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Carolina Caroler
An award-winning publication of the
orth Carolina Chapter of the
American Choral Directors Association

UPCOMING EVENTS: Inside

Presidents 2, 7
C ACDA SR. HIGH Message

WOMES ALL-STATE 2013 Sr. High 3

Womens All-State
January 25-26, 2013 Update
Greensboro Coliseum & C ACDA 4-5
War Memorial Auditorium President-Elect
Voting &
Wendy Looker, Conductor Candidate Info

2013 Fall 6
Conference
Clinician Info
choral art advocate Human 8-9
remember Experiences Article
American Choral Directors Association
teach
2013 National Conference 2013 MVAS 10-
Dallas, Texas March 13-16, 2013 Information 13
& Application

Dallas ational 14-

Conference 15
Information

C ACDA FALL COFERECE Ethnic & Multicul- 15-

tural R&S Article 16
September 20 - 21, 2013
Into the Mind of 17
UC Greensboro School of Music the Conductor
Guest Clinician ~ Hilary Apfelstadt Article

Treasurers Report 18

Membership 19
Application Form

featuring the seventh annual

Directories
MALE VOCAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM C ACDA Officers 2
C ACDA Specially 3
Guest Conductor & Clinician ~ Tim Seelig
C ACDA R&S 4-5
Chairs

Volume 13, Issue 2

Spring 2013
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C ACDA Officers
2013
President
Welborn E. Young (Bill)
UNC Greensboro
School of Music
P.O. Box 26167
Greensboro, NC 27402
336.334.5493
weyoung@uncg.edu
Past President
Ginger Wyrick
6200 Maple Cove Lane
Charlotte, NC 28269
704.948.4363
ggw@hwaci.com
President-Elect
Sandy Holland
Charlotte Childrens Choir
P.O. Box 30724
Charlotte, NC 28230
704.451.4194
srholland
@charlottechildrenschoir.org
Secretary
Bethany Jennings
Middle Creek High School
123 Middle Creek Park Ave
Apex, NC 27539
919.773.3889
bjennings@wcpss.net
Treasurer
Catherine Butler
410 Westdale Place
Greensboro, NC 27403
336.337.3153
catherinebutler17@gmail.com
Membership Chair
Rob Frazier
Centenary United
Methodist Church
PO Box 658
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
336.391.1339
rfrazier@centenary-ws.org
ewsletter Editor
Anne M. Saxon
Central Carolina
Childrens Chorus
4105 Sewanee Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
336.922.4073
Midpatch@aol.com
C a r oCarolina
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Presidents Message
Bill Young, NC ACDA President
Dear Colleagues, Friends, and C ACDA Members,
It is difficult to believe that we are beginning a new calendar
year. I hope you had family, fun, celebration, and rest, enough
to renew your body and spirit.
As I write this note to you I am reminded of the ancient Roman
mythological god of transitions, Janus, the god of beginnings
and endings. He faces both forwards and backwards. This
paradoxical stance appears to be encouraged this time of year
at every moment in media, in conversation with friends and
family, and even in our list of resolutions.
This yearly transition produces in me an odd mixture of melancholy and exhilara-
tion. The melancholy arises from nostalgia for all that has changed while the
exhilaration comes with the renewal for the hope of change. In either state, the
mind is occupied with either what has occurred or with what has yet to occur. The
preoccupation with the past and the future isolates me from the only point in time
that I occupy, this moment. And, I miss the joy of true companionship, fellow-
ship, and collegiality at this moment. Therefore, I resolve to honor and learn from
the past both the accomplishments and failures without reliving it; I resolve to
thoroughly plan and prepare for the future without dwelling there.
HOORIG THE PAST
Here is a brief overview of the first half of our C ACDA season:
I must congratulate Sandy Holland and the board members for a wonderful
Fall Conference in September. The conference featured over 500 attendees,
singers, clinicians, and exhibitors. This conference, like the two preceding confer-
ences, had three concurrent events each with dynamic clinicians. Ann Howard
Jones, Vijay Singh, and John Sinclair offered the 230+ conference attendees
and MVAS singers remarkable guidance, experience, and knowledge in master-
classes, rehearsals, lectures, and performances. The Western Carolina University
Concert Choir, Robert B. Glenn Concert Choir, East Carolina University Cham-
ber Singers, and the MVAS choir inspired us all by their performances.
The CMEA luncheon was well attended and where we had the pleasure of a
performance by the East Carolina University Chamber Singers under the direction
of Dr. Andrew Crane. We also congratulate Richard Keesler as the newest
recipient of the 2012 Lara Hoggard Award. I congratulate Sam Doyle for his
continued diligence in coordinating the efforts of this committee that honors
outstanding contributions to the choral arts by North Carolinians.
I take a moment to remember Paul E. Oakley who passed away on ovember
23, 2012 in Owensboro Kentucky. Paul held several positions in North Carolina
in Charlotte, Salisbury, at ECU, and lastly at Catawba College, before moving to
Kentucky Wesleyan College. He was also the 9-10 All-State Clinician here last
year. Paul was a remarkable and devoted musician whose exceptional musicality
was only matched by his love of people and fun. Paul will be greatly missed.
( Co nti nued on page 7)
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N C AC DA S r. H i g h Wo m e n s A l l - S t a t e U p d a t e
C ACDA Specially
Jeremy Truhel, Coordinator
Appointed Officers
The scheduled clinician for the Sr. High Womens All-State on January 25-26,
Sigrid Johnson, incurred an injury that prohibits her from traveling for several Auditions
months and, thus, prevented her from coming to North Carolina this January. Sam Doyle
1313 Westminster Drive
Dr. Wendy Looker, previously scheduled 2014 clinician, has switched with Dr. Greensboro, NC 27410
Johnson. Therefore, Dr. Looker is the 2013 clinician and Dr. Johnson will be the 336.282.0549
clinician in 2014. sam2ann@triad.rr.com

