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Carolina Caroler
A two-time award-winning publication
of the North Carolina Chapter of the
American Choral Directors Association

UPCOMING EVENTS Inside

Presidents 2
Message

NC ACDA Fall Conference

Clinician 3
2015 CONFERENCE Choirs/Sessions 8-11
Schedule 12
September 18-19, 2015 Registration 13
Jazz Choirs 4
Charlotte, NC
Sing Up 5
Dr. Elena Sharkova, clinician
NC Sings! 6-7

ACDA Luncheon at 14-

and also featuring NCMEA 15
New Officers 16
NC SINGS!
Southern Division 18
with Conference

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz Hoggard Award 19

Nomination Form
and
Melissa Malvar-Keylock America Cantat 20

Treasurers Report 22

Membership 23
Application Form

ACDA SOUTHERN DIVISION

Directories
2016 CONFERENCE NC ACDA Officers 2

March 9-12, 2016 NC ACDA Specially 3

Appointed Officers
Chattanooga, Tennessee
NC ACDA R&S 4-5
Chairs

Volume 16, Issue 3

Fall 2015
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NC ACDA Officers
2015-2017
President
Anne Saxon
Winston-Salem Girls Chorus
4105 Sewanee Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
336.922.4073 (home)
336.413.8227 (mobile)
Midpatch@aol.com
Past President
Sandy Holland
Young Voices of the Carolinas
2517 Fort Street
Charlotte, NC 28205
704.451.4194 mobile
704.374.1892 x24
srholland64@gmail.com
President-Elect
Andy Roby
First Baptist Church Shelby
120 North Lafayette Street
Shelby, NC 2815
704.482.3467
aroby72359@gmail.com
Secretary & Registrar
Bethany Jennings
101 Lakewood Road
Belmont, NC 28012
336.501.0103
bethanyjennings@hotmail.com
Treasurer
Carolyn Hall
High Point Young Voices
4505 Talavera Drive
High Point, NC 27265
336.841.0571 (home)
704.674.6948 (mobile)
musikhall@aol.com
Membership Chair
Ginger Wyrick
6200 Maple Cove Lane
Charlotte, NC 28269
704.231.8443
ggw@hwaci.com
Newsletter Editor
Nathan Leaf
NC State University
Price Music Center
Campus Box 7311
Raleigh, NC 27695
919.515.8280
njleaf@ncsu.edu
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Presidents Message
Anne Saxon, NC ACDA President
Dear Fellow NC ACDA Members,
I cannot begin to tell you what an extreme honor it is to
serve you in this role as your state president. When I think of
all of the wonderful, dedicated, and extremely talented choral
leaders in this great statethe ones who have gone before us,
the ones who presently serve alongside of us, and the new
ones at the beginning of their trainingI am so deeply hum-
bled. North Carolina has much to celebrate when it comes to our choral traditions,
legacies, and accomplishments! I have experienced this first-hand and have benefit-
ted greatly from it. It has made me the choral leader I am today and for this I am
truly grateful.
Many thanks to our immediate Past President, Sandy Holland, who has mentored
me for the past two years as President-Elect. Sandy and fellow Past President Wel-
born Young are heading up a Visioning Task Force for our state chapter, who will
take stock of where we are as an organization and dream big as to where wed like
to be. I have assembled a board of passionate and devoted choral leaders who are
committed to serving our membership for the next two years. I will be counting on
each of them in their different areas of expertise as we work together to better serve
you. Let us begin!
National ACDA Executive Director, Tim Sharp, truly believes that ACDA is at its
best at a grassroots level. Thats where YOU come in. It is in our day-to-day living
as choral directors and educators, out there in the trenches, leading and equipping
others to experience the choral art, as we experience and explore new and fresh per-
spectives and feed our own artistic souls. It matters not the age, stage, or aspect of
those in your choral community, for each of them is important. What matters is that
you are there. And yes, you are making a difference.
Grassroots for NC ACDA is at its height each year at our annual conference
on September 18-19. This September we have the opportunity to gather en masse in
Robinson Hall at UNC Charlotte to experience wonderful performances from our
choirs across our state in the aesthetical-
ly beautiful Belk Theater, compelling Grassroots: coming from,
Interest Sessions, Reading Sessions with
a full packet of juicy new music, a formed by, or involving the
DYNAMIC NC Sings! vocal develop- people in a community or the
ment opportunity for men and women in
grades 7 12 with Fernando & Melissa members of an organization,
Malvar, choral products and connections as opposed to the leadership.
with our fantastic exhibitors and ven-
dors, and last but certainly not least, the
masterful choral expertise of Elena Sharkova. IT WILL BE AWESOME AND
YOU NEED TO BE THERE. Registration details are in this newsletter, on our
web site, and in a brochure that is being mailed (NOTE: On-site registration re-
quires cash or a check). I know ALL of the excuses to opt out because through the
years Ive tried them all. Bottom line? You need to come and join us for YOU!
Think of it as a #greatideas#synergy#inspiration#connection#fun#exciting#not-to-
miss kind of opportunity. (continued on page 11)
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NC ACDA 2015 NC ACDA Specially

Appointed Officers
FALL CONFERENCE Auditions
Wendy Looker
Guilford College
DATES: 5800 W. Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
September 18-19, 2015 336.316.2423 (office)
wlooker@guilford.edu

LOCATION: Conference Exhibits

Aaron Rice
UNC Charlotte Chowan Universtiy
One University Place
GUEST CLINICIAN: Murfreesboro, NC 27855
252.398.6517
Dr. Elena Sharkova ricea@chowan.edu

