October 23, 2009

BCU Music Professor Presents at National Conference

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University’s Sean Burton, DMA, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, presented a scholarly paper at the National Conference of the College Music Society on Oct. 23  in Portland, Ore. 

Dr. Burton’s paper, titled "French Connections: Exploring the Unaccompanied Choral Music of Pierre Villette," is an outcome of his doctoral research and subsequently published book, The Unaccompanied Choral Music of Pierre Villette:  A Conductor's Analysis (Edwin Mellen Press, 2008).  

The College Music Society is a consortium of college, conservatory, university and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music. The Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. 

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.

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