Conference Exhibits
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 C l i n i c i a n Aaron Jackson
Christ Baptist Church
Wendy Looker, Conductor 400 Newton Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
Wendy Looker is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities 919.573.5454
at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. In addition aaron@christbaptist.org
to directing the College Choir and Chamber Singers, she
Conference Site Host
teaches conducting, early music history, vocal performance and Carole Ott
class voice. The Guilford College Chamber Singers performed UNC Greensboro
at the 2010 NC ACDA fall conference. School of Music
P.O. Box 26170
A native of Buffalo, New York, Looker holds the Doctor of Greensboro, NC 27402
Music degree in Choral Conducting from the Indiana University 336.334.5428
Jacobs School of Music, the Master of Music degree in Con- cjott@uncg.edu
ducting from the University of Michigan, and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Lara Hoggard
Performance from the State University of New York College at Geneseo. Award Chair
Sam Doyle
Looker is currently in her third season as Artistic Director of the Piedmont Cham- (see Auditions info listed
ber Singers of Winston-Salem. A lyric soprano, she performed with the Bel Canto above)
Company from 2004-2006 and sang with and directed the Greensboro-based early
music vocal ensemble, The Kensington Consort. SSA All-State Coordinator
Jeremy Truhel
Forsyth Country Day School
5501 Shallowford Road
P.O. Box 549
Lewisville, NC 27023-0549
The Application 336.945.3151
jeremytruhel@fcds.org
for Choral Performance
at the 2013 Fall Conference
Technology Chair/
Webmaster
Kelly Turner
3160 Creighton Lane
is included on our website at Winston-Salem, NC 27127
336.655.8798
www.ncacdaonline.org phoneticsoft@gmail.com

Conference Reading Sessions

Eric Johnson
PLEASE NOTE James E. Holmes
Middle School
211 N. Pierce Street
The postmark deadline is Eden, NC 27288
ejohnson@rock.k12.nc.us
April 15, 2013! 336.623.9791 x108
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C ACDA
R&S Chairs
Boychoirs
Vacant
Childrens Choirs Bill Young, Ginger Wyrick, William P. Carroll, and Kevin Fenton. Please read the
Nana Wolf-Hill
Eastern Music Festival
336-333-7450 x28
nana@EasternMusicFestival.
org
College/University Choirs
Carole Ott
UNC Greensboro
School of Music
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402
336.334.5428
cjott@uncg.edu
Community Choirs
Aaron Jackson
Christ Baptist Church
400 Newton Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
919.573.5454
aaron@christbaptist.org
Ethnic and Multicultural
Perspectives
Melodie Galloway
UNC Asheville
107 Lapinsky Hall, CPO 2290
Asheville, NC 28804
828.251.6432
mgallowa@unca.edu
Jazz Choirs
Greg Parker
Chowan University
Department of Music
1 University Place
Murfreesboro, NC 27855-1823
252.398.6201
parkeg@chowan.edu
Music & Worship
Andy Roby
120 North Lafayette Street
Shelby, NC 28150
704.482.3467
music@fbcshelby.org
Carolina Caroler
NC ACDA Pr eside nt-Ele ct: Voting is Online !
The NC ACDA nominating committee announces its two candidates for President-
Elect: Anne Saxon and Andy Roby. The nominating process follows guidelines
established by the national office. The state president appoints committee mem-
bers to include no less than two past presidents. The division president appoints a
division representative to participate on the committee. This year's committee is
biographical information included with the picture of each candidate.
Online voting through the national office website makes the election process fast
and easy. You must have a current email address on file with the national office to
receive the electronic announcement and directions to the site. Questions regarding
the voting process should be directed to the national office. You will be notified
when voting goes live. Please respond in a timely manner.
N C AC DA P r e s i d e n t - E l e c t C a n d i d a t e I n f o r m a t i o n :
Anne Saxon
Anne Saxon is currently the Founding Artistic Director of the
Central Carolina Children's Chorus (CCCC), a multi-leveled,
community-based choir organization for singers from Kindergarten -
12th grades in Winston-Salem and surrounding areas. The chorus has
performed for state and local events, including the Winston-Salem
Symphony, NC ACDA Conference, and Duke University Chapel, as
well as tours and festivals in the US and abroad. Saxon is also the
Director of the Childrens and Youth Choir Program at Centenary
United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, a graded program from Kindermusik
through youth choirs. She has served numerous churches and schools in the NC Triad
area, most recently as the Choral Director at the Downtown Elementary School.
Saxon earned a Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from UNC Greensboro
and a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Greensboro College, Piano Applied.
At UNCG she studied with Drs. Bill Carroll, Richard Cox, and Hilary Apfelstadt,
and directed the Womens Glee Club. She has completed further study in conducting
with Paul Salamunovich, Anton Armstrong, Lynne Gackle, Henry Leck, Daniel Bara,
and Kenney Potter. She holds a Level III Certification in Doreen Rao's Choral Music
Experience, and Level III Certification in the second graduating class of the Choris-
ters Guild Institute, receiving her certificate from Helen Kemp.
For NC ACDA, Saxon has been a Repertoire & Standards Chair for Junior High/
Middle School Choirs and Children's Choirs. Her work as Newsletter Editor began
in 2007, and she received an award for the Most Improved Newsletter at the 2009
National Convention in Oklahoma City. With the NC Music Educators Association,
she has served on the Middle School Choral Section Board in many capacities, includ-
ing duties as the Newsletter Editor and a Festival Site Coordinator.
Saxon has been honored with a Commemorative Brick on the MENC Walk of Fame
for her 25 years of participation at the NC Summer Institute in Choral Arts where she
was a member of the executive board. She currently serves on the board of CANTUS,
an Ecumenical Childrens Choir Camp in North Carolina. She is a frequent guest
conductor and piano accompanist for Honor and Festival Choirs, as well as a festival
adjudicator.
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NC ACD A President-Elect Can didate Information (Continued from page 4)

