Dr. von Rueden's current research interests focus on inclusive choral programming and community building through group singing.

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Access and Belonging in Adult Choirs as a Societal Benefit

Presentation for the 2026 American Choral Directors Association Conference

 

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Presentation on how creating choral programs that prioritize access and belonging not only addresses mental health and loneliness, but can also be a public health tool to intervene in social divisions facing America today.

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Expanding Choral Practice Database

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Professional development database for choral practitioners. Her new database is a curated and searchable collection of resources on rehearsal practices, wellbeing, and the cultivation of inclusive spaces in choral practice. This is a work in progress.

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Choral Works Database at the Institute for Composer Diversity

 

Co-designer and developer of  database of choral repertoire by composers from underrepresented groups, including women, composers of color, and members of the LGBTQIA2s+ community. 

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"Working toward Balance Programming with Tools from the Institute of Composer Diversity's Choral Works Database"  with co-authors Elaine Bennington and Wanda Vásquez García, Choral Journal 2023

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Programming in the 21st Century: Trends and Tools to Improve Gender Equity in Choral Music Programs, co-presented with Elaine Bennington,

National ACDA Conference, 2021

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Analysis of choral conference programs to determine the rates at which works by women-identifying composers were programmed. 

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Bridging Disciplines through Choral Music Programming, poster presentation at the National Collegiate Choral Organization, 2017

 

Poster on benefits of interdisciplinary choral music programming for students, choral programs and conductors, audiences, and institutions with examples from collegiate programs collaborating with science, dance, history, service learning, and english. Poster available upon request.  

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Sayings, Stories, and Symbols: Figurative Language as a Pedagogical Tool for Collegiate Choral Conductors

 

Doctoral dissertation on the pedagogical use of figurative language in collegiate choral rehearsals across four choral conductors and their ensembles. When teaching about vocal technique and musical expressivity, conductors more often used figurative language, whereas they employed narrative or storytelling for the purposes of developing personal and/or emotional connections amongst rehearsal participants or to the music being rehearsed. Document available upon request.