Fall 2007 page 1

Carolina Caroler

An official publication of the North Carolina Chapter

of the American Choral Directors Association

DATES TO REMEMBER FOR THE COMING YEAR Inside

September 21-22, 2007 Presidents 2-3
NC ACDA FALL CONFERENCE 2007 Message

Guest Clinician ~ Dr. James Jordan Fall Conference 2

2007 Update
UNC-Greensboro School of Music
James Jordan Bio 4

Fall Conference 5- 7
featuring the first annual Performing Groups
MALE VOCAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM Fall Conference 8-9
Guest Conductor & Clinician ~ Dr. Paul Rardin Schedule &
Registration Form

CME Reflections 11
November 12, 2007
Hoggard 12-
NC ACDA LUNCHEON Remembrances 13
NC Music Educators In-Service Convention, Winston-Salem NCMEA Luncheon 14
Meredith College Chorale
Application 15-
Dr. Lisa Fredenburgh, Conductor for Choral 16
Performance
Hoggard 17
January 25 -26, 2008 Nomination Form

NC ACDA SR. HIGH WOMENS ALL STATE All-State 18 -

Guest Conductor ~ Dr. Rollo Dilworth Information 19
Greensboro Coliseum & War Memorial Auditorium New Leadership 20

Southern Division 22

Louisville, Kentucky March 5-8, 2008

Treasurers Report 24
Membership 25
ACDA SOUTHERN DIVISION CONFERENCE Application
Childrens Honor Choir ~ Ages 9 - 15
Joan Gregoryk, Conductor Directories
SATB Junior High Honor Choir ~ Grades 7 - 9
NC ACDA Officers 2
David Brunner, Conductor
SATB High School Honor Choir ~ Grades 9 - 12 NC ACDA Specially 3
Appointed Officers
Dr. Kevin Fenton, Conductor
NC ACDA 4-5
R&S Chairs

NC ACDA FALL CONFERENCE 2008 Fall 2007

October 10 - 11: UNC - Greensboro
Volume 9, Issue 3
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NC ACDA Officers
Presidents Message
2007-2009 Daniel Bara, NC ACDA President

President Dear Fellow Musicians,

Daniel J. Bara I hope this newsletter finds you all well! As I write, I am
School of Music
enjoying a beautiful 70-degree breeze outside my new
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858 summer home in Fredonia, NY where I am heading up the
252.328.6243 New York State Summer School for the Arts School of
barad@ecu.edu Choral Studies. Dont get too excited. My summer home
is a college dormitory on the campus of SUNY-Fredonia,
Past President and my schedule with these 80 talented young singers is
Tom Shelton far from cushy. But, Im not kidding about the 70-degree breeze. Its really VERY
Kernersville Middle School
wonderful!
110 Brown Road
Kernersville, NC 27284 At Interlochen, they have a saying during the week before school or camp season begins:
336.996.5566 If you listen, you can hear them coming. This always echoes in my head during the
tomshelton@triad.rr.com month of August in the weeks and days before school starts up again. The
President-Elect
students are coming! The singers are coming! Am I ready?
Ginger Wyrick Once again, I would like to invite you to include the ACDA Fall Conference as part of
Queens University of your annual preparation activities for the coming school year. It is a great way to
Charlotte gather with colleagues, friends, and world-class clinicians to discuss your art and
1900 Selwyn Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28274
your profession as the academic year lies before you. This year we will host
704.337.2269 Dr. James Jordan, from Westminster Choir College, who will lead us in four
ggw@hwaci.com outstanding sessions, entitled, Vocal Techniques for Choirs, Your Choir CAN Sing
In-Tune, The Musicians Walk, and A Rehearsal Techniques Refresher Course.
Secretary Additionally, we will have reading sessions led by Dr. Jordan and our R&S chairs.
Gwen Hall Our Saturday schedule will include panel discussions on classroom management and
Southwest Randolph
High School
vocal health and advice led by some of our states most successful and experienced
1641 Hopewell Friends Road classroom teachers and college voice professors.
Asheboro, NC 27205 Additionally, this years conference will serve as the home of the first annual Male
336.381.7747 Vocal Arts Symposium a two-day event in which male singers from junior high to
bhall@asheboro.com
retirement age form a 100+ voice mens chorus to prepare a program and explore
Treasurer issues of vocal technique, ensemble technique, and musicianship. Dr. Paul Rardin,
Jeffrey Ward conductor of the renowned University of Michigan Mens Glee Club will serve as the
East Carolina University conductor and clinician.
A.J. Fletcher Music Center
Greenville, NC 27858 Our fall conference will also showcase three outstanding North Carolina choirs,
252.328.2557 including the Campbell University Choir conducted by Philip Morrow, the Wingate
wardj@ecu.edu University Chorus conducted by Kenney Potter, and the Musical Heirs (North
Carolina Home Educators Choir) conducted by Barbara Van Patter. Their
Membership Chair performances, plus access to musical exhibits, a Meet-the-Clinician reception, and
Tom Shelton
Kernersville Middle School
time with friends and colleagues old & new, make the NC ACDA Fall Conference a
110 Brown Road must-go event! Make plans now!
Kernersville, NC 27284 In addition to our fall conference, Id also like to draw your attention to some of our new
336.996.5566 board members who will be filling R&S chairs in the coming years. First of all, Id
tomshelton@triad.rr.com like to congratulate Ginger Wyrick on her new role as President-Elect! As our
Newsletter Editor long-time treasurer, Ginger brings a wealth of experience and organizational history
Anne M. Saxon to this position, and has already been invaluable in orienting our new treasurer,
4105 Sewanee Drive Jeffrey Ward. Jeff Ward is in his second year as Associate Director of Choral
Winston-Salem, NC 27106 Activities at ECU, and has agreed to take on the vast responsibilities as NC ACDA
366.922.4073 treasurer. Needless to say, I am thrilled and relieved to have such brilliant and
Midpatch@aol.com
dedicated colleagues serving in these important positions.
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From the President-Elect NC ACDA Specially