Andy Roby C ACDA

R&S Chairs
Andy Roby currently serves as the minister of music for
Male Choirs/MVAS
First Baptist Church in Shelby, a position he has held Carey Cannon
since 2001. In that capacity, he conducts several of the Providence Baptist Church
churchs choral ensembles and gives direction to the over- 4921 Randolph Road
all music and worship life of the congregation. He also Charlotte, NC 28221-4002
serves as an adjunct professor at Gardner-Webb Univer- 704.366.4030 x122
ccannon@providencebc.org
sity, and as co-director of the NC Baptist Singers, a group
of 120 church musicians from across the state. Previously, Junior High/
he has served as Professor of Music, Director of Choral Middle School Choirs
Activities, and Chair of the Department of Music at Union Eric Johnson
University (TN). Earlier choral faculty appointments included Shorter College James E. Holmes
Middle School
(GA) and Asbury College (KY). His choirs have appeared at Avery-Fisher Hall 211 N. Pierce Street
at New Yorks Lincoln Center, and have successfully completed a number of Eden, NC 27288
international concert tours. ejohnson@rock.k12.nc.us
336.623.9791 x108
A long-time member of ACDA, Andys service to the organization has included
a stint as editor of the Southern Division Newsletter and currently includes North Senior High School Choirs
Carolinas Chair for the Music in Worship R&S Area. In the latter capacity, he Carol Earnhardt
has facilitated significant events associated with our fall conferences. Glenn High School
1600 Union Cross Road
Andy received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Southern Baptist Kernersville, NC 27284
Theological Seminary, where he studied conducting and choral techniques with 336.771.4500
CEarnhardt@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
Milburn Price and John Dickson.
Show Choirs
Mary D. Summerlin
C.E. Jordan High School
6806 Garrett Road
Durham, NC 27702
ACDA Partners 919.560.3912
mary.doyle@dpsnc.net
with North Carolina
on Collegiate Two-Year College Choirs
Vacant
Membership
Womens Choirs
Beverly Vaughn
Western Rockingham
Middle School
Welcome Collegiate ACDA members! 915 Ayersville Road
Madison, NC 27025
NC ACDA IS PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR 336.548.2168
23 COLLEGIATE MEMBERS bvaughn@rock.k12.nc.us
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE! Youth & Student Activities
Jeffrey Ward
Our financial support of you is an investment in the East Carolina University
A.J. Fletcher Music Center
future of choral music. Treasurer Catherine Butler has Greenville, NC 27858
completed the membership process on your behalf. 252.328.2557
wardj@ecu.edu
Thank you for attending our recent Fall Conference,
as you begin your tenure with NC ACDA.
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Fa l l 2 0 1 3 C o n f e r e n c e C l i n i c i a n
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt is the Director of Choral Programs at the University of Toronto. Cana-
dian by birth, she began her music education in Nova Scotia at the age of five. Her degrees,
all in vocal music education, are from the University of Toronto, the University of Illinois,
and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also has a diploma in piano performance from
the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
From 1993 2010, she was Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the Ohio State
University in Columbus where she also served as Associate Director for the School of Music
from 2008 2010. Choirs under her direction have performed at state, regional and national
conventions of ACDA and MENC. She has conducted many honor choirs and all-state choruses throughout the
United States and has guest conducted in Canada, Cuba, and England. In February 2009, she conducted the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir in a public broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word. She has led choral festivals
in Switzerland and Austria, and conducted at St. Peters Basilica in Rome in 2011. She is a frequent lecturer
and clinician at professional conferences and universities, and is a mentor to many young conductors and
choral educators.
Dr. Apfelstadts research areas include leadership styles among conductors, and choral repertoire, particularly
by Canadian composers. She has published over seventy articles on choral music in various refereed journals,
and wrote two chapters in Wisdom, Wit and Will: Women Conductors on their Art, (GIA, 2009). She serves on
the editorial boards of The Choral Scholar, the official publication of the National Collegiate Conductors Or-
ganization (NCCO), and the ACDA Choral Journal, and is also the choral column editor for the Canadian Mu-
sic Educator. She is an advisory board member for AIRS (Advanced Disciplinary Research in Singing), a pro-
ject funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. A past national president of
ACDA, Dr. Apfelstadt sang with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers for several years and recorded two CDs
for Telarc with the Singers in France.
Editors ote: C ACDA likes to claim
Dr. Apfelstadt as our own, since so
many of us were greatly influenced by
her teaching at U C Greensboro from
1983-1993 before moving to Ohio
State.