PRE-REGISTRATION DUE: Conference Site Host

Fred Spano
August 18 UNC Charlotte
Department of Music
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
704.687.0263
Plan now to attend NC ACDAs annual Fall Conference, being held for the fspano@uncc.edu
second year at UNC Charlotte. There will be opportunities for learning, growth,
NC Sings! Facilitator
and inspiration. You can find the registration form on page 13. Eric Johnson
Our guest clinician, Russian-American conductor Elena Sharkova is recog- J.E. Holmes Middle School
nized nationally and internationally as an inspirational, versatile, and effective 211 N. Pierce Street
Eden, NC 27288
conductor, choral clinician, music educator, and lecturer. She has conducted pro- 336.623.9791 X108
fessional, university, youth, and community choirs and orchestras in 17 countries ejohnson@rock.k12.nc.us
across several continents. A noted soprano, Sharkova has performed and record-
Hoggard Award Chair
ed with one of Russias finest professional choirs Lege Artis and appears on five Sam Doyle
studio CDs on Sony Classical label. An expert on Russian choral music, she has Weaver Academy
lectured extensively on its repertoire and performance practices and conducted 3 Annalisa Drive
Greensboro, NC 27455
several U.S. premiers of Russian contemporary compositions. 336.285.6916
In her fourteenth year as Artistic Director of Symphony Silicon Valley Cho- sam2ann69@gmail.com
rale, Sharkova has prepared and conducted the chorus in over 40 major choral-
Webmaster
orchestral works. She has been the Artistic Director of the 250-voice strong Can- Kelly Turner
tabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley since 2004. Winston-Salem, NC
Sharkova received an undergraduate degree in music education and piano, and 336.655.8798
phoneticsoft@gmail.com
a graduate degree in conducting from St. Petersburg State Rimski-Korsakov
Conservatory. From 1988 to 1993 she served as Chair of the Choral Department Conference Reading Sessions
of the Preparatory Music School at the Conservatory where she conducted four Liz Doebler
High Point University
children's choruses and taught the innovative Ogorodnov Method to graduate 7111 Taunton Drive
students. She received her second graduate degree in conducting from Western Greensboro, NC 27040
Michigan University where she studied with Dr. Craig Arnold. 336.420.6011
liz.doebler@gmail.com
Sharkova has had a privilege to serve as guest conductor of all-state, divisional,
and national honor choirs for ACDA, National Association for Music Educators, Visioning Team Leader
Organization of American Kodly Educators, Association for Music in Interna- Bill Young
UNC Greensboro
tional Schools, Manhattan Concert Productions, Music Celebrations Internation- P.O. Box 26167
al, Distinguished Concerts International, and Heritage Festivals of Gold. Greensboro, NC 27402
336.334.5493
weyoung@uncg.edu
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NC ACDA
R&S Chairs
Boychoirs
Jeremy Tucker
Raleigh Boychoir
Green Hope High School
2500 Carpenter UpChurch Rd.
Cary, NC 27519
252.315.1718
jeremyclaytontucker@gmail.com
Childrens Choirs
Paul Flowers
Hope Middle School
Greenville Choral Society
Childrens Chorus
222 Bent Creek Drive
Greenville, NC 27834
252.375.4673
flowerp@pitt.k12.nc.us
College/University Choirs
Marc Foster
High Point University
245 Jacob Brent Road
Thomasville, NC 27360
601.506.3934
mfoster@highpoint.edu
Two-Year College Choirs
VACANT
Community Choirs
Tony Spencer
Rutherford Community Chorus
211 West Main Street
Forest City, NC 28043
828.289.4638
tspencer@bellsouth.net
Ethnic & Multicultural Persp.
Dr. Jaeyoon Kim
UNC Pembroke
P.O. Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372
910.775.4152 (office)
jaeyoon.kim@uncp.edu
Jazz Choirs
Stephen Futrell
Elon University
Campus Box 2800
Elon, NC 27244
336.278.5681
sfutrell@elon.edu
Music in Worship
Aaron Jackson
Christ Baptist Church
400 Newton Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
919.573.5454
arjackson821@gmail.com
Carolina Caroler
Art Is In the DetailsIts a Food of Love Thing
Stephen Futrell, Jazz Choirs R & S Chair
A couple of years ago, I was invited to give presentations at
the Arizona ACDA State Conference. As many of you know, I
LOVE food! One of the presentations I gave was a live cooking
demonstration. I made for them my famous (or infamous!)
south-Louisiana style chicken & sausage jambalaya. I cook this
dish for the Elon choirs at the end of each year as a social event
celebrating our past years accomplishments. Throughout the years, it occurred to
me that the structure of the choral program could very much follow a good recipe,
especially in terms of whats important and overall balance. Thus, when the invita-
tion came from Arizona ACDA, I thought it was a perfect time to cook and talk
about what it is that we do. I represent the Jazz R&S area but this article is also
meant to remind me that lan~elon university vocal jazz is only a part of the overall
choral program. With the overwhelmingly popular modern a cappella sort of tak-
ing over, my Arizona ACDA presentation popped into mind for this article. Please
forgive incomplete sentences. This is intended to provoke thought and is written
more like a conversation. In the end, its up to you to put your own love into the
recipe.
The elements of any program might be boiled down to three:
1. Vital Elements = Vision, Philosophy, Motivation, Structure
In the jambalaya recipe, these vital elements are represented by: gas, burner,
pot, the recipe, water, rice.
2. Critical Elements = Core Principals, Core Repertoire, Fundamentals
The critical elements are represented by the main ingredients of the recipe:
chicken & sausage, the holy trinity. Musically speaking: music theory, mu-
sic history, vocal technique, ensemble technique, expression.
3. Essential Elements = Variety, Diversity, Meeting Needs, Serving Community
The essential elements are represented by the various spices or flavor ele-
ments. In our programs, this is manifested in variety of repertoire and per-
formance opportunities, exploring other stylistic features and techniques,
doing service projects for our community or just simply performing out in
the community, staying connected.
VITALWeve got to start with a vision/philosophyCant make jambalaya
without the gas/burner, pot, recipe, water, stock or rice. The gas/fire represents mo-
tivation.weve got to motivate others and ourselvesweve got to answer the big
question = WHY? Which is relative to the written recipe.the philosophy and/or
visionagain, the WHY? The pot & burner represents structuretheres got to be
a plan of action and a sense of discipline. The recipe also answers the HOW, but
along with water, stock and rice, these vital components are a part of everything.
The largest single component or ingredient? Love! It IS a food of love thing. Why
are you in music? Are you willing to put yourself out there and spread the good
(continued on page 21)
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NC ACDA
SING UP! A Campaign for New Members R&S Chairs
Ginger Wyrick, Membership Chair Male Choirs
Christopher Aitken
Asheville Christian Academy
NC ACDA is proud to be participating in the national Sing 74 Riverwood Road
Up membership campaign, September 21 - November 18. Two Swannanoa, NC 28778
great options are available. 828.581.2200
chris.aitken@acalion.org

