Spring 2004 page 1

Carolina Caroler

An official publication of the North Carolina Chapter

of the American Choral Directors Association

Nashville Southern Harmony February 26-28, 2004! Inside

ACDA Southern Division Convention Presidents Message 2-4

The theme of the 2004 Southern Division Convention cites the remarkable book
Meet the President-Elect 3
Southern Harmony published by William Walker in 1835, but also points to the many
other traditions in which southern harmony exists. Opportunity will be provided to
harmonize through listening to concerts, participating in interest sessions, socializing Rodney Eichenberger bio 5
with old and new friends, observing outstanding colleagues and visiting a great city.
2004 Fall Conference 6
Concert sessions at First Baptist Church and the War Memorial Auditorium. Interest
Sessions, Exhibits and the All Convention Party at the Nashville Convention Center.
Treasurers Report 7

Twenty-five outstanding choirs from the Division chosen by audition:

Florida Community College at Jacksonville Singers, R. Wayne Bailey, Director Church Festival Choir 7
Appalachian State University Singers, Stephen M. Hopkins, Director
Belmont University Chorale, Nashville, TN, Edgar Scruggs, Director The Childrens Choir 8
The Georgia State University Singers, Atlanta, GA., Alan Rains, Director Experience
Louisiana State University A Cappella Choir, Baton Rouge, LA, Kenneth Fulton, Director 2003-04 Hoggard Award 9
Mississippi College Singers, Clinton, MS, James M. Meaders, Director Recipient
University of Louisville Cardinal Singers, Louisville, KY, Kent Hatteberg, Director Programming for the 10
Spivey Hall Childrens Choir, Morrow, GA, Martha Shaw, Director Three Es
Vocal Ensemble of Coral Gables Congregational Church, Coral Gables, FL,
2004 Sr. High Womens 11
Jo-Michael Scheibe, Director All-State
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham, Durham, NC, Rodney Wyncoop, Director
Gulf Coast Girl Choir, Tampa, FL, Sandra Babb, Director Sr. High Womens All- 11
State Clinician bio
Bak Middle School of the Arts Chorale, West Palm Beach, FL, D. Shawn Berry
and Connie Drosakis, Directors 2004 Church Festival 11
Coral Reef High School Select Choir, Coral Reef, FL, John Rose, Director Choir Clinician bio
David Lipscomb High School Concert Choir, Nashville, TN, Robert King Director Application for Choral 13-14
Davidson Fine Arts School Chorale, Augusta, GA, James Dunnaway, Director Performance
McIntosh High School Singers, Peachtree City, GA, Franklin Green, Director
La Petite Choeur, Tampa, FL, Lynne Gackle, Director Directories
~Seventeen Interest Sessions NC ACDA Officers 2
~Three Honor Choirs:
SATB Boys Honor Choir (ages 10-20), Jim Litton, Conductor
NC ACDA Specially 3
SSAA Middle School Girls Choir (grades 6-8), Susan McMane, Conductor Appointed Officers
SATB High School Choir (grades 9-12), Dan Jackson, Conductor
~Ecumenical Service NC ACDA R&S Chairs 4-5
~Demonstration Choirs
~All-Convention Party
Volume 5, Issue 2
And much more...Dont miss it! Spring 2004
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NC ACDA Officers Presidents Message