The mission of the American Choral

Directors Association is to inspire
excellence in choral music through
education, performance, composition,
and advocacy.
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Pr esident s Mess age (Continued from pa ge 2)

PLAIG FOR THE FUTURE

ews, news, news! The scheduled clinician for the Sr. High Womens All-State on January 25-26, 2013,
Sigrid Johnson, has incurred an injury that prohibits her from traveling for several months and, thus, pre-
vents her from coming to North Carolina this January. Jeremy Truhel, coordinator of this event, has been
exceptional at meeting this unexpected challenge and arranged for Dr. Wendy Looker, previously scheduled
2014 clinician, to switch with Dr. Johnson. Therefore, Dr. Looker is the clinician in 2013 and Dr. Johnson will
be the clinician in 2014. Well done, Jeremy!
I am sure you all have made plans to attend the ational ACDA conference in Dallas, Texas March 13-16,
2013. The ACDA website provides all the information you need including featured performances, interest ses-
sions, and conference related hotel information. I truly hope to see you in Dallas.
Finally, make your plans now to attend the 2013 Fall Conference at UC Greensboro September 20-21.
The featured clinician will be Hilary Apfelstadt. The MVAS clinician will be nationally recognized conductor
and author Tim Seelig. This will be the final NC ACDA conference to be held at UNCG, at least for several
years. The conference has been held at UNCG since the fall of 2000. The 2014 conference will be held at a
location still being scouted by your incredible board.
THE HERE AD OW
This quick stroll through the NC ACDA past and future events is just one aspect of all you do and things that
require your attention. As you honor the past and plan for the future, I hope for you deep peace, unbridled joy,
and courage to embrace the moment.
Happy ew Year. --Bill
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H u m a n E x p e r i e n c e s A p p l i e d t o t h e To o l s o f Te a c h i n g
Dr. Bev Vaughn, Womens Choirs R&S Chair

We are all familiar with the rush of a new school myself prior to the constant doctors visits and later
yearnew repertoire to be chosen, new students to to help revitalize my body during recovery. I noticed
teach and a myriad of events that happen in a piggy- that qigong was not only helping to calm my mind,
back way, often making one feel like they have been but was aiding in increased breath supportan un-
sucked into a tornado! When I was asked to write fortunate casualty in the wake of multiple surgeries
this article, I initially thought of a number of topics and treatments. I thought that perhaps my students
on teaching and singing could benefit from
that I have been involved these breathing and
with for the past few
he word igong hi ung is made calming techniques
years. But the more I up of two hinese words  i is also. I have always
considered the topic, the pronounced chee and is usually been a strong propo-
more I felt that as we nent of relaxation
transition from the
translated to mean the life force techniques and have
"twister-like start" to the r vital energy that flows done guided relaxa-
frenzied holiday season, through all things in the universe tion with my kids
this in between time was a often. With qigong,
good point to reflect briefly on a new discovery you feel the energy field within your own hands
something uniquely simple that has helped add a (initially) and then being able to move the energy
perspective of quiet and calm to my life and my around the body.
teaching. I explain to my students that we have an energy field
People say the universe often works in groups of or electrical field around us and that as we do low
threes. Three years ago, three words set in motion abdominal breathing, that energy becomes greater
outcomes I could never have predicted for my life with increased relaxation. These exercises seemed
prior to hearing them: You. Have. Cancer. What to highlight low abdominal breathing without even
followed was surgery and chemotherapy, doctors having to mention breath at all. The students were
visits and long conversa- eager to participate
tions with my three chil- and to suddenly have
dren, and a deep concern for
he second word! "ong! a loud group of 50
how my students would be pronounced gung! means quietly breathing and
impacted by watching me accomplishment! or skill that moving was a wel-
go through this journey. is cultivated through come result! By com-
And not just the physical bining the qigong into
changes of losing my hair, steady practice the stretches prior to
my eyebrows, my energy, vocal warm-ups, I
but the overall message I was sending to them by have noticed a much better usage of lower abdominal
being present. It was a sudden spotlight on the breath. My hope is that this tool will not only help
human factor of teaching, the fragility of the physical them gain better control of their breathing, but will
body, the need to be very honest with my answers also be another tool to manage performance anxiety.
and my attempts to lead by example. To briefly summarize, qigong involves postures,
Various aspects of my physical abilities, particularly (whether moving or stationary), breathing tech-
with regards to singing, have changed since my niques, and mental focus. I was so happy to make
diagnosis. But one of the positive outcomes and this small discovery, which I feel will ultimately
discoveries I made in an attempt to alleviate some of contribute positively to the overall experience my
the stress of the situation (which I later decided to students have in the classroom. At the end of a
implement as a tool in the classroom) was qigong. ( Co nti nued on page 9)
Initially, I sought this technique as a means to calm
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Human Experiences... (Continu ed from page 4)

