PANEL: "Reimagining Transitions Between Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges"
The path of the two-year college choral student is not always easily bridged to four-year institutions. As trends in post-secondary enrollment shift across the country, the profiles of community college students are broadening as well, which means traditional recruitment efforts by four-year schools may not include some students who could enhance our programs and expand our professional discipline. How can programs work together to enrich and broaden the undergraduate choral cohort in both community college and four-year schools? How do we engage and include more nontraditional students in our four-year programs? The panel will address benefits and barriers, and participants will engage in small group discussions to explore case studies and possible solutions for change.
The following NCCO members have been selected as panelists:
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Dr. Carolina Flores, University of Hartford
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Dr. Arlie Langager, MiraCosta College
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Dr. Anne Lyman, Tacoma Community College
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Prof. Raymund Ocampo, Linn-Benton Community College
Dr. Carolina Flores, University of Hartford
Carolina Flores is Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, CT. Formerly she was a Professor of Music at CT State Community College Manchester, where she received the 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award. A native of Spain, Dr. Flores is a frequent lecturer, adjudicator, and clinician. She is the Artistic Chorale Director of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale and serves as ACDA National R&R Chair for Two-Year Colleges. Degrees: BM and MM in piano performance and pedagogy from Spain and Manhattan School of Music, and DMA in choral conducting from Hartt.
Dr. Arlie Langager, MiraCosta College
Dr. Arlie Langager, MiraCosta College, is Past-President of the California Choral Directors Association, and previously served as Two-Year College R&R Chair. She created the pilot Choral Leadership Academy program for the Music Association of California Community Colleges (MACCC) Conference in 2024. She worked as the Instructional Faculty Liaison for the Creative and Applied Arts in Guided Pathways at MiraCosta College, and serves on the Transfer Advisory Faculty Committee.
Dr. Anne Lyman, Tacoma Community College
Dr. Anne E. Lyman is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most prominent and versatile choral conductors. She serves as Director of Vocal Activities and Chair of Music at Tacoma Community College where she advises the two-year Associate of Music Major degree program. Lyman is passionate about early music and currently serves as the Artistic Director of Sine Nomine Renaissance Choir, a community collegium ensemble of Early Music Seattle. She is a Past State President of the Washington Chapter of ACDA. In her free time she enjoys hiking and watching sports with her family.
Prof. Raymund Ocampo, Linn-Benton Community College
Raymund serves as Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Choral Studies at Linn-Benton Community College. He recently received the college’s Mario and Alma Pastega Excellence in Teaching Award. At Linn-Benton, he conducts the acclaimed Chamber Choir and Concert Choir. The Chamber Choir has received Gold Awards from competitions around the world. In 2022, they were invited by audition to perform at the Northwest ACDA Conference. Ocampo is a sought-after clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor. He has worked with choirs, a cappella groups, and undergraduate conductors across the country. Raymund received an M.M. in Choral Conducting at the University of South Florida under Dr. James Bass. He received a B.M. in Music Education from Concordia College under Dr. René Clausen.