Ginger Wyrick Appointed Officers

Allow me to express my gratitude to you for the opportunity Ace Mentoring/Auditions

to serve as your treasurer since 1997. I am so proud of Sam Doyle
the work you have accomplished as a state. Our growth 1313 Westminster Drive
in membership, the expansion of our fall conference Greensboro, NC 27410
schedule, the development of online resources, 336.282.0549
the max-capacity participation at SSA All-State, sdoyle4@triad.rr.com
this ever-improving newsletter, and your stewardship of
state funds combine to make NC ACDA a beacon. Conference Exhibits/
Reading Sessions
Take a moment to review the state budgets year-end report. William McConnell
You will see that we are currently standing on firm financial ground. Your officers St. Andrews Pres. College
have been diligent to use your money wisely as they operate the organization, and 1700 Dogwood Mile
planning committees seek to keep your registration costs at a minimum while still Laurinburg, NC 28352
covering our expenses. Your annual dues are divided between the National Office, 910.277.5262
mcconnellwt@sapc.edu
Southern Division, and the State. The State Chapter receives only a small portion
($19.00) per member. These funds are designated for operational expenses.
Conference Site Host
Currently, our operational expenses exceed our allotted Division funds which means Welborn E. Young (Bill)
it is imperative that we make some profit from our events in order to break even. UNC-Greensboro
Together as we look to what we can be, I invite you to join me in serving ACDA School of Music
wherever you are. Tell your colleagues about the exciting events and opportunities P.O. Box 26167
Greensboro, NC 27402
afforded them as they walk alongside other choral musicians. 336.334.5428
weyoung@uncg.edu
Still singing, --Ginger
Historian
Anne Coltrane
6001 Knightbridge Court
ACDA National Executive Director Gene Brooks Kernersville, NC 27284
passed away on July 21st. ~ More info on Page 23. 336.993.3217
annecoltrane@hotmail.com

Lara Hoggard
Award Chair
Presidents Message ...Continued from page 2 Sam Doyle
(see Ace Mentoring info listed
Additionally, Susan Townsend will be filling the R&S Chair for Junior High School above)
Choirs, Jason Thompson will be joining as the R&S Chair for Male Choirs, and
Warren Howell who will be with us as the R&S Chair for Worship and Music. SSA All-State Coordinator
Desire Omburo-Davis has agreed to switch over to R&S Chair of Womens Choirs, Amy W. Daw
Northern High School
and Stephen Futrell has agreed to cover as Chair of Jazz and Show Choirs. We still 117 Tom Wilkinson Road
have a vacancy in the Two-Year Colleges position. Please take a moment to review Durham, NC 27712
who your board members are and please dont hesitate to open a dialogue with those 919.560.3956x56813
that directly effect your area(s) of expertise and need. Biographical information on dawaw@dpsnc.net
these new members can be found on page 20.
Finally, many thanks to our relatively new newsletter editor, Anne Saxon for taking over Technology Chair
Webmaster
so seamlessly from Stephen Futrell in the last year. Hours go in compiling and
Bert Fox
editing this publication and other NC ACDA documents, and Anne has been heroic Lufkin Road Middle School
in her commitment to our organization and the sharing of her time and expertise! 1002 Lufkin Road
I hope you all are having a fine summer, and I hope to see each of you at our Cary, NC 27539
919.387.4465
Fall Conference.\
foxsterb@aol.com
Warm regards, --Dan
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NC ACDA
R&S Chairs
Boychoirs
Bill Allred
1009 Bridgewater Drive
Burlington, NC 27217
baallred@bellsouth.net
Childrens Choirs
Heather Potter
2005 Scott Avenue
Charlotte NC 28203
704.408.1685
hpotternc@juno.com
College/University Choirs
Welborn E. Young (Bill)
UNC-Greensboro
School of Music
P.O. Box 26167
Greensboro, NC 27402
336.334.5428
weyoung@uncg.edu
Community Choirs
Larry Speakman
The Concert Singers of Cary
PO Box 1921
Cary, NC 27512
919.251.6170
speakman@
concertsingers.org
Ethnic and Multicultural
Perspectives
Jacqueline P. Robinson
Hunter Huss High School
1518 Edgefield Avenue
Gastonia, NC 28052
704.866.6610
jprobinson@gaston.k12.nc.us
Jazz Choirs
Stephen A. Futrell
Elon University
2800 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
336.278.5681
sfutrell@elon.edu
Junior High/Middle School
Choirs
Susan Townsend
4236 Huntsville Road
Fayetteville, NC 28314
910.433.9085
Sjst624@aol.com
Carolina Caroler
N C AC DA Fa l l C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 0 7 C l i n i c i a n
D r. J a m e s J o r d a n
James Jordan is recognized and praised from many corners in the
musical world as one of the nations preeminent conductors,
writers, and innovators in choral music. He has been called a
visionary by The Choral Journal. His career and
publications have been devoted to innovative educational
changes in the choral art that have been embraced around the
world. A master teacher, Dr. Jordans pioneering writing and
research concerning the use of Laban Movement Analysis for
the teaching of conducting and movement to children has
dramatically changed teaching in both those disciplines.
Called the Father of the Case Study, he was the first
researcher to bring forward the idea of the case study as a
viable and valuable form of research for the training and
education of teachers.
Dr. Jordan has had the unique privilege of studying with several of the landmark teachers of
the twentieth century. He was a student of Elaine Brown, Wilhelm Ehmann and Frauke
Haasemann, completing his Ph.D. in the psychology of music under Edwin E. Gordon.
James Jordan has been the recipient of many awards for his contributions to the
profession. He was named as Distinguished Choral Scholar at The University of
Alberta. He was made an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in 2002 at
Florida State University. Composer Morten Lauridsen dedicated a movement of his
acclaimed Mid-Winter Songs to him.
One of the countrys most prolific writers on the subjects of the philosophy of music making
and choral teaching, Jordan has produced ten major textbooks and several choral series
bearing his name. He has contributed to four other textbooks. In 2005, four new books
authored by him were published: Learn to Conduct Using the Swiss Exercise Ball, Ear
Training Immersion Exercises for Choirs (book, CD, and Singers Edition), The Choral
Warm-Up (book, CD, and Accompanist Supplement), and The Musicians Walk (all
published with GIA Publications, Chicago). His books on the subject of vocal technique
for choirs are considered essential for the education of conductors around the world. His
choral conducting book, Evoking Sound, was named as a must read list of six books by
The Choral Journal. His text, Ear Training Immersion Exercises for Choirs, details the
first comprehensive approach toward aural literacy for choirs using Harmonic Immersion
Solfege and a unique system of score analysis that focuses upon what is aurally
perceived by the choir.
His trilogy of books, The Musicians Soul (GIA, 2000), The Musicians Spirit (GIA, 2002),
and most recently The Musicians Walk (2005), have been acclaimed by both
instrumental and choral conductors alike and have been credited with beginning a
transformation on how music is taught both in ensembles and the classroom through a
process of humanizing and loving. His latest book, The Choral Conductors Aural
Tutor (GIA, 2006), is the first text to teach conductors to hear subtle texture changes
based upon changes in vocal technique within an ensemble.
Dr. Jordan also serves as Executive Editor of the Evoking Sound Choral Series, published by
GIA in Chicago. Unique to this series are solfege editions that utilize Jordans
groundbreaking approach to the use of solfege in choral ensembles, using accurate aural
analysis as the basis of the approach.
Dr. Jordan is an associate professor of conducting and senior conductor at Westminster Choir
College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey, one of the foremost centers for the
study and performance of choral music in the world. For the past twelve years, he has
served as conductor of The Westminster Chapel Choir. In the fall of 2004, he founded one
of Westminsters highly select touring choirs and performing choirs, The Westminster
Williamson Voices. During the 200405 academic year, Dr. Jordan was also Visiting
Distinguished Professor of Music Education at West Chester State University.
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NC ACDA Fall Conference 2007 Performing Groups

