The Kenductor Official Publication of the Kentucky Choral Directors Association

Inside 2012 Year in Review page 4-5 Women’s Choir Corner page 7 Kodály-a-Palooza page 8 2013 Summer Conference page 8 National Conference: Dallas page 9

TIME!!! Where does it go? For many years now, I’ve been saying ”If ONLY there were a secret day each week that nobody else knew about, maybe I could keep up with all the demands of my TIME and energy.” But alas, we have what we have, only 7 days each week, and we all must do the best with what we’ve got. Unfortunately for me, and I’m assuming for most of us, that just doesn’t seem to ever be enough.

Winter 2013

In a recent meeting for the State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children we were discussing a multitude of issues facing the State Budget and the Department of Education. The discussion centered on what issues must be immediate priorities, and what issues, although important, must wait because of TIME and funding. I find that I am often in this place in my own life, and that I cannot do everything I truly wish I could. As I am nearing the end of my TIME as KY-ACDA President, I find there are some really important issues I haven’t had the opportunity to really address the way I wanted. Perhaps during my TIME as Vice President, I can still find a voice to share some ideas with my fellow Choral Directors! If I could “name and claim” a couple of issues to address in the coming years, I would put a priority on developing a more official Mentorship Program and increasing Music Education opportunities for our Exceptional Children and Adults in school, church and community environments. I would like to see a more formalized Mentorship Program established in Kentucky. Last summer at the ACDA Leadership Conference, leaders from across the nation concluded that mentorship is among the highest priorities for our organization, and I agree. We have so many Kentucky Choral Directors, active and retired, who possess an amazing wealth of knowledge and experience and we have many new Choral Directors who are placed in new positions where they spend so much time and energy trying to re-invent the wheel. With a little help from a colleague from down the road, we could improve the experiences many of our “young” choral directors and their choir members face together. I know there is already mentoring going on all around us, but I’d like to see us encourage even more and make sure folks aren’t falling through the cracks. We can do this! continued on page 3

P re s id e n t ’s M e s s a g e Brent Merritt

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Seeking Nominees for the 2013 Robert K. Baar Choral Excellence Award

This award was named in honor of Robert K. Baar, outstanding master musician, retired from Murray State University, who developed KYACDA’s Summer Choral Workshop. Previous recipients (not eligible to receive the award again) are: 1994: Robert K. Baar 2003: Shelia Miller 1995: Marilyn Schraeder 2004: Bradley Almquist 1996: Gary Anderson 2005: Arthur DeWeese 1997: Shirley Wilkinson 2006: John Stegner 1998: Robert Ellis 2007: David Davies 1999: Carl Smith 2008: Kent Hatteberg 2000: Frank Heller 2009: Heather McCormick & George Murphy 2001: David Brown 2010: Elaine Shirley 2002: Stephen Bolster 2011: Lori Hetzel

Nomination/Selection Process

Any member of KYACDA is eligible to nominate a candidate for the award by submitting a letter of nomination to

the current Vice President of KYACDA, Phyllis Vincent, phyllisvincent@me.com by May 1. Each year after the nomination deadine, the past presidents, current President, and

President-Elect of KYACDA will select the most outstanding candidate from the nominees submitted by the membership. The award is presented annually at the Summer Choral Workshop.

Criteria

The following criteria are used to determine eligible honorees.

• must have a minimum of fifteen years of musical experience in the choral art • must be a current member of ACDA • must be an active participant in KYACDA/ACDA activities and conventions • must be dedicated to promoting music education in the state of Kentucky