2003-2005 Janna Brendell, President NCACDA
President
Janna Brendell I hope each of you had a joyous holiday season filled with beautiful
East Carolina University music and special times spent with family and friends. Happy New
School of Music Year!
Greenville, NC 27858 It is my pleasure to share with you some exciting things that have
252.328.2557 been happening in NC ACDA these past few months. I am pleased
brendellj@mail.ecu.edu to announce that Tom Shelton, choral director at Kernersville Mid-
Past President
dle School, has been elected President-elect and Terri Sinclair, Di-
Ann Pratt rector of Choral Activities at UNC-Charlotte, has been appointed as Historian of NC
McMichael High School ACDA. Congratulations to you both.
6845 Highway 135 2003 Fall Conference
Mayodan, NC 27027 As I reflect on our fall conference, I remember two outstanding clinicians; diverse and ex-
336.427.5165 x1308 citing choral performances from singers of all ages; and meaningful time spent with NC
apratt@rock.k12.nc.us ACDA friends and colleagues. I would like to thank everyone who assisted with and par-
ticipated in the conference. It was certainly a team effort. It was also great to see so many
President-Elect NC ACDA members at the conference (160 strong!).
Tom Shelton
During the conference, Alfred Sturgis shared his broad range of experience and conducting
Kernersville Middle School
110 Brown Road expertise in sessions on the rhythmic gesture, working with community choirs, and con-
Kernersville, NC 27284 ducting an orchestra. Students and conference attendees also had the opportunity to work
336.996.5566 with Al in a conducting masterclass session. Judy Bowers inspired and entertained us as
ttshelton@aol.com she presented how to develop musicianship and vocal skills in inexperienced singers and
ways to teach and rehearse more effectively.
Secretary Conference participants had the oppor-
Gwen Hall tunity to hear choral performances by
Southwest Randolph High The Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble
School
(Jacqueline P. Robinson); Lenoir
1641 Hopewell Friends Road
Asheboro, NC 27205 Rhyne Youth Chorus (Florence M.
336.381.7747 Jowers); Piedmont High School
bhall@asheboro.com Womens Ensemble, (Deborah C.
Lutz); Raleigh Boychoir (Thomas
Treasurer Sibley); St. Stephens United Methodist
Ginger Wyrick Church Choir (John Blizzard); UNC-
Queens University of Pembroke Singers (Gary K. Wright);
Charlotte and the UNC-Greensboro University
1900 Selwyn Avenue Chorale, conducted by William P. Car-
Charlotte, NC 28269
704.337.2269 Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble roll. The closing concert of the confer-
ggw@hwaci.com NCACDA Fall Conference 2003 ence featured the North Carolina Master Chorale un-
der the direction of Alfred E. Sturgis. Thank you, sing-
Membership Chair ers and conductors, for your meaningful contribution to our fall conference.
Reta Phifer A new addition to our fall conference was the Hinshaw Music Reception. I thoroughly en-
339 Falesco Lane joyed having the opportunity to relax and talk with other NC ACDA members following
Matthews, NC 28105 a busy afternoon and evening of concerts and conference sessions. I would like to thank
704.708.9789 Roberta VanNess, Bill Carroll, and Hinshaw Music, Inc. for their sponsorship of the con-
phifer4music@ vention reception and their ongoing support of NC ACDA activities.
mindspring.com
An event like the fall conference would not be successful without the contributions of
Newsletter Editor many people. I am indebted to all the Board members who assisted with the conference. I
Stephen A. Futrell must also thank Bill Young, Conference Site Coordinator, and his colleagues and stu-
Elon University dents at UNC-Greensboro for the use of the facilities and their gracious hospitality.
Campus Box 2800 Words cannot adequately express my appreciation to Bill Young for the countless hours
Elon, NC 27244 he dedicated to this event. Without his assistance, this conference would not have been
336.278.5681 possible.
sfutrell@elon.edu I would also like to recognize the collegiate ACDA chapter members from Meredith for
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Presidents Message NC ACDA

(Continued from page 2) Specially Appointed
Officers
providing a hospitality room for our Ace Mentoring/Auditions
clinicians and UNC-Greensboro stu- Sam Doyle
dents for making refreshments avail- 1702 Westridge Road
able to conference participants. Sev- Greensboro, NC 27410
eral exhibitors supported our confer- 336.282.0549
ence this year: Burrage Music Com- sam2ann@bellsouth.net
pany, Hinshaw Music, Inc. and JW
Pepper of Winston. Jeff Whitsett of Conference Exhibits/
Reading Sessions
JW Pepper compiled the conference Tom Shelton
music packet. Thank you to all of Kernersville Middle School
you for your assistance with this endeavor. North Carolina Master Chorale 110 Brown Road
2004 Fall Conference NCACDA Fall Conference 2003 Kernersville, NC 27284
Plans are well under way for the 2004 fall conference! 336.996.5566
Tom Shelton, Conference Coordinator, and the NC ACDA Conference Planning ttshelton@aol.com
Committee are planning a terrific fall conference. This issue of the Caroler contains
information about the exciting events in store for you at the 2004 conference. Make Conference Site Host
plans now to join us at UNC-Greensboro, October 8-9, 2004. Welborn E. Young (Bill)
UNC-Greensboro
ACDA Luncheon and 2003 Lara Hoggard Award
School of Music
In conjunction with the NCMEA In-Service Conference, a luncheon for NC ACDA P.O. Box 26167
members was held on November 10, 2003 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Winston- Greensboro, NC 27402
Salem. ACDA expresses heartfelt appreciation to Bill Carroll and the UNC- 336.334.5428
Greensboro University Chorale for their fine performance for this event. During the weyoung@uncg.edu
luncheon, Dr. Joel Reed, Director of Choral Activities at Mars Hill College, was
presented the 2003 Lara Hoggard Award in recognition of his outstanding contribu- Hoggard Award Chair
tions to choral music in North Carolina. Sam Doyle
1702 Westridge Road
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Greensboro, NC 27410
336.282.0549
sam2ann@bellsouth.net