NC ACDA R&S Chairs
Musical Heirs
Barbara Van Patter, Artistic Director Male Choirs
Jason Thompson
Barbara Van Patter is founder and director of Musical P.O. Box 1861
Heirs. Mrs. VP, as her students enjoy calling her, has a Blowing Rock, NC 28605
bachelors degree in Music Education from Temple 828.262.3020
University in Philadelphia and a Masters in Education thompsonjd@appstate.edu
from Arcadia University in Glenside, PA.
Van Patter has directed school choirs on all levels, church Music & Worship
choirs, and musical theater. Her passion in life is Warren Howell
teaching children of all ages. Van Patter also has enjoyed her involvement in solo St. Johns Baptist Church
singing, musical theater, radio and TV recording. Presently she is teaching the last of 300 Hawthorne Lane
her own four children at home, directs Musical Heirs, operates a piano studio, and Charlotte, NC 28604
directs the childrens choirs at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews. 704.333.5428
warren@
Musical Heirs celebrated their 15th year anniversary this past May with a weekend stjohnsbaptistchurch.org
celebration of alumni singing and playing together. The group started out with home-
educated students who wanted to sing and become more knowledgeable about music. Senior High School Choirs
Jocelyn Thompson
West Charlotte Sr. HS
2219 Senior Drive
Charlotte, NC 28216
980.343.6060x288
jthom2115@aol.com

Show Choirs
Stephen A. Futrell
Elon University
2800 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
336.278.5681
sfutrell@elon.edu

Two-Year College Choirs

Vacant

Womens Choirs
Dsire Davis-Omburo
East Chapel Hill High School
500 Weaver Dairy Road
Musical Heirs, North Carolina Home Educators Choir Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919.969.2492
ddavis@chccs.k12.nc.us
The vision for the group was two fold: educating musically and teaching children to serve
others through their singing. The program has grown gradually and considerably over
Youth & Student Activities
the years and now rehearses five choirs of 250 children, ages 5-18 each week. Musical Brett Nolker
Heirs remains a smaller choir made up of children whose interest in singing is UNCG School of Music
somewhat more intense than the average. PO Box 26167
The group seeks to aid the Charlotte community by singing for people in need of Greensboro, NC 27402
encouragement and hope: drug/alcohol rehab facilities, crisis pregnancy centers, 336.334.3642
prison ministries, retirement communities and churches. Musical Heirs will be going dbnolker@uncg.edu
to Bordeax, France, this November for its first international tour.
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NC ACDA Fall Conference 2007 Performing Groups ...Continued from page 5

Wingate University Singers
Dr. Kenney Potter, Conductor

ACDA Kenney Potter, a native of Kings Mountain, NC, is the Director

of Choral Activities and Music Education at Wingate
University. Potter holds degrees in choral music education
Advocacy from Florida State University and Portland State University
in Oregon, and a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the
Resolution University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Dr. Potter is an active clinician and adjudicator in North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Virginia. This year, his engagements include North Carolina
Middle School All-State, SC-ACDA Male Honor Choir, and Festival-By-The-Sea
Whereas the human church music conference. Dr. Potters compositions are published by Hinshaw Music
spirit is elevated and Choristers Guild, and he currently serves as the Repertoire and Standards Chair
to a broader for Male Choirs in the Southern Division of the American Choral Directors
understanding of Association.
itself through study Dr. Potter is choir director at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Gastonia,
and performance in NC and is associate conductor of the Charlotte Childrens Choir, where he conducts
the aesthetic arts; and Cantare, a choir of changing and changed male voices. In addition to his work with
choirs, he is the artistic conductor of the Union Symphony Orchestra.

Whereas serious The Wingate University Singers is a fifty-member, auditioned choir that studies and
cutbacks in funding performs a wide range of styles within the spectrum of choral singing. The academic
and support have
steadily eroded arts
institutions and their
programs throughout
our country,

Be it resolved that
all citizens of the
United States
actively voice their
affirmative and
collective support for
necessary funding at
the local, state, and
national levels of
education and
government, to ensure
the survival of arts
programs for this and Wingate University Singers
future generations.
interests within the choir include music, as well as art, business, communications,
education, and the natural and physical sciences.