Congratulations to

C J Hunter, 2012 recipient of the

Robert K. Baar

Choral Excellence Award

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Letter  from  the  President  continued    ADVOCATING for MUSIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES with EXCEPTIONAL POPULATIONS I am particularly interested to see what we can do as a profession to address the quality of lives of our children and adults with special needs. I understand this may not be everyone’s strength or focus, but I just want to share with you a few words about my own experiences. After attending an interest session at the National ACDA Convention in Chicago featuring Alice Parker working with a choir of mentally challenged adults, I was committed to begin a class for our own students at Scott County High School. I am in my second year partnering with our Highly Structured Classroom teachers to offer our FMD students a music class. Like many of you, I had little or no training in college to prepare me for working with children with exceptional needs. Of course, many of you know that the birth of my son, Will, who has Down Syndrome, has given me a more direct purpose in developing this new set of skillsJ. I have had the opportunity to attend a few conferences where I attended sessions sponsored by the VSA folks (Very Special Arts) and received an amazing book of lesson plan filled with ideas for not only music, but visual arts and dance, too! My group meets once each week, and only required a little adjustment to my schedule on Wednesdays. Students from our 4th hour Piano Class serve as student aides along with others from my advanced choir who simply want to be involved! The teachers have been phenomenal in their help and encouragement. The kids are awesome and I have found this to be a truly joyful time, and I love the relationships I’ve developed with each of these wonderful kids! Some of the units/lessons/activities we have done together include:

• Echo singing and clapping rhythms. • Singing Songs – many with motions. We sing

many songs celebrating holidays or current events (for example, we recently sang patriotic songs that were sung during the President’s Inauguration. My kids LOVE Disney songs – new and old!

• Piano – we have learned about the keyboard and the notes on the keyboard. We have learned to play simple songs on the keyboards

• Rhythm reading and Note reading – The students are excellent rhythm readers now!!

• We watched “Stomp” videos and learned how music can be made in many different ways.

• We watch unique music performances or animated performances on YouTube that can spark an interesting conversation or activity.

• We have made our own instruments!!! Fun project!

• We have learned about the unique properties of our individual voices and instruments!

• We have used music to learn and communicate about events going on in their lives.

The students, their teachers and parents, and I have been really excited about this experience at Scott County HS. I know there are some really great examples of work that music folks are doing with our exceptional populations – Please share those with us! It is my hope that more of us in Kentucky and beyond will take the opportunity to work with our exceptional children and adults and share the joy of music with them. Be prepared…don’t underestimate the amount of joy they will share right back with you! Thank YOU all for your TIME and energy that you put into creating opportunities for your students and choir members. KY-ACDA is interested in continually growing and evolving to meet the needs of the members as we inspire excellence in choral music through education, performance, composition, and advocacy. Let us know if there are ways we can better serve you. Brent Merritt, President, KY-ACDA

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KYACdA 2012: A YEAR in Review  