Meet the President-Elect~Tom T. Shelton Sr. High Womens All-State

Coordinator
Tom T. Shelton, Jr. is a native of Greensboro, NC and a graduate of the University of Amy W. Daw
North Carolina at Greensboro. He is a music specialist in Forsyth County, where he Northern High School
117 Tom Wilkinson Road
was selected Teacher of the Year for both Atkins Middle School and Kernersville
Durham, NC 27712
Middle School. In 1999, he was presented the North Carolina Middle School Music 919.560.3956x56813
Teacher of the year award by the North Carolina Music Educators Association. dawaw@dpsnc.net
Tom has been actively involved in NC-ACDA for a number of years. He served as
R&S Chair for Middle School Choirs (1999-2003) and currently serves as Exhibits Technology Chair/Website
and Reading Session Chair for the fall Conference. He is active in the NCMEA and Bert Fox
has served as Chairperson of the Middle School Choral Section, as well as Member- Lufkin Road Middle School
at-Large on the executive board of the NC Music Educators Association. 1002 Lufkin Road
An active clinician, Tom has presented sessions or conducted Cary, NC 27539
Honor Choirs in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten- 919.387.4465
foxsterb@aol.com
nessee, and Virginia. He enjoys composing, and has composi-
tions published by Heritage Music Press, Hinshaw Music Com- Historian
pany, and Santa Barbara Music Company. He has written pieces Terri Sinclair
for the NC Elementary Honors Chorus, the NC Middle School UNC-Charlotte
All-State Chorus, and the NC Summer Institute for Choral Arts. 9201 University City Blvd.
Tom also works with the Greensboro Youth Chorus organization Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
as conductor of the Chorale and is the Director of Music at First 704.687.6136
Christian Church, Greensboro. ftsincla@uncc.edu
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NC ACDA R&S Chairs
Boychoirs
Ben Outen
St. Peters Episcopal Church
115 W. 7th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
704.332.7746
Ben@st.peters.org
Childrens Choirs
Anne M. Saxon
Main Street United Methodist
Church
306 South Main Street
Kernersville, NC 27284
336.993.3411
Midpatch@aol.com
College/University Choirs
Robert Holquist
Music Department
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828.227.3259
holquist@email.wcu.edu
Community Choirs
Daniel J. Bara
School of Music
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
252.328.6243
barad@mail.ecu.edu
Ethnic and Multicultural
Perspectives
Jacqueline P. Robinson
Hunter Huss High School
1518 Edgefield Avenue
Gastonia, NC 28052
704.866.6610
jprobinson@gaston.k12.nc.us
Jazz and Show Choirs
Junior High/Middle School
Choirs
David Dobbins
Southeast Guilford Middle
School
4825 Woody Mill Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
336.674.4280 x4175
Dobbind@guilford.k12.nc.us
Carolina Caroler
Presidents Message
(Continued from page 3)
NCMEA ACDA Booth
The NC ACDA booth at the
NCMEA Conference offered
some new resources for choral
educators this year. Reta Phifer,
Membership Chair, compiled and
displayed a list of North Carolina
composers and their composi-
tions. This list is a work in pro-
gress and will be posted on our
website very soon. Reta also asked ACDA mem- Piedmont HS Womens Ensemble
bers to donate single copies of choral octavos to NCACDA Fall Conference 2003
be given away at the booth. Those who visited our
booth had the opportunity to look through the music bins and take home complimentary
copies. Thanks to the efforts of Reta Phifer and Anne Coltraine (who volunteered to sit at
the booth during the conference!), a record number of contacts with potential ACDA
members were made.
Application for Choral Performance
Over the years, we have had the opportunity to hear many fine choral performances at our
state conference and the ACDA luncheon at the NCMEA In-Service Conference. If you
would like your choir to be considered for performance at either of these events, please
submit the enclosed Application for Choral Performance form to Sam Doyle and the
screening committee by April 15, 2004. If you know of an outstanding choir that should
be considered for performance at either of these events, please encourage the director to
apply.
Southern Harmony
The Southern Division ACDA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, February 26-28, 2004
promises to be a very exciting experience. North Carolina ACDA will be well repre-
sented at this years convention. The Appalachian State University Singers (Stephen M.
Hopkins) and the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham (Rodney Wynkoop) have been invited
to perform on the convention program. Two other NC choirs will perform as demonstra-
tion choirs for convention interest sessions: Piedmont High School Womens Ensemble
(Deborah C. Lutz) and Duke University Chapel Choir (Rodney Wynkoop). In addition to
these choral performances, Lawrence Speakman, Director of The Concert Singers of
Cary, will present an interest session entitled Community Choirs: Effective Leadership
for Artistic and Organizational
Success.
I would like to invite you to attend
the All-Convention Party that will
be held following the Friday eve-
ning concert session during the
Southern Division convention. I
hope you will plan to spend some
time with the NC ACDA delega-
tion during the party.
I will look forward to seeing you in
Nashville!
St. Stephens UMC Choir
NCACDA Fall Conference 2003
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NC ACDA R&S Chairs

