New Orleans, Louisiana | October 26-28, 2017

SUSAN BRUMFIELDCHILDREN’S

CHRISTY ELSNERYOUTHTREBLE

JEB MUELLERMEN’S

ANDREA RAMSEYWOMEN’S

TESFA WONDEMAGEGNEHU

YOUTHMIXED

www. laacda .org

FALL VOCAL CONFERENCE

JO-MICHAEL SCHEIBECOLLEGE

EXECUTIVEBOARDKevinCaparo,a PresidentAnthonySears VicePresidentDr.LouiseLaBruyère SecretaryNatalieTrue TreasurerEricMcCrary TechnologyJarrodRichey Web/MarkeIng

CONFERENCECONTRIBUTORS

CherylDupont Coordinator–Children’sAll-StateBarbaraWalker Assistant–Children’sAll-StateHollyGrefe Co-Coordinator–YouthTrebleAll-StateVictoriaQuallsAtkins Co-Coordinator–YouthTrebleAll-StateAshleyLemmler Co-Coordinator–YouthMixedAll-StateTreyMiller Co-Coordinator–YouthMixedAll-StateJaniceYanIs Co-Coordinator–Women’sAll-StateStephenGalliano Co-Coordinator–Women’sAll-StateCedricBridges Coordinator–Men’sAll-StateDr.DeborahChandler Coordinator–IntercollegiateAll-StateDr.MegFrazier ConferenceAccompanist

LOUISIANAACDAREPERTOIRE&STANDARDSCHAIRS

MeredithHotard BoychoirsJessicaHoll Children’sandYouthCommunityChoirsDr.JohnPetzet College&UniversityChoirsJarrodRichey CommunityChoirsDr.JohnWare EthnicandMulIculturalPerspecIvesTreyMiller Jr.High&MiddleSchoolChoirsDr.TreyDavis MaleChoirsSusanCauley MusicinWorshipHollyGrefe SeniorHighChoirsDanaLux ShowChoirsDr.JohnPetzet Two-YearCollegeChoirsDr.AlissaRowe Women’sChoirsDr.DarrylJones YouthandStudentAcIviIes

PASTPRESIDENTS’COUNCILDr.BurtAllenDr.KenFultonMarianSteedDr.EdDeckard

LauraLaneDr.SaraLynnBairdDr.RaymondSpragueDr.BrianGalante

Dr.MegFrazierLoriWagnerPamGivensDr.LouiseLaBruyère

Dr.AlissaRoweAnthonySearsDr.CarolineCarson

YOUTHMIXEDALL-STATEHONORCHOIRSCHEDULEAshleyLemmlerandTreyMiller,Coordinators

TesfaWondemagegnehu,ConductorMichelleStrain,Accompanist

Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00-5:30 pm Registration River/Port/Starboard 5:30-6:00 pm Note Check River/Port/Starboard 6:00-8:00 pm Rehearsal River/Port/StarboardFriday, October 27, 2017 8:30-11:30 am Rehearsal River/Port/Starboard 1:30-3:00 pm Rehearsal River/Port/Starboard 3:30-5:00 pm Rehearsal River/Port/StarboardSaturday, October 28, 2017 10:00-11:00 am Rehearsal First Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall 11:00 am-12:00 pm Rehearsal First Baptist Church, Sanctuary 2:00 pm Concert Warm Up First Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall 2:45 pm Concert First Baptist Church, Sanctuary

YOUTHTREBLEALL-STATEHONORCHOIRSCHEDULEHollyGrefeandVictoriaQuallsAtkins,Coordinators

ChristyElsner,ConductorEllenMcLemore,Accompanist

Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00-5:30 pm Registration Compass 5:30-6:00 pm Note Check Compass 6:00-8:00 pm Rehearsal CompassFriday, October 27, 2017 8:30-11:30 am Rehearsal Compass 1:30-3:00 pm Rehearsal Compass 3:30-5:30 pm Rehearsal CompassSaturday, October 28, 2017 10:00-11:00 am Rehearsal First Baptist Church, Sanctuary 11:00 am-12:00 pm Rehearsal First Baptist Church, Choir Room 2:00 pm Concert Warm Up First Baptist Church, Choir Room 2:15 pm Concert First Baptist Church, Sanctuary

