX – Guest clinician
February 20 Namaan Forest High School, Garland, TX – Guest clinician
February 21 Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX – Chancel Choir, guest clinician
February 23–25 Maryland Music Educators Association, MD – Senior All-State Mixed Chorus, conductor

March 1 Dekaney High School – Guest clinician
March 4 Bellevue Choral Festival, Bellevue, NE – Conductor
March 6 Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX – Chancel Choir, guest clinician
March 13 The Concordia Choir, Sacramento, CA – Michael Culloton, conductor, “Perfect Love,” commission premiere
March 19 I.M. Terrell Academy For STEM And VPA, Fort Worth, TX – Guest clinician
March 22 Goddard High School – Guest clinician
March 25 Aledo High School, Aledo, TX – Guest clinician
March 23–24 Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Honor Choir, Cleveland, OH – Conductor
March 26 UNT Choral Concert, Denton, TX – University Singers, conductor
March 28 Del Sol Academy, Las Vegas, NV – Guest clinician, virtual
March 28–31 Holy Week at First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Chorister, conductor

April 4–6 National Concerts Concert, Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY – Co-conductor
April 10 Ursinus College Residency, New Jersey – Clinician
April 10–12 Tennessee Music Education Association – All-State SATB Choir, conductor
April 13–14 Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus, Oakland, CA – Ben Riggs, conductor, “Earth Song,” commission premiere
April 20 Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX – Incarnatus, chorister
April 30–May 4 Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Seattle, WA – “The Ordering of Moses,” guest conductor

May 10–11 Nebraska Festival Singers Retreat, Omaha, NE – Conductor

June 12–15 UNT All-State Choral Camp, Denton, TX – Clinician
June 20–21 Illinois ACDA, Normal, IL – Headliner
June 22–23 Capriccio Jubilee Singers, Columbus, OH – Guest conductor
June 24–30 Kantorei KC Summer Choral Institute, Kansas City, MO – Concert Chorale (Grades 9–12), conductor

July 6–7 Lakeland University Summer Music Institute, Plymouth, WI – Guest lecturer
July 15–18 UNT Summer Choral Symposium, Denton, TX – Clinician
July 23 Iowa ACDA, Pella, IA – Invited presenter

August 19 First Day of Classes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

2023

January 6–7 Festival Singers of Florida Concert Weekend, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Chorister
January 11 Virtual Lecture, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, “Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett”
January 12–15 Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, Takoma Park, MD – Chorister
January 17–18 Residency, Kings High School, Kings Mills, OH, Cincinnati Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH – Guest clinician
January 19 Virtual Lecture, University of Alberta, “Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett” – Guest lecturer
January 19–20 Oberlin Panel on R. Nathaniel Dett, New York City, NY – Panelist
January 22 Lee’s Summit Area Clinic, Lee’s Summit, MO – Guest clinician
January 23 First Day of Classes, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
January 27–28 Wingate University, Wingate, NC – All Carolina 9-10 Select Choir, festival conductor

February 5 Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, Charlottesville, VA – Chorister
February 6 Bellevue West High School, Bellevue, NE – Guest clinician
February 9 Friends University, Wichita, KS – Sing It! Vocal Music Festival Clinic, conductor
February 17–18 National Association for Music Education, Bellevue, WA – All-Northwest Mixed Choir, conductor
February 19–20 Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, Minneapolis, MN – Chorister
February 21–25 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Cincinnati, OH – “Your Hand and Mine,” Cincinnati Youth Chorus and Friends, Henry Leck, conductor, commission premiere; “A Song of Life,” University of Kentucky Women’s Choir, Lori Hetzel, conductor, commission premiere; Oxford Book of Choral Music by Black Composers, editor, public release
February 28 Pius X High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician

March 1 Pius X High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
March 2 Virtual Conversation, St. Ambrose University, “My Heart Be Brave”
March 4 Omaha Symphonic Chorus “Unity Concert,” First United Methodist Church, Omaha, NE – Conductor
March 8 Virtual Lecture, University of Montana, “History of Spirituals” – Guest lecturer
March 11 Northwest Arkansas Teach Music Symposium, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR – “Social Justice Through the Selection of Literature,” co-presenter
March 12–13 Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN – Residency
March 20 Norris High School, Firth, NE – Guest clinician
March 23 North Dakota Music Educators Conference, Bismarck, ND – “Engaging Singers in Rehearsal,” “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers,” presenter
March 25 Abendmusik at First-Plymouth, Lincoln, NE – Abendmusik Chorus (Tom Trenney, conductor), National Lutheran Choir (David Cherwien, conductor), “Don’t Leave Me Lord,” commission premiere
March 27 David City High School, David City, NE – Guest clinician
March 28 UNL Concert, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
March 30–April 1 Connecticut Music Educators Association – All-State SATB Choir, festival conductor

April 3 UNL Soprano-Alto Choral Festival, Lincoln, NE – Festival co-conductor
April 4 Lincoln Northeast High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
April 10 Elkhorn North High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician
April 14 Millard South High School, Millard, NE – Guest clinician
April 14 Westside South High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician
April 16 Worship Services, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
April 21 District Music Contest, Westview High School, Bennington, NE – Adjudicator
April 23 UNL Afternoon of Choirs, Lincoln, NE – University Chorale, conductor

April 25 Waukee and Waukee Northwest High Schools, Waukee, IA – “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,” commission premiere

May 6 Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester, MN – Rick Kvam, conductor, commission premiere
May 7 Omaha Symphonic Chorus “Spring Concert,” First United Methodist Church, Omaha, NE – Conductor
May 12–13 Nebraska Festival Singers Retreat, Omaha, NE – Conductor

June 17–24 Festival Singers of Florida Kenya Tour – Chorister, conductor

July 10 Nebraska ACDA, Peru, NE – Nebraska Festival Singers, conductor
July 17 Alabama ACDA, Birmingham, AL – Headliner
July 27–28 Angelo State University Conducting Symposium, San Angelo, TX – Clinician

August 4–6 Festival Singers of Florida Retreat, Land O’ Lakes, FL – Chorister
August 12–13 New York ACDA High School Honor Choir, Albany, NY – Conductor
August 21 First Day of Classes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

September 8–9 Nebraska Festival Singers Concert Weekend, Countryside Community Church, Omaha, NE – Conductor
September 22 UNT ChoralFest, Denton, TX – University Singers, conductor
September 28–30 Charlotte Master Chorale Residency, Charlotte, NC – Speaker

October 6–7 Festival Singers of Florida Concert Weekend, Orlando, FL – Chorister
October 24–25 Sonoma Invitational Choral Festival, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA – Clinician
October 28 Youth Chorus of Kansas City Fall Refresher, Kansas City, MO – “Engaging Singers in Rehearsal,” presenter

November 1–4 Bent But Not Broken 2.0 Conference, Wilmington, DE – High School Honor Choir, conductor
November 8–10 New Jersey Music Educators Association, Atlantic City, NJ – All-State Mixed Chorus, conductor
November 14 UNT Choral Concert, Denton, TX – University Singers, conductor
November 17 Nebraska Music Education Association, Lincoln, NE – Nebraska Festival Singers, conductor
November 19 New Jersey Music Educators Association, Newark, NJ – All-State Mixed Chorus, conductor

December 9 Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, PA – Dominick DiOrio, conductor, commission premiere
December 15 Highland Park Chorale Messiah concert, Dallas, TX – Chorister

2022

January 6 Virtual Conversation, Hastings College Choir, “Sing Out, My Soul”
January 7–8 Festival Singers of Florida Concert Weekend – Chorister
January 15 Massachusetts Music Educators Association Central District Senior High School Honor Choir – Virtual conductor
January 24 Virtual Conversation, Nashua High School North Treble Chorus, “Invitation to Love”
January 27 LPS 7th Grade Vocal Festival, Lincoln, NE – Festival conductor

