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National Juried Performance of Letters to the Poetry Editor — 2022 College Music Society National Conference
Kyle Vanderburg’s *Letters to the Poetry Editor* was performed by Ensemble Lirica at the 2022 College Music Society National Conference in Long Beach, California.
Overview
Kyle Vanderburg’s *Letters to the Poetry Editor* was performed by Ensemble Lirica at the 2022 College Music Society National Conference in Long Beach, California. The work for tenor, clarinet, and piano was presented September 22 by Kelly Burns, Cassie Keogh, and Thiago André in a session titled “Expanding American Art Song for Tenor, Clarinet, and Piano.” The conference appearance provided national professional dissemination of Vanderburg’s original vocal chamber music through a major collegiate music organization.
Professional Context
This performance documents national dissemination of Vanderburg’s creative work through the College Music Society National Conference. *Letters to the Poetry Editor* was presented by Ensemble Lirica in a professionally programmed session devoted to expanding American art-song repertoire for tenor, clarinet, and piano. The conference appearance demonstrates engagement with a national community of collegiate performers, composers, and scholars, while documenting the development and professional dissemination of contemporary chamber-vocal repertoire. The official conference program independently verifies the performance, personnel, date, and venue; the specific adjudication process remains to be documented.