Brent  Merrit,  President  2012 Southern Division ACDA Conference in Winston-Salem, NC The Kentucky Chapter of the ACDA was well-represented at the Southern Division ACDA Convention in Winston-Salem with numerous Elementary, Middle and High School students participating in the Honor Choirs, several Collegiate Choirs featured in performances and Directors leading Sessions. Congratulations to Dr. Jefferson Johnson and the University of Kentucky Men’s Chorus, Dr. Kent Hatteberg and the University of Louisville Cardinal Singers, and Dr. Bradley Almquist and the Murray State University Chorale who were featured in concert. In addition, Dr. Lori Hetzel from the University of Kentucky and Professor Paul Oakley from Kentucky Wesleyan College each led sessions. 2012 KY-ACDA Summer Conference takes on International Flair The annual KY-ACDA Summer Conference was held in Cincinnati, OH, July 8-10, 2012, in conjunction with the World Choir Games. This phenomenal event was a truly International Extravaganza, and we were fortunate to have the opportunity to take advantage of our proximity. The National ACDA leadership was present with us coordinating the International Choral Academy, which continued throughout the entire WCG. Some of our international clinicians included: Ronald Smart, Australia; Vytautas Miskinis, Lithuania; Jennifer Tham, Singapore; Ivo Antognini, Switzerland (along with a guest choir led by Dr. Jefferson Johnson, UK); Levente Gyöngyösi, Romania; Anders Jalkéus (from the Real Group), Sweden; and Aurelio Porfiri, Italy. Some of our clinicians from the US included: Tim Sharp, Exectutive Director of ACDA; Alan Alder, Indiana; Augustus Hill, Michigan; Morten Lauridsen, California; Travis Yeager, Ohio; Kelly Ann Nelson, Ohio; Terri McCoy, (A very inspiring session featuring her students, all with Autism, Aspergers, and Sensory Integration Disorders.) Kentucky had the 2nd largest number of choirs representing our nation at the WCG with 13! The KY-ACDA Reading Sessions included: KMEA SSAA Choir lit, directed by Lori Knapke, Eastern HS, Louisville; KMEA TTBB Choir lit, directed by Dr. Jeff Johnson, UK; KY-ACDA Children’s Choir lit, directed by Dr. Lory Hetzel, UK; KY-ACDA SSA Jr. High Choir lit, directed by Earlene Rentz; KY-ACDA SATB Jr. High Choir lit, directed by Michael Engelhardt, Millikin Univ., Decatur, IL. He also introduced us to his new composition written for our KY-ACDA Jr. High SATB All-State Choir! A special SATB Session was led by our representative from Shattinger’s Music Co., Dr. Christina Shields. Our accompanist for these sessions was Jan Corrothers from Independence, KY. The Champions Concert which featured the winning choirs from each of the various categories was absolutely PHENOMENAL… incredible! Beautiful! A feast for the ears and the eyes! A truly inspirational event! The “Celebration of Youth Concert” was coordinated by Robyn Lana, from the Cincinnati Children’s Choir and featured several US and International Children’s Choirs. Our conference accompanist, Jan Corrothers, serves as accompanist for the Cincinnati Children’s Choir, and was heavily involved in the entire WCG event. MINI-GRANT RECIPIENTS Congratulations to the following schools/organizations who were each recipients of a KY-ACDA Mini-Grant!

• The Lexington Catholic High School Choral Department received a KY-ACDA Mini-Grant to assist in hosting the 2nd annual Voices in Harmony, a contemporary a cappella contest held on March 4 for High School, College and Community Choirs. This event featured numerous choirs from Kentucky and Ohio.

• The Lafayette High School Choral Department received a KY-ACDA Mini-Grant to assist in hosting their annual Women’s Choral Invitational in March.

• The Scott County High School and Georgetown College Music Departments received a KY-ACDA Mini-Grant for use as they Co-sponsored “MMCMM:V”, a multi-generational men’s Choral Festival held on September 30. Over 700 men from around Kentucky have participated during the first five years of this event’s existence. Guest Directors were Dr. John Campbell, John Stegner, Jon Nicholas and Jamie Wright.

• On Saturday, October 21, at the University of Louisville, KY-ACDA Co-sponsored a Choral Workshop with KOSA. Dr. Mary Goetze from Indiana was our featured clinician. This was a wonderful day of learning and growing!

Deadline for Mini-Grants in this fiscal year is June 1 for an event initiating before July 1. The Mini-Grant Guidelines and Application Form can be found at www.kyacda.org.

