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elementor-size-default\">The GUILD<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae83bcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae83bcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa4c443\" data-id=\"fa4c443\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f775254 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f775254\" 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data-id=\"4bd90f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edec82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0edec82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A unique innovation at the 1933 conference was a conscious effort to add a music component to the growing conference for ministers and clergy. In 1933, the Ministers Conference listed Dr. John Finley Williamson of the Westminster Choir School, a leading authority on church music, served as the director of a session for Church Music Directors. The Chaplain reported: <i>\u201cThis [addition] aroused so much interest that there have been requests that we provide in future conferences for the<\/i> <i>attendance of church music directors\u201d.<\/i> As a result of such an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to the expansion and enrichment of the ministers conference, the program for 1934 included an official welcome to the choir directors, a schedule of their meetings, and the announcement that Mr. John Milton Kelley, Assistant Director of the Westminster Choir School would direct the program.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The Choir Directors and Organists Guild was added to the yearly gathering to develop the music ministry of the churches along with the training of clergy for greater service to the church and community. The Rev. Samuel A. Devan, university chaplain from 1930-1940, wrote about the integral and invaluable addition to the conference as it takes on the special work of church music particularly in the African American context. To this date, the Hampton University Ministers Conference-Choir Directors &amp; Organists Guild Workshop remains the oldest of the conferences founded and sustained by colleges and universities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bb23fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bb23fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-898ba6b\" data-id=\"898ba6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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Speaker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636c03e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"636c03e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a08c1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a08c1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7cb1c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a7cb1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" 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Dr. Anthony Chandler<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ac73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ac73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Reverend Dr. Anthony Michael Chandler, Sr. is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Virginia Union University, a Master of Divinity Degree from Howard University, and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the United Theological Seminary. In May 2014, he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Chandler is currently pursuing an additional Master of Theology degree at Princeton Theological Seminary. In December 2007, the Cedar Street Baptist Church of God in Richmond, Virginia, accepted God\u2019s will to have Dr. Chandler serve and lead them as the tenth pastor in the history of the church. In December 2018, Dr. Chandler moved the congregation into its $ 3.5 million dollar renovated historic sanctuary, which now serves as The Family Life Center. He is a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, where he has served with distinction as Eastern Region Chaplain. Dr. Chandler is the author of two books: \u201cBlessed with a Burden,\u201d published in 2012, and \u201cHow Cancer Cured Our Covenant,\u201d released in September 2024. His greatest joy was being married to his high school sweetheart and \u201cDelta dream girl\u201d, Dr. Taleshia Lenshell, of 25 years before she transitioned to her heavenly home in August 2022. Together they are the proud parents of Anthony Michael II, Alysha Michelle, and Andrew Maxwell. They have one granddaughter, Emparice. Dr. Chandler\u2019s favorite Scripture is Proverbs 18:16, \u201cA man\u2019s gifts will make room for him.\u201d<\/div><div id=\"x_Signature\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e794725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e794725\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee581fb\" data-id=\"ee581fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb3bc2 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcb3bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLENARY PRESENTERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d724572 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d724572\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af81e29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af81e29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843e12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"843e12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/kernodle-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-742 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/kernodle-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/kernodle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/kernodle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/kernodle-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/kernodle.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f532e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58f532e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Tammy Kernodle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85643d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c85643d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heritage and History: Reclaiming the Radical Nature of Black Sound and the Black Sacred Song<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170a54c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"170a54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcwMCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc93d10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc93d10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f18f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73f18f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-740 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8035b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df8035b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rev. Stacy Dandridge, DMin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4018bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4018bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sacred Worship in the Age of AI: Guarding the Soul of the Black Church<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f644d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f0f644d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcwMyIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781c3b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"781c3b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2d7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e2d7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/roberson-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-744 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/roberson-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/roberson-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/roberson-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/roberson-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/roberson.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a301e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a301e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Emorja Roberson<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8eeff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8eeff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Donald Lawrence: The Sonic Architecture of the Gospel Story<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83fc363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"83fc363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcwNyIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b64e90f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b64e90f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0e09bc\" data-id=\"e0e09bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0661874 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0661874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APPLIED SESSION PRESENTERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d403e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04d403e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b199a99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b199a99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59964e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59964e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-741 