Delta State Department of Music's Dr. Laurissa Backli (left) and colleague Dr. Julia Thorn pose at at the Louisiana American Choral Directors Association fall vocal conference in New Orleans on Nov. 2, 2018.Delta State’s Director of Choral Activities Dr. Julia Thorn and Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Laurissa Backli presented “Preparation + Performance = $$: A Practical Guide for the High School Choral Director in Preparing Their Students for Excellent College Music Auditions” at the Louisiana American Choral Directors Association fall vocal conference in New Orleans on Nov. 2, 2018. The lecture generated numerous topics for consideration from the perspectives of both the choral and applied lesson fields.
