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Carolina Caroler
An official, Award-Winning publication
of the orth Carolina Chapter
of the American Choral Directors Association
2010 Conference 4
March 10 ~ 13, 2010 Clinician
Middle School 5
Choir Article
Southern Division 15
Info
featuring Church
Commissioning
17
Application Form
Guest Clinician ~ Paul Caldwell
Directories
C ACDA Officers 2
and the fourth annual C ACDA Specially 3
MALE VOCAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM Appointed Officers
Presidents Message
C ACDA Officers Ginger Wyrick, NC ACDA President
2009-2011
The best thing about my job is that I get room reservations,
President
Ginger Wyrick
to work with lots of people. In fact, that risers, stands,
Queens University of is what first drew me to choral music. tables, and the
Charlotte Making music with others allows me to unending changes
1900 Selwyn Avenue be the musician that I can never be by that occur during
Charlotte, NC 28274 myself. Oh, I hear you.....the preparation the event. Your flexibility and resources
704.337.2269 time is exponentially greater than if I just make fall conference possible.
ggw@hwaci.com
took care of it myself. Perhaps but the
result are not nearly as rewarding. So it We appreciate our exhibitors choosing to
Past President
can be said for NC ACDA. support choral music in North Carolina.
Daniel J. Bara
School of Music We enjoy meeting you and seeing all that
East Carolina University Congratulations and gracious thanks are you have available. As NC ACDA
Greenville, NC 27858 extended to you all for making fall con- members, make a special effort to
252.328.6243 ference wonderful. Our officers and R&S patronize these vendors as you plan your
barad@ecu.edu leadership teamed for a smooth event. purchases throughout the year. Thanks to
President-Elect
Be sure to see their photo taken at our Aaron Jackson, exhibits coordinator, for
Welborn E. Young (Bill) summer planning meeting on page 11 . hosting our guests and making them feel
UNC Greensboro at home!
School of Music If you missed fall conference, here are
P.O. Box 26167 the details.... Our choral festivals were a great hit with
Greensboro, NC 27402 4 sessions with Bob Chilcott teachers, church choir directors, and
336.334.5428 singers of all ages. The Male Vocal Arts
weyoung@uncg.edu 5 concert sessions Symposium hosted nearly 90 singers
Secretary under the direction of Al Sturgis. This
2 interest sessions perennial favorite, coordinated by Dan
Gwen Hall
Southwest Randolph 2 reading sessions Bara, has become a beloved concluding
High School concert at fall conference. Congratula-
1641 Hopewell Friends Road tions to Al who received this year's Lara
Asheboro, NC 27205
2 concurrent choral festivals
Hoggard Award. See the article on page
336.381.7747
gwenmcleodhall@earthlink.net 1 reception Friday 14.
R e p e r t o i r e & Te c h n i q u e s f o r
C ACDA Specially
Middle School Male Singer s Appointed Officers
Jeremy Truhel, Boychoirs R&S Chair
I conduct a Boys Chorus of 7th and 8th graders at Forsyth Country Day Auditions
School in Lewisville. As our repertoire is primarily geared toward the Sam Doyle
changing male voice, I have developed a particular interest in investigating 1313 Westminster Drive
repertoire and techniques for late middle school male singers. I hope to Greensboro, NC 27410
336.282.0549
offer a few helpful repertoire suggestions based on my experience in this
sam2ann@triad.rr.com
challenging area.