Student Initiative Junior High/

Students can join ACDA by attending the fall conference and Middle School Choirs
Catie Hitzigrath
opting in on the FREE membership. Just let us know at the reg- Hanes Middle School
istration desk that you want the FREE ACDA student member- 2200 Tryon Street
ship. Complete the membership form at registration or bring it Winston-Salem, NC, NC 27107
919.649-0080
with you. A copy of the form is located on the back of the catie.hitzigrath@gmail.com
newsletter or go online to acda.org and click on About Us:
Membership Central. NC ACDA and the national office will Senior High School Choirs
Carol Earnhardt
share the costs of your membership for the year. Glenn High School
Most ACDA members benefits are available to students. Two of note are (1) 1600 Union Cross Road
ACDA Mentoring, a choral conductor mentoring program that you can learn Kernersville, NC 27284
336.771.4500
more about at http://mentoring.acda.org, and (2) student chapters, bringing stu- cearnhardt@wsfcs.kas.nc.us
dent members of ACDA together on college campuses. In addition:
Show Choirs
The Choral Journal in e-journal format VACANT
ACDA's electronic journals ChorTeach (for the music educator) and the Internation-
al Journal for Research in Choral Singing (for scholarly choral articles) Womens Choirs
Publish in the "Student Times" section of Choral Journal (for information, look here: Nana Wolfe-Hill
Wingate University
https://acda.org/Editor/assets/Youth%20and%20Student/StudentTimesInfo.pdf) 1847 Yellow Daisy Drive
Full conference and state meetings options, including graduate credit and Continuing Stallings, NC 28104
Education Units for qualifying national and divisional conference activities 651.208.4153
Student scholarships to national and some n.wolfewhill@wingate.edu
divisional conferences
Student conducting and composition awards REMINDER: Youth & Student Activities
Brian Schmidt
Outstanding doctoral research award Duke University
On-site registration for Box 90883
Durham, NC 27708
Colleague referral the fall conference is 919.684.3855
No one knows the benefits of ACDA mem- brian.schmidt@duke.edu
bership better than our members. That's why cash or check only!
Visioning Team
you are our best advocates. ACDA is offer- Team Leader: Bill Young
ing a free gift to members who recruit a non-member to join ACDA. Be sure to (Past President)
have the new member include your name as the referral so you BOTH receive Sandy Holland
(Immediate Past President)
the free gift. Encourage potential members to attend Fall Conference to see what Anne Saxon (President)
North Carolina ACDA is doing. New members joining as part of the Sing Up Andy Roby (President-Elect)
campaign can attend the Fall Conference at the member rate. Membership forms Wendy Looker (Auditions)
Carol Earnhardt (High School)
and payment can be turned in at the registration desk. Aaron Jackson
Not sure what to say when speaking with a colleague? Tell your story. What (Music in Worship)
does ACDA offer to you as a choral director? Networking. Conferences. Honor Carolyn Hall (Treasurer)
Nana Wolfe-Hill --alternate
Choirs. Publications. Mentoring.

Need More Information?

Contact Ginger Wyrick, Membership Chair, for information or help with the
process.
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NC ACDA is pleased to announce an

exciting choral experience for North Carolinas developing musicians:

North Carolina Sings!

A Workshop for Developing Voices
With guest clinicians
Developing Mens Voices: Developing Womens Voices:

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz Melissa Malvar-Keylock

of The American Boychoir of The Princeton Girlchoir

In conjunction with the NC ACDA Fall Conference 2015

September 19, 2015 at the UNC-Charlotte School of Music
ACDA Members may sponsor young men and young women in grades 7-12 to participate in this one-
day choral skill-building workshop. This event provides an opportunity for young singers from
school, religious, and community choirs to make music in a positive environment designed to encour-
age enthusiasm for choral singing.

Advance preparation is NOT REQUIRED! During check-in on September 20th, each singer will re-
ceive a choral packet designed for use during the workshop and included in the registration fee of $25
per singer.

Register by July 15, 2015 to reserve spaces for a maximum of eight singers in each ensemble. Singer
allotments may increase as space allows, and additional singers will be added after August 1, 2015 on
a first-come, first served basis.
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North Carolina Sings! A Workshop for Developing Voices
September 19th, 2015
Requirements for singer eligibility and registration guidelines:

1. Singers must be recommended for participation by their choral conductor, an active member of
ACDA, who will register for and attend the NC ACDA Fall Conference.
2. Singers must be in grades seven through twelve.
3. Initially, conductors may register a maximum of eight (8) singers per choir. Conductors with mul-
tiple profession appointments (e.g. a church choir and a school choir) are encouraged to register
singers from more than one choir.
4. Singer allotments may increase as space allows, and additional singers will be added after
August 1, 2015 on a first-come, first served basis.
5. Individuals must be selected to fill the singer allotment and registered by name via email by
September 6, 2015.
6. Return completed application form and registration fee of $25 per singer by July 15, 2015 to:

Eric Johnson
240 Laura Road
Madison, NC 27025
egjohnson@triad.rr.com

-
NC Sings! APPLICATION FOM
Please print or type

Which choir will you be participating in? (Please place a check mark)
__________ Young Men __________ Young Women __________ Both

Sponsoring ACDA Member: _________________________________________________________

Member Email: ____________________________________________________________________

Preferred Phone Number: ___________________________________________________________

Ensemble Name: ___________________________________________________________________

Type of Choir: School Community Religious Institution

Members wising to send singers from multiple choir types should complete a separate registration form for each choir.

