National Partnership to Strengthen Church Music Education at Duke and Beyond
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Singer with the Royal School of Church Music America
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Singer with the Royal School of Church Music America
A new relationship between Duke University Chapel and the Royal School of Church Music in America provides a foundation for nurturing church music, particularly choral singing, at Duke University and around the country.
Duke Chapel is the new administrative home for RSCM America, which will share office space and support staff with the Chapel’s music program. The arrangement gives RSCM America a base of operations at a major research university with a vibrant sacred music program, and connects Duke Chapel more closely to RSCM America’s national training programs and network of church musicians.
“The music of the church shapes our imaginations about who God is and who God calls us to be,” said the Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery, dean of Duke Chapel, in announcing the new agreement. “This partnership with RSCM America moves the Chapel forward in learning from, and contributing to, a global canon of sacred music.”