The variety of middle school repertoire that has become available for the male choir over the last Conference Exhibits
decade is remarkable. A keen group of arrangers and composers who understand the needs of the Aaron Jackson
changing male voice continue to put forth pieces that appeal to boys of this age and afford chang- Christ Baptist Church
ing voice boychoirs with the chance to excel in ensemble singing at a very high level. Below, I 400 Newton Road
have listed ten titles that my boys and I have really enjoyed working on. Even if you have a mixed Raleigh, NC 27615
middle school ensemble, I have found it productive and rewarding to allow the boys to sing works 919.573.5454
devised with the characteristics of these particular voices in mind. aaron@christbaptist.org
Lara Hoggard
Tom Shelton,
Award Chair
Southern Division Sam Doyle
President-Elect (see Auditions info listed
above)
Welborn Young,
C ACDA SSA All-State Coordinator
President-Elect Laura Sam
Walter M. Williams
Jeff Ward, High School
C ACDA 1307 South Church Street
Treasurer Burlington, NC 27215
336.570.6163
Laura_Sam@abss.k12.nc.us
Ginger Wyrick
C ACDA Technology Chair
President Webmaster
Bert Fox
Lufkin Road Middle School
1002 Lufkin Road
Presidents Message (Continued from Page 2) Cary, NC 27539
919.387.4465
remains grateful to Jeff Whitsett and J. W. Pepper of Winston, for their continued foxsterb@aol.com
sponsorship. Also, thanks to Lou Fifer and Oxford University Press who provided Bob
Chilcotts music. Conference Reading Sessions
Eric Johnson
Hesitantly I stop listing names knowing that I have left out someone in error. I do James E. Holmes
recognize that NC ACDA is an amazing team of North Carolina's best choral musicians. Middle School
Together, we work musical miracles across the state. It is truly an honor to walk alongside 211 N. Pierce Street
of you as we make a difference in the lives of our singers and those who are blessed to Eden, NC 27288
hear our music. ejohnson@rock.k12.nc.us
336.623.9791 x108
Still singing,
Ginger Wyrick, President
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N C AC DA Fa l l C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 1 0 C l i n i c i a n
C ACDA D r. Je r r y B l a c k s t o n e
R&S Chairs Grammy Award winning conductor Jerry Blackstone is Director of
Boychoirs Choirs and Chair of the Conducting Department at the University
Jeremy Truhel of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance where he conducts
Forsyth Country Day School the Chamber Choir, teaches conducting at the graduate level, and
5501 Shallowford Road administers a choral program of eleven choirs. In February 2006, he
P.O. Box 549
Lewisville, NC 27023-0549
received two Grammy Awards (Best Choral Performance and Best
336.945.3151 Classical Album) as chorusmaster for the critically acclaimed Naxos
jeremytruhel@fcds.org recording of William Bolcoms monumental Songs of Innocence and
of Experience.
Childrens Choirs
Heather Potter Professor Blackstone is considered one of the countrys leading conducting teachers, and
2005 Scott Avenue his students have received first place awards and been finalists in both the graduate and
Charlotte, NC 28203 undergraduate divisions of the American Choral Directors Association biennial National
704.408.1685 Choral Conducting Awards competition. Look for more information on our website!
hpotternc@juno.com
College/University Choirs
Carole Ott L is te ni ng Acr os s th e Age s
UNC Greensboro D r . H e a th er Po tter , C h ildr e ns Ch o ir R &S C ha ir
School of Music
P.O. Box 26170 When you receive the convention program for an ACDA state,
Greensboro, NC 27402
regional or national convention do you immediately scan the list of
336.334.5428
cjott@uncg.edu participating choirs looking for performing ensembles that are most
similar to yours? As a college choir conductor, my husband surveys
Community Choirs the program and mentally checks a long list of groups that he does not
Aaron Jackson want to miss; however, as a childrens choir conductor, I am often disappointed by the
Christ Baptist Church lack of performances featuring young singers.
400 Newton Road
Raleigh, NC 27615 If you share my position, you might very likely toss the program aside in frustration and
919.573.5454 complain, There are never many childrens choirs! Why should I go to this conven-
aaron@christbaptist.org tion? I would like to share some thoughts regarding the value of listening to singers of
all age levels. Hopefully, one or two ideas may resonate and encourage you to actually
Ethnic and Multicultural seek opportunities to hear choirs that are different from yours.
Perspectives
Wendy Looker 1. A musical performance is a musical performance regardless of the age
Guilford College of the performing choir. Whenever you have the opportunity, enjoy the
5800 W. Friendly Avenue presence of beautiful phrasing, subtle dynamic shading, the ebb and flow
Greensboro, NC 27410 of correct word stress, and articulate diction. Consider how you might
336.316.2423 encourage your singers to achieve these universal goals more efficiently.
wlooker@guilford.edu
2. Choirs of any age can deliver stylistically accurate performances. Take
Jazz Choirs opportunities to hear choirs that expertly demonstrate stylistic accuracy.
Greg Parker Refresh your commitment to programming works that require your singers to
Chowan University learn the articulation, phrasing, tone colors, and vocal timbre associated with
Department of Music
1 University Place
various periods of music history.
Murfreesboro, NC 27855-1823 3. Give your polyphonic/monophonic ears a break. If you are accustomed
252.398.6201 to hearing unison melodies, challenge yourself to isolate and follow the
parkeg@chowan.edu moving internal parts of polyphonic music. If you direct ensembles that
primarily perform music in multiple parts, remind yourself of the value and
Music & Worship
difficulty of achieving a truly blended unison line.
Andy Roby
120 North Lafayette Street 4. Listen critically to vocal tone. I am not encouraging you to listen with the
Shelby, NC 28150 intent to criticize, but rather to listen with the intent to diagnose. Analyze the
704.482.3467 sound of the choir and determine how the conductor achieves his
music@fbcshelby.org
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Spring 2010 page 5
ACDA Luncheon
Highlights
at
CMEA
Convention
page 8 Carolina Caroler
Paul Caldwell
of the Youth Choral Theater of Chicago
Register by May 15, 2010 to reserve spaces for a maximum of eight children.