Ensemble Address: _________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________________ Zip Code: __________________________

Total number of spaces you wish to reserve (8 maximum per choir)

__________ Young Men __________ Young Women

Would you be interested in additional spots if they become available? _____ Yes _____ No
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NC ACDA FALL CONFERENCE
PERFORMING CHOIRS

The Methodist University Chorale, the premiere touring choral ensemble, is con-
sidered one of the primary faces of the University. The community efforts of this
group include performances at high schools throughout North Carolina, community
programs, and area churches. The ensemble consists of 38 vocalists and performs
traditional/advanced choral literature from different musical epochs with special per-
formances by soloists from the group, MU Chamber Singers, and John Drymon, their
accompanist. The Chorale has performed through the eastern seaboard and returned
this past spring from a European Tour of the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and
France. In March 2016, they look forward to their domestic tour to Philadelphia.
Membership is open to all students of the University and determined by audition.
Students who have been active in choral ensembles in high school or college are encouraged to audition for
this choir and earn substantial scholarships. Methodist University, located in Fayetteville, NC, offers over 80
undergraduate majors and concentrations and six graduate programs.
Dr. Michael Martin earned his Bachelor of Music Education Degree and Master of Music degree in Choral
Conducting at the University of Maine. He completed his Ph.D. in Music Education with an emphasis in
choral education through Kent State University, Kent, OH. He has taught in grades 4-12, in the capacity of
orchestral, choral and, instrumental education positions, throughout ME, NH and MA. He has received recog-
nition as a teacher and conductor (NAfME, ACDA),served as a guest conductor, vocal clinician, and judge
for New England, East Coast, and Midwestern music festivals. His past student performing ensembles have
received both regional and national awards for their performances. Dr. Martin has been in a championship barbershop quartet,
singing tenor with The Management, 1994 Northeastern District Champions and International Quarterfinalists. He is the Director of
Choral Activities and Music Education at Methodist University, and the artistic director of the Cumberland Oratorio Singers and
Cross Creek Chorale in Fayetteville.

Bible Baptist Christian School senior high choirs, ensembles, and

choral groups include approximately twenty-five 9th 12th graders
who take part in the annual Bob Jones University Fine Arts Festival
and the AACS (American Association of Christian Schools) National
Bible, Academic, and Fine Arts Competition. BBCS has had numer-
ous state festival and national fine arts competition winners in both
choir and various ensembles, including: Senior High Youth Choir-
1st Place, Senior High Small Vocal ensemble-3rd Place, and Senior
High Choral group-1st Place at the 2015 North Carolina Christian
School Association Music Festival; Large Vocal Group-2nd Place and
Choir -3rd Place at the 2015 National AACS Fine Arts Competition;
and First Place in Large Vocal, Small Vocal Ensemble, and Choir at the 2014 National Fine
Arts Festival Competition at Bob Jones University.

Ron and Beth Fox have been choral directors together for thirty-four years, teaching in Vir-
ginia Beach, Virginia, Denver, Colorado, Charleston, South Carolina, and currently in Mat-
thews, North Carolina. Their choirs and ensembles have received both state and national
awards along with instrumental group awards (band, ensembles, and handbells). Ron serves as
Music Pastor at Bible Baptist Church in Matthews, while Beth serves as the church pianist.
Ron also composes and arranges music and has two brass CDs featuring the Foundation
Brass of Greenville, South Carolina.
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NC ACDA FALL CONFERENCE
PERFORMING CHOIRS

Singin Black and White is a project by the Firebird Arts Alliance intended to break
down social barriers, build long-lasting relationships between singers and choirs and to
foster better singing by learning from each other. Founded in 2012,SBW includes 12
choirs with 300 singers, ages 15-90 and who come from all social, economic and musi-
cal backgrounds. Its two lead choirs include the Winston-Salem State University Choir,
directed by DWalla Simmons-Burke and VOX, directed by David Tang.
Maestra D'Walla Simmons-Burke is the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at
Winston-Salem State University. She is the founder of four of the five choral ensembles
currently existing within the Music Department at WSSU. She has conducted multiple
times at Carnegie Hall and has also performed internationally with her choral ensembles
and as a guest conductor/lecturer. Maestra Simmons-Burke conducted The 105 Voices of History Concert Choir
as a National Conductor (only female) at The John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center and in Nassau, Bahamas
(2010). She was also given the 105 Voices of History Kennedy Center Performing Arts Award (2010) during
that performance. She was one of three conductors who lead the 105 Voices of History Concert Choir in their
inaugural performance at the Grand Ole Opry (2012). Under Simmons-Burke's baton, her choral ensembles have
performed for or with many national dignitaries and distinguished artists. She has been the recipient of several
teaching awards, including the WSSU Patterson Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, WSSU Cedric Rodney
Service Award, and The Kennedy Center 105 Voices of History National Conductor's Award. Recently, The
Recording Academy, in partnership with the GRAMMY Foundation nominated Simmons-Burke for the GRAM-
MY's Music Educator of the Year Award for 2014. She has performed leading roles in such operas as Lost in the Stars; LaTravi-
ata, Amahl and the Night Visitors; The Telephone; The Old Maid and the Thief and has also made numerous guest appearances as a
conductor and adjudicator for high schools and collegiate choral festivals and workshops.
David Tang is the director of the Firebird Arts Alliance, the semi-professional choir VOX, and the music ministry at Sharon Pres-
byterian Church in Charlotte. The Firebird Arts Alliance fosters collaboration between regional artists from all disciplines and back-
grounds in order to build better community and has facilitated collaborations between hundreds of artists of all disciplines and
reached over half a million people since its founding in 2007. He also conducts Opera Carolina Street Opera productions that fea-
ture local and regional singers. Dr. Tang has directed choral organizations including Carolina Voices, the Oratorio Singers
of Charlotte, and the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, and has served on the conducting staffs of the Charlotte, Wheeling, Quad
City and Charleston Symphonies. He has led hundreds of choral, symphonic, opera and ballet performances throughout the South-
eastern U.S. and served on the faculties of Davidson College and West Virginia University. Mr. Tang is an Emmy and Telly Award-
winning TV producer and conducted the nationally televised American premiere of British tenor, Russell Watson.
The Winston-Salem State University Choir is the oldest student organization on the campus of
Winston-Salem State University, predating the Department of Music, of which it is now a part. The
choir has performed many commissioned works, traveled both nationally and internationally, and
performed with major symphony orchestras around the world. The University Choir has recorded
seven compact disks under Maestra Simmons-Burkes leadership with one of them (Somewhere Far
Away) published by Albany Records and nominated in five categories of the classical genre for a
GRAMMY (2010). This choir has performed for several major music conferences and on many
national stages. In 2014, the choir was one of the featured ensembles on the Lincoln Center stage to
debut Rosephanye Powells Cry of Jeremiah. It was one of the only university choirs from North
Carolinas sixteen (16) state institutions invited to perform during the festivities of the inauguration of former Governor James B.
Hunt, and has been an ambassador for the university both nationally and internationally. In 2014, the WSSU Choir traveled through-
out South Africa as a part of a research project for Singin' Black and White.
Founded in 2007, the semi-professional chamber choir, VOX is the official chorus of the Firebird Arts Alliance and has been heard
by more listeners than any other choir in the region, primarily through regional and nationally syndicated radio broad-
casts. Committed to community building through song, VOX is the lead choir in the Firebird
Arts Alliances major projects: Singin Black and White and the Piedmont Baroque Consorti-
um. VOX has collaborated with over 100 other artists and arts groups, including Grammy
Award-winning Country Musician Kathy Mattea, the Charlotte Symphony, Opera Carolina,
several dance companies, the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, and dozens of regional choirs.
It has been the principal choir in WDAVs annual Lessons & Carols broadcast and in 2014, the
group made the world-premiere recording of Antonio Lottis Gloria in C No. 1.
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NC ACDA FALL CONFERENCE
PERFORMING CHOIRS