The choir is committed to engaged performances of quality music with the purpose of
nurturing the listeners hearts, minds, and spirits.
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Campbell University Chorale ~ Phillip Morrow, Conductor

Phillip J. Morrow is in his tenth year as Director
of Choral Activities and Coordinator of Vocal Studies at
Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.
Prior to his appointment at Campbell, Dr. Morrow served
on the faculties of North
Greenville College (SC) and
Indiana University South-
east.
He holds degrees in music
from the University of North
Alabama (B.S.), the UNC-
Greensboro (M.M.), and the
Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary (D.M.A.). At
Campbell, he conducts three ensembles and teaches voice,
conducting, and courses in church music. Under his
leadership, the Campbell University Choir has toured and
performed internationally in South Korea, England, and
Wales.
Together with wife Susan, Dr. Morrow
established C4, the Campbell Childrens Choir Camp,
which runs in early June each year. The camp is for
musically gifted children, ages 9-13, who live in the
Central Carolina area. Established as both an artistic outlet
and a tool to enrich the musical education of children in
Harnett county, C4 strives both to complement and to
build upon the work of the public school music teacher.
Dr. Morrow is the lead teacher for choral music at
the Governors School East campus each summer. He has
also served churches in Alabama, Kentucky, North and
South Carolina, and currently serves on the music staff at
Memorial Baptist Church in Buies Creek. Theatrical
credits include work as Musical Director for community
and professional theatres in Florida, New Hampshire, the
Carolinas and Kentucky. As a clinician, Dr. Morrow is
frequently asked to conduct festival events and lead
workshops at schools and churches. He is an active
member of the ACDA and NCMEA.

One of the great

benefits of
attending our
conventions at
any level is that
they afford us
the chance to
hear great
performances,
to make music
together, to
share ideas,
and to meet
colleagues, all
of whom share
that love of the
choral art.
-Hilary Apfelstadt,
National ACDA
President
Campbell University Choir

The Campbell University Choir is the principal vocal ensemble of the Music Department at in the College
of Arts and Sciences. In addition to students who major or minor in music, choir personnel includes
students from a variety of academic majors, all sharing equally in the music-making process.
The University Choir has a rich heritage spanning more than 55 years, and has performed for audiences all
over North Carolina and beyond. The choir tours each Spring, having recently performed in St. Louis and
the Midwest, the Outer Banks of NC, Virginia/Maryland, and England/Wales. With purposes both
educational as well as service-oriented, the University Choir performs concerts and for engagements both
on and off the Buies Creek campus.
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2007 NORTH CAROLINA ACDA FALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Schedule of Events Conference Site
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 The fall conference will be held at the UNC-Greensboro School
of Music located at the corner of McIver and Market Streets in
12:00 Registration and exhibitor set-up--Recital Hall Lobby Greensboro. Visit www.uncg.edu/online_map/ for campus and
12:30-6:30 p.m. Exhibits Open driving directions. The Male Vocal Arts Symposium rehearsals
on Friday will take place at First Baptist Church of Greensboro -
1:00 Opening of Convention Concert Session #1
-1000 Friendly Ave.-- about 2 blocks from the UNC-Greensboro
Campbell University Singers--Phillip Morrow, Conductor
School of Music.
1:30 Browse Exhibits
Conference Parking
1:45 Clinician Session I - Vocal Techniques for Choirs Parking is available in the McIver Parking Deck adjacent to the
Dr. James Jordan School of Music. Rates are assessed hourly. Each time you enter
3:00 Break: Exhibitors Reception and leave the deck, charges will be assessed. A limited number
Hosted by NC ACDA Student Collegiate Chapters of parking spaces may be available on nearby streets.
3:30 Concert Session #2 Parking Deck Instructions
Musical Heirs--NC Home Educators Chorus 1. Drive into the parking deck and take the white ticket as
Barbara Van Patter, Conductor you enter.
Wingate University Singers--Kenney Potter, Conductor 2. Bring the parking deck ticket with you when you
4:30 Clinician Session II - Your Choir CAN Sing in Tune leave your car.
Dr. James Jordan 3. When you are ready to leave and BEFORE GOING TO
YOUR CAR - go to the big Yellow box (on the right
5:45 R & S Reading Session #1 as you approach the parking deck) that says Pay Here.
College, Community, High School, Music & Worship 4. Place your parking ticket in the appropriate slot.
Led by NC ACDA R&S Chairs 5. Pay for parking.
6:20 Observe Male Vocal Arts Symposium Chorus Rehearsal 6. Take the white ticket (receipt) with you to your car.
First Baptist Church --Dr. Paul Rardin, Clinician/Conductor 7. Insert the ticket in the machine to activate the crossbar
to leave the deck.
7:30 Meet the Clinician Reception -- Downtown Marriott Hotel

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2007 Conference Accommodations

9:00-3:00 Registration and Exhibits Open
9:30 Clinician Session #3 -- The Musicians Walk
Keynote Address -- Dr. James Jordan
10:45 Reading Session #2
Ethnic/Multicultural, Childrens, Middle School,
Womens Choirs --Led by NC ACDA R&S Chairs
11:15 Panel Discussion and Q & A with Role Models #1:
Classroom Management Strategies for the Young Teacher
Led by some of NCs most respected & experienced
choral music educators
11:15 Panel Discussion and Q & A with Role Models #2:
Vocal Health, Techniques, & Advice from the Voice Studio
Led by university voice professors from North Carolina
12:15 Browse Exhibits and Lunch on your own
1:30 Conference Demonstration
Working with Male Voices --Dr. Paul Rardin
Male Vocal Arts Symposium Choir
2:30 Break & Browse Exhibits
2:45 Clinician Session #4 --Dr. James Jordan
Rehearsal Techniques Refresher Course
3:45 Clinician & GIA Reading Session
4:30 Male Vocal Arts Symposium Chorus -- Closing Concert
Dr. Paul Rardin, Conductor
Greensboro Marriott Downtown 304 N. Greene Street; Phone:
336.379.8000; Ask for the NC ACDA Conference Room Rate:
$89 (plus tax).
Reservation Deadline is August 31, 2007
Directions to Greensboro Marriott Downtown
From the Raleigh-Durham area: Follow 85 South/40 West to the
Elm/Eugene Street exit (125). At the stoplight, turn right on
Elm/Eugene Street. Follow Elm/Eugene Street into downtown
area. Turn right on Smith Street. Follow Smith Street to Greene
Street. Turn right on Greene Street. The hotel entrance is located
2 blocks on the left.
From the Charlotte area: From I-85 North, exit 122B (Highway
220 North/ Coliseum are). Continue straight across Highway 40
and this changes into Freeman Mill Road. Follow Freeman Mill
Road approximately 5 miles into the downtown area. Turn right
on Smith Street. Follow to Greene Street. Turn right on Greene
Street. The hotel entrance is located 2 blocks on the left.
For more infor matio n
Daniel Bara, Conference Chair
Phone: 252.328.6243
barad@ecu.edu
Welborn E. Young, Site Coordinator, UNC-Greensboro
Office Phone: 336.334.5428
weyoung@uncg.edu