NC ACDA Fall Conference
October 8-9, 2004 Male Choirs
Daniel Huff
UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC-Greensboro Dept. of Music
CB#3320 Hill Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3320
919.962.4219
Rodney Eichenberger dhuff@email.unc.edu
2004 NC ACDA Fall Conference Clinician Music & Worship
Tony Spencer
Rodney Eichenberger, Professor of Choral Music at Florida State First Baptist Church
211 West Main Street
University, has lectured and guest conducted throughout the United Forest City, NC 28043
States and abroad. He has conducted more than 70 All State Choirs 828.245.6626
in 43 of the 50 states and guest conducted or lectured at more that tspencer@rfci.net
50 US Universities. Choirs under his direction have sung at the Na-
tional Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association Senior High School Choirs
and the Music Educators National Conference. Melissa B. Murphy
In September 2001 and in April of 2003 he guest conducted the pro- Havelock High School
fessional Korean National Chorus in concert in the Seoul Arts Cen- 101 Webb Blvd.
ter. He conducted the Pusan City Choir in concert in March of Havelock, NC 28532
252.463.1533
2003, as well. In September of 2002 he led conducting workshops
missy.murphy@
for the Eighth International Choral Conducting Workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He craven.k12.nc.us
has guest conducted and lectured at the Swedish Choral Directors Association in Ore-
bro, Sweden, presented session at the Third World Symposium of Music in Vancouver, Two-Year College Choirs
British Columbia and the Fifth World Symposium of Choral Music in Rotterdam, Hol- R. Michael Daugherty
land. He presented workshops at the First International School and Youth Choral Festi- Coastal Carolina Community
val in Buenos Aries, Argentina. He has served as guest conductor of the Singapore College
Youth Choir Festival, International Schools Choral Festivals in London, Vienna, and 444 Western Blvd.
Tokyo. Jacksonville, NC 28546
910.938.6315
For the past 28 years, he has been an active participant in choral music education in Aus-
daugmuse@hotmail.com
tralia and New Zealand returning annually to guest conduct and lead conducting work-
shops. In 1995 he was scholar in residence at the University of Western Australia under Womens Choirs
the auspices of the Fulbright Commission. In 1977 the governing board of the Austra- Mary Lycan
lian National Choral Association granted him an Honorary Life Membership. He was Womens Voices Chorus
instrumental in the inauguration of the New Zealand Choral Federation and was an offi- 415 Wesley Drive
cial U.S. Cultural Ambassador to that country during their sesquicentennial celebration. Chapel Hill, NC 27516-1521
He taught conducting workshops in both countries in January of 2003. 919.932.5455
He is the program coordinator for the choral conducting division of International Work- mlycanclef@aol.com
shops with recent summer seminars in Stavanger, Norway; Brisbane, Australia; Biarritz,
Youth & Student Activities
France and Graz, Austria. Welborn E. Young (Bill)
He annually teaches summer choral conducting workshops at Portland State Universitys UNC-Greensboro
Haystack Festival of the Arts held in Cannon Beach, Oregon and CCISs Chesapeake School of Music
Bay Workshop in St. Michaels, Maryland. His instructional video on Choral Conduct- P.O. Box 26167
ing, What They See Is What You Get, is now in its ninth printing. In 2001, a second Greensboro, NC 27402
instructional video, Enhancing Musicality Through Movement, was released through 336.334.5428
Santa Barbara Press. weyoung@uncg.edu
Professor Eichenberger holds the Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College and the
Master of Arts degree from the University of Denver, with advanced study at the Uni-
versity of Washington and the University of Iowa. From 1976-1900 he was Professor of
Choral Music and Conductor of the Chamber Singers at the University of Southern Cali-
fornia and prior to his appointment there he was Professor of Choral Music at the Uni-
versity of Washington in Seattle.
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ACDA
Advocacy
Resolution
Whereas the human
spirit is elevated to a
broader understand-ing
of itself through study
and performance in the
aesthetic arts; and
Whereas serious cut-
backs in funding and
support have steadily
eroded arts institutions
and their programs
throughout our country,
Be it resolved that all
citizens of the United
States actively voice
their affirmative and
collective support for
necessary funding at the
local, state, and national
levels of education and
government, to ensure
the survival of arts pro-
grams for this and fu-
ture generations.
I would teach children
music, physics, and phi-
losophy; but most impor-
tantly music, for in the
patterns of music and all
the arts are the keys of
learning.
~Plato UNC Pembroke Singers
NCACDA Fall Conference 2003
Carolina Caroler
2004 Fall Conference
Tom Shelton,
President-Elect NC ACDA
The Conference Planning Team is
pleased to announce RODNEY
EICHENBERGER as the Guest
Clinician for the 2004 Confer-
ence. The Conference will be
held October 8-9, 2004, on the
campus of the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
Professor Eichenberger is internationally known UNCG University Chorale
in the choral world for his work with Rehearsal NCACDA Fall Conference 2003
and Conducting Techniques. This will be his fo-
cus at our conference.
In addition to Professor Eichenberger, a special Choral Festival sponsored by our Music
and Worship R&S Chair, Tony Spencer, will be held simultaneously. They will per-
form on one of our concert sessions. This Church Festival Choir will be led by David
Pegg, Director of Music at Centenary United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem, NC.
In this issue, more information about Rodney Eichenberger can be found on page 5,
and information regarding the Church Festival Choir is on page 4.
Each R&S chair is working diligently to provide a meaningful experience for the Round-
table Break-out sessions. If you have a suggestion for your specific area, please email
your R&S Chair. (Email addresses for each R&S Chair are in this issue.)
Concert Sessions are always a highlight of the Fall Conference. We are blessed in North
Carolina to have many outstanding choral groups. If you are interested in having your
group perform, please send in the application with performance materials by the April
deadline. (Application and requirements can be found in this newsletter.)
The Conference Planning team consists of Janna Brendell, Tom Shelton, Bill Young,
Ann Pratt, Sam Doyle, Reta Phifer, Ginger Wyrick, and Stephen Futrell. The planning
team will have a retreat in January to finalize plans for the upcoming conference as
well as make plans for future conferences.
If you have suggestions or comments about the NC ACDA Conference, please email
Tom Shelton at:ttshelton@aol.com.
We look forward to seeing you in October!
NC ACDA
Fall
Conference
October 8-9, 2004
UNC-Greensboro
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NC ACDA 2002-2003 Year-End Income Statement The Carolina Caroler is the official
Ginger Wyrick, Treasurer NCACDA newsletter of the North Carolina
chapter of the American Choral Di-
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Officer travel 543.60 to edit all materials proposed for
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Church Festival Choir~Greensboro, October 8-9, 2004