long work week or a particularly difficult classroom

experience, or a bout with a major illness, it really is
all about the whispers in the windstormsthe small

ogether! igong hi ung means
tools that contribute to an overall experience. And cultivating energy it is a system
we owe it to our students and to ourselves as educa- practiced for health maintenance!
tors to never stop exploring ways that our experi- healing and increasing vitality
ences can facilitate these small discoveries.
In December, 8 months following my initial diagno-
sis, my choirs had the opportunity to perform at the newly renovated Alice Tully Hall in New York City. I was
in the midst of a particularly harsh chemotherapy treatment, but rallied for a bus trip and weekend in the Big
Apple because I knew that the experience my students would have there was worth the fatigue to follow. When
my students came onstage with huge smiles and pink ribbons that they had secretly pinned on themselves back-
stage, I knew that despite everything, these young people were there to create music...and that they were proud
to be doing just that in that moment with me.

THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS

ASSOCIATION IS SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR
THE LATEST VOLUME IN ITS LONG-STANDING
MONOGRAPH SERIES.

The Association is interested in

publishing subject matter that is
of interest and value to the choral
profession and that extends the
knowledge of choral conductors.
The new monograph will make
a scholarly contribution to the
literature about choral music.

The deadline for submitting a

proposal is Friday, March 8, 2013.

For more information go to:

http://acda.org/files/choral_journa
ls/CallforMonographProposals.pdf
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M al e Voc al Ar ts Sym pos ium 20 1 3

C a re y Ca nno n, MVA S C o or d ina to r
The Fall Conference will feature the seventh annual Male Vocal Arts Symposium. Conference attendees are
invited to attend MVAS rehearsals that will run concurrently with the Fall Conference Schedule. The confer-
ence will end with a concert session of the MVAS singers. The registration deadline for MVAS is May 15th;
NC ACDA members can go to www.ncacdaonline.org/newsletters/2013_SpringNewsletter for more informa-
tion. An application form is included on the opposite page and more detailed information follows.

MVAS 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.

T im S eel i g, 2 0 13 M VAS Condu ctor

Tim Seelig is a conductor, singer, teacher and motivational speaker. In addition
to Artistic Director and Conductor of the Golden Gate Performing Arts and San
Francisco Gay Mens Chorus, he continues an extremely busy guest-conducting
schedule throughout the U.S. and across the globe. He is Conductor Emeritus of
the Turtle Creek Chorale, which he conducted for 20 years. He founded The
Womens Chorus of Dallas and Resounding Harmony. He served on the faculty
of Southern Methodist University for 14 years.
Dr. Seelig holds four degrees, including a Doctor of Musical Arts from the
University of North Texas and the Diploma from the Mozarteum in Salzburg,
Austria. He has numerous books and DVDs on choral technique including
best-sellers The Perfect Blend, and The Perfect Rehearsal. Other publications
include The Perfect Choral Workbook, Quick Choral Fixes and The Music Within, and The Language of
Music. Dr. Seeligs early training was as a singer. He made his European operatic debut at the Staatsoper in
St. Gallen, Switzerland and his solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall. He has two solo recordings, Everything
Possible and Two Worlds. He appeared as soloist in world premieres of composers including John Corigliano,
Conrad Susa and Peter Schikele (P.D.Q. Bach).
While conducting regularly at Carnegie Hall, including the world premier of James Eakins Flowers on the
Grave of War, in 2012, Dr. Seelig also made his Lincoln Center conducting debut in 2011. He recently con-
ducted the European Premier of SING FOR THE CURE at the Southbank Centre in London. He is also a
frequent presenter and conductor at state and national ACDA and NAFME conferences.
Known for his enthusiasm and sense of humor, Grammy Magazine says, Dr. Seelig takes eclecticism to new
heights. Fanfare Magazine says he raises singers from the ranks of amateur choir to one receiving wide
recognition for excellent performances of appealing, fresh repertoire. The ew York Times calls Seelig an
expressive performer, and the Fort Worth Star Telegram quips, Seelig slices a thick cut of ham.
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orth Carolina American Choral Directors Association

Announcing the Seventh Annual

Male Vocal Arts Symposium

In conjunction with the NC-ACDA Fall Conference
Friday and Saturday September 20-21, 2013

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, 2013. Actual space
allotment based upon total response will be announced by June 1, 2013. 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, 2013. Adult male ACDA members may register themselves to take part in MVAS using this same application process.