February 2 Video Lecture, Wayne State University, “Score Study”
February 2 Virtual Conversation, Eagan High School
February 5 “Choral and Organ Music of Black Composers,” Omaha American Guild of Organists, Omaha, NE – Presenter
February 11–12 Festival Singers of Florida Concert Weekend – Chorister
February 16 Thornton Fractional North High School, Calumet City, IL – Guest clinician
February 17–19 Midwestern Region ACDA Conference, Chicago, IL – First-Plymouth Cantorei, chorister; Windy City Honor Choir, festival conductor
February 25 Papillion-La Vista High School, Papillion, NE – Guest clinician
February 26 Omaha Symphonic Chorus, Winter Concert, Omaha, NE – Conductor

March 1 Bellevue West High School, Bellevue, NE – Guest clinician
March 7 David City High School, David City, NE – Guest clinician
March 8 UNL Choral Concert, “Evening of Choirs,” University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Newman Center, Lincoln, NE – University Chorale, Chamber Singers, conductor

March 30 Elkhorn North High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician
March 30 Omaha Northwest High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician

April 1 Lincoln High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
April 1 Lincoln Northeast High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
April 2 Lincoln Stars Hockey Game, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
April 3 Worship Services, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
April 4 Lincoln Southwest High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
April 5 UNL George Walker Festival, Kimball Recital Hall – Coordinator; Chamber Singers, conductor
April 7 Holliston High School, Holliston, MA – Guest clinician
April 7–9 Eileen Southern Celebration, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA – Harvard Choirs, Oakwood University Aeolians, commission premiere, conductor – “Cantate Domino” premiere
April 11 UNL Soprano-Alto Choral Festival, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE – Festival co-conductor
April 13 Norris High School, Firth, NE – Guest clinician
April 24 UNL Choral Concert, “Afternoon of Choirs,” University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE – University Chorale, conductor
April 26 UNL Choral Concert, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
April 27 Lincoln Southwest High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
April 30 “Bent, But Not Broken,” Choir School of Delaware, Wilmington, DE – “The Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett,” presenter; Keynote speaker

May 6, 8–9 Michigan School Vocal Music Association, Holland, MI – Adjudicator
May 19–20 Maine Music Educators Association, University of Maine, Orono, ME – “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers,” “Engaging Singers in Rehearsals,” “Contextualizing Negro Spirituals,” presenter
May 21–23 Choral Canada, PODIUM 2022, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, chorister; “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers,” presenter; “Plenty Good Room: Expanding the Choral Canon,” panelist

June 21–23 Conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians, Richmond, VA – “Sacred Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers,” presenter; Conference choir, conductor
June 26–July 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Music Clinic, Senior Session, Madison, WI – Nebraska Choir, conductor

July 2–3 Turtle Creek Chorale, “Dreamland” premiere, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
July 9 Turtle Creek Chorale, “Dreamland” performance, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
July 10–13 Annual Convention of National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., Atlanta, GA – National Scholarship Chair
July 22–24 Sing Your Faith…Refresh Your Spirit Retreat, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – “Making the Choir Rehearsal an Hour of Power” and “Exploring Black Sacred Music,” presenter

July 31–August 2 Pennsylvania ACDA, Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, PA – Headliner

August 3–5 South Dakota ACDA, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD – Headliner
August 11–13 Jason Max Ferdinand Singers Retreat & Concert, Washington, DC – Chorister

September 9–10 Nebraska Festival Singers Concert Weekend, Countryside Community Church, Omaha, NE – Conductor
September 23–24 I. Sherman Greene Chorale 50th Anniversary Celebration, Kempsville Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach, VA – Festival conductor/clinician
September 27 Lincoln East High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
September 28 Gretna High School, Gretna, NE – Guest clinician
September 28 Lincoln Southwest High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
September 28 Video Lecture, Haverford College – “R. Nathaniel Dett & The Ordering of Moses,” lecturer
September 30 Aurora High School, Aurora, NE – Guest clinician
September 30 Kearney High School, Kearney, NE – Guest clinician

