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Headlining Clinicians
Dr. Jami Lercher
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Dr. Jami Lercher brings fourteen years of public school teaching experience to her role. Having taught elementary, middle and high school vocal music, she is an advocate for music education for all. As a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, Lercher completed her master’s degree in the United Kingdom. Her research explored teaching singing to the hearing impaired, cementing her belief that everyone is capable of creating and enjoying music.
Lercher’s doctoral research focused on the life and choral music of Morfydd Owen (1891-1918), a Welsh composer whose catalogue of works remains vastly unpublished and unperformed. She also champions music from marginalized voices, particularly women, and seeks to bring attention to suppressed works through performance and study. Her edition of Vittoria Aleotti’s “Surge Propera Amica Mea” is currently published through Walton Music. Lercher is an active member of ACDA, NCCO, and NAfME. She has presented at state and national conferences on programming diverse music from underrepresented composers, using repertoire to inform warm-up techniques, and selecting appropriate solo repertoire for choral singers. |
Molly Ijames
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Molly Ijames was born in Flint, Michigan, and holds a B.S. in Music Education. She began playing the piano in church as a child and eventually went to college to be a music teacher. After several years of teaching, she moved to Greenville, SC to write for a small publishing company affiliated with Bob Jones University. Her compositions became widely recognized and expanded to other publishing companies. She also traveled for the University to play for recruiting events and worship services. As a trained composer, she also traveled to present her choral music to church directors, and her music ministry grew, expanding to local church congregations, community choirs, school competitions, and camp ministries.
Molly is widely recognized for her numerous choral compositions, piano collections, and instrumental arrangements in various catalogs, with a spotlight on the artistry within her piano accompaniments. Her anthems, cantatas, piano arrangements, and instrumental collections feature a well-balanced importance between soloist and accompanist. Molly is frequently called upon to speak at music conferences, play for congregations, and accompany choral singing. |
Interest Session Speakers & Conductors
Dr. Brandon Hollihan
Morehead State University |
Dr. Richard Waters
Eastern Kentucky University |
Daniel Wesley
Lexington Singers Children's Choir |
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