"clinician"; "Honors Choir" - the meanin

[Yuta]

I'm translating music educators bios from English into Russian and, not a music expert, I need an explanation of some terms.
"clinician" (in "a clinician and guest conductor") -- what does "clinician" mean?

"High School Honors Choir" -- I know the phrase "honors student," but what does "honors choir" mean? Thanks a lot.

[jbuck919]

Welcome to the board.

A clinician in this context is an expert who is invited to direct all or part of a training workshop or conference. For instance, when I was a church musician we would have regional meetings a couple of times a year and would usually invite a nationally known figure (choir director, composer, whatever) to lead key sessions.

An honors choir is simply an advanced choir for better singers among the students. It is usually a feature only of certain high school programs and usually refers to an interscholastic group to which a variety of schools in an area send several students each for a choral festival. If an individual school has a large enough choral program to have more than one chorus, the best group is usually called the "chamber chorus" or "chamber choir."

[Ralph]

Welcome - good luck with your project.

[david johnson]

the clinician is the guest conductor, hired to work some intensive rehearsals with the honors choir (or band), who probably auditioned in competition with others of their age group, for a spot in the ensemble.
quite often the clinic culminates in a concert/recording.

you're strelka, aren't you?

dj

[jbuck919]

dj

Wasn't going to go there myself. Too weird.