October 3 UNL Men’s Choral Festival, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE – Festival co-conductor
October 7 Lincoln Northeast High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
October 7 Lincoln North Star High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
October 7 Virtual Conversation, Louisiana State University, “My Heart Be Brave”
October 13–15 Seattle Pro Musica Residency – Commission premiere
October 17–18 University of Texas at Arlington Residency
October 21–22 Michigan ACDA, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI – Headliner
October 23 UNL Afternoon of Choirs, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Lincoln, NE – University Chorale, Chamber Singers, conductor
October 28 SDMEA State Music Education Conference, South Dakota Music Education Association, Sioux Falls Convention Center, Sioux Falls, SD – Chamber Singers, conductor
October 30 Omaha Symphonic Chorus Fall Concert, Omaha, NE – Conductor
October 31 Elkhorn South High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician

November 2 York College Choir, York, NE – “Till I Die,” guest clinician
November 3 Millard North High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician
November 4 Lincoln North High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
November 4 Elkhorn North High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician
November 4 Lincoln Stars Hockey Game, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
November 7 Omaha Central High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician
November 9 Norris High School, Firth, NE – Guest clinician
November 10 Waverly High School, Waverly, NE – Guest clinician
November 17 Iowa Music Educators Association Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, IA – presenter
November 18–20 Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, Kalamazoo, MI – Chorister

December 2 & 4 Omaha Symphonic Chorus “Christmas at the Cathedral” Concert, Omaha, NE – Conductor

2021

January 11 Video Lecture, University of Chicago, “The Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett”
January 16 Video Lecture, Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus, “Celebrating Black Composers”
January 22 Video Lecture, University of Missouri-Kansas City, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers,” “The Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett”
January 22 Video Lecture/Reading Session, New Hampshire American Choral Directors Association, “Exploring the Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett”

February 1 Virtual Conversation, Chorus Austin, “MMay 6, 8–9 Michigan School Vocal Music Association, Holland, MI – Adjudicator
February 5 Virtual Conversation, Severn School Treble Chorus, “Invitation to Love”
February 8 Video Lecture, Severn School, “Spirituals, Cultural Appropriation, and Cultural Exchange”
February 8 Video Lecture, Babylon Chorale, “History and Performance Practice of Negro Spirituals”
February 10 Video Lecture, Wayne State University, “Score Study”
February 10 Video Lecture, Loyola Marymount University, “History of Negro Spirituals”
February 12 Video Lecture, Hillwood High School
February 13 Three on 3 Music, “Negro Spiritual Symposium” – Panelist
February 16 Video Lecture, Harvard University, “Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett”
February 17 Virtual Conversation, University of Connecticut Choir
February 18 Virtual Conversation, Metropolitan State University of Denver Treble Choir, “Invitation to Love”
February 18 Video Lecture, Luther College, “The Multifaceted Approach to Active Inclusivity”
February 19 Video Lecture, Florida State University American Choral Directors Association, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers”
February 20 Lincoln Public Schools High School Solo/Ensemble Contest, Lincoln, NE – Adjudicator
February 23 Virtual Conversation, Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, “My Heart Be Brave”
February 24 Video Lecture, Smith College Glee Club, “Choral Music of Black Composers”
February 25 Video Lecture, Texas Lutheran University – Panelist

March 13 Virginia Choral Director’s Association District 11 High-School All-District Choir – Virtual conductor
March 16 Video Lecture, Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, “Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett”
March 18 Video Panel, American Choral Directors Association National Conference, “The Relevance of the Contemporary African-American Spiritual in the Twenty-First Century”
March 19 Video Presentation, American Choral Directors Association National Conference, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers”
March 22 Virtual Conversation, Master Chorale of South Florida, “Sing Out, My Soul”
March 23 Video Lecture, Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, “Don’t Be Weary, Traveler”
March 25 Video Lecture, Valley High School Choir, “Hold On!”
March 29 High School Clinic, Millard South High School, Omaha, NE
March 31 Virtual Conversation, Stratford High School, Houston, TX, “Kashmiri Song”

April 5 High School Clinic, Elkhorn North High School, Omaha, NE
April 9 Video Lecture, Mississippi State University, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
April 13 UNL Choral Concert, “Evening of Choirs,” Lied Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
April 19 High School Clinic, Elkhorn South High School, Omaha, NE
April 21 Millard North/West High Music Festival, Omaha, NE – Adjudicator
April 25 UNL Choral Concert, “Afternoon of Choirs,” University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE – University Chorale, conductor

