State Conference Registration Brochure

Church of St. Peter • Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSt. Peter, Minnesota

Conference Registration Form on page 25 • Regisration online at www.acda-mn.org

ReGiStRAtion BRoChuRe

35thAnnual ACDA-MN

State ConferenceA Celebration of Song • November 18-19, 2011

our Golden Legacy: A Distinguished Past…A Vibrant Future!

Steven Albaugh

�Conference Registration Form on page 25 • Registration online at www.acda-mn.org

Welcome to A Celebration of Song – Our 35th Fall Conference!ACDA of Minnesota’s 2011 state conference, A Celebration of Song, will mark the 35th time that the Minnesota choral community has gathered annually to be enlightened, informed and inspired! This state conference marks an official event in our 50th anniversary year with special activities celebrating ACDA-MN’s inspirational presence and leadership in the land of 10,000 choirs!

A Celebration of Song brings together nationally and internationally renowned clinicians to lead us in a true CELEBRATION of choral music at EVERY LEVEL and AREA throughout our state. We welcome Judy Bowers, John Yarrington, and Weston Noble as they headline the first day. You will not want to miss their sessions! An outstanding full day of Friday interest sessions and clinic performances concludes with an inspiring concert session in the stunning acoustic of Christ Chapel on the campus of Gustavus Adol-phus College in St. Peter. For our elementary music specialists and children’s choir directors, Saturday

brings an insightful panel discussion moderated by Kari Werdahl. Come share your thoughts as we plan ACDA-MN’s future role in maintaining and promoting significant and life-changing musical opportunities for our children. Saturday also contains a multi-voiced reading session led by Eugene Rogers. On both days you will hear rousing and memorable performances from sing-ers representing choirs from throughout our state. And who could forget our incredible honor choir program – featuring three outstanding conductors and over 425 auditioned voices from grades 4 through 8.

What I wrote for the 2010 Fall Conference brochure still rings true, if not more so for this 2011 Fall Conference and our 50th Anniversary events: “While we enjoy this opportunity to celebrate choral music in our great state, let us not forget what may be the most important benefit of any professional conference: time to connect with our wonderful ACDA colleagues. Indeed, our membership is our strength and our strength is our membership.”

See you in St. Peter this November!

Steven Albaugh ACDA-MN Conference Chair

STEVE ALBAuGh


SChEDuLE8:30 am Registration/Check-In at O. C. Johnson Student union

9:00-10:15 am Judy Bowers: Independently Singing With Accuracy

10:25-11:25 am Judy Bowers: Experiential Learning and Expressive Singing

11:30-12:00 noon Demonstration with middle school boys

12:00-1:00 pm Lunch (note: please order lunch on Conference Registration Form)

1:00-3:00 pm Session 3: Festival Clinic Performances – Christ ChapelBlake upper School A Cappella Choir – Carrie Enstad, conductor7-8 Chamber Singer Boys – Breck School, Minneapolis, Lisa Doering, conductor7-8 Chamber Singer Girls – Breck School, Minneapolis, Stacey Koehler, conductorValley View Middle School Freshman Cavaliers, Edina, Scott Lehrke, conductor

MIDDLE LEVEL INTEREST SESSIONS (full day)Time: 9:00 am-3:00 pmLocation: The heritage Room, C. Charles Jackson Campus Center and Christ ChapelRegistration: Advanced reservation required – See Conference Registration Form on page 24Full Day Cost: $65 member registration; $85 non-member registration; $10 lunch reservation

topic: Celebrating Life in the Middle: Practical Concepts for AnY teaching Level Session 1: Independently Singing with Accuracy Session 2: Experiential Learning and Expressive Singing Session 3: Festival Clinic Performances (see schedule below)Clinician: Judy Bowers, Professor of Choral Music Education, Florida State university

Description: These multiple sessions throughout the entire day will focus on the developing choral musi-cian at the middle level, but can be effectively applied to singers at any level of development. Session one will present group techniques for voicing a choir of developing singers (grades 6-10). A hierarchy for developing part singing independence will be demonstrated with choral repertoire. Session two will make use of con-temporary general music techniques, which adapted for choral rehearsal, will support musical understanding and student decision-making for expressive performance. Direct application and transfer will be demon-strated using middle school boys as the demo choir.

Judy Bowers teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education and conducts the Women’s Glee Club at FSu. She is an active conductor of all-state and honor choirs across the nation, and

in 2005 was awarded the Wayne hugoboom Distinguished Service Award from the Florida ACDA chapter. Bowers frequently presents workshops and clinics for teachers, and her research interests include developmental choral groups, the adolescent voice change, learning partnerships, and the voice use of music teachers and students. Professor Bowers holds music degrees from Louisiana State university (Ph.D.) and Texas Tech university (B.M.E.) From 1990-2000, she led the Capital Children’s Choir program at FSu and more recently has developed a community service partnership with an urban middle school.

FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTS

(*) Music Reading Packet supplied by JW Pepper & Sons, Minneapolis

JuDY BOWERS


FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSMuSIC AND WORShIP INTEREST SESSIONS (full day)Time: 9:00 am-5:00 pmLocation: Sanctuary and Chapel, Church of St. Peter, 1801 West Broadway St., St. PeterRegistration: Advanced reservation required – See Conference Registration Form on page 24Full Day Cost: $65 member registration; $85 non-member registration; $10 lunch reservation

invitation: Come and set time aside to be equipped in your calling, refreshed in your spirit, and invigorated for the journey as we explore the vocation of music and worship leadership in the church through the choral art and other forms.

topic: With hearts and hands and Voices: empowering Your Leadership as a Musician of the Church Session 1: The Conversation Begins with the Text Session 2: The Conversation Continues with Score Study Session 3: The Conversation is Impaired without Appropriate GestureClinician: John Yarrington, Director of Choral Activities, houston Baptist university (and) Chancel Choir Director, First Presbyterian Church, houston TX

Description: Dr. John Yarrington will lead us through three critical conversations based on his book have We Had This Conversation?. Most church musicians will confess to having uttered this rhetorical question more than a few times. But there is a hopeful promise in knowing that we can have new, more effective conversations with our church choirs that will be aided greatly be these solution-oriented insights.

