Dr.Karen Kenaston
Presented to The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries on the occasion of Promotion to Associate Professor, Dr. Karen Kenaston, Music, Fall 2015.
Item(s) added to the Libraries' collection:
Wisdom, wit, and will : women choral conductors on their art
Conlon, J., Apfelstadt, H., Jones, A., Deveau, S., Westerhaus, T., Romey, K., … Simons, H. (2009). Wisdom, wit, and will : women choral conductors on their art . Chicago: GIA.
This book celebrates the profound impact women have had on the choral arts, questions some of the conventional attitudes about conducting and gender, and explores the work of pioneering female choral conductors such as Ann Howard Jones and Margaret Hillis. Although female choir directors are very common in public schools and churches, they are in the minority in colleges and universities. I found it particularly inspiring to hear the stories and unique challenges these women have faced in the academy.