CHILDREN’SALL-STATEHONORCHOIRSCHEDULECherylDupont,CoordinatorBarbaraWalker,Assistant

Dr.SusanBrumfield,ConductorAmandaWadsworth,Accompanist

Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00-5:30 pm Registration Chart 5:30-6:30 pm Note check ChartFriday, October 27, 2017 8:30-11:30 am Rehearsal Chart 1:30-4:30 pm Rehearsal ChartSaturday, October 28, 2017 8:00 am Depart hotel to FBC 8:30-10:00 am Rehearsal First Baptist Church, Sanctuary 10:00 am Depart FBC to hotel 12:30 pm Concert Warm Up First Baptist Church, Sanctuary 1:00 pm Concert First Baptist Church, Sanctuary

MEN’SALL-STATEHONORCHOIRSCHEDULECedricBridges,CoordinatorDr.JebMueller,Conductor

StevenBlackmon,AccompanistThursday, October 26, 2017 6:00-6:30 pm Registration Kabacoff 6:30-9:00 pm Note Check/Rehearsal KabacoffFriday, October 27, 2017 8:00-11:45 am Rehearsal Kabacoff 1:30 pm Depart hotel to FBC 2:00-3:00 pm Rehearsal First Baptist Church, Sanctuary 3:00 pm Depart FBC to hotel 3:30-5:30 pm Rehearsal Kabacoff 7:00-9:00 pm Intercollegiate Concert St. Louis CathedralSaturday, October 28, 2017 9:00 am-12:00 pm Rehearsal Kabacoff 3:00 pm Concert Warm Up First Baptist Church, Choir Room 3:30 pm Concert First Baptist Church, Sanctuary

WOMEN’SALL-STATEHONORCHOIRSCHEDULEJaniceYanVsandStephenGalliano,Coordinators

Dr.AndreaRamsey,ConductorNathanSumrall,Accompanist

Thursday, October 26, 2017 6:00-6:15 pm Registration Quarterdeck 6:15-7:00 pm Note Check Quarterdeck 7:00-9:00 pm Note Check/Rehearsal QuarterdeckFriday, October 27, 2017 8:00-11:45 am Rehearsal Quarterdeck 1:30-2:30 pm Rehearsal Quarterdeck 2:30 pm Depart hotel to FBC 3:00-4:00 pm Rehearsal First Baptist Church, Sanctuary 4:00 pm Depart FBC to hotel 4:30-5:30 pm Rehearsal Quarterdeck 7:00-9:00 pm Intercollegiate Concert St. Louis CathedralSaturday, October 28, 2017 9:00 am-12:00 pm Rehearsal Quarterdeck 3:00 pm Concert Warm Up First Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall 4:15 pm Concert First Baptist Church, Sanctuary

INTERCOLLEGIATEALL-STATEHONORCHOIRSCHEDULEDr.DeborahChandler,CoordinatorDr.Jo-MichaelScheibe,Conductor

JulianJones,AccompanistThursday, October 26, 2017 4:00-5:00 pm Note Check St. Louis Cathedral 7:00-9:00 pm Rehearsal St. Louis CathedralFriday, October 27, 2017 9:00 am-11:30 am Rehearsal St. Louis Cathedral 1:15 pm-4:00 pm Rehearsal St. Louis Cathedral 7:00 pm Concert St. Louis Cathedral

Thursday,October26,2017

5:00-7:00pm REGISTRATION 2ndFloorRiversideBldg.

8:00-8:50pm Musique:LeCoeurdesCajuns BridgeRoomChildren'sSongsandGamesfromtheCajunCultureofSouthLouisiana

Dr.SusanBrumfield(TexasTechUniversity)Dr.MegFrazier,Accompanist

Presiding:JarrodRichey(R&SChairforCommunityChoirs)

9:00-10:00pm LAACDABoardMeeVng Leeward/Windward

Friday,October27,2017

7:45am-4:00pm REGISTRATION 2ndFloorRiversideBldg.