John Yarrington’s focus is in teaching and performing a wide range of choral works, often with orchestra and in teaching conducting. Courses and choral organizations led include: Schola Cantorum, university Sing-ers, Camerata, Choral Conducting, and Vocal Technique for Children and Youth. Yarrington has written many articles for major journals relating to church music and especially the changing voice. his published compositions are with Augsburg-Fortress, Chorister’s Guild, and MorningStar. his formal training was at

the university of Oklahoma (BMusEd), union Theological Seminary (MSM), and the university of Oklahoma (DMA).

topic: A Conversation with Weston noble: tending to the heart of Matters in Church Music Clinician: Weston Noble, Conductor Emeritus, Luther College Nordic Choir

Description: Before our day is done, we’ll conclude with a time to engage with one of the great trea-sures of the choral art, Weston Noble. Mr. Noble will discuss with us the heart of matters in church music and give inspiration to us all as we learn from his lifetime of leadership in choral music as a servant of the church.

Weston noble is a highly accomplished and honored American music educator and conductor. Noble had a fifty-seven year tenure as conductor and teacher at Luther College in Decorah, IA. he has received acclaim from across the country and the world as the conductor of the Luther College Nordic Choir from 1948 to 2005, the Luther College Concert Band from 1948-1973, and as guest director for over 900 all-state bands, orchestras, choirs, and festivals across four continents. Mr. Noble is a charter member of

the American Choral Directors Association. In 1994, the North Central ACDA established the Weston h. Noble Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Choral Art, and was the first person to be honored with the award. Because of his outstanding contributions to choral music, he is the recipient of the Robert Lawson Shaw Award given by the American Choral Directors Association. he currently holds the position of Interim Choral Director at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD.

JOhN YARRINGTON

WESTON NOBLE

Church of St. Peter


FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSMuSIC AND WORShIP INTEREST SESSIONS (full day) - continuedtopic: From organ Shoes to Amplifiers: A Church Musician’s Guide to Leading and Playing in a Worship Band Clinician: Mark Stover, Minister of Music, Worship and the Arts, Colonial Church of Edina, ACDA-MN R&S Chair

Description: We will navigate through the murky waters of transitioning from organ shoes to amplifiers in the course of a typical Sunday morning worship service. Many of us serve in churches where contem-porary music is part and parcel of the worship life, or soon will be. how do we as church choir directors help foster a healthy relationship between our congregants that bridges across the stylistic divide and helps to build unity in the church? Whether you are asked to help facilitate or just learning how to support, this conversation will help empower your leadership.

Mark Stover is the Minister of Worship, Music and Arts at Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota. he received his Bachelors degree from St Olaf College and his M.S.M. in choral conducting from Luther Semi-nary under the mentorship of Dr. Anton Armstrong and Dr. Paul Westermeyer. Before attending Luther

Seminary, Stover served as Director of Worship and Arts at Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, California, while teaching choral music at Campolindo high School, and serving as worship leader for the Open Door Community. Mark has designed contemporary a cappella shows for high school and college ensembles and regularly works as a clinician, workshop host and guest conductor for ensembles in both the church and academy ranging from classically trained choirs to contemporary a cap-pella mens, womens, and mixed ensembles. he currently serves as the ACDA-MN R&S Chair for Music and Worship.

SChEDuLE9:00 am Registration/Check-in – Church of St. Peter9:20 am Welcome9:30-10:20 am John Yarrington: The Conversation Begins with the Text10:30-11:00 am John Yarrington: The Conversation Continues with Score Study11:00 -11:45 am Breakout: Self-Care and Soul-Care: Navigating the Tension Between Thriving and Burn-Out11:45-12:30 pm Reflect and React: Wrapping up our Morning Topics12:30-1:30 pm Lunch ($10 advanced order required on Registration Form page 24)1:30-2:20 pm John Yarrington: Without Appropriate Gesture, the Conversation in Impaired2:30-3:30 pm From Organ Shoes to Amplifiers: A Church Musicians Guide to Leading and Playing in a Wor-

ship Band3:30-4:45 pm A Conversation with Weston Noble: Tending to the Heart of Matters in Church Music4:45-5:00 pm Wrap-up and Reflect

SPECIAL FRIDAY EVENING CONCERT SESSION A CELEBRATION IN SONGTime: 8:00 pmLocation: Christ Chapel, Gustavus Adolphus CollegeCost: $10 public admission; concert event free for Conference registrantsPerforming Groups:

ACDA-MN SATB Commissioning Consortium honor Choir – David C. Dickau, composer & conductorMankato Children’s Choir – Leah Ries & Ben henschel, conductorsFestival Worship Service: Now Thank We All Our God: A Service of Gratitude and Praise The Gustavus Choir – Gregory Aune, conductor Bethlehem Lutheran Church Senior Choir – David Mennike, conductor Minnesota State university-Mankato Concert Choir – David C. Dickau, conductor The Chapel Brass and Faculty Brass Choir – Gustavus Adolphus College Charles Forsberg, organist, Colonial Church of Edina