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KYACdA 2012: A YEAR in Review ContinueD    KYACDA FALL CONVOCATION 2012 Darrell Parks, Nelson County Schools Sam Coleman, Montgomery County Schools Children’s Choir R & S Chair JH/MS Choir R & S Chair The annual KY-ACDA Fall Convocation was held on November 2 and 3 in Lexington, KY and featured approximately 600 students in Three Elementary and Jr. High Choirs. We enjoyed several Professional Development Sessions including: A Choral Reading Session, led by Melissa Weaver, Kammerer MS and Karen Welsh, KY Country Day School, Louisville; a Sight Reading Seminar, led by Maggie Blair, UK; an Interest Session led by Charles Noderer focused on interdisciplinary opportunities utilizing Poetry, Visual Arts, and Music; and a Panel Discussion of Choral Music Educators discussing the topic of Growing a Choral Program. Panelists included: Noel Weaver, Ballard HS; Chistina Bronaugh, West Jessamine Co. MS; Alexis Paxton, Male Traditional HS; Jeannie Orr, Bowling Green Jr. High; and Tegan Hanks, Tates Creek MS. Josh Pedde, from the Indianapolis Children’s Choir directed our 5th and 6th grade Children’s Choir, with Paula Roberts, accompanist. Earlene Rentz, noted Kentucky Composer and Publisher, directed our Jr. High SSA Choir, with Glenna Metcalfe, accompanist. Beth Holmes, from Millikin University directed our Jr. High SATB Choir, with Julian Bryson, accompanist. This year we added the option of utilizing digital auditions, and we invited members to assist in the new audition adjudication process. On Saturday, September 15, approximately 25 KY-ACDA members gathered at Scott County High School for an adjudication event. We spent an hour training the members and setting benchmarks for all the judges, and spent the day assessing each of the audition recordings at least twice, combining scores and creating our 3 All-State Choirs. While not every aspect of the new changes went as completely smooth, we all learned a great deal from the experience and look forward to moving forward to next year’s event. HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER CHORAL MUSIC CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS! Brett Burton, High School Choir R & S Chair Twelve High School students from across Kentucky were recipients of the KY-ACDA Summer Choral Camp Scholarship. These students were nominated by their KY-ACDA Member/Directors and all attended the Stephen C. Foster Summer Music Camp at EKU in June, directed by Dr. Richard Waters. The 2013 HS Summer Choral Music Camp Scholarship application forms can be found on our website at www.kyacda.org. Directors are encouraged to nominate students who are serious choral students who are interested in attending a summer Choral Camp.

2013 Fall Convocation: Bowling Green

November 1 & 2

5th/6th Grade Children’s Choir Tom Shelton, Westminster Choir College

SSA Choir

Andrea Ramsey, Michigan State University

SATB Justin Durham, Clemson University

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KMEA Conference Event: KYACDA All-Collegiate Choir 2013  Dr.  Greg  Detweiler,  Morehead  State  University  Collegiate  R  &  S  Chair    In   2012,   KY   ACDA   had   a   record   number   of   Kentucky   colleges   and   universities  participating   in   the   choir   as   Gary   Graden   from   Sweden   directed   a   wonderful  concert!    This  year  we  welcome  Dr.  Sandra  Snow  from  Michigan  State  University  as   our   All-­‐Collegiate   Choir   Guest   Director!     Dr.   Snow   teachers   conducting   and  music   education   and   conducts   the   Women’s   Chorale   at   Michigan   State  University.    Many  of  us  are  very  familiar  with  her  fabulous  work  with  women’s  choirs   and   children’s   choir.     The  university   directors   are   very   excited   to   share  her  work  as  an  SATB  conductor  with  you.    Dr.  Snow  has  selected  a  varied  program  of  great  rhythmic   interest.    Central   to  the  program  are  excerpts  from  Bob  Chilcott’s  extended  work,  The  Making  of  the  Drum,  and   two  movements   from  Sid  Robinovitch’s  Caciones  por  Las  Americas.    Chilcott   conceived   The  Making   of   the   Drum   as   an   a   cappella   work,   but   later  added  a  marimba  part.  The  Thursday  evening  concert  will  give  you  a  chance  to  hear   the  marimba  version.    The  work  narrates  the  ancient  and  deeply  spiritual  ritual  of  drum  making  practiced  in  certain  parts  of  Africa  where  the  drum  is  revered  as  a  living  spirit.    Chilcott’s  exuberant  work  captures  the  celebration  of  that  spirit  being  brought  to  life.  The  Robinovitch  pieces  reflect  varied  aspects  of  Latin  American  Culture.  One  allows  you  to  dance  the  tango  (in  your   seat)  while   the  other   captures   the  African   influence   in   Cuban   culture  with   a  mesmerizing   chant   for   snake  killing.        Other  works   include   the   Josehf   Rheinberger’s   beloved  work,  Abendlied,   and   Byron   Smith’s   gospel   piece,   Shout  Glory.     Dr.   Snow   has   also   programmed   I   See   the   Heaven’s   Glories   Shine,   a   piece   by   one   of   her  MSU   students,  Andrea  Ramsey.    Central   to   Thursday’s   performance   are   pianist,   Katie   Barton   (Assistant   Director   of   Choral   Studies,   Northern  Kentucky  University)  and  Dr.  Brian  Mason  (Associate  Professor  of  Percussion,  Morehead  State  University).    Our   2013   All-­‐Collegiate   Choir   has   106   members   representing   15   universities   throughout   the   state.       The  participating  university  conductors  hope  you  will  take  advantage  of  this  opportunity  and  attend  the  concert  with  your  students.  