Tony Spencer, R&S Chair, Music and Worship
A new event for church musicians will be offered at our Fall Conference on October 8-9,
2004. David Pegg, director of music at Centenary United Methodist Church, Winston-
Salem, will direct the first North Carolina ACDA Church Festival Choir. (Read David
Peggs bio on page 11 in this issue.) The choir will consist of 100 singers chosen by let-
ters of recommendation from their directors. To maintain choral balance, each director
must recommend four singers, one from each voice part (SATB.) Directors may collabo-
rate to obtain a balanced recommendation. After rehearsing on Friday evening and Satur-
day morning, the choir will present a concert as part of the conference program.
Recommendation forms with deadlines, repertoire list and specific schedule will be sent to
all members in the spring.
In the meantime, be thinking about choristers who would be interested in this event. Choir
members who participate in such an experience always bring an infectious enthusiasm to
choirs members back home.
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The Childrens Choir

Experience
Ann Saxon, R&S Chair,
Childrens Choirs
My first experiences of working with
children was in an elementary school/
general music setting. My assignment
included teaching 980 children every
week, a total of 49 classes. Five of
those classes were in another school, which Raleigh Boychoir
meant my planning time was during my lunch NCACDA Fall Conference 2003
break on Wednesdays, spent driving to the other
Dates to school. When I got there I taught five kindergarten classes, which had been brought to
Remember music class awakened from their afternoon naptime! This was on the stage of an old
auditorium, with speech labs in the adjoining dressing rooms and foyer.
Needless to say, the only childrens names I learned where the ones who were discipline
problems, and it took a while just to learn who the teachers were! Get me out of ele-
Jan. 30-31, 2004 mentary, and into secondary! I pleaded. It was an exhausting experience, and I felt
NCACDA helpless and inadequate as to what to do with all of those children. How did those
Sr. High Womens English boychoirs do it? I thought. They must have a threat of punishment held over
All-State their heads or something, forced to sing by tradition. I was overwhelmed.
Greensboro Coliseum That was during my sons first year of life, and I taught General Music and Chorus in
Middle Schools for the next few years. By the time he was eight, the N.C. Summer In-
stitute in Choral Arts (NCSICA) introduced their first Childrens Choir Camp, the
Feb. 26-28, 2004 weekend before the Middle School and Sr. High Students arrived. Please try it, I
ACDA pleaded with him. I truly wanted him to have a choral experience, and Henry Leck was
Southern Division supposed to be great with kids. I eventually won, and he went just to please me, while
Convention I secretly prayed that he would survive the experience without resenting me forever!
Nashville, TN That was the summer I discovered the key to unlock the secrets to childrens music.
Henry Leck was a Pied Piper with the kids; he had them in the palm of his hand in
the first five seconds of the weekend. Observation, Master Classes, and my sons love
Oct. 8-9, 2004 of the music made me a convertchildren could learn and sing difficult, sophisticated
NCACDA music, while truly enjoying the experience. He sang those songs all throughout the
Fall Conference yearin the car, in the shower, on his bicycleand couldnt wait to return the next
and summer. Return he did, for the next nine summers, until he graduated from high
Church Festival Choir school and has gone on to sing in college.
UNCG I grew up with my kids musical experiences, and have had an incredible journey of
working with childrens choirs. This has ultimately led to the creation and develop-
ment of my own childrens choir, and for
me, it is the reason for being. To see the
face of a kid light up when they produce a
beautiful sound; to see a childs self-esteem
rise when he hears himself in a group; to
witness the growth and confidence of a
childs musical knowledge and experience;
to witness the power that children have
when they share their music with others;
this is what its all about. I have been truly
blessed.