5:00 END OF CONFERENCE or visit www.ncacdaonline.org

5:45 NC ACDA Board Meeting/Dinner
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NORTH CAROLINA ACDA FALL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

Pre-Registration Deadline
August 31, 2007
Name_______________________________________________
ACDA membership number_____________________________
(Visit www.acdaonline.org for member information)
Home Information
Address_____________________________________________
City, State, Zip_______________________________________
Phone______________________________________________
email_______________________________________________
Work Information
Institution___________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________
City, State, Zip_______________________________________
Phone______________________________________________
email_______________________________________________
Conference Costs
Pre-Registration (Postmarked on/before August 31, 2007)
___ $60 Active ACDA member
___ $40 First time member (joining ACDA to attend conference)
___ $70 Non-ACDA Member, Spouse, Guest
___ $20 Collegiate member
___ $30 One day rate
___ $30 Retired member
Registration (After August 31, 2007)
___ $70 ACDA member
___ $50 First time member (joining ACDA to attend conference)
___ $80 Non-ACDA Member, Spouse, Guest
___ $30 Collegiate member
___ $40 One day rate
___ $40 Retired member
Total amount enclosed $_______________
Meet the Clinician Reception (Please check one)
 Yes, I am attending the reception on Friday night.
 No, I will be unable to attend the reception.

 I have special needs and wish to be called about arrangements.

Please help us update our NC ACDA Membership database. Refer
to the list of choirs/voicings below and write in the name and voic- CEU Credit
ing of ALL choirs you currently conduct in the space provided: If you would like to receive CEU credit for attending the
conference, please obtain the pre-approval form from your school
Type of Organization Constituency/Voicing system. NC ACDA will provide a form that documents your
College/University Church SATB/Mixed
attendance.
Two-Year College Professional Boychoir
Senior High School Middle School Girls Choir NC ACDA will take photographs during the conference for
Junior High School Jazz Choir Childrens Choir archival and publicity purposes. These pictures may be used on the
Elementary School Show Choir Womens Choir website, conference recordings, newsletters and other NC ACDA
Private School/Academy Other Mens Choir print materials. NC ACDA has permission to use photographs taken
Community-Based Group Other during the Fall Conference on their website, conference recordings,
Semi-Professional newsletters and other NC ACDA mailings without any other
Ethnic/Multicultural express written consent.

Signature (Required) _________________________________

Name of Choir I conduct Constituency/Voicing
Date___________
1. ____________________________ _________________ Instructions
1. Fill out the registration form and return as indicated below by
2. ____________________________ _________________ August 31. Conference music packets and reception tickets
cannot be guaranteed for those who register after August 31.
Registration fees are nonrefundable. Your cancelled check is
3. ____________________________ _________________
confirmation of registration.

2. Mail registration form and check (payable to NC ACDA) to:

4. ____________________________ _________________
Jeffrey Ward, NC ACDA Treasurer
5. ____________________________ _________________ East Carolina University
A.J. Fletcher Music Center
Greenville, NC 27858
6. ____________________________ _________________
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NC Summer Institute in Choral Arts 55th Anniversary Scholar Singers

The following North Carolina singers achieved the highest state audition score in their voice part towards
the NCMEA North Carolina Honors Chorus 2006 and were awarded 55th Anniversary Scholarships to attend NCSICA
this summer. Congratulations to each of them and to their parents and teachers!
Hallie Banish Maggie Birmingham-Corbett Erica Carpenter Rachel Coffer Jacob Britt Amber Dundee
Matt Lee Elizabeth Olson Charles Shuford Lauren Thomas Louis Vaught Christopher Wiesenberger

NCSICA - NCMEA Honors Chorus Scholarship Winners

The following North Carolina singers received an NCSICA Honors Chorus Scholarship for their
participation in the 2006 NCMEA North Carolina Honors Chorus. Congratulations to each and to their teachers!
Dallas Banks Bruce Belk John Bentley Cierrah Brooks Joshua Carlson Stacy Cavanaugh Albert Chu Thomas
Goodwin Elizabeth Lail Marissa Ludof Issac Lytle Anna Mangum Savannah Mumford Savannah Newsome
Joshua Parrett Kelsey Rector Katelyn Sabet Christina Stevens Susannah Wagner Laura White

NCSICA 55th Anniversary Honorees

Mrs. Teresa Aiken of Erwin NC (Coates-Erwin Middle School) received the Music Educator Angel Award from
NCSICA on Thursday June 21 for her outstanding efforts in providing extra curricular enrichment and scholarship funds
for 8 middle school male singers to attend NCSICA this summer.
Congratulations to Marshall Butler of Raleigh (Sanderson High School) who also received the Music Educator
Angel Award from NCSICA on Thursday June 21 for his outstanding support enabling his high school students to have
the opportunity to attend NCSICA this past summer.
2008 Dates: Childrens Choir Workshop, June 13 ~15; Middle School & Senior High Workshop, June 15 ~20
National Board Certification in Music Workshop, June 15 ~ 20
For more information about NCSICA 2008 visit our website: www.ncsica.com

Fall Conference Panel Discussion

Q & A with Role Models #1:
Classroom Management Strategies
for the Young Teacher
Led by some of NCs most respected
& experienced choral music educators::