The Chamber Singers from High Point University, located in High Point, NC, is HPUs
premier vocal ensemble. The ensemble of 40 singers is made of students from many aca-
demic disciplines across campus and who hail from all over the country. Each member is
selected through a competitive audition and receives of scholarship for his or her participa-
tion. The choir was recently honored to perform a solo concert to a sold-out audience at
Carnegie Hall in New York. Chamber Singers has toured internationally, with concerts in
Italy at St. Peters Basilica in Rome, the Duomo in Florence, and St. Marks in Venice, and
also throughout Austria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. National tours have included
concerts in North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, South Caro-
lina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Conference performances have
included the NCMEA state convention, the NC ACDA state convention, and the General Conference of the
United Methodist Church in Portland, OR.

Dr. Marc Ashley Foster is Chair of the Department of Music and Director of Choral Activities at High Point
University. Dr. Foster has taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and Millsaps College in Jackson,
Mississippi, and served as the Director of Worship Arts Ministries at Galloway Memorial United Methodist
Church in Jackson and as the Artistic Director of the Mississippi Chorus. He received a Doctor of Music Arts
degree in Choral Conducting and the Bachelor of Music Education degree in Choral Conducting and Voice from The University of
North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Master of Sacred Music degree from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist Uni-
versity in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Foster has served as the Music in Worship Chair for the Mississippi chapter of the ACDA, and his
choirs have appeared at such venues as the Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church of South Georgia, the dedication
service for the Mississippi United Methodist Bishop, Hope Morgan Ward, the Annual Conferences of the Mississippi United Meth-
odist Church, Carnegie Hall in New York City, NY, York Minster Cathedral in York, England, and also toured throughout Hunga-
ry, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Italy with concerts at the Vatican in Rome and St. Marks in Venice.

The Raleigh-Durham Sacred Chorale presents concerts of the

finest literature of the evangelical Christian tradition. This
group is comprised of ministers of music, music educators, and
church choir members who are dedicated musicians. Members
are also involved in their own church's music ministry.
Dr. John Boozer has been Professor of Church Music and Wor-
ship Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Wake Forest since 2000. A graduate of Samford University and The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. He has served in churches as Minister of
Music in Alabama, Kentucky, Florida, and North Carolina, and was Professor of Conduct-
ing at the Baptist College of Florida. In addition to choral conducting and worship studies,
Dr. Boozer lectures in the field of Ethnodoxology and has lead workshops on congrega-
tional song writing in the U. S., Kenya, Morocco, Thailand, Myanmar, and Ukraine.
Aaron R. Jackson is the Minister of Music and Worship at Christ Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC, where he oversees a
comprehensive music ministry of both choral and instrumental ensembles. He also serves as an adjunct professor of mu-
sic at Campbell University. In addition to ministry and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Jackson has leadership roles in both
NC ACDA and Southern Division ACDA as Repertoire and Standards Chair for Music in Worship and Exhibits Chair,
respectively. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, a Master of Church Music degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Campbell University.
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NC ACDA FALL CONFERENCE
INTEREST SESSION

Cheerful Voices is a community outreach choir of the Ruther-

ford Community Chorus. Led by director Tony Spencer and ac-
companist Diane Nelson, Cheerful Voices is comprised of singers
ages 22-60, with physical and neurological challenges. Inspired
by Joyful Noise at the national conference in Chicago, the
choirs mission statement comes from the Joyful Noise website:
To foster an atmosphere of community acceptance and teamwork
in which members can discover their voices and express them-
selves through music.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION with demonstration choir:

Saturday, 10:00 am

Photo credits: Jean Gordon,

The Daily Courier (Forest City, NC)

Presidents Message (continued from page 2)

