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Summer 2008
page 2 Carolina Caroler Carolina Caroler
NC ACDA Officers
Presidents Message
2007-2009 Daniel Bara, NC ACDA President
President
Daniel J. Bara Dear musicians, colleagues, and friends,
School of Music
East Carolina University I am writing from my favorite Starbucks in the great town of
Greenville, NC 27858 Greenville, NC and my university semester is coming to a
252.328.6243 close. Our final concerts have been sung, the music has
barad@ecu.edu been collected, the grades are going into the grade books,
and Im sitting here hoping Ive done well by my students.
Past President Have I chosen repertoire wisely this year? Has the music been of excellent quality
Tom Shelton
and representative of the finest of its genre? Have I taught concepts and principles
Kernersville Middle School
110 Brown Road that these students can apply in their own music-making and in future choral
Kernersville, NC 27284 ensembles, or have I just given directions that have addressed only the immediate
336.996.5566 quick fix? Have we taken the time to savor and appreciate the process of music-
tomshelton@triad.rr.com preparation as much as the adrenaline-rush of performance? Have I placed the needs
of the music and the singers above my own ego? Have I helped develop a standard
President-Elect of artistry and musicianship for the singers and the choir that encourages honest self-
Ginger Wyrick
Queens University of evaluation even after the apparent absolution that applause brings? In short, have I
Charlotte been a good teacher?
1900 Selwyn Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28274 These are tough questions, no doubt, but they are important questions for all of us when
704.337.2269 we finally get a minute to reflect on our experience. In this business, it seems that
ggw@hwaci.com honest self-reflection is prelude to and preparation for the next lesson plan, and even
the next academic year. And so, as Ive mentioned before, I look forward to the
Secretary months of May and June as my self-evaluation and day-dreaming months. While my
Gwen Hall
Southwest Randolph
honest self-evaluation may bring about a degree of regret, the optimist in me knows
High School that I, like all of us human beings, have the nearly infinite potential to learn and get
1641 Hopewell Friends Road better. So, yes, I am excited about next year already: excited about the prospect of
Asheboro, NC 27205 being a new and improved version of myself. And I have some time this summer to
336.381.7747 plot my curriculum and methods for becoming this better teacher.
bhall@asheboro.com
I hope that each of you can take some time savor and reflect honestly on your successes
Treasurer and triumphs from this past year, and also to evaluate and reinvent yourselves as you
Jeffrey Ward
East Carolina University
see fit. Hopefully NC ACDA and other resources can be of help.
A.J. Fletcher Music Center I am very much looking forward to our fall conference on October 10-11, 2008. Ginger
Greenville, NC 27858
252.328.2557
Wyrick, ACDA President-Elect, and fall conference coordinator has been busy
wardj@ecu.edu planning and will offer an overview of the conference later in this newsletter. ACDA
Board Members will gather for a Conference Planning Meeting on Saturday, June
Membership Chair 28th.
Tom Shelton
Kernersville Middle School (Continued on page 3)
110 Brown Road
Kernersville, NC 27284
336.996.5566
tomshelton@triad.rr.com
Newsletter Editor
Anne M. Saxon
4105 Sewanee Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
366.922.4073
Midpatch@aol.com
Spring 2008 page 3
President s Message
NC ACDA Specially
(Continued from page 2) Appointed Officers
At the Southern Division ACDA Leadership meetings that took place at the Southern Ace Mentoring/Auditions
Division Convention in Louisville, KY in March, ACDA board members from all of Sam Doyle
the states in the Southern Division learned about a disturbing trend of membership 1702 Westridge Road
attrition that is taking place nation-wide. Of particular concern was the waning Greensboro, NC 27410
number of student members. While North Carolina was the only state in the 336.282.0549
Southern Division that has grown in membership in recent years, we must still work sdoyle4@triad.rr.com
hard to evaluate our offerings and appeal for our current members, as well as
Conference Exhibits/
identify initiatives and offerings that will attract new members. Our Male Vocal Reading Sessions
Arts Symposium at the Fall Conference is one such initiative that may continue to Larry Speakman
attract new members, and the new ACDA membership requirement for teachers Concert Singers of Cary
sponsoring students in the SSA All-State Choir may also lead to increased P.O. Box 1921
members. Nonetheless, we must continue to find ways to meet the needs of all areas Cary, NC 27512-1921