MARK STOVER


FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSSTuDENT & YOuNG CONDuCTOR SYMPOSIuM Time: 9:00 amLocation: Sanctuary and Chapel, Church of St. PeterRegistration: Advanced reservation required – See Conference Registration Form on page 24Full Two Day State Conference Cost: $15 (includes free lunch on Friday noon compliments of the F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Fund Committee)

SChEDuLE9:00 am Registration at the Church of St. Peter9:30 am Greeting from ACDA-MN Leadership9:45-10:45 am Panel Discussion: Choral Directing in a Multi-Cultural Society11:00-11:30 am A Conversation with John Yarrington: Church Choirs – The Other Opportunity for Choral Direc-

tors, or What? You Mean I Don’t Get My Weekends Off?11:30-12:45 pm Performance Question and Answer Session – Virginia high School Concert Choir12:45 pm Lunch compliments of the FMC Endowment Fund Committee1:30 pm Option: John Yarrington: Without Appropriate Gesture, the Conversation in Impaired or

Middle Level Festival Clinic Performances, Judy Bowers, clinician – Christ Chapel3:30-4:45 pm A Conversation with Weston Noble:

Tending to the heart of Matters in Church Music4:45-5:00 pm Wrap-up and Reflect

KERRY JOhNSON NAThAN KNOLL CONNIE KNOTT NANCY LEE MIKE SMITh MATT KRAGE

topic: Panel Discussion: Choral Directing in a Multi-Cultural Society – the Joys, the Challenges Kerry Johnson – Worthington high School • Nathan Knoll – Minneapolis Southwest high School Constance Knott – Westbrook-Walnut Grove Public Schools • Nancy Lee – Minneapolis Washburn high School

Description: Minnesota is changing. Once a state heavily influenced by the cultures of Northern European immigrants, we now find our region experiencing a new influx of immigrants coming from many different parts of the world with unique and interesting cultural backgrounds. As choral music educators, we must find ways to welcome these singers, and incorporate our methodology in order to meet the needs of these new members of our changing and divergent society.

Moderator: Michael Smith, Concordia College, Moorhead

Michael Smith is the Youth and Student Activities R&S Chair for ACDA-MN. his current position as choral director at Concordia Col-lege-Moorhead, follows a successful long-time career as choral director at Brainerd high School. he is in great demand as a clinician and festival conductor. he served as President for ACDA-MN from 1993-95, and was the recipient of the Minnesota Choral Director of the Year Award in 1999.

FeAtuReD ChoiR: Virginia high School Concert Choir, Vir-ginia, Mn, Matt Krage, conductor


FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSCLINIC FESTIVAL PERFORMANCESTime: 1:00-2:55 pmLocation: Christ ChapelClinician: Judy Bowers, Professor of Choral Music education, Florida State university

BLAKE uPPER SChOOL A CAPPELLA ChOIR Carrie Enstad, conductor

BRECK SChOOL 7-8 ChAMBER SINGER GIRLSStacey Koehler, conductor

BRECK SChOOL 7-8 ChAMBER SINGER BOYS Lisa Doering, conductor

EDINA VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SChOOL FREShMEN CAVALIERS Scott Lehrke, conductor


FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSACDA-MN DISTRICT MEETINGS – Meet Your District Chairs & ColleaguesTime: 3:20-4:20 pmtopic: Minnesota Sings! – november 10, 2012Location: C. Charles Jackson Campus Center & O.J. Johnson Student unionDescription: Come and hear about the exciting details and plans for Minnesota Sings!...promoting choral music in nine regional locations around the state of Minnesota as part of ACDA-MN’s 50th anniversary celebration. Locations include: Moorhead • Bemidji • Duluth • St. Cloud • Minneapolis • St. Paul • Worthington • Mankato • Rochester

NORThEAST DISTRICT49ner Room-Student union

JOE OSOWSKI ANOKA hIGh SChOOL

Counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, Mille Lacs, St. Louis, Sherburne, Washington.

NORThWEST DISTRICTSt. Peter Room-Campus Center

BONNIE NELSON SAuK CENTRE PuBLIC SChOOLS

Counties: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Norman, Ottertail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Sterns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin.

SOuThEAST DISTRICTThree Crowns Room No. 1-Campus Center

ChRIS hARRIS OWATONNA hIGh SChOOL

Counties: Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, LeSueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona.

SOuThWEST DISTRICTThree Crowns Room No. 2-Campus Center

GREG AuNE GuSTAVuS ADOLPhuS COLLEGE

Counties: Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chip-pewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipe-stone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine.

METRO EAST DISTRICTPresident’s Dining Room-Campus Center

MARIE SPAR DYMIT WhITE BEAR LAKE AREA hIGh SChOOL

Counties: Dakota and Ramsey.

METRO WEST DISTRICTheritage Room-Campus Center

PAuL hOLMBERG MINNETONKA hIGh SChOOL

County: Hennepin


FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSCOMBINED hONOR ChOIR CONCERTS – (4:45-5:45 p.m.)