IN MEMORIAM Sadly, ACDA Life Member, Professor Paul Oakley passed away on November 23, 2012. He had most recently been serving as Director of Choral and Sacred Music Studies at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Although he was only in Kentucky for a short time, he had a significant impact on those who had the opportunity to work with him here. He was a nationally renowned choral clinician and conductor, and possessed a huge and joyful personality. He will be greatly missed.

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Women’s Choir Corner Raye Hurley, Franklin County High School KYACDA Women’s Choirs R&S Chair

   The Fall of 2012 has been a busy semester for Women’s Choirs in the bluegrass. In early September, the University of Kentucky hosted its 13th annual Bluegrass Choral Music Festival. Dr. Lori Hetzel directed the SSAA Honor Choir at this year’s event. Over 200 ladies representing over 20 different high schools participated in this event. Of the following pieces, I personally took “Quiet Sea” and immediately implemented into my Beginning Ladies Chorus (un-auditioned, 9th-12th graders) to work on phrasing and breath support. The unison sections really allowed them to work on developing individual voices, and then divisi’ing into the 3 parts didn’t seem as challenging once we returned with “ringers” on those designated sections. The literature performed by the SSAA Choir at BCMF were: Et exultavit spiritus meus from Magnificat (J.S. Bach, arr. Harris) Every Time I Feel the Spirit (arr. Dilworth) SSA, Hal Leonard Quiet Sea - Friedersdorf and Malvar-Keylock, SSA, Colla Voce Letter from a Girl to the World - A. Ramsey SSAA, Alliance Give Us Hope - Papoulis, ed. Nunez 3-pt treble, Hal Leonard

November brought us the KY-American Choral Directors Association Jr. High All State Choirs, with the SSAA Choir being led by Kentucky’s own Earlene Rentz. Ms. Rentz performed amazing work with these female, developing voices, and chose repertoire that could be implemented back in their respective schools. Several tunes were familiar, but also several new pieces were included on the program. The SSA repertoire for the 2012 Fall Convocation KY ACDA Jr. High All State Choir were: Dobru Noc (Good Night) – Victor Johnson Halle, Hallelujah – D. Farrell Smith Winter Dream – James Desjardines Afternoon on a Hill – Nancy Hill Cobb Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel – Rentz Gaudeamus Hodie - Rentz Sound The Trumpet – Purcell (Ed./Arr. Russell Robinson)

November also provided high school women in our state another performance opportunity at Morehead State University’s 54th Annual Choral Festival. One of the longest running choral festivals in our state, the Women’s Choir this year was under the direction of Dr. Meg Hulley Frazier from Loyola University. Dr. Frazier is very active in the Louisiana ACDA Chapter and her work with the 220+ SSA voices was remarkable. As I watched Dr. Frazier’s conducting and teaching approaches, I found myself reflecting on my undergraduate experience and re-learning some great “tricks of the trade.” The “Angel Band” is part of a bigger work that has 4 traditional hymns that have been re-arranged for SSA voices. My Advanced Ladies and Beginning Ladies are going to combine and perform 2 of the pieces, including “Angel Band” on our spring concert. The musical selections performed in this festival are listed below. Niska Banja – arr. Nick Page Boosey & Hawkes SAAA, piano 4 hands Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – arr. Roth & Moran Alliance SSA, piano or dulcimer The Carol of the Dance – Noël Goemanne Alliance SA, piano, timp, flute “Angel Band” from Parting: Anonymous 4 American Angels – Anonymous Hal Leonard SSA, a cappella He Never Failed Me Yet – Robert Ray Hal Leonard SSA, piano

Additionally, I had the distinct honor of guest conducting the SSA Southern KMEA All District Choir in London, KY just before the Thanksgiving Break and want to congratulate those directors on a great district event. Just over 75 girls were placed in the SSA Honor Choir, and we had a blast! If any of you are holding district SSA choral events, please let me know at the email address provided.