Singer allotments may increase as space allows, and additional singers will
be added after June 1, 2010 on a first-come, first-served basis.
APPLICATIO FORM
please print or type
Total number of spaces you are confident you could fill, if space allows: __________
page 10 Carolina Caroler
GOALS:
To promote choral singing and vocal artistry among boys and men who currently sing in school, university,
church, and community choirs in North Carolina.
To facilitate multi-generational musical fellowship and mentorship through the formation of a state-wide mens
ensemble which would encompass singers from 8th grade to retirement age.
To introduce male singers to male university voice faculty from North Carolina colleges / universities who will
be offered the opportunity to sing in the MVAS choir, as well as perform in a solo recital for the MVAS
participants.
To engage a national caliber conductor/clinician who will lead rehearsals culminating in performance of varied
mens chorus repertoire.
SIGER ELIGIBILITY:
Singers must be recruited and recommended for participation by his choral conductor, who must be a member of
ACDA, and who will be in attendance at the NC-ACDA Fall Conference. Conductors may apply to bring as many
as eight (8) singers from his or her choir, space permitting. When endorsing multiple singers for MVAS, conductors
should consider ensemble balance and submit an octet of 4 tenors and 4 basses. Conductors with multiple
professional appointments, (i.e. a church choir and school choir) may apply to submit singers from more than one
type of choir, but the total allotment of spaces within the MVAS choir per sponsoring member will be determined
by the total level of response. Teachers will be informed of their total allotment by June 1, 2010. Adult male
ACDA members may register themselves to take part in MVAS using the same application process.
Conductors should apply for an allotment within the MVAS Choir by May 15, 2010 for participation in the
MVAS at the Fall Conference. Our goal is to have a choir of 95-120 singers. Ideally, the choir breakdown might
be:
60% student singers in grades 8-12
25% university singers
15% adult singers from church or community choirs
SIGER PREPARATIO:
Because of the calendar proximity of the Fall ACDA Conference with NC Honor Choir Auditions and the
beginning of the school year, minimal pre-conference preparation will be expected of the singers. With this in
mind, conductors should select highly motivated and focused singers with a high potential for success under
these circumstances. The repertoire list for the festival will be published by July 1st, and it will be expected that
each singer possess his own copy of the music prior to the conference. Singers should come to the festival with a
familiarity with the music, but no screening will take place at the conference.
Spring 2010 page 11
LOGISTICS:
The MVAS schedule will run concurrently and in tandem with the NC-ACDA Fall Conference. For the convenience of
the registered ACDA Members wishing to take advantage of both events, every effort will be made to place the MVAS
activities as close to (or on) the UNCG campus as close to the school of music as possible. ACDA Members bringing
student singers for MVAS will be responsible for the conduct of their singers during the course of the 2-day event.
These members should plan to bring additional chaperones to monitor MVAS activities when taking part in other
conference sessions.
A block of rooms for MVAS singers will be reserved at the Downtown Marriot in Greensboro for the overnight stay.
This will be the convention hotel. Junior high and high school students must be carefully chaperoned by parents or
teachers throughout the event, and in the evenings according to National ACDA Policy. Adult singers may also choose
to stay in other Greensboro area hotels if attending the MVAS from a distance.
NCACDA Announces
A Facebook Group!
ACD
NC
bo ok! Located on Facebook at NC ACDA
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Fac Anyone can join, post, and gather lots of chorus-related information
All members are encouraged to post your concerts and
related events that might be of interest!
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APPLICATIO FORM
please print or type
Singers must be recruited and recommended for participation by his choral conductor, who must be an active member of ACDA, and who will be in attendance at the
NC-ACDA Fall Conference. Conductors may apply to bring as many as eight (8) singers from his or her choir, space permitting. When endorsing multiple singers for
MVAS, conductors should consider ensemble balance and submit an octet of 4 tenors and 4 basses. Conductors with multiple professional appointments, (i.e. a church
choir and school choir) may apply to submit singers from more than one type of choir, but the total allotment of spaces within the MVAS Choir per sponsoring
member will be determined by the total level of response. ACDA members should apply for spaces within the MVAS choir by May 15, 2010. Actual space
allotment based upon total response will be announced by June 1, 2010. ACDA Members endorsing singers for MVAS must fill their allotment once it has been
determined, in order to ensure ensemble balance and viability for our clinician. Actual MVAS participants must be selected and registered by name via email by
September 1, 2010. Adult male ACDA members may register themselves to take part in MVAS using this same application process.
(Members wishing to send singers from multiple choir types should complete a separate registration form for each choir type.)