State 7-8 Girls’ honor Choir ConcertTime: 4:45-5:15 pmLocation: Christ ChapelGuest Conductor: Paula holmberg, Minnetonka high SchoolCo-Chairs: Jayme Casperson, Rebekah Kleinsasser, Kelley Sundin

Paula holmberg has directed choirs at Minnetonka high School since 1994. Previous teaching experience includes eight years at Robbinsdale-Cooper high School and three years in the Watertown-Mayer Public Schools. having been raised in the northwest corner of North Dakota, Ms. holmberg earned a bachelors degree at Minot State university and holds a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the uni-versity of Minnesota. Ms. holmberg is a nine-time honoree “acknowledged for excellence as a distinguished educator” in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. She was honored by the Minnesota Music Educators Association as the 1999 Music Educator of the Year. The American Choral Directors Association of Min-nesota selected Ms. holmberg as the 2005 Choral Director of the Year. In the spring of 2011, Ms. holmberg was honored by the Minnetonka school district “for child-centered excellence in teaching” and was named Minnetonka’s candidate for the 2012 Minnesota Teacher of the Year program. A member of the music leadership team at Westwood Lutheran Church (St. Louis Park, MN), Ms. holmberg conducts the A Cap-

pella Choir, a group with which she sang for twenty eight years. Ms. holmberg currently serves on the ACDA executive board as the Metro West District Chair and is additionally active in Music Educators National Conference. An occasional adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor, Ms. holmberg is honored by the invitation to conduct the talented young women of the ACDA 7-8 Girls honor Choir.

PAuLA hOLMBERG

State 7-8 Boys’ honor Choir ConcertTime: 5:15-5:45 pmLocation: Christ ChapelGuest Conductor: Eugene Rogers, university of Michigan, Ann ArborACDA-MN 50th Anniversary World Premiere: How To Sing Like A Planet – Elizabeth Alexander, St. PaulCo-Chairs: Chris Larson, Michael Skaar

eugene Rogers is the Associate Director of Choirs at the university of Michigan, where he teaches undergraduate conducting and conducts the Men’s Glee Club and the university Choir. his past appointments include Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the Boys Choir of harlem, Waubonsie Valley high School in Aurora, Illi-nois, and Anima Young Singers of Greater Chicago (formerly the Glen Ellyn Children’s Choir). At Macalester College, where he served as Director of Choral Activities, Rog-ers commissioned and premiered numerous new works and began the Songs of the Earth (World Music) Concert Series. Professor Rogers has appeared as guest conduc-tor, adjudicator and lecturer in over fifteen states as well as Canada, Singapore, Eng-land, Portugal, hong Kong and Italy. Recently, he was one of three featured conductors and lecturers for Singapore’s Ministry Branch of Education Inaugural World Youth

Choir Festival for Secondary and Junior College students and directors. As a singer, Rogers has performed with the World Youth Choir, The Portland Symphonic Choir, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Chorale and the May Festival Chorus in Cin-cinnati, Ohio. Recently, he traveled to and studied the choral traditions of East Africa (Tanzania), and published three editions of Tanzanian Choral Music under the hal Leonard World Music Series. In addition to his duties as a conductor, teacher and singer, Dr. Rogers is the Artistic Director of the Disneyland hong Kong Winter Choral Festival, and serves on the board of Early Music America, IMuKA, LLC, and the American Composers Forum, where he functions as editor for the ChoralQuest series.

EuGENE ROGERS ELIzABETh ALEXANDER

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FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSA Celebration in SongTime: 8:00 pmLocation: Christ Chapel • Gustavus Adolphus CollegeTickets: FREE to ACDA-MN Conference registrants; $10 public general admission

FeAtuReD PeRFoRMeRS

MANKATO ChILDREN’S ChOIR, Leah Ries & Ben henschel, conductors

ACDA-Mn SAtB Commissioning Consortium honor Choir ACDA-MN 50th Anniversary World premiere: Music in the Night – David C. Dickau, composer and conductor

Consortium Member Schools Brainerd high School – Brian Stubbs, director Princeton high School – Mark Potven, director Breck School – Lisa Doering, director Rosemount high School – Gina Toso, director Buffalo high School – Michaell Walsh, director Sauk Centre high School – Bonnie Nelson, director henry Sibley high School – Aaron Kapaun, director underwood high School – Dana Flint, director hopkins high School – Philip Brown, director university of MN-Morris – Ken hodgson, director Minnehaha Academy – Karen Lutgen, director Virginia high School – Matt Krage, director

FeStiVAL WoRShiP SeRViCe: now thank We All our God: A Service of Gratitude and Praise

ThE GuSTAVuS ChOIR • GuSTAVuS ADOLPhuS COLLEGE – Gregory Aune, Conductor

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FRIDAY CONFERENCE EVENTS

BEThLEhEM LuThERAN ChuRCh SENIOR ChOIR-MINNEAPOLIS – David Mennicke, conductor

ThE ChAPEL BRASS AND FACuLTY BRASS – Gustavus Adolphus College

MINNESOTA STATE uNIVERSITY-MANKATO CONCERT ChOIR – David C. Dickau, conductor

ChARLES FORSBERG, Festival Organist, Colonial Church of Edina

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LATE NIGhT @ ACDA-MN.ORGFriday Evening AfterglowTime: 10:00 pm – 12:00 midnightLocation: Pub 500, 500 South Front Street, City Center Mankato

After a rejuvenating day of learning and listening, join your ACDA-MN colleagues and friends and enjoy fellowship and camara-derie at one of Mankato’s most popular social hour destinations, Pub 500, within walking distance from the City Center (State Conference) hotel. Please note that food and beverages items are not sponsored.

{ A PLACE FOR GATHERING }

Gather at Pub 500 in the heart ofMankato’s City Center Entertainment District.

Check out www.pub500.com for our completelive music schedule, menu options and drink specials.