And, this year, included in your conference fee, is a Meet the Clinician Luncheon on Saturday! Bonus! Yes, folks,
thats right, we are making it possible for you to stay on campus during lunch without rushing out to get a bite to eat.
We truly value the time and expense it takes to attend and want you to be able to glean as much as possible during our
brief time together. Again, I encourage you to attend so that we can be together. Please consider coming. You wont be
sorry!
And dont forget the NC ACDA Luncheon at the NCMEA Conference on November 9th in Winston-Salem. The
auditorium in Centenary United Methodist Church down the street from the Convention Center is the perfect venue
where we can break bread together, connect with one another, and experience a wonderful choral performance. Many of
our board members will be present and available to you, the 2015 Hoggard Award Recipient will be announced
(nomination application on page 19), and updated chapter, divisional, and national information will be available. Well
even shuttle you there and back so you can keep up with your conference schedule (at no extra charge!).
This year I am encouraging you to invite a non-NC ACDA friend or colleague to come with you, and even host them
for lunch. This may be a bold charge, but at $15 per person for a luncheon buffet it is much more affordable than in past
years and the perfect opportunity to introduce someone to NC ACDA firsthand. Will your student teacher or music in-
tern be at the NCMEA Conference? Retired members, do you know of a great school music teacher in your area? Every-
one, bring your friends and colleagues with you. The auditorium can hold lots of people and the more the merrier! This
is how people find out about NC ACDA firsthand.
Editor Nathan Leaf has compiled a wonderful newsletter with just about every conference detail one can imagine, new
board member information, and divisional and national updates. Please --read on! In closing, I am sharing this quote
from the late Ruth Krehbiel Jacobs, founder of the Choristers Guild: You do not have to do great things, but the little
things you are doing in your sphere of influence can be done with great conviction, great wisdom, great beauty, and
great love. The work we do has substance and meaning and is worthy of our best. Thank you, thank you, for everything
that you do. Just imagine what we can do together. --Anne
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Conference Schedule ~ September 18-19, 2015

Friday Afternoon, September 19th Saturday, September 20th

12:00 Registration / Exhibits Open 8:30 am Exhibits Open
1:00 Opening of Conference 9:00 R&S Reading Session II
Concert Session I 9:45 Break/Visit Exhibits
Bible Baptist Christian Church High School
Choir: Ron Fox, Conductor 10:00 Interest Sessions
Raleigh-Durham Sacred Chorale Mother-Daughter Singing:
Drs. John Boozer & Aaron Jackson, Conductors From Genesis to Reality
High Point University Chamber Singers Carol Earnhardt (with Demo Choir)
Dr. Marc Foster, Conductor Lets Hear it for the Boys:
Strategies for Developing a Thriving Mens Choir
2:15 Break/Visit Exhibits Eric Johnson
2:30 Clinician Session I Special Needs Choir
Elena Sharkova Tony Spencer (with Demo Choir)
4:00 Break/Visit Exhibits/Cold Beverage and Snack Bar Girls Developing Voices
Sandy Holland
4:15 R&S Reading Session I
10:45: Break/Visit Exhibits
5:30 Clinician Session II
Elena Sharkova 11:00 Concert Session II
Martin GT Magnet Middle School Honors Chorus
6:15: Visit Exhibits; Exhibits close at 6:30 Danny Yancey, Conductor
Singin Black and White
Including VOX & Winston-Salem State University
Drs. David Tang and DWalla Simmons-Burke
11:45 Meet the Clinician Luncheon Buffet
(Included in your registration)
In the lobby of Robinson Hall
1:15 Clinician Session III - Elena Sharkova
2:45 Concert Session III
Methodist University Chorale
Dr. Michael Martin, Conductor
NC Sings! Workshop Girls Choir
Co Melissa Malvar-Keylock
NC Sings! Workshop Boys Choir
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
4:15 Conference Ends
5:30 NC ACDA Dinner Board Meeting
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NORTH CAROLINA ACDA FALL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

Pre-Registration Deadline
Conference Costs
August 18, 2015 Pre-Registration
(Postmarked on/before August 18, 2015)

___ $65 Active ACDA member

Note: We do not renew memberships on site.
Name_______________________________________ ___ $45 first time member
(joining ACDA to attend conference)
ACDA membership number______________________
___ $75 Non-ACDA Member, Spouse, Guest
(Visit www.acdaonline.org for member information)
___ $20 Collegiate member
Home Information ___ $40 One day rate
Address____________________________________ ___ $30 Retired member

City, State, Zip_______________________________ Registration (After August 18, 2015)

Phone______________________________________ ___ $75 ACDA member

Primary E-mail_______________________________ ___ $55 First time member

Work Information
Institution____________________________________
Address_____________________________________
City, State, Zip_______________________________
Phone______________________________________
I have special needs and wish to be called about
arrangements.
I am a first year Teacher/Director.
I am a first-time NC ACDA Conference Attendee.
(joining ACDA to attend conference)
___ $85 Non-ACDA Member, Spouse, Guest
___ $20 Collegiate member
___ $50 One day rate
___ $40 Retired member
Total amount enclosed $_______________
CEU Credit
If you would like to receive CEU credit for attending the
conference, please obtain the pre-approval form from
your school system. NC ACDA will provide a documentation
of your attendance.
Instructions
1. Fill out the registration form and return as indicated
below by August 18th. Conference music packets cannot
be guaranteed for those who register after August 18th.
Registration fees are nonrefundable. Your cancelled check
is confirmation of registration.

***NC ACDA will take photographs during the

conference for archival and publicity purposes. These 2. Mail completed form and check (payable to
pictures may be used on the website, conference NC ACDA) to:
recordings, newsletters and other NC ACDA print Bethany Jennings
materials. NC ACDA has my permission to use Stuart W. Cramer High School
photographs taken during the Fall Conference on their 101 Lakewood Road
website, conference recordings, newsletters and other NC Belmont, NC 28012
ACDA mailings without any other express written consent.

NOTE: On site registration requires payment with cash or a check!!!