Fall Conference Reception Treda Berry

Alexander Middle School

Friday, September 21st, 2007, 7:30 P.M. Marshall Butler

Jesse O. Sanderson High School
Greensboro Marriott Downtown
Heavy hors d'oeuvres/Cash Bar Diane Covington
Leesville Road High School
Please RSVP for this event Tom Shelton
~Register on your Kernersville Middle School
Conference Registration Form Tammy Shook
Arndt Middle School
Fall 2007
CME Reflections
Ann Pratt
I've heard of the Choral Music Experience Institute for Choral
Teacher Education and have sung many of Doreen Rao's
compositions, but it was only in July that I put the two together
when I attended the Choral Music Experience (CME) at Elon
University. Coordinated by Cheryl Dupont of the New Orleans
Children's Chorus, the workshop was led by Cheryl as well as
Debbie Mello of New Jersey. I first met Cheryl when she
conducted the Childrens Honor Choir for the 2006 Southern
Division ACDA Conference in West Virginia.
With three children's and youth choirs-in-residence (one
group was composed of students from the Charlotte Children's
Choir) and 14 adult participants, we were off on a musical journey
which led us to investigate why we do what we do as choral con-
ductors. Hmmm...weighty subject, yes? CME is designed to: (1)
extend the conductor's knowledge of choral literature; (2) develop
and refine the conductor's expertise in singing, conducting and
rehearsing; and (3) contribute to the conductor's "sense of mission"
or professional purpose.
Each day offered master classes including observation of
choral rehearsal, instruction in score marking for maximum
preparation of the music, vocal health, the artistry of singing,
choral conducting and Latin-American music (featuring Juan-Tony
Guzman, composer-in-residence). There was an open concert at the
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end of the week, singing 15+ pieces - not an easy program for five
days of rehearsal! Teachers had the opportunity to conduct the
choir and be critiqued - not exactly what seasoned choral
conductors enjoy! However, what a revealing experience it was for
me! I realized why I do what I do when I conduct, and more
importantly, why I get the response I do from the singers! When I
was asked to conduct at the final concert, I was so aware of the
power of the conducting gesture, as well as of the music, and was
able to communicate it to the singers in a much more powerful
way. It was really an enlightening week, one that was very
practical and productive. I brought home some new ideas and some
new confidence in my ability to communicate effectively in a
musical and non-verbal way. Yes, I was challenged, but am
energized and excited about the possibilities that await this fall.
This professional development program is committed to the
re-professionalism of music teaching by enhancing the status and
quality of choral music education. There are two more levels of
CME, and I hope they will be offered at Elon so I can take
advantage of them the next two summers.
Ann Pratt is the Choral Director
at McMichael High School in Rockingham County.
Please stop and visit us at:
-NC ACDA: September 20 -21, 2007
-NC MEA: November 11-13, 2007
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My relationship with Lara Hoggard began 53 years ago. Since that time, he has been my teacher,
inspiration, and role model. Lara and I talked frequently over the years and he knew how
much I loved him and was devoted to him, likewise, I knew how much he loved me. We
were truly like father and son. There is so much to say about this man and his being a role
model to so many of us. In his life and music, he always strived for excellence and inspired
others to do the same.
There is so much to say about this man and
I had the pleasure and privilege his being a role model to so many of us.
to be a member of his first
class of conductors at UNC Chapel Hill and served for two years as his graduate assistant. I
also was fortunate to serve as his assistant conductor of the NCSICA Summer Choral
Dr. Lara Hoggard Workshop. It is impossible to explain how much he taught me about music and life. I have
1915-
always tried to tell him how grateful I was of his role in my life.
1915-2007
Every time we talked, I would ask him how he was doing. He would always say, Clint, I am
He always doing well and have so much to be thankful for. The one thing I did not get to do with him
was to take him fishing. We talked about going many times but our health got in the way.
strived for Still we talked about it and dreamed of going.
excellence and I always tried to bring honor to him and his work. I could go on and on talking about and
praising this man, who was so meaningful in my life but he knew how I felt and that is what
inspired others
really matters. I will close for now with the belief that most of you who read this know how
to do the same. much I owe this great man. -- Clinton Parker