11 A.M. TIL 2 A.M.BREAKFAST SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9 A.M. TIL 2 P.M.

500 SOUTH FRONT STREET CITY CENTER MANKATO507•625•6500 www.pub500.com


SATuRDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSKEYNOTE ADDRESS BY WESTON NOBLETime: 9:00-9:55 amLocation: Anderson Theatre, Schaefer Fine Arts Center

title: transformation in the Realm of Spiritinteractive Questions and Answers for Weston noble Moderated by Thomas hassig, President-Elect, ACDA-MN

WESTON NOBLE

MORNING ChOIR PERFORMANCESTime: 10:20-11:15 amLocation: Christ Chapel

APPLE VALLEY hIGh SChOOL VALLEY SELECT ChORALE – Joel Beyer, conductor

hOPKINS hIGh SChOOL CONCERT ChOIR – Philip Brown, conductor


SATuRDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSMORNING ChOIR PERFORMANCESTime: 11:20-11:45 amLocation: Christ Chapel

ANNuAL ACDA-MN AWARDS LuNChEONTime: 12:00-1:30 pmLocation: Three Crowns Room, C. Charles Jackson Campus CenterNote: Reservations required in advance – see Registration Form on page 24

Menu: Romaine salad with strawberries, candied almonds served with vinaigrette dressing, Chicken Breast with white wine mushroom sauce, White and Wild Rice Pilaf, Green Beans, Assorted Breads, Coffee, Milk, Apple Crisp. Vegetarian Option: Vegetarian Wellington

ouR 2011 honoReeS

AXEL ThEIMER SuSAN zEMLIN PhILIP BROWN ANDRé-LOuIS hEYWOOD

F. Melius Christiansen Lifetime Achievement AwardAxel theimer, Saint John’s university, Collegeville

Minnesota Choral Director of the Year AwardSusan Zemlin, Blaine high School

Outstanding Young Choral Director AwardPhilip Brown, hopkins high School

Vocal Essence/ACDA-MN Creative Programming AwardAndre’-Louis heywood, Saint John’s Boys’ Choir

ST. CLOuD STATE uNIVERSITY CONCERT ChOIR – Matthew Ferrell, conductor


SATuRDAY CONFERENCE EVENTSAFTERNOON SIMuLTANEOuS INTEREST SESSIONS (choose one session)

SESSION ONETime: 1:45-2:30 pmLocation: Lecture Room 214, Music Wing, Schaefer Fine Arts Centertopic: the next 50 Years: how ACDA-Mn Can nurture and Support elementary Choral Music Programs and

their DirectorsModerators/Presenters: Kari Werdahl and Steven Albaugh

Description: Join ACDA-MN State President Steve Albaugh and elementary music specialist Kari Werdahl and others from around the state as they dialogue together in how ACDA-MN can continue to nurture and expand it’s support of children’s choral music programs in our state.

KARI WERDAhL

SESSION TWOTime: 1:45-2:30 pmLocation: Band Room 106, Music Wing, Schaefer Fine Arts Centertopic: What i Know For Sure: Choral Music that WorksPresenter: Eugene Rogers, university of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Description: Our State 7-8 Boys’ honor Choir guest conductor Eugene Rogers, will use his expertise to gather together exciting and useful music titles for mixed, men’s, and women’s choirs at all levels. Music reading packets supplied and sponsored by JW Pepper.

EuGENE ROGERS

the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA-Mn) • Land of 10,000 Choirs!


AFTERNOON ChOIR PERFORMANCESTime: 2:45-4:15 pmLocation: Christ Chapel

JEFFERSON hIGh SChOOL – ALEXANDRIA CONCERT ChOIR - Steven Dietz, conductor

ROSEVILLE AREA hIGh SChOOL CANTuS CERTuS – Dean Jilek, conductor

ST. OLAF COLLEGE VIKING ChORuS – Christopher Aspaas, conductor

SATuRDAY CONFERENCE EVENTS


hONOR ChOIR CONCERT

State 4-5-6 Children’s honor Choir ConcertTime: 5:00-5:30 pmLocation: Christ ChapelGuest Conductor: Angela Broeker, university of St. Thomas, St. PaulACDA-MN 50th Anniversary World Premiere: Banjo Sam – Jay Broeker, St. Paul Co-Chairs: Kayla Krizek and Marie Palmquist

Angela Broeker is Director of Choral Activities at the university of St. Thomas where she conducts the Chamber Singers and Women’s Choir and teaches under-graduate courses in choral conducting and choral methodology. She is active in the school’s Graduate Programs in Music Education, teaching two choral conducting and two choral literature courses for students pursuing a Master’s Degree in Music Educa-tion with a Choral Concentration. Since arriving at uST in 1999, Dr. Broeker’s choirs have sung at the ACDA national convention in 2011, ACDA regional convention in 2008, the ACDA-MN in 2004, and the MMEA conventions in 2007 and 2001. In addi-tion to her university responsibilities, Dr. Broeker is a national clinician specializing in treble choirs. She presents for national, regional, and state conventions of the Music Educators National Conference, the American Choral Directors Association, the

Organization of American Kodály Educators, and the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. Dr. Broeker received her D.M.A. degree from the university of Oklahoma and her M.M. and B.M.E. degrees from Indiana university. her research interests include seventeenth-century vocal music suitable for treble choirs and authentic, respectful performance of music from diverse cultures. She served as guest editor of the April 2006 Choral Journal and has written articles for the July 2000 Music Educators Journal, the April 2006 Choral Journal, the MENC Spotlight on Teaching Chorus, the winter 2008 Orff Echo as well as many local and regional music publications.