Sponsoring ACDA member ______________________________________ ________________

(name) (ACDA member #)

Member Email ___________________________ Check if you are registering yourself

Work Phone ________________ Home Phone _________________ Cell _______________

Ensemble Name ___________________________________________________________________

Type of Choir: Junior High High School College/University Church Community

(Members wishing to send singers from multiple choir types should complete a separate registration form for each choir type.)

Ensemble Address ________________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________ Zip Code _________________________

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, 2013 to:
Carey Cannon, MVAS Coordinator Questions? Contact Carey Cannon
Providence Baptist Church (W)704-366-4030 x122 / 704-366-6360 (fax)
Charlotte, NC 28211-4002 704-560-8400 (cell)
ccannon@providencebc.org
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Announcing the Seventh Annual

Male Vocal Arts Symposium
at the
NC ACDA Fall Conference 2013
September 20-21, in Greensboro, NC

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, 2013. 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, 2013 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.
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LOGISTICS:
The MVAS schedule will run concurrently and in tandem with the NC ACDA Fall Conference. For the conven-
ience 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 two-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.

REGISTRATIO & FEES:

ACDA members should apply for spaces within the MVAS choir by May 15, 2013. Actual space allotment based
upon total response will be announced by June 1, 2012. 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 by September 1, 2013.

Male Vocal Arts Symposium C ACDA Fall Conference

Singers $25 each (Full access to MVAS events & Conference Sessions)
ACDA Member Singer $25 each Members $65
College Students $20
(Application Form on p. 10)

ACDA 2013 Deadlines

A Handy Chart

Event Registration
Event Other
Dates /Application

ACDA Discount: February 15

On Site
National Conference March 13-16 Includes
Dallas, Texas Reading Packet choices

NC ACDA Space allotments

September
Male Vocal Arts May 15 announced June 1;
20-21
Symposium Repertoire List: July 1

NC ACDA
September Discount: usually one month
Fall Conference On Site
20-21 prior to the event
UNC Greensboro
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DALLAS 2013: ADVOCATE ~ REMEMBER ~ TEACH.

2013 National ACDA Conference

CONFERENCE BASICS:
The National Conference will take place in the Dallas Arts District, Dallas, Texas Wednesday, March 13
Saturday, March 16, 2013 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Pre-concert with the Pan Asian Youth Choir). Confer-
ence activities begin at 8:00 am on Wednesday, March 13, and conclude with the sessions that begin at 8:00
pm on Saturday, March 16. There is a "Choral Cabaret" offered at 10:30 pm on Saturday evening, but a
separate ticket fee is required.

REGISTRATION:
The deadline for early registration which includes the $100 discount is FEBRUARY 15!
Log on to www.acda.org for registration access. On-site registration in the lobby of the City Performance Hall
in the Arts District.

VENUES:
Performance and session venues include the Dallas Arts District and nearby hotels.
More information about the Arts District can be obtained at
www.thedallasartsdistrict.org. These include the Meyerson Symphony Center,
Winspear Opera House, Dallas Museum of Art, and City Performance Hall.

HOUSING:
Dallas 2013 does not have a conference hotel. Dallas 2013 has closer hotels to the
Dallas Arts District. All events take place on Flora Street from One Arts Plaza to the
Fairmont Hotel. (See Dallas Arts District maps and venues at ) Some morning sessions
held in the Sheraton Conference Center. Honor Choir rehearsals at the Omni and Hyatt
Hotels.
WARIG: Housing Scam: Only the hotels listed on the website have been
contracted by American Choral Directors Association for this event. If you are contacted by any company
claiming to be the "official" housing service and offering rooms at a lower rate, be aware that American
Choral Directors Association does not utilize a housing service. Please contact one of the hotels below
directly and book your rooms under the American Choral Directors room block.
(Continued on p. 15)

Meyerson Symphony Center

Spring 2013 page 15

DALLAS 2013 (Continued from p. 14)

TRANSPORTATION:
The 2013 Conference Committee is excited to
contain all events within the Dallas Arts District
and adjacent hotels. DART Rail passes are avail-
able for easy access to food, shopping, and Honor
Choirs (Omni and Hyatt Hotels). Fares are listed
at http://www.dart.org/fares/fares.asp. Different
levels of fares can be purchased...for example, a
day pass is available for $5, and a 7-day pass
(unlimited, consecutive days) is $25. Winspear Opera House

There is also an "Art Cart" within the

Arts District exclusively. This shuttle is
available Tuesday - Friday: 11 am to 2
pm, and Tuesday - Saturday: 5 pm to
closing. More information can be found
at http://www.oneartsplaza.com/arts/
artcart.html.

