Pennsylvania/Bahia Choral Collaborations

Pennsylvania enjoys a spirited partnership with Bahia, one that focuses on cultural and educational exchanges. A choral music collaboration between Dr. Russ Shelley, the Elma Stine Heckler Professor of Music at Juniata College in Huntingdon, and Cícero Alves Filho, a choral conductor and composer in Salvador, has led to numerous exchanges including performances of Shelley’s composition "Voices of the Holocaust" by choirs in both cities. In June 2009, the duo presented a workshop on International Collaborations at the National Chorus America Conference in Philadelphia.