ANGELA BROEKER

SATuRDAY CONFERENCE EVENTS

JAY BROEKER

2012 50th Anniversary Special EventAnnouncing the formation of the new 100 voice State 11-12 (SATB) High School Honor Choir

appearing and performing in the Rene’ Clausen world premiere for ACDA-MN’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

Golden Grand Finale ConcertSunday, november 18, 2012 4:00 pm

St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church • Mahtomedi

honor Choir information posted February 1, 2012 at: www.acda-mn.org

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CONFERENCE hOTEL ACCOMODATIONS

MANKATO CITY CENTER hOTEL 101 East Main Street Mankato MN 56001

2011 ACDA-MN Conference Rate InformationStandard King ................................................$79.00 Two Queen Bed ...........................................$79.00

Applicable taxes OF 10.375% will apply in addition to guest room rates. Incidental charges are not included in quoted price.

Check-in time: 3:00 pm Check-out time: 11:00 am

Note: The Mankato City Center hotel does require an advance deposit equal to the first night’s room rate or a valid credit card number to guarantee reservations.

ACDA-Mn group reservations must be made directly with the City Center hotel at:

507-345-1234Mention: “American Choral Directors Association” room block

DeADLine FoR MAKinG hoteL ReSeRVAtionS: FRiDAY, oCtoBeR 28


GRADuATE CREDIT

CONTINuING EDuCATION RENEWAL uNITS

WhERE TO FIND

One semester hour of graduate credit will be offered by the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education Studies of hamline university in St. Paul. Registrants must participate in at least 15 hours of State Conference presentations and concert perfor-mances. Written journal of observations an direct teaching application summaries are required for graded or pass/fail grading options. Please indicate your intention to register on the State Conference Registration Form. Formal course registration and $128 per semester credit fee accepted on november 18 only. Checks payable to: hamline university. Either check or per-sonal credit card is accepted.

A total of 15 hours of CEu’s will be available for licensure recertification at the close of the final State 4-5-6 Children’s honor Choir concert on Saturday, November 19. No fees are required. Participation in all State Conference sessions from Friday morning through Saturday afternoon is required. No CEu’s for partial hours are available.

Afterglow – Pub 500, Mankato City Center

Awards Luncheon (Saturday) Three Crowns Room • C. Charles Jackson Campus Center

Conference Performances – Christ Chapel

Conference Registration – Lobby, O.J. Johnson Student union

District Meetings – O.J. Johnson Student union & C. Charles Jackson Campus Center

Graduate Credit Registration – Lobby, O.J. Johnson Student union

hotel – Mankato City Center hotel

honor Choir Registration Site – Music Wing South Lobby, Schaefer Fine Arts Center

Middle Level Registration (Friday) Lobby, O.J. Johnson Student union (and)

Middle Level Interest Sessions (Friday) heritage Room • C. Charles Jackson Campus Center

Music and Worship Interest Sessions & Registration (Friday) – Church of St. Peter

Student and Young Conductor Symposium & Registration (Friday) – Church of St. Peter

ACDA-Mn Mission: to inspire support and inspire

a community of choral musicians

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STATE CONFERENCE SChEDuLE(schedule and locations subject to change)

FRiDAY, noVeMBeR 18 State Conference Registration for:8:30 am Middle Level Interest Sessions – Lobby, O.J. Johnson Student union9:00 am Music and Worship Interest Sessions – Church of St. Peter9:00 am Student and Young Conductor Symposium – Church of St. Peter State Conference Interest Sessions for:9:00 am Middle Level – heritage Room, C. Charles Jackson Campus Center9:20 am Music and Worship – Church of St. Peter9:30 am Student and Young Conductor Symposium – Church of St. Peter Virginia high School Concert Choir Lunch Break12:50 pm Convening of afternoon sessions – Christ Chapel Welcome by Steven Albaugh, ACDA-MN President1:00-2:55 pm Concert Session #1: Festival Clinic Performances – Christ Chapel Breck Middle School 7-8 Chamber Boys Breck Middle School 7-8 Chamber Girls edina Valley View Middle School Freshmen Cavaliers Blake upper School A Cappella Choir3:20-4:20 pm District Meetings – Student union & Campus Center NE – 49ner Room SW – Three Crowns Room 2 NW – St. Peter Room ME – President’s Dining Room SE – Three Crowns Room 1 MW – heritage Room4:45-5:45 pm Concert Session #2 – Christ Chapel State 7-8 Girls’ honor Choir State 7-8 Boys’ honor Choir ACDA-MN 50th Anniversary World Premiere: How to Sing Like A Planet - Alexander6:00-8:00 pm Dinner Break8:00 pm Concert Session #3: A Celebration in Song – Christ Chapel ACDA-Mn SAtB Commissioning Consortium honor Choir ACDA-MN 50th Anniversary World Premiere: Music In The Night – Dickau Mankato Children’s Choir MCC Youth Choir – grades 4-6 MCC Concert Choir – grades 7-9 MCC Melodia Choir – grades 9-12 Festival Worship Event Now Thank We All Our God: A Service of Gratitude and Praise the Gustavus Choir Bethlehem Lutheran Church Senior Choir-Minneapolis Minnesota State university-Mankato Concert Choir the Gustavus Brass and Faculty Brass Charles Forsberg, guest organist10:00 pm-12:00 am Late Night @ ACDA-MN.org, Pub 500, Mankato City Center

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STATE CONFERENCE SChEDuLE(schedule and locations subject to change)