Today is May 22, 2007, and I have just found out today
that Doc died over two months ago. I am shocked and
grieved; my musical father has died and I just found out. This
is the man who saw in me something I never saw, who
believed in me in ways I could never believe, and who lit in
me a fire to teach music with missionary zeal.
As a part of the masters degree in conducting at
Carolina for three years, I had the honor to sit at his feet and
glean all I could. Under his direction, I sang in the Carolina
...he wept as he conducted.totally
caught up in the music and the art of it,
yet never losing control. At that moment
we all climbed Mt. Olympus together.
Choir for two years and experienced the art of singing as I
never knew it before or since. Audience after audience heard
our electric sound and rose to their feet, moved to
tears. He crafted sound as a master sculptor works with clay,
molding, shaping, coloringalways emanating from the
text. He would turn the meaning of the text over and over
again in his mind, always seeking the deepest of interpreta-
tions, letting it influence the music. I will never forget the
two weeks we met in the summer of 1972 to prepare for the
European tour. How he drilled that Ives Psalm 90! Then in
the concert in Hill Hall before we departed, as we sang it, he
wept as he conducted.totally caught up in the music and
the art of it, yet never losing control. At that moment we all
climbed Mt. Olympus together.
What a masterful set of ears he had. He could pick out
intonation problems from one individual (in a crowd of 200)
at 30 paces. What a sense of humor he had, always
entertaining both in rehearsals and one to one. Even my last
conversation with him when he was 90 years old, he had me
laughing with his charming wit. What an inspiration he was
to his choirs as he would talk in rehearsals. We felt like we
grew so much as human beings as well as musicians just to
hear his insights. He repeatedly referred to himself as just a
peanut. All of you will be far greater than me someday,
he would say, meaning it.
Oh, the memories well up, far more than this space
allows. What impacted me more, the music or the man? The
man as he made the music. The artistfor bottom line, he
was the consummate artist. The teacherbecause his
passion was to impart what he had to others and point the
way for aspiring teachers. He loved others through his music
making, and the constant challenge was to reach for
excellence. Dont sink to the lowest common
denominator!
In the words of Dr. Hoggard, I have been toiling in the
vineyard these past 27 years of choral music making in my
own life. There is not one day that I dont use tools that he
gave me or borrow phrases of histhats more gooder to
make kids smile. What a priceless gift he has given me by
being my teacher. Yes, Clinton Parker. The ripple continues.
I breathed the same rarified air as an artist for three years
of my life: his name was LARA HOGGARD. Thank you
with all my heart, Doc.
Bebe Snyder, Charlotte, NC
M.M. UNC 73
So teach me to number my days Ps. 90
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It will surprise no one that I learned the alchemy of accompanying from Dr. Hoggard. --Neely
--Neely Bruce
In the fall of 1955 my mother took me to Indian piano, and watch him like a hawk. He ruled his musical
Springs School for an interview. The school had only been kingdom as a benevolent yet absolute dictator, and we were
open for three years; the first graduating class would be the to follow him, come hell or high water. But he also had a
class of 1956. All of Birmingham was talking about the new terrific sense of spontaneity, so following him was never a
boarding school for boys, with an experimental curriculum mechanical thing. On the contrary, it was the greatest
and a special emphasis on music. I played the piano for the musical adventure of my life. In the process I learned how to
new glee club director and included some things of my own follow any
which he dubbed Suite Fantastique. After we finished conductor, ...fanatical perfectionism.
talking I went for a walk by myself, and ended up sitting how to follow
beside a small lake, lost in reverie. My mother stayed with a soloist, how to balance instrumental and vocal forces, what
the music director for what seemed a long time, then came kind of pedaling works when youre playing for a singer, the
and collected me and drove us home to Birmingham. She difference between the style of Mozart and the style of
cautioned me not to get my hopes up, and referred to the Brahms and the style of Jerome Kern and the style of those
man we just met as a Christian gentleman. amazingly effective cornball arrangements from a certain
Much later I learned that right after we left he wing of Shawnee Press in the 1950s. Above all I learned not
walked across the way to the home of the schools director, to be a musical snob. Music was to be taken seriously,
Louis Armstrong, and insisted I get a big scholarship and whether it was old or new, classical or popular, the work of
start at Indian Springs in the fall of 1956. So began fifty-two one of the Three Bs or the work of a staff arranger for a
publisher of educational choral music.
He ruled his musical kingdom as a In the early 1960s I became the accompanist of the
benevolent yet absolute dictator... North Carolina High School Choral Workshop, and
continued to work for Dr. Hoggard annually until I came to
years of study, apprenticeship, coaching, and deep mutual Wesleyan University in the fall of 1974. My biggest and best
affection with the most remarkable musician I have ever gig with Dr. Hoggard was the last onea remarkable trip to
known, Lara Hoggard. Vienna and Prague playing for hundreds of teenage singers
My attending ISS was a great leap of faith for all as part of two of the most memorable concerts of my life. I
concerned. I had never given a thought to going to private met many new friends, including Ron Shirey.
high school, my mother had no idea whether or not I would All in all I had a total of eighteen years of close
get in, and Dr. Hoggard took only a few minutes to make his contact with this great master of choral art, truly a musical
judgment. Doc Armstrong took his word for it, in this and all giant. In these few minutes I cannot begin to convey the
other matters relating to music. richness of our relationship, professional and personal, and I
Almost from the start I became one of the wont even try. Because of Dr. Hoggard I ended up knowing
accompanists for the Indian Springs Glee Club. There were a great deal about music, a great deal about the voice, and a
four others during my four years: Joe Hamner, older than I; great deal about life. I began to conduct singers myself, and
the late Jim Haberkorn, in my class; Russell Maulitz, who this was my principal employment for thirty years. I always
was younger; and the late Denny Elliot, who became a fine had the feeling that Lara Hoggard was looking over my
concert pianist. We worked like dogs. Dr. Hoggard assigned shoulder, every moment of every rehearsal.
us specific pieces, and arranged many of them for piano None of this will surprise those of you who knew
four-hands, or piano and organ, and added other this man, but perhaps you will be surprised to know that he
instruments here and there. was also my first
He was a first-rate arranger, Because of Dr. Hoggard I ended up knowing composition teacher. He
and a frustrated composer. brought the same
Much later, when I was on
a great deal about music, a great deal about obsessive, detailed
the faculty at the University the voice, and a great deal about life. criticism which informed
of Illinois in the early his conducting to bear on
1970s, he confided in me that he always thought he had everything I wrote, and I wrote a lot, even as a high school
something to say as a composer. In his retirement he wanted student. He gave me many opportunities to present my
to try to find his voice. pieces to different audiences, sometimes conducting them,
It will surprise no one that I learned the alchemy of sometimes having me play original piano solos as a change
accompanying from Dr. Hoggard. Joe and Jim and Denny of pace numbers in glee club concerts to allow the other
and Russ and I met with him to go over everything. boys to rest their voices.
Simultaneously we had to be able to see the music, play the Continued on page 23
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North Carolina ACDA Luncheon

at the
North Carolina Music Educators Association
Annual In-Service Conference
Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Monday, November 12, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Embassy Suites Terrace

Guest Choir:
Meredith College Chorale
Dr. Lisa Fredenburgh, Conductor

MENU
Chicken Salad over Crisp Lettuce -- Tomato Slices, Egg,
Fresh Vegetables & Fruit with Herbed Ranch Dressing
Soft Dinner Rolls -- Carrot Cake

Luncheon Cost: $19.00

NCMEA Members Pre-register for the Luncheon
On the Conference Pre-Registration Form Provided in
The North Carolina Music Educator
Or on the NCMEA Website: www. ncmea.net

---------------------------------------
Non-NCMEA / NC ACDA Members Place Luncheon Ticket Orders
by Submitting Form with Check

Name: __________________________________ ACDA Membership #: ________________

Address: ______________________ City: _______________________ Zip: _____________

NC ACDA Luncheon: ________ @ $19.00 = Total Amount Submitted: $ ______________

Make checks payable to: NCMEA
Mail this form and your check to: Dr. Reta R. Phifer, Executive Director
PO Box 2632
Matthews, NC 28106-2632
rphifer@ncmea.net

Deadline for Pre-registration for the ACDA Luncheon: October 15, 2007
Fall 2007 page 15

APPLICATION FOR CHORAL PERFORMANCE

North Carolina American Choral Directors Association

NC-ACDA Fall Conference: UNCGreensboro ___

Please indicate concert length you prefer:

___ Concert session: 25 minutes
___ Concert session: 12-15 minutes
___ Concert session: 8-10 minutes

AND/OR

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

Applications/recordings must be postmarked by April 15, 2008

Submit to:
Sam Doyle
1313 Westminster Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410

General Information (Please type)

Name of Ensemble _____________________________________________________________

Number of Singers _____________ Voicing ___________________________________

Ensemble Category _______________________________________________________

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

Name of Group __________________________________________________________

Name of School, Church or Institution ________________________________________

Name of Director _________________________________________________________

Mailing Address________________________________________________________________________

City _________________________________________ Zip ______________________

Telephone: Office _____________________________ Home _______________________________

Email Address _______________________________________

Directors ACDA Membership Number ______________________________

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APPLICATION FOR CHORAL PERFORMANCE --PAGE 2

Eligibility and Financial Statement:

Conductors must be current, paid to date members of ACDA. No choral ensemble shall appear on successive
Fall Conference and/or at the NC ACDA/NCMEA Luncheon. It is understood that ACDA will not assume any financial
responsibility for travel, food, or lodging for the performing groups. This application implies that the above-mentioned
group is prepared to travel to and perform at the convention if accepted.