Y o u r e N o t f r o m A r o u n d H e r e . . . I c a n Te l l B y t h e Wa y Yo u S i n g !
Dr. Melodie Galloway, Ethnic & Multicultural Perspectives R&S Chair
When it comes to choosing music that is Ethnic or like we are doing our best to authenticate or music,
Multicultural, the key is authenticity. Can I get my but we are stepping out on the proverbial limb, hoping
choir to sing with authority and with an understanding the singers pronounce the text correctly and hoping no
of the culture from which it originates? Sure, there are one who is really from that country is sitting in the
issues of voicing, difficulty, harmonic and rhythmic audience.
challenges, but the central idea of authentic perform- As an educator, I know that finding time in the week
ance practice is critical for the students and the audi- is tough for any extensive research. However, there
ence. Where do we look for realistic support? There are valuable sources to pursue that might be well
are several options. worth the extra effort. It may sound a bit tacky, but
The forum on ChoralNet is often the best first go-to how about talking wit your local Chinese restaurant
place for collegial discussion on this kind of issue. owner about a particular Asian piece you are working
You can open up the forum page and participate in on with your choir (hopefully its the same coun-
conversations about all sorts of things. It is a valuable try/region of Asia). On my campus at UNC Asheville
starting point for information and input from col- I was planning some choruses from Estonia for our
leagues. A next step is to find resources that support upcoming University Singers concert, so I sought out
the style you are working to present. For instance, a the Admissions office for student information. I was
primary source for preparing an African song would surprised to find out that in that one semester alone,
be talking with someone from Africa, specifically the we had 2 visiting students from Tallin, Estonia. They
country the song is from, of course. This sounds sim- were only staying in Asheville for 6 months! They
ple enough, except for some of us who do not have both agreed to meet with me and then work with the
access to the real thing, nor do we have access to a choir. It turned out to be a delightful experience they
person from China for a Chinese piece, or someone ended up singing on the concert with us on our pieces.
who knows something about music from their native Because they were both good singers, I had them sing
land of Venezuela or Portugal. It can feel, at times, ( Co nti nued on page 16)
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You r e Not Fr om Ar ound Her e (Continued from page 15)
their national anthem as a duet in the Estonian
language. This experience opened up dialogue about
cross-cultural issues, international study, choral mu-
sic, and future vocations. My students enjoyed sing-
ing the music, but their performance was broadened
so far beyond simply the good singing done by the
choir. It was an educational and enriching process,
that really didnt take much effort to engineer. Some-
times all it takes is a phone call.
Other sources for making connections: local churches
ask about the congregational makeup, ethnicities,
community groups that also meet at the church; local
libraries and schools ask about personnel and
resources; local chamber of commerce offices ask
about community groups, foreign language sources,
etc. Of course, the internet is a great source, but it is
not always the best place to start in finding local peo-
ple and communities. Colleges and universities, if
you have one in your vicinity, may often be the rich-
est source for finding ethnicity and a place that will
offer support in your pursuit. Start with the Admis-
sions office, or the Dean of Students office, tell them
about your project and the connections you are want-
ing to make. You might be surprised in the directions
it may lead.
Obviously, the best way to connect with true musical
style is for the teacher to experience the music first-
hand. Though we may not be able to fly to Bali next
week, we can be more intentional in seeking out
primary source music. Look for concerts, music
demonstrations, workshops with music from a
broad global spectrum. The drum circle in Asheville
may not be the highest in scholarship, but it draws
people from all sorts of cultures and backgrounds,
spotlights innovation and creativity in rhythm, and is
both presentational and participatory. Go ahead and
get your hands dirty it will open your mind and the
Carolina Caroler
minds of your students.
Beyond language and connections with ethnic
peoples, support for teaching non-western styles in
general is tremendously helpful in preparation for
specific performance practice. A brilliant article on
teaching multicultural music-making is Warren Send-
ers and Lyle Davidsons Music and Multicultural-
ism: Dimensions, Difficulties and Delights, from the
Journal for Learning Through Music/Summer 2000.
The writers summarize, The biggest challenge is the
one we face as education professionals: If we are to
incorporate influences from cultures and traditions
other than our own, we must rearrange our thinking
on the subject. New conceptions of ensemble organi-
zation and group music-making can be taught only if
they are experienced. After we have undergone genu-
inely meaningful musical learning ourselves, we can
begin to develop a vocabulary of analytical and peda-
gogical approaches which will enable us to convey
these ideas to our students.
Sources Cited:
choralnet.org
Senders and Davidson, Music and Multicul-
turalism: Dimensions, Difficulties and
Delights, Journal for Learning
Through Music, Summer 2000.
Daria. Marmaluk-Hajioannou: http://
makingmulticulturalmu
sic.wordpress.com/
http://web.ku.edu/~cmed/multicult.html
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I n t o t h e M i n d o f t h e C o n d u c t o r - a G l i m p s e i n t o P r o c e s s & Pe r f o r m a n c e
Choralnet.org Tweet by Scott Dorsey

