Vester Serves with Faculty in Residence for Black Sacred Music Graduate Program

Director and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music and Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community Rod Vester, Ph.D., served with the faculty in residence at the University of Arkansas in the Master of Music in Black Sacred Music program (a first of its kind in the nation) for five weeks this summer. The Master of Music in Black Sacred Music is a three-year, summers-only program housed within the Department of Music and offered through the Arkansas Center for Black Music. The program offers a unique opportunity for advanced study in Black Sacred Music and its derivatives. Its curriculum is designed to equip students with the essential tools needed for professional careers that involve the presentation, teaching, and research of Black sacred music. Program participants receive interdisciplinary training and significant internship opportunities consistent with the work experiences associated with Black sacred music spaces and related industries. The program prepares students for top careers in Black sacred music, and for music study at the doctoral level.