Deborah Simpkin King
Host, Sounds ChoralDeborah Simpkin King, Ph.D., is a choral conductor, new music advocate, and master teacher. She plays an active role in the vibrant Manhattan choral scene and serves the national and international music community through her guest conducting and body of published work.
Her leadership as a conductor is ongoing with the semi-professional Ember of Ember Choral Arts (formerly Schola Cantorum on Hudson), as Director of Music and Arts at the historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Asbury Park, NJ, and as a conductor within Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and MidAmerica Productions. Her commitment to nurturing the next generation in the arts can be seen through the arts education initiatives at Ember Choral Arts, along with her long standing leadership of the NJ-ACDAHigh School Choral Festival.
Through PROJECT : ENCORE(which she founded), Dr. King is at the leading edge of the new music industry, working with composers in finding post-premiere performances, and performing many premieres herself.
As a monthly columnist with ACDA’s Choral Journal and host of public radio’s Sounds Choral, (syndicated through WWFM) she serves the music community internationally.
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Experience the performances of five recent world premieres on Sounds Choral this Sunday (5/26 at 2 pm) and Tuesday (5/28 at 3 pm).
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Enjoy music of children’s choirs on this Sunday’s Sounds Choral (5/12 at 2 pm)
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Host Deborah Simpkin-King explores choral works that lead us through these unique, fascinating sometimes unpredictable times in our lives.
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Sounds Choral this Sunday (11/19) focuses on blessings and gratitude.
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Our roster of regular Sounds Choral hosts shares works by American composers this Sunday (7/2 at 2 pm). -
Sounds Choral Sunday (5/14) features music for mothers and mother figures.
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This week's program on Sunday (1/1 at 2 pm) features hosts' choices from the past year in music.
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It's music for "Brass, Bells and Voices" on Sounds Choral this Sunday (12/18 at 2 pm)
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Sounds Choral this Sunday (11/20 at 2 pm) features excerpts from the premiere of Michael Shapiro's Voices, based on Sephardic poetry from the Holocaust, and an interview with the composer.