Anne Saxon is the R & S Chair for Childrens

Lenoir Rhyne Youth Chorus Choirs. She currently directs the Central Caro-
NCACDA Fall Conference 2003 lina Childrens Chorus in Winston-Salem.
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Joel F. Reed, 2003-2004 NC-ACDA

Lara Hoggard Award Recipient
JOEL F. REED, currently in his nineteenth year as Director of
Choral Activities at Mars Hill College where he conducts the
Mars Hill College Choir and Chamber Singers. Dr. Reed, Chair
of the Department of Music at Mars Hill College, is a graduate of In our profession, a
Mars Hill College. He earned both the Master of Church Music
and the Doctor of Education degrees from the New Orleans Bap- man can be brilliant
tist Theological Seminary and has completed further study at the
University of California-Hayward, DePaul University and Westminster Choir College. and acquire total tech-
He has performed and studied under many of the leading choral musicians of the
United States and Great Britain including Sir David Willcocks, Don Neuen, Daniel
nical mastery. Yet in
Moe Harold Decker and Lloyd Pfautsch. For five years he performed as a member of
the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Chamber Singers under the direction of Robert
the last resort, the
Shaw. only thing that really
He has served as President of the North Carolina American Choral Directors Associa-
tion and as Coordinator for the National Honor Choirs at the 1997 ACDA National counts is his quality
Convention in San Diego and the 2001 National Convention in San Antonio. He is
currently Membership Chair for the Southern Division ACDA. In 1998, Dr. Reed as a human being.
founded the Southern Appalachian Chamber Singers, and ensemble comprised pri-
marily of Mars Hill College Choir alumni and faculty. This ensemble performs regu- For music is created
larly in the North/South Carolina region and has performed for the NCACDA Fall
Conference and for the 2003 Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. by man for man. And
Dr. Reed regularly assists throughout the region as choral clinician and adjudicator,
serving as conductor for the 1991 All-Virginia Chorus, the 1992 North Carolina if someone sees noth-
ACDA Womens All-State Chorus and the 1997 Upper South Carolina All-District
Choir. He serves as annual host for the Mars Hill College Choral Festival and the ing more than notes in
NCMEA Western District Choral Festival. Prior to his appointment at Mars Hill Col-
lege, Dr. Reed was Chair of the Department of Music and Director of Choral Activi- it, this can perhaps be
ties at Southern Wesleyan University, Central, South Carolina. Dr. Reed also has ex-
perience in the public schools of South Carolina and has conducted church choirs for very interesting, but it
the past thirty-five years. He is currently Director of Music at Biltmore United Meth-
odist Church in Asheville. cannot enrich him.
He is an active member in the Music Educators National Conference, the National As-
sociation of Teachers of Singing, The Hymn Society of the United States and Canada
Music should exist for
and the Presbyterian Association of Musicians; he is a life-member of the American one purpose onlyto
Choral Directors Association and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity.
enrich Man and give
The NC ACDA Lara Hoggard Award him something he has
Criteria for the Lara Hoggard Award insist that the recipient has distinguished himself/ lost in most respects.
herself as an outstanding choral director within North Carolina; has consistently dem-
onstrated the highest musical standards throughout his/her career; has been active in Herbert von
several areas of education (i.e., school, community, church); has served and/or held Karajan
office in choral areas of appropriate professional organizations such as NCMEA and
NC ACDA; and has provided statewide leadership in the choral art for a minimum of
10 years within the state of North Carolina. A committee appointed by the president
of NC ACDA receives nominations and determines the recipient. The award does not
have to be given every year, but is reserved for special occasions where there is obvi-
ous outstanding merit. For further information or to make nominations, contact Sam
Doyle, Chair, Hoggard Selection Committee (see contact information on page 3).
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Programming for the Three Es In every job interview that I have taken for conducting posi-
Dr. Daniel Bara, R&S Chair, Community Choirs tions in academia as well as for community choruses, the
question of programming philosophy and strategy has been
raised by the interviewing committee. So, early in my career I have learned to articulate what my goals, strategies, and
philosophies are when it comes to programming for ensembles that perform regularly for the public. Here below is a
brief outline of some of the principles and philosophies that shape my own programming and which may help to add
focus and dimension to your concert programming whether for a community chorus or academic ensemble.
EXCELLENCE
The conductors job, first and foremost, is to make his ensemble sound truly excellent. In order to do this he must have a
comprehensive knowledge of the ensembles strengths and weaknesses as well as a clear understanding of what musi-
cal elements make a choral work challenging. A conductors ability to choose repertoire that matches the ability level
of his ensemble is possibly the single most important skill for achieving excellence in the concert hall. Hopefully, we
all have skills and techniques for raising our choirs abilities during the course of our concert preparation, but setting
out at the beginning of the rehearsal process with repertoire that is within the grasp of a choir, and in which the choir
has a legitimate chance at achieving true choral excellence (intonation, tone, accuracy, phrasing, diction, dramatic
communication), is an incredibly of primary importance for the conductor.
When choosing repertoire, the musical elements that one needs to take into serious consideration are:
whether it is accompanied
tessitura
amount of polyphony vs. homophony
harmonic language (i.e. amount of chromaticism)
language of the text if not in English
Remember, an audience doesnt generally plan their attendance at a concert based on repertoire difficulty nor is this a
part of their criteria when they express their appreciation for a concert. In my experience, audiences want to experience
beauty, poise, elegance, and true choral excellence.
EDUCATIONAL
The conductor should choose repertoire that has educational and pedagogical value for his singers and the audience.
Whether or not the ensemble is associated with a school, the conductor should think of himself as an educator for his
choir and ambassador of music to his audience. In so doing, he should choose repertoire that:
offers surmountable technical and musical challenges to the choir and in which broad concepts can be taught,
learned, and applied
is representative of and offers insight into the main epochs and branches of Western Art Music
is representative of and offers insight into musics of other world cultures
Conductors should always have a grasp of the skill level of his ensemble, and have a pedagogical plan for improving
upon those skills. Finding good repertoire that poses the right challenges and skill-building opportunities is of great
importance for any conductor who wishes to improve his ensemble. Mastery of and dynamic presentation of any good
repertoire before an audience has intrinsic and meaningful educational value for both performer and audience.
ENTERTAINING
The conductor must always consider the concert experience of the audience, and be preoccupied with designing concerts
that are captivating, varied, professional in appearance, and that leave the audience wanting more.
No matter what the focus of the repertoire of any concert, I think conductors always need to be cultivating his audience
and trying to create concerts that have an element of entertainment and specialness. To be sure, everyone in an audi-
ence is entertained by different things some are entertained by the demonstration of excellence alone, others by
lighter or easily accessible repertoire, while others are stimulated by the visual spectacle of the concert. We as conduc-
tors need to accept this, and try and create a concert experience that appeals to the audience on more than one level,
and which leaves the audience with the feeling of having been at something unique, well-planned, elegant, and ulti-
mately: entertaining.
Programming is perhaps the most challenging part of leading a choir. Our thorough knowledge of choral literature is cru-
cial, as is our constant exposure to new repertoire. Obviously, the more comprehensive our knowledge of choral reper-
toire the more effectively we can program for our choirs with their unique strengths and weaknesses. To this end, I am
constantly in touch with trusted colleagues, peers, friends, teachers, and students and regularly solicit from them lists
of their favorite discoveries of the past year. As you can imagine, such lists become extremely helpful when the time
comes to program for the upcoming season. Happy New Year!
Dan Bara is currently Director of Choral Activities, East Carolina University and
Artistic Director, Greenville Choral Society and New Carolina Sinfonia.
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NC ACDA 2004 Senior High All-State Womens Choir