8:00am-4:00pm AMCMUSICBOOTH 2ndFloorRiversideBldg.

8:00-8:50am READINGSESSIONI BridgeRoom SATBFavorites&MusicinWorship AmyPrats,Conductor(SoutheasternLouisianaUniversity) Dr.CarolineCarson,Conductor(LAACDAPastPresident) Dr.MegFrazier,Accompanist Presiding:SusanCauley(R&SChairforMusicinWorship)

9:00-11:00am CONCERTSESSIONI ImmaculateConcepIonChurch

RedShi\Dr.TreyDavis

SoutheasternLouisianaUniversityWomen’sChoraleDr.AlissaRowe

NorthwesternStateUniversityChamberChoirDr.NicholausCummins

Presiding:CraigMatherne(HahnvilleHighSchool)

11:10am-12:00pm INTERESTSESSIONI

MusicNeverSits:UsingTexttoInspireArCsCcPhrasingBridgeRoomShawnCodyMiller(DMAstudent,MichiganStateUniversity)

Presiding:CaitlinYadamec(MountCarmelAcademy)

CONFERENCESCHEDULE

TheHurry-Up-No-HuddleClassroom: SteeringRoom HowCollegeFootballCanChangeYourTeaching

Dr.PhillipStockton(MississippiUniversityforWomen)Presiding:VictoriaQuallsAtkins(L.J.AllemanMiddleSchool)

1:00-1:50pm INTERESTSESSIONII

PassingtheBaton:EmpoweringSingersintheChoralRehearsalBridgeRoomAmyVoorhees-Hall(DMAstudent,MichiganStateUniversity)

Presiding:EricMcCrary(LAACDATechnologyChair)

Yes,WeTestToo:AssessmentintheMiddleSchoolChoralClassroom SteeringRoom EricJohnson(PhDcandidate,UniversityofMississippi)

Presiding:AnthonySears(LAACDAVicePresident)

2:00-2:50pm READINGSESSIONII BridgeRoom Ethnic,MulIcultural,andCollege/University JasonBowersandEmilyMercado,Conductors(LouisianaStateUniversity) BrianMarInez,Conductor(LakewoodElementarySchool) Dr.MegFrazier,Accompanist Presiding:MaryLuqueNe(AlbertCammonMiddleSchool)

INTERESTSESSIONIIISteeringRoom BringingGreaterLiteracyintotheChoralRehearsal JarrodRichey(R&SChairforCommunityChoirs)

Presiding:MeredithHotard(HolyCrossSchool)

3:00-3:50pm INTERESTSESSIONIV

TheVowelsinHandSystem:ATime-OutforFiveQuiteContraryLeTersBridgeRoomDr.LeonardRaybon(TulaneUniversity)

Presiding:Dr.LouiseLaBruyère(LoyolaUniversity)

4:00-4:50pm INTERESTSESSIONV

Let’sGetMoving:PhysicallyAcCveChoralRehearsalsBridgeRoomDr.AndrewMinear(UniversityofAlabama)Presiding:NatalieTrue(LAACDATreasurer)

Don'tModify,Unify! SteeringRoom KaIeStocktonPo,s(LeeMagnetHighSchool) AndrewOwen(PhDcandidate,LouisianaStateUniversity)

Presiding:HollyGrefe(LafayeNeHighSchoolandChoraledesAmis)

7:00pm CONCERTSESSIONII St.LouisCathedral 2017LAACDAIntercollegiateAll-StateHonorChoir Dr.Jo-MichaelScheibe,conductor

Presiding:Dr.MegFrazier(LoyolaUniversity)

Saturday,October28,2017

7:45am-12:00pm REGISTRATION 2ndFloorRiversideBldg.