_______________________________
Signature Date
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NCMEA CONVENTION
ACDA LUNCHEON PERFORMANCE

The Chorale is the premier choral ensemble at Davidson College. As a

highly select, auditioned choir comprised of students from various
academic disciplines, the Chorales mission at Davidson is twofold: to
provide students a well-rounded education in the great historic works from
the choral repertoire of the past, and to introduce them to well-crafted con-
temporary works that are shaping the ever-evolving choral landscape of
the future. The Chorale tours nationally yearly. In January 2015 they sang
in the Washington National Cathedral by invitation, and past international
tours have taken them to Vienna, Prague, Salzburg, and Ireland.
North Carolina native Christopher Gilliam has performed extensively as a conductor and soloist throughout the US and
abroad. He joined Davidson College as Director of Choral Activities in the fall of 2012, where he conducts the Chorale,
Davidson Singers, Choral Arts Society and Pro Arte Orchestra, oversees the departmental student led initiatives, and
serves as Artistic Director for the annual Holiday Gala produced by the colleges Music Department. He is also the new-
ly appointed director of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale, and the founder, artistic director, and conductor for
Lake Norman Choral Artists, a semi-professional choir. Gilliam earned his masters and doctoral degrees in choral con-
ducting and vocal performance from the University of Kansas. He has sung as a professional
chorister under such notable conductors as Simon Carrington and Dale Warland, and he is a
featured soloist on the CD Juxtapositions with the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers. His
voice as been described by critics as a commanding baritone, with a well modulated
voice and pleasant timbre, and marvelous, with a strikingly rich tone and impeccable
diction. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the National Asso-
ciation for Music Education, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and has en-
joyed filling the director of music position for several churches in Charlotte on an interim
basiscurrently Trinity Presbyterian Church on Providence Road.
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NC ACDA
NEW OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

A long-time member of ACDA, Andrew Robys prior service to the organization has
included a multi-year stint as editor of the Southern Division Newsletter North Caroli-
nas R & S Chair for Music in Worship. He currently serves as the Minister of Music
for First Baptist Church, Shelby, NC, a position he has held since 2001. In that capaci-
ty, he conducts several of the churchs choral ensembles and gives direction to the over-
all music and worship life of the congregation. He also serves as an adjunct professor at
Gardner-Webb University, and as director of the North Carolina Baptist Singers, a
group of 120 church musicians from across the state. Previously, he has served as Pro-
fessor of Music, Director of Choral Activities, and Chair of the Department of Music at
Union University (TN). Earlier choral faculty appointments included Shorter College
B. Andrew Roby (GA) and Asbury College (KY). His choirs have appeared at Avery-Fisher Hall at New
President-Elect Yorks Lincoln Center, and have successfully completed a number of international con-
cert tours. Andy holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, where he studied conducting and choral techniques with Mil-
burn Price and John Dickson.

Liz Doebler, a Rochester, NY, native, is the Assistant Director of Choral Activities at
High Point University, directing Chapel Choir and Womens Chorus and teaching voice
and conducting lessons. She serves as the Director of Music and Worship at Trinity
Covenant Church, and she enjoys performing with the Triads new vocal jazz ensemble,
The Quintessentials. Liz completed her D.M.A. in Choral Conducting and M.M. in Vo-
cal Performance at UNC-Greensboro, and her M.M. in Music Education and B.M. in
Music Education and Vocal Performance at Ithaca College, in Ithaca, NY.

Liz Doebler: Conference Reading Sessions Coordinator

Christopher S. Aitken is the Director of Choirs at Asheville Christian Academy in

Swannanoa, NC. In this capacity, he conducts four of the schools choirs, ranging from
grades 6-12, teaches AP Music Theory, and serves as musical/vocal director for the
schools musical theatre productions. He also serves as the Chorus Master for the Ashe-
ville Lyric Opera. Aitken is a graduate of Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylva-
nia, from where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Piano. He holds
his Master of Music in Choral Conducting from The Greatbatch School of Music at
Houghton College, in Houghton, New York, where he served as assistant conductor and
tour manager of the Houghton College Choir under the direction of Brandon P. Johnson.
In March of 2010, he traveled to Disd, Hungary, to serve as tenor section leader for an
Christopher Aitken ACSI High School Choral Festival, held at the International Christian School of Buda-
Male Choirs pest. His choirs at Asheville Christian Academy consistently earn Superior ratings at
R&S Chair state-level adjudications. Over the past five years, the high school male choral enroll-
ment has risen from three boys to thirty. He is an active organ and piano performer and
has been a church musician for many years.
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Chattanooga 2016: SERVE-ENTRUST-TRANSFORM

Anne Saxon, NC ACDA President

This past June I attended the Southern Division Conference Leadership

Meeting together with treasurer Carolyn Hall, and state Music in Worship
Chair and Divisional Exhibits Chair, Aaron Jackson, in Chattanooga, Tennes-
see, where our next divisional conference will take place. We had the oppor-
tunity to stay in one of the conference hotels, The Chattanoongan, eat at local
restaurants, tour the Convention Center, and learn about the exciting interest
sessions, honor choirs, and concerts being planned. We discovered that Chatta-
nooga has lots to offer on many levels, especially having hosted Tennessee ACDA and NAfME chapter con-
ferences there many times. These venues truly understand the unique nature of what is required for a musical
conference of this scope.
What I love about a divisional conference is that we get to be among folks from throughout the Southeast
who speak our own cultural language and know what sweet tea and grits are (and when referring to barbecue
people naturally assume it is made from pork). There is a greater sense of familiarity and comfort, as well as
an opportunity to more deeply connect with other ACDA members.
The Marriot will be the main conference hotel with The Chattanoogan next door, both beautiful and charm-
ing. Performance venues include the gorgeous Tivoli Theater and nearby churches. Restaurants abound and
most are quite reasonable. Hotels are also very reasonable and several include free parking and WIFI.
Four honor choirs will be featured with fabulous conductors. I encourage you to have your singers apply for
these great opportunities:
Treble Choir, ages 9-13: Tom Shelton
Junior High/Middle School SATB Choir, grades 7-9: Judy Bowers
High School Womens Choir, grades 9-12: Kathleen Rodde
High School Mens Choir, grades 9-12: Christopher Aspaas
**Make sure you check the deadlines for application submission on the divisional web site!!!
Check out Ruby Falls, the Incline Railway, Rock City, and other wonderful tourist opportunities along the
way. You can visit the divisional web site in the coming weeks and months as more information is complete.
Web links are below:
www.acdasouthern.org www.acda.org/conferences www.chattanoogan.com
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chadt-chattanooga-marriott-downtown/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Theatre_(Chattanooga,_Tennessee)
http://www.southernstarrestaurant.com/
(with great meat and three blue plate specials and homemade desserts)
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LARA HOGGARD AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