We are happy to introduce a new conference offer-

ing at the 2013 National Conference. Inspired by
the acclaimed Inside the Actors Studio televised
by Bravo, conductors of choirs selected to perform
on the national conference stage are invited to pre-
sent a short, moderated masterclass, offering
behind-the-scenes insight into the preparation for a
performance at this event. The Conference Steering
Committee has selected approximately 20 choirs for
these sessions, representing all of the ACDA Reper-
toire and Standards areas, a variety of ages and
styles.
These sessions are scheduled while other conference
activities are ongoing and intended to be added-
value sessions for attendees
with an interest in a specific
conductor, choir, or topic area.
All of the Conductors Studio
sessions will be held in the
Booker T. Washington High
School for the Performing Arts
Auditorium. This 480-seat thea-
ter, located across the street from
the Winspear Opera House, will
provide an intimate setting for these workshops.
ACDA members will have the opportunity to submit
questions via the web in January and February. There
will also be a chance for conference attendees to sub-
mit written questionsperhaps even by Twitter feed!
before the session. Ultimately, the conductors
choose which questions to answer, or choose their
own topic.
Ideas may include (as appropriate):
crafting choral sound
developing a collegiate choir primarily
with non-music majors
recruiting male singers
training the middle school singer within
a group rehearsal dynamic
planning repertoire
We hope that this will be an exciting and informative
addition to the conference schedule. Our theme,
Choral ART, challenges us to be advocates for our
craft, remember and celebrate those who have cham-
pioned and provided this art to us, and teach the
future. These Into the Mind... sessions seem an
obvious way to honor all three.
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Tr e a s u r e r s R e p o r t
Catherine Butler, NC ACDA Treasurer

Proposed 2011- Actual 2011- Proposed 2012- Actual 2012-

Acct. No. Budget Item 2012 2012 2013 2013

Beginning Balances
4100.1 Checking $ 16,038.20 $25,707.97 $ 25,707.97 $ 25,608.13
4100.3 CD 35,703.25 35,703.25 35,703.25 35,703.25
Beginning Balances $ 51,741.45 $61,411.22 $ 61,411.22 $ 61,311.38

Income
4102.3 CD Interest 250.00 163.02 150.00
4120 Newsletter Advertising -
4130 - 4135 Conventions, Workshops, Activities 21,800.00 20,790.00 17,500.00 18,115.00

4148 Allotment from Division 6,510.00 7,098.00 6,510.00 1,869.00

4149.1 NCMEA Luncheon Tickets -
Total Income $ 28,560.00 $28,051.02 $ 24,160.00 $ 19,984.00

Expenditures

4221 Bank Charges $ - $ 45.90 $ -

4223.1 Newsletter: Printing 3,000.00 2,135.00 3,000.00 629.49
4223.2 Newsletter: Postage 1,300.00 1,458.00 1,300.00 447.96
4223.3 Newsletter: Mailing Preparation -
4224 Repertoire & Standards Committees -
4225 Board Meetings 250.00 170.00 250.00 150.00
4226 Officer Travel 500.00 500.00
4284 Office Supplies 50.00 84.28 50.00 41.61
4285 Postage 50.00 50.00 9.50
4287 Printing/Duplication 50.00 50.00
4294 Audit/Professional Services - 150.00 150.00
4298 Awards 50.00 43.86 50 43.86
4298.1 Collegiate Memberships 1,000.00 480.00 1,000.00 680.00
$ 6,250.00 $ 4,417.04 $ 6,400.00 $ 2,152.42

4230 - 4240 Conventions, Workshops, Activities 20,880.00 20,097.99 15,225.00 11,104.02

4299.1 Website 130.00 139.30 130.00 59.70

4299.2 NCMEA Booth & Luncheon Tickets -

Total Expenditures $ 27,260.00 $24,654.33 $ 21,755.00 $ 15,468.56

Balance Carry-forward $ 53,041.45 $64,807.91 $ 63,816.22 $ 65,826.82

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Included in this Issue: NATIONAL Conference Information and the Coming Year!
Editors Note
Anne Saxon, Newsletter Editor
What lies between the covers
of this publication is your
link to the choral world.
There is a such a wide vari-
ety of offerings you simply
MUST read about what is
going on in our state! There
is also information about
attending the ACDA Mother Ship, i.e., the
National Conference, in Dallas this March. A
wonderful supplement to the enclosed infor-
mation is to visit the state, divisional, and
national web sites which is like opening a
choral Pandoras Box.
Serving on the news side of NC ACDA has
taught me a great deal about the inner work-
ings of what processes take place behind the
scenes. I can assure you that your state
board is an active one and not only wishes to
serve our membership, but to collectively
dream about what is possible for ourselves as
leaders and the countless singers we serve
now, and to come.
I hope to see you in Dallas! Anne
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