July 9 KCDA Summer Convention, Kansas Choral Directors Association, “Embracing Historical Composers,” “Engaging Singers in Rehearsals” – Headliner

July 11–13 Virtual Conference, National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., National Scholarship Chair

July 19–21 Composer Workshop, John Ness Beck Foundation – Attendee
July 22–24 TCDA Annual Summer Convention, Texas Choral Directors Association, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Presenter

August 6–8 Festival Singers of Florida Retreat, Land O’Lakes, FL – Chorister
August 23 UNL First Day of Classes

September 16 Virtual Lecture, “Sacred Choral Music of Black Composers,” Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, MN
September 20 Omaha Central High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician

October 1–2 Festival Singers of Florida Concert Weekend – Chorister
October 4 UNL Men’s Choral Festival, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE – Festival co-conductor
October 5 Virtual Conversation, Arizona State University, “My Heart Be Brave”
October 16 Ole Miss Choral Festival, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MI – Adjudicator, conductor
October 18–19 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO – Guest residency
October 21 NMTA Conference, Nebraska Music Teachers Association, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
October 25 Virtual Conversation, University of Southern Maine, “My Heart Be Brave”
October 26 UNL Choral Concert, ”Evening of Choirs,” University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, University Chorale, conductor
October 30 South Dakota Music Education Association Fall Conference, Rapid City, SD – “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers,” interest session presenter

November 4 Virtual Lecture, Central Michigan University, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
November 5–7 Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, Lincoln, NE – Chorister
November 9 TMEA Region 20 Honor Chorus, Dallas, TX – Festival conductor
November 10 Chor Leoni, Vancouver, British Columbia, Erick Lichte, conductor – “My Heart Be Brave” (TTBB) premiere
November 11 All-Millard Vocal Festival, Millard, NE – Festival conductor
November 15 Virtual Lecture, University of Toronto-Scarborough, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
November 18 NMEA Conference/In-Service Clinic, Nebraska Music Education Association, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
November 19 NMEA Conference/In-Service Clinic, Nebraska Music Education Association, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, NE – “The Non-Idiomatic Concert Music of Black Composers,” presenter
November 19 Lincoln Stars Hockey Game, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
November 22 Elkhorn South High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician

December 1 Gretna High School, Gretna, NE – Guest clinician
December 3 Video Lecture, Arizona State University, “Motets and anthems of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Edward Margetson, and R. Nathaniel Dett” – Guest lecturer
December 4 ECKMEA Treble Honor Choir, Shawnee Mission, KS – Festival conductor
December 5 UNL Choral Concert, “Welcome All Wonders,” University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Newman Center, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, University Chorale, conductor
December 11 Chicago Chamber Choir, Chicago, IL, Christopher Windle, conductor – “Go, Tell It on the Mountain” premiere
December 17–20 Chor Leoni, Vancouver, British Columbia, Erick Lichte, conductor – “God, Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” (TBB) premiere

2020

January 4 Festival Singers of Florida Winter Concert, Naples United Church of Christ, Naples, FL – Chorus member, co-conductor
January 19 Abendmusik at First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Premiere of “Rise, Shine!” by American Spiritual Ensemble, Plymouth Choir, UNL Chamber Singers, Quinn Chapel AME Church, Everett McCorvey, conductor
January 26 & 27 Montana Men’s Vocal Festival, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT – Festival conductor

February 1 Georgia Music Educators Association District IV High School SATB Honors Chorus Concert, GA – Festival conductor
February 9 Omaha All-City High School SATB Vocal Festival, Omaha, NE – Festival conductor
February 10 Beatrice High School, Beatrice, NE – Guest clinician
February 17 Lincoln Southeast High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
February 17 David City High School, David City, NE – Guest clinician
February 19 Lincoln East High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
February 21 Omaha Central High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician
February 22 Lincoln Public Schools High School Solo/Ensemble Contest, Lincoln, NE – Adjudicator
February 24 Abendmusik Youth Masterworks Festival, Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE – Festival conductor
February 26 Lee’s Summit High School, Lee’s Summit, MO – Guest clinician
February 26 & 27 University of Central Missouri Residency, Warrensburg, MO – Lecturer (“Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers”), Pre-Concert Lecturer and Guest Conductor (“Black History Month Choral Concert”)

