Barbara Hall
H.W. Stodghill, Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Professor of Music, Emerita
Education
BM: University of Michigan
MA: Music, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
DM: Indiana University
Expertise
Vocal technique — Choral conducting scholarly background in American Literature, American writers, African-American literature, American autobiography, and poetry. Expertise in American historian and philosopher Henry Adams.
BIOGRAPHY
A veteran teacher, conductor, and performer, Hall directed Centre’s choral program, which includes student groups such as Centre Singers, Women’s Voices, and Centre Men. She taught humanities, music history, theory, and conducting. Hall founded and directs the Danville Summer Singers and Sounding Joy, an auditioned women’s ensemble of 30-32 singers.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Hall is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the National Collegiate Choral Organization, and the College Music Society. She is a past governor of the Association of Teachers of Singing.