January 30-31, 2004, 3:00PM~War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro Coliseum
Amy Daw, NC ACDA coordinator
Stephen A. Futrell, conductor
Haidee Dollak, pianist

Repertoire
Alleluia, Paul Basler, Colla Voce 36-20202
Nada te turbe, Joan Szymko, Santa Barbara SBMP 334
Tota pulchra es, Maurice Durufl, Durand/Hal Leonard 50561415
Things That Never Die, Lee Dengler/Dickens, Shawnee B0578
Trs cantos nativos dos indios kra, Marcos Leite, earthsongs
Heaven Bound Train, arr. Stephen Hatfield, Colla Voce 21-20226
2004 Sr. High Womens All-State Clinician Baton Rouge in the Arts in Education Program. He has
Stephen A. Futrell is in his fifth year as Director of Choral Ac- conducted a variety of instrumental ensembles includ-
tivities at Elon University and is currently serving as editor ing jazz ensembles, chamber orchestras, and pit orches-
of the NC-ACDA newsletter. He has earned the DMA in tras for musicals and ballet; as well as numerous choral
Choral Conducting from the University of Missouri Kansas ensembles of all types. As conductor, clinician and ad-
City Conservatory of Music and the Bachelor and Master de- judicator, he has made appearances in ten states for in-
grees in Music Education from Louisiana strumental and choral festivals and workshops. Futrell
State University. He has taught music in has over twenty-five years experience as a professional
the East Baton Rouge Parish School Sys- live and studio vocalist/trumpeter/writer/arranger/
tem and has held the position of Interim producer and as on-screen talentperforming exten-
Director of Choral Activities at the Uni- sively throughout the gulf coast region, the Kansas City
versity of Louisiana Lafayette, Shepherd metropolitan area, Chicago, Orlando and Nashville
College and Southeastern Louisiana Uni- and has worked internationally as a music producer
versity. Futrell has held the position of for Dreamworks~SKG. Dr. Futrell made his European
Staff Conductor/Chorusmaster with the conducting debut in June 2002, appearing with the Sin-
Baton Rouge Symphony Association and fonia DellArte di Arezzo at the Teatro Petrarca in
worked with the Arts Council of Greater Arezzo, Italy.