within the ACDA umbrella. Your suggestions and ideas are always welcome. 919.678.1009
director@concertsingers.org
Finally, Id like to congratulate the North Carolina choirs and clinicians that were
featured at the Southern Division ACDA Convention. I was so proud to be from Conference Site Host
Welborn E. Young (Bill)
NC when the Charlotte Childrens Choir (Sandy Holland) and the Vocal Arts UNC-Greensboro
Ensemble of Durham (Rodney Wynkoop) received their ovations, and was similarly School of Music
thrilled at the huge turnout for Bill Youngs session on achieving choral blend with P.O. Box 26167
amateur singers. We have much to be thankful for and proud of within our state, and Greensboro, NC 27402
I am humbled to be in the company of so many dedicated and talented teachers and 336.334.5428
musicians. weyoung@uncg.edu
Enjoy your summer months! I look forward to seeing you all at the Fall Conference in Historian
October. Anne Coltrane
Warm regards, 6001 Knightbridge Court
Kernersville, NC 27284
Dan 336.993.3217
annecoltrane@hotmail.com
Lara Hoggard
Award Chair
May 1, 2008 ACDA officially welcomed Dr. Tim Sharp Sam Doyle
as the new Executive Director. Dr. Sharp outlined four (see Ace Mentoring info listed
visions for ACDA in the Twenty-First Century in the April above)
2008 issue of Choral Journal:
SSA All-State Coordinator
I envision a twenty-first century ACDA that establishes Amy W. Daw
the opportunity for every child in the United States to sing Northern High School
in a choir. 117 Tom Wilkinson Road
Durham, NC 27712
I envision a twenty-first century ACDA that becomes fully 919.560.3956 x8
engaged in world choral initiatives. Amy.Daw@dpsnc.net
Jazz Choirs
Stephen A. Futrell Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Elon University
2800 Campus Box Dr. Rodney Wynkoop, Director
Elon, NC 27244
336.278.5681 The Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham was founded in 1996 by Rodney Wynkoop
sfutrell@elon.edu to provide superior choral performance opportunities for outstanding singers in
Junior High/Middle School
North Carolinas Triangle region. Its 32 members are selected mainly from
Choirs among musicians who have sung in other choral groups under Dr. Wynkoops
Susan Townsend direction. In their professional lives, these singers are engaged in a variety of
4236 Huntsville Road occupations. VAEs mostly a cappella repertoire ranges from the Renaissance
Fayetteville, NC 28314
910.433.9085
to the present. In addition to presenting its own concerts, VAE has performed
Sjst624@aol.com regularly as part of Duke Universitys Summer Festival of the Arts. The choir
also has performed with Durhams Mallarm Chamber Players, on the C-FM
(Continued on page 5)
Spring 2008 page 5
ACDA
Advocacy
Resolution
S r. H i g h Wo m e n s A l l - S t a t e C h o r u s
Amy Daw, All-State Coordinator
Details of convention registration will become available Fall 2008. Informational mailings
are mailed to all current members of ACDA and included in issues of Choral Journal. Make
sure your membership is current to ensure you receive this information directly!
Income Expenses
Newsletter Advertising (4120) $300.00 Newsletter Printing (4223.1) $1,936.63
Newsletter Postage (4223.2) $336.46
Southern Division Allotment (4148) $4,646.25
Board Meetings (4225) $250.00
Fall Conference Registration (4130) $9,490.00
Officer Travel (4226) $500.00
Fall Conference Underwriters (4135.1) $1,300.00
Office Supplies (4284) $35.27
MVAS Registration & Lunches (4130) $3,090.00 Postage (4285) $8.20
SSA All-State Registration (4130) $4,282.00 Printing & Duplicating (4287) $37.35
NCMEA Luncheon Tickets (4149.1) $190.00 Awards (4298) $157.93
illustrate how intentional focus and deliberate choices regarding articulation result in a vital, defined, and well-
crafted choral performance. We are honored to welcome Ann Doyle and the Greensboro Youth Chorus
Cantabile Singers as our demonstration choir. For more information visit the GYC website at
www.greensboroyouthchorus.org.
You will also enjoy the perennial favorite reading September 12. You may contact the Marriott at
sessions by R&S Chairs. We have moved the 336.379.8000. Book early! Housing appears to be
Meet the Clinician Reception to UNCG! tight in Greensboro area hotels as A&T State
following our last session on Friday, join your University celebrates their homecoming that
ACDA colleagues for conversation and same weekend.
hors doeuvres within steps of the recital hall. We
hope that you will enjoy our time together before Watch your mailbox this summer for registration
information. Invite someone new to attend
departing for evening activities.
conference. We look forward to seeing you all in
The Greensboro Downtown Marriott serves as October!
our conference hotel. Rooms are available under
the NC ACDA title at a convention rate of --Ginger Wyrick
$112.00 per night. Rooms will be held until
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