SAtuRDAY, noVeMBeR 198:30 am State Conference Registration – Lobby, O.J. Johnson Student union9:00-9:55 am Keynote Address: Weston Noble – Anderson Theatre, Schaefer Fine Arts Center Transformation in the Realm of Spirit10:10 am Welcome – Steven Albaugh, ACDA-MN President – Christ Chapel10:20-11:45 am Concert Session #4 – Christ Chapel Apple Valley high School Valley Select Chorale hopkins high School Concert Choir St. Cloud State university Concert Choir12:00 noon Annual ACDA-MN Award Luncheon – Advanced Registration Required, see page 24 Three Crowns Room, C. Charles Jackson Campus Center F. Melius Christiansen Lifetime Achievement Award Axel theimer, Saint John’s university Minnesota Choral Director of the Year Susan Zemlin, Blaine high School Outstanding Young Choral Director Award Philip Brown, hopkins high School VocalEssence Creative Programming Award André-Louis heywood, Saint John’s Boys’ Choir1:45-2:30 pm Simultaneous Interest Sessions: Session #1 Location: Lecture hall 214, Music Wing, Schaefer Fine Arts Center Kari Werdahl and Steven Albaugh The Next 50 Years: How ACDA-MN Can Nurture and Support Elementary Choral Music Programs Session #2 Location: Band Room 106, Music Wing, Schaefer Fine Arts Center Eugene Rogers What I Know For Sure: Choral Music That Works2:45-4:15 pm Concert Session #5 – Christ Chapel Jefferson high School Alexandria Concert Choir Roseville Area high School Cantus Certus St. olaf College Viking Chorus5:00-5:30 pm Concert Session #6 – Christ Chapel State 4-5-6 Children’s honor Choir ACDA-MN 50th Anniversary World Premiere – Banjo Sam - Broeker

our Golden Legacy: A Distinguished Past…A Vibrant Future!

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Special ACDA-MN 50th Anniversary Preview for 201236th ANNuAL STATE CONFERENCE

november 16 • 17 • 18, 2012 First Lutheran Church • Columbia heights

Benson Great hall • Bethel universitySt. Andrew’s Lutheran Church • Mahtomedi

including

ONE AMAzING WEEKEND...ThREE INSPIRING CONCERTS

Friday, november 16, 8:00 pmVocal Essence • Cantus

Benson Great hall • Bethel university

Saturday, november 17, 8:00 pm St. Olaf Choir • Magnum Chorum • ACDA-MN Director’s Chorus

Craig hella Johnson, artistic director and conductorBenson Great hall • Bethel university

Sunday, november 18 - 4:00 pmConcordia College Choir and Orchestra - MoorheadUniversity of Minnesota Concert Choir • The SingersMinnesota Boy Choir • State 11-12 HS Honor Choir

ACDA-MN 50th Anniversary World Premiere by Rene’ ClausenSt. Andrew’s Lutheran Church • Mahtomedi

Place and save on your calendars now! Don’t miss it!

For more information on ACDA-MN’s 50th Anniversary Celebration go to:

www.acda-mn.org


ongoing annual professional development activitiesSummer Dialogue and New Music Reading SessionsState Conference

Connections with over 800 colleagues in all areas of teaching and conducting

State honor Choir Program featuring 555 auditioned students4-5-6 Children • 7-8 Boys • 7-8 Girls • 9-10 high School

Access to Award Winning State Website

Access to Award Winning PublicationsACDA-MN Star of the North North Central ACDA MelismaACDA National Choral Journal

Statewide electronic MessagingConcert EventsAuditionsJob VacanciesNoticesMN Choral Connect – communication network

Commissioning Consortium Projects

Statewide festivals

50th Anniversary Celebration Minnesota Sings – Statewide festival, November 10, 2012Locations include: Moorhead • Bemidji • Duluth • St. Cloud • Minneapolis • St. Paul • Worthington

Mankato • Rochester

2012 Anniversary Weekend - One Amazing Weekend • Three Inspiring Concerts Friday, November 17 Cantus • Vocal Essence Saturday, November 18 St. Olaf Choir • Magnum Chorum • ACDA-MN Director’s Chorus Sunday, November 19 Concordia Orchestra and Choir – Moorhead • The Singers university of Minnesota Concert Choir • Minnesota Boy Choir ACDA-MN State 11-12 high School honor Choir

Membership Benefits in ACDA-Mn

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1. New Membership 1. Renewal: # Please print clearly

3. Mailing Address

Address 1:

Address 2:

City:

State / Province:

Postal Code / Country:

Phone: ( )

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Primary Email:

I would like to receive email noti cations from ACDA.

As a member, I support the mission and purposes of the American Choral Directors Association.

4. Choir & Activity Types - Mark your current areas of involvement. Mailings are based upon these selections

Primary: Primary:

Boy ACDA Student Chapter Children & Youth Community College & University Ethnic & Multicultural Community Girls Elementary Jazz Junior High / Middle School Men Music in Worship SATB / Mixed Professional Show Choir Sr. High School Women Supervisor / Administrator

Two-Year College Youth & Student Activities

Online Renewal: www.acda.org Fax or mail:ACDA545 Couch DriveOklahoma City, OK 73102-2207Phone: 405-232-8161 x110Fax: 405-232-8162 (no cover sheet please) [email protected]

2. Name First Name Middle Name Last Name Suf x Last 4 # of SSN

(If there are no changes in your membership info skip to #6)

© ACDA Revised January 27, 2011

5. ACDA Membership - Including Choral Journal Subscription One Year Two Years Three Years

Active (US and Canada) $95.00 $190.00 $285.00

Active Iowa (Active members who live in the state of Iowa) $98.00 $196.00 $294.00

Active Minnesota (Active members who live in the state of Minnesota) $110.00 $220.00 $330.00

International (Those outside the US & Canada - payment must be in U.S. dollars) $135.00 $270.00 $405.00

Retired $45.00 $90.00 $135.00

Retired Minnesota (Retired members who live in the state of Minnesota) $60.00 $120.00 $180.00

Student (full and part-time students at any level) $35.00 $70.00 $105.00

Associate (Choral Singers, Administrators & non-directors) $95.00 $190.00 $285.00

Associate Minnesota (Administrators & non-directors who live in Minnesota) $110.00 $220.00 $330.00

Institution (Ensemble or School/Church Music Dept.) $110.00 $220.00 $330.00

Industry (Music-related businesses) $135.00 $270.00 $405.00

Paying Life** (Make a lifetime commitment) $2,000.00 Annual Installment of $200.00 or greater $__________

**(To qualify for life membership, you must have been an active member of ACDA for a minumum of 10 years)

6. Payment - Payable to ACDA in US Dollars. Total: $

Check #_________________ (Enclosed) Do not fax if mailing a check PO_______________ (PO form & this form must arrive together)

Visa MasterCard Discover American Express Membership will be renewed upon receipt of payment.