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b5286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3b5286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Frances Fonza<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e17122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e17122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conducting Masterclass<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d994f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04d994f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcxMCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0cb1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e0cb1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420a3b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"420a3b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-748 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5db10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5db10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Min. Rodney Whitley<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf4b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbf4b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Effective Worship Planning with Planning Center\u2122 &amp; ProPresenter\u2122<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8987991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8987991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcxMyIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4aad3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d4aad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582eb22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"582eb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-746 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c0e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04c0e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Min. Leon C. Lewis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e93c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83e93c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Singing &amp; Serving Together: Praise Teams &amp; Choirs in Worship<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc798b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc798b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcxNiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70eacbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70eacbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60366b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c60366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-745 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6ee34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6ee34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carolyn Tribune Brewer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fb6d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61fb6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Playing &amp; Serving Together: Techniques for Church Band Musician<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fb706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"75fb706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcxOSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9d6f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c9d6f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899fefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"899fefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-756 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979fcaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"979fcaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Natalie Ragins<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc82e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc82e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technology #101: Music Apps &amp; Software to Enhance Corporate Worship<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb0ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fcb0ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcyMiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4093ac1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4093ac1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac98d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac98d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-743 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7996ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7996ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Jaron M. LeGrair<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e967cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e967cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vocal Intelligence: A Masterclass<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e344a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"14e344a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcyNiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edcdf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9edcdf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205c36b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"205c36b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92695a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f92695a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-770 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17be447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17be447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Justin Savage<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ef261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ef261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contemporary Vocal Arranging &amp; Rehearsal Techniques<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7671b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb7671b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcyOSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0123183 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0123183\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1864fa\" data-id=\"e1864fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b31ea animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7b31ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR TEAM<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64857d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f64857d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 CHOIR GUILD OFFICERS\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df1857 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6df1857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47d22f animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-member\" data-id=\"f47d22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member skin-default bdt-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/omar_dickenson-300x300-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment- size- lazyload\" alt=\"Prof. Omar Dickenson\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/omar_dickenson-300x300-1.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/omar_dickenson-300x300-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Omar Dickenson\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-role\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector, Conference Music\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5df3d5 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-member\" data-id=\"e5df3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member skin-default bdt-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/kathryn_carver-prthcwl2vka05hnfgola557hq2lyl1cfqxb3goito8.png\" class=\"attachment- size- lazyload\" alt=\"Rev. Dr. Kathryn Grier\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/kathryn_carver-prthcwl2vka05hnfgola557hq2lyl1cfqxb3goito8.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/kathryn_carver-prthcwl2vka05hnfgola557hq2lyl1cfqxb3goito8-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRev. Dr. Kathryn Grier\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-role\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f5a5d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-member\" data-id=\"c7f5a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member skin-default bdt-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/dexteryl_taylor-300x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment- size- lazyload\" alt=\"Mr. Dexteryl Taylor\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/dexteryl_taylor-300x300-1.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/dexteryl_taylor-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMr. Dexteryl Taylor\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-role\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVice President\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2754d7 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-member\" data-id=\"a2754d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member skin-default bdt-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/Younger-scaled-r1net0ody0vslzt6xmnqq1gcs03arzc25fwntrrni0.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- lazyload\" alt=\"Rev. Carlos Younger\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/Younger-scaled-r1net0ody0vslzt6xmnqq1gcs03arzc25fwntrrni0.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/Younger-scaled-r1net0ody0vslzt6xmnqq1gcs03arzc25fwntrrni0-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRev. 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