March 2 Pius X High School, Lincoln, NE – Guest clinician
March 5-7 Eastern Region American Choral Directors Association, Junior High Honor Choir, Rochester, NY – “Sing Out, My Soul” premiere
March 9 Papillion La-Vista High School, Papillion, NE – Guest clinician
March 11 Millard South High School, Omaha, NE – Guest clinician
March 31 Video Lecture, Nazareth College, “Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer

April 1 Video Lecture, University of Alabama University Singers, “Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
April 6 Virtual Composer Presentation, College of the Holy Cross, “My Heart Be Brave” – Guest lecturer
April 21 Video Lecture, University of South Carolina, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer

May 1 Video Lecture, Baylor University, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer

July 5 Virtual Conference, Pennsylvania American Choral Directors Association, “Equity and Justice Panel,” Video Conference – Panelist
July 9 Video Lecture, Western Connecticut State University, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
July 13 Video Lecture, Florida State University, “Race in the Classroom” – Guest lecturer
July 15 Video Lecture, University of Central Missouri, “History of Spirituals and Performance Practice” – Guest lecturer
July 16 Video Lecture, Ithaca College, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
July 20 Video Lecture, University of Central Missouri, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
July 20 Video Presentation, Arkansas American Choral Directors Association, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Interest session presenter
July 21 Video Lecture, Florida State University, “Choral Arranging - Spirituals” – Guest lecturer
July 23 Video Presentation, Quintessence, Virtual Festival of Song, “Choristers Going Beyond the Score” – Presenter
July 27 Video Lecture, Florida State University, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer

August 12 Boston NATS & Choral Consortium, “Table for More: Race, Access, InClusion, Equity,” Virtual conversation – Panelist
August 17 UNL First Day of Classes Fall Semester, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
August 31 Video Lecture, University of Southern California Chamber Singers, “Reimagining the Black Composer” – Guest co-lecturer
August 31 Video Lecture, Northern Michigan University Marquette Choral Society, “The Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett – Guest lecturer

September 5 Video Presentation, Hawai’i American Choral Directors Association, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Interest session presenter
September 7 Video Lecture, Hamilton College, “The Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
September 16 Virtual Conversation, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Composers Panel – Panelist
September 22 Video Lecture, Rockingham Choral Society, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
September 25 Tennessee Tech University “Festival of Voices” – Virtual guest artist
September 29 Video Lecture, North Shore Choral Society Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer

October 1 Virtual Conversation, University of Memphis Collegiate Choir – Guest lecturer
October 5 Virtual Composer Presentation, University of Montana Chamber Chorale, “Done Made My Vow to the Lord” – Guest lecturer
October 6 Video Lecture, Master Singers of Milwaukee, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
October 9 Video Presentation, Delaware Music Educators Association, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Interest session presenter
October 9 Virtual Conversation, University of Memphis University Singers – Guest lecturer
October 12 Video Presentation, Ohio American Choral Directors Association, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Presenter
October 20 Video Lecture, Temple University, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
October 27 Video Lecture, Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, “Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Guest lecturer
October 29 Video Lecture, Westminster Choir College, “Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast and The Ordering of Moses” – Guest lecturer

November 4 Video Lecture, Georgia State University University Singers, “The Choral Music of R. Nathaniel Dett” – Guest lecturer
November 5 UNL Choral Concert, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE – Chamber Singers, conductor
November 15 Video Presentation, South Dakota Music Education Association Fall Conference, “Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” – Interest session presenter
November 15 UNL Choral Concert, “Evening of Choirs,” University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE – University Chorale, conductor

December 4 Virtual Composer Presentation, Portland State University Chamber Choir, “My Heart Be Brave” – Guest lecturer