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Membership Form

Visit our web site for a description of these types. www.acda.org/membership

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REGISTRATION FORM35th AnnuAL ACDA-Mn StAte ConFeRenCe

Gustavus Adolphus College • St. Peter MnFriday, november 18 and Saturday, november 19, 2011

Name _______________________________________________________________ Are you an ACDA Member? Yes No

home Address _________________________________________City ______________________ St _______zip_______________

Email Address ________________________________________________________ home Phone ( _______) ___________________

Institution Served ________________________________________________ ACDA District: ne nW Se SW Me MW

City ____________________________________________________________ State ________________zip ____________________

Are you a past or current donor to the F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Fund? Yes No

ReGiStRAtion FeeSDiSCount ConFeRenCe ReGiStRAtion (received prior to Friday, November 4)

$105 Member ........................................................................................................................................................................$ _______________$155 Non-Member ..............................................................................................................................................................$ _______________$45 Retired ..........................................................................................................................................................................$ _______________$65 Per Day .........................................................................................................................................................................$ _______________

FuLL ConFeRenCe ReGiStRAtion (received after Friday, November 4 and/or during On-Site Registration)$135 Member ........................................................................................................................................................................$ _______________$185 Non-Member ..............................................................................................................................................................$ _______________$65 Retired ..........................................................................................................................................................................$ _______________$85 Per Day .........................................................................................................................................................................$ ______________

otheR ReGiStRAtion CAteGoRieS$45 Spouse ..........................................................................................................................................................................$ _______________$15 Student and Young Conductor Symposium and all State Conference events (includes complimentary Friday lunch) .................................................................................................................$ _______________

ChooSe one FRiDAY inteReSt SeSSion DAY: (please check one full day event) Music and Worship Interest Session Day (included in above rates) or Middle Interest Session Day (included in above rates)

FRiDAY inteReSt DAY LunCheon ReGiStRAtion (Advanced Registration Required)$10 Music and Worship Interest Session Day ..............................................................................................................$ _______________$10 Middle Level Interest Session Day ..........................................................................................................................$ _______________

SAtuRDAY AWARD LunCheon (Advanced Registration Required) _______Indicate how many (chicken) luncheon tickets @ $20 ..................................................................................$ ______________ _______Indicate how many (vegetarian) luncheon tickets @ $20 .............................................................................$ ______________

DonAtion to FMC enDoWMent FunD ...........................................................................$ ______________

totAL PAYMent enCLoSeD ..................................................................................................$ _______________

Please note: Registration fees must be included with registration form and are non-refundable.

Enclose Registration Form and check payable to ACDA-Mn and send directly to: Amy Jo Cherner, Registrar150 east Burnsville Parkway OR Register on-line with credit card at:Burnsville Mn 55337 www.acda-mn.org

DiSCounteD ReGiStRAtion DeADLine – PoStMARKeD BY FRiDAY, noVeMBeR 4, 2011


DiReCtionS to ChuRCh oF St. PeteR – 1801 West Broadway

(Music and Worship interest Sessions/Student and Young Conductor Symposium)

From highway 169 (from the north) Approach St. Peter city limits Drive to first stop light intersection (West Broadway) Turn right onto West Broadway Proceed up the hill until you arrive at church location (1801 West Broadway)

From highway 169 (from the south) Approach St. Peter city limits Drive through downtown until you reach West Broadway light intersection Turn left onto West Broadway Proceed up the hill until you arrive at church location (1801 West Broadway)

DiReCtionS to GuStAVuS ADoLPhuS CoLLeGe – St. PeteR(State Conference Performance Sessions/Middle Level interest Sessions)

From highway 169 (from the north) Approach St. Peter city limits Drive through downtown heading south until you reach College Avenue (Look for Gustavus Adolphus College street sign) Turn right onto College Avenue *Proceed up the hill to Campus Drive Turn right onto Campus Drive; Park in: Norelius Parking Lot (Visitor Parking designated I-3 & I-4 (or) Turn left onto Campus Drive; Park in: Arboretum Parking Lot (Visitor Parking designated C-4) Bjorling Parking Lot (Visitor Parking designated D-5) Olin Parking Lot (Visitor Parking designated E-5) Special ACDA lot – Southwest corner of campus for overflow parking

From highway 169 (from the south) Approach St. Peter city limits Drive through south end of downtown just past City Park to College Avenue Turn left onto College Avenue (*) follow remaining directions

DiReCtionS to MAnKAto CitY CenteR hoteL – 101 East Main Street

(State Conference lodging)

From highway 169 (from the north) highway 169 South to Downtown/North Mankato exit. At the top of the ramp turn left onto Belgrade and proceed across the bridge. Merge into the far right lane and exit onto 2nd Street/Main Avenue. Turn right again onto Main Avenue and the hotel is located 1/2 block on your left.

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