TOTAL number of spaces you wish to reserve: ____ 1st tenors ____ 2nd tenors
____ 1st basses ____ 2nd basses
Send completed application form by FAX or US mail by May 15, 2010 to:
Daniel Bara, ACDA President Questions? Contact Daniel Bara (W)(252) 328-6243
East Carolina University School of Music barad@ecu.edu (C)(252) 412-5880
Greenville, NC 27858
FAX: (252) 328-6258
Spring 2010 page 13
Past Recipients:
Award Criteria:
1986 Richard Cox
1. Nominee has distinguished himself/herself as an outstanding choral
1987 Richard Brewer
1988 Paul Frye director within NC.
1989 Maxine Blackwell 2. Nominee has consistently demonstrated the highest musical standards
1990 Rhonda Fleming throughout his/her career.
1991 Jim Jerome Williams
1993 Hilary Apfelstadt 3. Nominee has been active in several areas of education (i.e. school,
1994 Barbara Bair community, church work).
1995 Sam Doyle
4. Nominee has served and/or held office in choral areas of appropriate
1997 Don Hinshaw
1998 Richard Morgan professional organizations such as NCMEA and NC ACDA.
2000 Robert Holquist 5. Nominee provided statewide leadership in the choral art for a minimum
2001 William Carroll of 10 (ten) years within the state of NC.
2002 Rodney Wynkoop
2003 Joel Reid 6. Nominee must be nominated by a member of NC ACDA by a letter of
2004 David Pegg recommendation citing the merits of the nominee.
2005 Maribeth Yoder White
2006 Marta Force
A nomination form is available online and will be included in the
2007 Jerry Cribbs
2008 Clinton Parker
fall issue of the Carolina Caroler.
Spring 2010 page 15
2 0 1 0 S o u t h e r n D i v i s i o n C o n f e r e n c e , M e m p h i s , Te n n e s s e e
March 10 - 13, 2010
Welcome to a tapestry of Southern Choral Music
Traditions. As we weave together threads from
the great traditions of African-American Spirituals,
Shape Notes, Jazz, hymn singing, choral/orchestral
masterworks and outstanding choral singing in this
conference, we celebrate who we are as musicians
and who we can become as human beings. This is a
time to gather, uplift our shared musical values and
inspire one another with the great music we all
love. Bradley Almquist, Southern Division
President
The conference will meet in Memphis, Tennessee
March 10-13, 2010. Perform-
ances will be held in the lovely
East Carolina Chamber Singers with Daniel Bara, Conductor
Cannon Center for the Perform-
ing Arts. All other sessions will
meet in the Convention Center.
The downtown Marriott, the Convention Center, and the Cannon Center are accessible without
going outside. More information can be obtained at http://acda.org/southern.
C ACDA honors conference participants that have been chosen to represent our state!
East Carolina Chamber Singers, conducted by Daniel Bara
Paul Oakley, Session Presenter, Baroque Performance Practice: The Pearl ecklace Paul Oakley from
Catawba College
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www.ncacdaonline.org
Included in this Issue: Informative articles for Childrens, Middle School, & Male Choirs!
Newsletter
The Carolina Caroler is the official newsletter of the North Carolina chapter
Update of the American Choral Directors Association. Articles and advertisements
may be submitted to: Anne M. Saxon at Midpatch@aol.com. Articles may be
Anne Saxon, submitted via email as Word documents. Times New Roman, or similar, with
font size 11 is preferred. Please do not double space after punctuations
Editor (periods)a practice held back in the days of typewritersit is not necessary
with word processing.
Issue Deadline Publication
In this edition we hear from our
Fall June 15 July 15
Childrens Choir, Middle School, and Male
Spring Dec. 15 Jan. 15
Choir R&S Chairs, sharing their experi-
Summer April 15 May 15
ences and ideas. Repertoire suggestions and
other golden nuggets are also included that NC ACDA reserves the right to edit any application for appearance and to edit
we all can use! all materials proposed for distribution.
On pages 12 - 13 youll find information Advertising Rates
about an exciting addition to our next
The Carolina Caroler will accept advertising at the following rates:
fall conference: North Carolina Sings!,
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with guest clinician Paul Caldwell. ACDA Half page-$100.00 (c. 7.5x4.5)
members may sponsor children in grades 3- Quarter page-$50.00 (c. 3.75x4.5)
6 to participate in this one-day choral skill-
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is not required! The application form for camera-ready copy or digital .jpg or .pdf file. A check made payable to North
this, and the fourth-annual MVAS, are Carolina ACDA must accompany the order. Advertisers will NOT be billed.
included on pages 8-9 and 10-12, respec- Copy will not run without advance payment. Advertising copy is subject to
tively. editorial approval. The editor reserves the right to head and/or box any
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The next edition will be online only, so look
for a reminder postcard. Sing on! Anne