IN CHORAL MUSIC IN NORTH CAROLINA
NOMINATION FORM

Nominees Name ______________________________________________________________

Nominees Address ______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Nominees Phone ______________________________________FAX____________________

Nominators Name ______________________________________________________________

Nominators Address ____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Nominators Phone ______________________________________FAX____________________

Nominators Email ______________________________________________________________

Criteria:
1. Nominee has distinguished himself/herself as an outstanding choral director within NC.
2. Nominee has consistently demonstrated the highest musical standards throughout his/her career.
3. Nominee has been active in several areas of education (i.e. school, community, church work).
4. Nominee has served and/or held office in choral areas of appropriate professional
organizations such as NCMEA and NC ACDA.
5. Nominee provided statewide leadership in the choral art for a minimum of 10 (ten)
years within the state of NC.
6. Nominee must be nominated by a member of NC ACDA by a letter of recommendation
citing the merits of the nominee.

This form and a letter of recommendation must be submitted via mail or email by
the nomination deadline of September 30, 2014 to:

Sam Doyle, Hoggard Award Chair

Weaver Academy
3 Annalisa Drive
Greensboro, NC 27455

336.285.6916
sam2ann69@gmail.com
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REGISTER AT:

america-cantat.org

The registration of $230* includes:

Participation fee for your workshop

of choice, plus three one-day ateliers
Printed music portfolio for your
workshop and ateliers
Admittance to all eight Gala
Concerts
Admittance to the Songbridge
Concert
Admittance to all Participant Choir
Concerts
Transportation to and from the
airport, plus transportation to all
Festival venues
Ticket to the midweek dinner and
beach party at the Atlantis resort
Ticket to Opening and Closing
Ceremonies

*The first 500 people to register will re-

ceive $50 off their registration fee!

Etowah United Methodist Church

Announcing
(between Hendersonville and Brevard, NC)
an opening for a
For more information go to:
Full-Time Church http://www.etowahumc.org/
Organist/Choirmaster or send an inquiry to:
revdcook@etowahumc.org.
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Jazz Choirs: Art is in the Details

(continued from page 4)

news? When we cook for our friends and family, it is out of love as much as out of survival. Our students need
to see that fire, that passion every day.
CRITICALWeve got to put in the work, emphasize core and do the fundamentalsWhats chicken &
sausage jambalaya without chicken and sausage? The chicken and sausage are representative of the core prin-
cipals and/or the core repertoire. You cant start a recipe without the holy trinity of Cajun cooking (bell pep-
per, onion, celery) nor the tedious work of chopping and preparation. This represents the practice of music
the study of music theory, history, technique, the hours in the practice room and in ensemble rehearsal.
ESSENTIALAlthough not vital, it is essential to diversify and approach all things with funnel vision (a
term lovingly borrowed from Dr. Eph Ehly)be interested in everything and everybody. Yes, it is vital and
critical to teach, learn and perform the core repertoire and to develop fundamental technique. But we must di-
versify, learn works from all stylistic periods and cultures and support the performance of new works. Plus, we
need to provide for a variety of performance settings and utilize various teaching methods. These concepts are
represented by the flavor ingredients of the recipe: tasso, bacon, bacon grease, kitchen bouquet, tobasco,
garlic, salt, pepper, red pepper, thyme, basil, oregano. Too much of any of these flavor ingredients means the
recipe is too greasy or too hot or too salty or tooetc., etc. And yes, you can have jambalaya without any of
these ingredients, but it wouldnt be as rich or flavorful. Vocal jazz and/or what is today referred to as a cap-
pella are fun and exciting, but these are not meant to drive our programs. They should add flavor to our pro-
grams.

FINAL THOUGHTS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Once the recipe is all together, you have to let it simmer. We have to keep working. Weve got to keep giv-
ing. We must continue to attend state, divisional and national conferences and seek out other professional or
even spiritual development opportunities. Developing funnel vision means being open to new techniques, new
music, meeting new people.
In the performance or presentation, or the programs and concerts we produce, we should not see the philoso-
phy, but its there; we dont see the work or the fundamentals, but its there; we can recognize the central or key
elements, but we experience the whole. With the jambalaya, we dont see the listed recipe or the mechanics of
it or the putting it together, we dont see the fundamentals (the bell pepper, onion & celery are basically practi-
cally invisible, but they are part of the texture; the water and stock are incorporated); we see the core princi-
pals (the chicken, sausage and rice) but we are experiencing the whole dish, not just the chicken. And because
weve included various spices with an eye to balance, we can enjoy a rich and flavorful dish made fromyou
guessed itLOVE!
Well.Im hungry! If anyone would like a copy of the recipe (which makes for up to 40 people), send me
an email. Im glad to share it. Waitisnt that yet another parallel.sharing the music?
Bon apptit!

ACDA MENTORING
The American Choral Directors Association is focusing on mentoring as a way
to assist our membership in encouraging lifelong professional growth and identi-
fying resources and allies.
For more information and to get started, visit http://mentoring.acda.org.
Questions? Contact Sundra Flansburg, director of membership development (405
-232-8161, ext. 200 or sflansburg@acda.org).
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Tr e a s u r e r s R e p o r t
Carolyn Hall, NC ACDA Treasurer
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In this Issue: FALL CONFERENCE, SING UP!, JAZZ CHOIRS, and more...
Editors Note
Nathan Leaf, Newsletter Editor
As of July 1 this year,
NC ACDA has entered
a new two-year cycle
for our state leader-
ship. Anne Saxon has
moved from President-
elect to President,
Sandy Holland from President to Past-
President, and following our most re-
cent election, Andy Roby has begun his
term as President-Elect. We are grateful
to Bill Young, who has fulfilled his du-
ties in our six-year Presidential cycle
and will now be leading NC ACDAs
new Visioning Team. We have many
other new officers and R & S chairs as
well. All of the NC ACDA leadership
team members, along with their contact
information, can be found on pages 2-6
of your newsletter.
~Nathan
Carolina Caroler
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