8:00-8:50am READINGSESSIONIII BridgeRoom ElementaryandJuniorHighMusic AltonSavage,Conductor(RichwoodHighSchool) CalebPorter,Conductor(TchefuncteMiddleSchoolandLancasterElementarySchool) Dr.MegFrazier,Accompanist Presiding:JoshuaMarVn(J.B.MarVnMiddleSchool)

9:00-9:50am INTERESTSESSIONVI

“It’saSmallWorldAYerAll”:BridgeRoomIntroducingWorldMusicintheChoralCurriculum

DiegoPinto(LSULaboratorySchool)Presiding:Dr.BethRota(LusherCharterSchool)

TheCreaCveConductor: SteeringRoom AnEmpoweringMethodtoAchieveChoralExcellence Dr.AndrewMinear(UniversityofAlabama)

Presiding:JarrodRichey(R&SChairforCommunityChoirs)

10:00-10:50am CONDUCTINGMASTERCLASS River/Port/Starboard Dr.Jo-MichaelScheibe(UniversityofSouthernCalifornia)

Presiding:Dr.DeborahChandler(IntercollegiateHonorChoircoordinator)

10:00-10:50am INTERESTSESSIONVII15+PiecesforHighSchoolChoirsBridgeRoom

Dr.JohnPetzet(LouisianaTechUniversity)Presiding:SharonMcNamara-Horne(LMEAPastPresident)

ChoirandBand-theFraternalTwins SteeringRoom BrendaCasIllo(St.Mary’sDominicanHighSchool)

Presiding:DanaLux(R&SChairforShowChoirs)

ALL-STATEHONORCHOIRCONCERTS

1:00PM 2017LAACDAChildren’sAll-StateHonorChoir Sanctuary,FirstBapIstChurch

2:15PM 2017LAACDAYouthTrebleAll-StateHonorChoir Sanctuary,FirstBapIstChurch 2017LAACDAYouthMixedAll-StateHonorChoir 3:30PM 2017LAACDAMen’sAll-StateHonorChoir Sanctuary,FirstBapIstChurch 2017LAACDAWomen’sAll-StateHonorChoir

FOR MORE INFORMATION:www.laacda.org

Our sincere thanks to…• FirstBaptistChurch(especiallyMadelynEdensandJennieHeneghan),St.

LouisCathedral(especiallyLyndaGrillot),andImmaculateConceptionCatholicChurch(especiallyPaulWattigny)fortheirsupportandassistance.

• HallPianosforprovidingthepianosforourrehearsals.• ThiHaandAMCMusicforprovidingexhibitsandassistancewithreading

packetsandmusicusedbythecliniciansandAll-Statechoirs.• CherylDupont,BarbaraWalker,AshleyLemmler,TreyMiller,VictoriaQualls

Atkins,HollyGrefe,CedricBridges,JaniceYantis,StephenGalliano,andDr.DeborahChandler,onbehalfofthemorethan800studentsparticipatinginthe2017All-StateChoirs.

• OurdistinguishedAll-Stateconductors:Dr.Jo-MichaelScheibe,Dr.SusanBrumfield,ChristyElsner,TesfaWondemagegnehu,Dr.JebMueller,andDr.AndreaRamsey.

• Ouroutstandingguestpresentersforsharingtheirtimeandtalents.• Dr.TreyDavisandRedShift,Dr.AlissaRoweandtheSoutheasternLouisiana

UniversityWomen’sChorale,andDr.NicholausCumminsandtheNorthwesternStateUniversityChamberChoirfortheirconferenceperformances.

• LouisianaAssociationofAmericanKodályEducators(L.A.K.E.)&JarrodRicheyforco-sponsoringDr.SusanBrumfield’ssessionThursdayevening.

• SteveSchluterandCorporateLighting&AudioforoursessionAVneeds.• Dr.AlissaRoweandtheSoutheasternstudentsfortheirextraordinary

conferenceassistance.• TheselflessLAACDAchoraldirectorsfortheirassistancewithallsessions

andperformances.• Parentsandfamiliesofstudentsparticipatinginconferenceactivitiesand

concerts.• LAACDAandstudentvolunteersforprovidingassistancewithmovingand

organization.