The “Unconditional Love” Project

Music: Unconditional Love by Howard Goodall – Scrolling Score - Scrolling Score (Youtube.com)

The Lord is My Sheperd (Psalm 23) (youtube.com)

Unconditional-Love-- A-Cantata-of-Gratitude-Remembrance

Director: Dr. Ronald G. Sherwin (please refer to Bios below)

Pianist: Dr. Sarah H. McQuarrie (please refer to Bios below)

BIOS

Dr. Ronald G. Sherwin is Director of Chorale Activities and Chair of Music, Theater, & Dance at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

He previously served as Director of the School of Visual & Performing Arts at Anna Maria College, and prior to that Director of Choral Activities at Castleton State University. He holds the Ph.D. and M.M. from The University of Maine where he studied choral conducting with Dr. Dennis Cox.

His choirs have performed around the United States and Europe including performances at Carnegie Hall, the Nymburk International Music Festival in the Czech Republic, and his choir received national attention for their performance at the harvesting of the Christmas tree for the Capitol in Washington, DC.
He is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator and has served as a College and University State Chair for both the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

When off the podium Dr. Sherwin is an internationally recognized and highly published researcher in arts assessment and has served as Academic Dean of the Arts Assessment Institute.
In addition to his collegiate duties, Dr. Sherwin remains current in public school choral music education, most recently serving for several as years as the middle and high school choir director at Rising Tide Public Charter School in Plymouth, MA.
He is also co-founder and director of the Social Justice Choir of Southeastern Massachusetts.

Dr. Sarah H. McQuarrie is Chair of Music and Graduate Coordinator at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Dr. McQuarrie earned the BA in Music Education with a concentration in piano from Castleton State University, the MM in Music Education from The University of Maine, and the DMA in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.

Before transitioning to higher education full-time she taught for ten years in both urban and rural school systems.
As a performer she is co-founder and collaborative pianist of the Social Justice Choir of Southeastern Massachusetts and has served as accompanist for several university touring choirs as well as state, regional, and international music festivals.

Outside of the performance hall and classroom Dr. McQuarrie is a highly respected speaker and published researcher in the areas of arts assessment and elementary methods.In addition to her collegiate duties Dr. McQuarrie remains current in her field, recently completing several years as elementary choir director and high school accompanist at Rising Tide Public Charter School in Plymouth, MA.