As R&S Chair, I would like to enlist your help to compile a quality list of SSAA literature that could be shared across our state. I would like to include your suggestions in my next article. Send your suggestion(s) with appropriate categorization (Easy, Medium, Difficult) to raye.hurley@franklin.kyschools.us. If you are like me, you may have a few “staple” pieces that you always go to for your ladies. However, you may also want to include some pieces that you aspire to program in the future. Thank you for your help in this endeavor.

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Kodály-a-Palooza Caitlin Myers Jennings, Noe Middle School

 “If   one   were   to   attempt   to   express   the   essence   of   this   [Kodály]   education   in   one   word,   it   could   only   be-­‐   singing.”    –Zoltan  Kodály    

  On   July   2nd-­‐   July   13th,   11   Kentucky   music   educators   embarked   on   what   proved   to   be   a   challenging   yet   supremely  rewarding   educational   venture…   they   completed   their   level   I   or   level   II   certification   in   Kodály   at   Morehead   State  University’s  Kodály  Institute.    

    The  Institute  was  lead  by  renowned  Kodály  instructors  Joy  Nelson  (University  of  Oklahoma),  Jo  Kirk  (CEO,  ‘We  Joy  Sing’),  

Liza  Myers  (K-­‐6  Music  Educator,  NY),  Greg  Detweiler  (Morehead  State),  and  June  Grice  (Morehead  State).           Participants   attended  Pedagogy,   Ear   Training/Musicianship,   Choral   Conducting,   and  Choral   Ensemble   classes   each  day.  

Aside   from   the   hands-­‐on   teaching   and   learning   experiences,   each   student   also   came   away  with   repertoire,   activities,  materials,  and  techniques  they  can  use  in  their  classrooms  and  rehearsals!  

    The   Kodaly   approach   is   a   sequential,   spiral   curriculum   that   introduces   level-­‐appropriate   concepts   subconsciously   (aka  

“Preparing”  them),  before  labeling  the  concept  (”Presenting”  them,  one  at  a  time)  and  reinforcing  these  labeled  concepts  over   time   (“Practicing”   them).   This   principle   of   “Prepare,   Present,   and   Practice”   is   highly   effective   with   young  music  students  as  well  as  older  beginners.  

    The   Kodaly   Institute   at   MSU   can   be   taken   for   75   PD   hours   and/or   5   graduate   credit   hours,   through  MSU.   They   are  

anticipating  offering  levels  I,  II,  and  III  next  summer.  If  interested,  contact  Dr.  June  Grice  at  j.grice@morehead-­‐st.edu.  This  training  promises  to  enhance  your  teaching,  singing,  conducting,  and  musicianship,  so  consider  joining  us  in  2013!  

2013 Summer Conference - Louisville KY-­‐ACDA  will  return  to  Louisville  this  summer  for  the  annual  Summer  Conference  on  July  15  &  16.    The  theme  is  “Make  Your  Choral  Garden  Grow:    Teach  Singing!”      Dr.  Brad  Almquist,  our  KY-­‐ACDA  President-­‐Elect  has  been  busy  putting  together  what  I’m  certain  will  be  a  creative  and  inspirational  conference  for  all  of  us!    Please  make  plans  now  to  participate!    Dr.  Bradley  Almquist,  from  Murray  State  University  will  become  President  of  KY-­‐ACDA  on  July  1,  2013.  He  has  held  this  post  in  the  past,  along  with  numerous  other  posts  at  the  Divisional  and  National  level  in  ACDA.    He  recently  finished  his  term  as  President  of  ACDA-­‐Southern  Division  before  his  election  as  President-­‐Elect  of  KY-­‐ACDA.      