2004 Church Festival Choir Clinician

of the Kentucky All-State Cho-
David Pegg serves as Director of Music at Centenary United rus and the Indiana TTBB All-
Methodist Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At Cen- State Chorus.
tenary, he conducts the 80-voice Chancel Choir and coordi- Mr. Peggs collegiate choruses
nates a complete music program which includeschoirs for have performed on programs
children, youth, older adults and handbellsand the Centen- for the North Carolina Music
ary Academy for Music and Performing Arts, a community Educators Association state
music school. In addition to his duties at Centenary, Mr. convention, the Ohio Music
Pegg is Artistic Director and Conductor of the Bel Canto Education Associations state
Company, a professional choral ensemble based in Greens- convention, the Southern Divi-
boro, North Carolina. sion Convention of ACDA, and two national Music
He received his B.M. and M.M. degrees from the University of Educators National Conference (MENC) conventions.
North Carolina at Greensboro, and has done advanced studies Mr. Pegg has taught in the public schools of North
at the University of Oklahoma, University of Iowa, and Uni- Carolina and Florida, and has been a member of the
versity of Hartford, and Westminster Choir College. faculties of High Point College, the University of
Mr. Pegg has served as a choral clinician and adjudicator for North Carolina at Greensboro, the Greensboro Music
workshops and festivals in North Carolina, South Carolina, Academy, and Kent State University. Prior to his po-
Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Connecticut, and has sition at Centenary Church, he was an Associate Pro-
conducted and accompanied the North Carolina All-State fessor and Director of the School of Music at Salem
Chorus and Honors Chorus. He has been the guest conductor College.
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APPLICATION FOR CHORAL PERFORMANCE

North Carolina American Choral Directors Association

NC-ACDA Fall Conference: UNCGreensboro ___(check one or both)

NCMEA ACDA Luncheon: Winston-Salem ___(check one or both)

Applications/recordings must be postmarked by April 15, 2004

Submit to:
Sam Doyle
1702 Westridge Rd.
Greensboro, NC 27410

General Information (Please type)

Name of Ensemble ______________________________________________________________

Number of Singers _____________ Voicing ___________________________________

Ensemble Category _______________________________________________________

Boy Choir, Childrens Choir, College/University Choir, Church Choir, Community Choir, Ethnic/Multicultural
Ensemble, Jazz/Show Choir, Junior High/Middle School Choir, Male Choir, Senior High School Choir, Two
Year College Choir, Womens Choir, Other

Name of Group __________________________________________________________

Name of School, Church or Institution ________________________________________

Name of Director _________________________________________________________

Mailing Address
________________________________________________________________________

City _________________________________________ Zip ______________________

Telephone: Office ______________________________________________

Home ______________________________________________

Email Address _______________________________________

Directors ACDA membership Number ______________________________

For more information: Sam Doyle, sam2ann@bellsouth.net

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Application for Choral Performance (continued)

Eligibility and Financial Statement:

Conductors must be current, paid to date members of ACDA. No choral ensemble shall appear on successive
conventions (October) and/or at the ACDA Luncheon (November). It is understood that ACDA will not as-
sume any financial responsibility for travel, food, or lodging for the performing groups. This application im-
plies that the above-mentioned group is prepared to travel to and perform at the convention if accepted.

Signature of Director

Name of Administrator

Signature of Administrator

TAPE SPECIFICATIONS

a) Each tape for concert, jazz, or show choir performance should be prepared on a superior
quality cassette tape or CD.
b) The recording should be 10-15 minutes in length and should include three selections from
live performances.
c) Vocal jazz, show choir, and madrigal ensemble performance applications should include
both a cassette tape and video cassette tape (1/2 inch VHS).
d) Recorded selections submitted on this tape are:

Selection #1: Title

Composer

Selection #2: Title

Composer

Selection #3: Title

Composer
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