Conference  Headliners:    Tom  Shelton  -­‐  Children’s  Voices  Debra  Spurgeon  -­‐  Female  Voices  Susan  LaBarr  -­‐  Choristers  Guild  

Huw  Lewis  -­‐  AGO  

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CALL FOR ARTICLES  Articles,  upcoming  events,  and  advertisements  for  the    Spring/Summer  2013  issue  of  The  Kenductor  may  be    submitted  to  Tiffany  Marsh,  KYACDA  newsletter  editor,    at:  tiffany.marsh@franklin.kyschools.us  Please  submit  articles  in  Word  format.        Times  New  Roman  or  similar  standard  font,    11-­‐  point  size  is  preferred.  Advertisements  should  be  submitted  print  ready.    Spring/Summer  2013  submissions  deadline:  April  15  

 

Upcoming ACDA Events -Mark Your Calendar-

ACDA National Conference Dallas, Texas

March 13-16, 2013

KYACDA Summer Conference

Louisville July 15-16, 2013

KYACDA Fall Convocation Bowling Green

November 1-2, 2013

ACDA NATIONAL CONFERENCE Dallas, March 13-16

The   National   ACDA   Conference   will   be   held   in   Dallas,   TX,   March   13-­‐16.    Please  go   to  www.acda.org  or   simply   take  a   look  at  your   January   issue  of  the  Choral  Journal  to  check  out  more  info  about  this  fabulous  opportunity!  THERE   IS   SOOOOO   MUCH   TO   EXPERIENCE...The   Interest   sessions   and  concerts  will  be  PHENOMENAL!      Congratulations   to   the   many   KY-­‐ACDA   members   who   are   presenting   a  concert,   interest   session,   have   students   performing   in   the   ACDA  National  Honor  Choirs,   are   competing   in   the  Collegiate  Conducting  Contest,   or   are  being   recognized   for   outstanding  work   during   the  National   Convention   in  Dallas!    Bravo!!  

Dr.  Kent  Hatteberg  and  the  UofL  Cardinal  Singers  were  selected  to  perform  in  Concert!    Blue  Track  -­‐  Thursday,  March  14  @  8  p.m.  -­‐  Winspear  Opera  House  Gold  Track  -­‐  Friday,  March  15  @  8  p.m.  -­‐  Meyerson  Symphony  Center  

Dr.   Lori   Hetzel   and   the   UK   Women's   Choir   were   selected   to  present  an  Interest  session!    Treble   By   Choice:   How   to   unleash   the   Power   and   Beauty   of   the  Women's  Voice  in  a  Choral  Ensemble.    Thursday,  March  14  @  10:30  a.m.  -­‐  Cathedral  de  Guadelupe.    Philip  D.  Morgan  from  the  University  of  Louisville  and  Dee  Walker  from  the  University   of   Kentucky   will   both   compete   in   the   Collegiate   Conducting  Contest!    Julian   Bryson   from   the   University   of   Kentucky   won   the   Brock   Student  Composition   Award.     Excerpts   from   his   work,   Redemption   Mass,   will   be  performed  at  the  conference  by  the  UofL  Cardinal  Singers.    Congratulations   go   out   to   the   following   Collegiate  members  who   applied  for  and  received  the  National  ACDA  Scholarships  to  the  ACDA  Convention  in  Dallas!    Dom   Piedemont   –   WKU,   Rachel   Weaver   –   WKU,   Mary   Osborne   –   WKU,  Lauren  Ganote  -­‐  WKU   Bowling Green 2013

The 2013 Fall Convocation will be held in Bowling Green on November 1 and 2. The spectacular new SKYPAC will host the concerts. The Bowling Green Convention Center will host our rehearsals and interest sessions, while the Holiday Inn will serve as our Convention Hotel.

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