Signature of Director

Name of Administrator

Signature of Administrator

TAPE SPECIFICATIONS

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

Recorded selections submitted on this tape are:

Selection #1: Title

Composer

Selection #2: Title

Composer

Selection #3: Title

Composer

For more information contact Sam Doyle: sam2ann@triad.rr.com

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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, email, or FAX by
the nomination deadline of September 30th to:

Sam Doyle, Hoggard Award Chair

1313 Westminster Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410
336.282.0549
336.370.8287 (FAX)

If you prefer you may e-mail the information to: sam2ann@triad.rr.com

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Meet our Ne w Leadership!
Susan Townsend, Middle School R&S Chair
Susan Stockstill Townsend, the choral director at Max
Abbott Middle School in Fayetteville, earned a Bachelor of
Music Education degree from East
Carolina University. She taught
general music, chorus, and social
studies from 1977-84 at Hope
Mills Jr. High Sc hool in
Cumberland County, and then took
11 years off to be a "stay-at-home"
mom for her two daughters, and a
private piano teacher.
Townsend returned to public school
teaching in 1995, working for one
year at Stedman Middle School, and for the past 11 years
Jeffery Ward, NC ACDA Treasurer
Jeffrey Ward is the Assistant Professor of Choral
Music Education and Associate Director of Choral Activities at
East Carolina University, and
Director of Traditional Music at St.
Ja me s U ni te d Me t hod i st i n
Greenville. Dr. Ward received his
Doctor of Musical Arts
degree from Shenandoah
Conservatory in Winchester, VA, his
Master of Music degree in
choral conducting from East
Carolina University in Greenville,
NC, and his undergraduate degree in
music education from Rollins
College in Winter Park, Florida.
Dr. Ward comes to North Carolina from Virginia where
Jason Thompson, Male Choirs R&S Chair
Jason D. Thompson is a lecturer in the Hayes School of
Music at Appalachian State University in Boone, North
Carolina. His teaching responsibilities
in the choral conducting division
include Mens Glee, Vocal Jazz
Ensemble, and the Gospel Choir
Ensemble. He is also on the faculty of
the Cannon Music Camp, where he
teaches the concert choir and theory
courses.
Mr. Thompson received both the
Bachelor of Music degree (1999) and
Master of Music degree (2006) in
Music Education from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. His professional experiences
Carolina Caroler
teaching chorus, general music, and drama at Max Abbott
Middle School, where she is the music department chair. At
Max Abbott, she is also the coach of the county champion Quiz
Bowl team.
She is on the executive board of the Middle School
Choral Section of NCMEA, serving as the Student Activities
Coordinator and site chair for the East 3 Districts Large
Ensemble Choral Festival. Townsend is a nominee for the
Richard E. Keasler Teacher of the Year, sponsored by the
Middle School Choral Section and chosen annually by the
middle school teachers at NCMEA's All-State chorus. She is a
soloist, choir member, and substitute choir director of Village
Baptist Church in Fayetteville, and a member of Alpha Delta
Kappa, an honorary sorority for women educators.
he served as Artistic Director for the Norfolk Cantata
Chorus, Choral Director at Great Bridge High School in
Chesapeake, and Director of Music Ministries at Monumental
United Methodist Church in Portsmouth. Other conducting
work includes the Virginia Childrens Chorus, the Beaufort
County Choral Society in Washington, NC, First United
Methodist Church of Winter Park, FL and the Bach Childrens
Choir of the Winter Park Bach Festival.
Dr. Ward is an active guest conductor and adjudicator for
student choirs throughout Virginia and North Carolina and has
presented music education research throughout the Southeast
United States. He holds membership in the ACDA, MENC, Pi
Kappa Lambda, and Omicron Delta Kappa.
include choral and piano teaching positions on the elementary,
secondary, and collegiate levels in North Carolina and Virginia.
With eight years of successful public school teaching
experience, he was one of five finalists recognized for the Sun
Trust Teacher of the Year for Guilford County Schools in 2006.
Thompson holds professional memberships in MENC &
ACDA. He serves on the Board of Directors for the North
Carolina Music Educators Association, the Board of Directors
for Musical Arts Guild at UNC-Greensboro.. His recent article,
American Idol and the Music Classroom: A Means for
Critiquing Music, is scheduled for publication in Music
Educators Journal in September 2007.
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ALL STATE REGISTRATION FORM
NORTH CAROLINA ALL - STATE 11th - 12th GRADE MIXED CHORUS
NORTH CAROLINA ALL - STATE 9th - 10th GRADE MIXED CHORUS
NORTH CAROLINA WOMENS ALL - STATE CHOIR
(GRADES 9, 10, 11, & 12)

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE (Failure to complete this application accurately and in its entirety may result in disqualification.)
A SEPARATE FORM IS DUE FOR EACH CHORUS.
The undersigned makes application to enter selected students in the
11th-12th_____, 9th-10_____, Womens ______ Chorus
to be held on Jan.25-26, 2008 at the Greensboro Coliseum.

School Name (in Full)_______________________________________________________________________

Choral Director____________________________________________________________________________
Street Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City _______________________________Zip Code______________________

Directors E-Mail Address_______________________________________________

School Phone ( ) ______________ Home Phone ( )______________Fax ( )______________

Total Number of Students in the PRESENT CHORAL program in your high school
(9th - 10th and 11th - 12th grade enrollment should equal the total choral enrollment)
TOTAL 9th - 10th grade enrollment__________ Total female enrollment (9th - 12th) _______
TOTAL 11th - 12 grade enrollment __________
TOTAL Choral enrollment __________

**The choral director must be a current member of the Choral Section of the North Carolina Music Educators
Association or a current member of ACDA.
For membership information,, contact: www.menc.org or Music Educators National Conference,
1806 Robert Fulton Dr., Reston, VA 20191
MENC I.D. Number _________________________________ Expiration Date _____________________
NC ACDA Number _________________________________ Expiration Date_____________________
Principal (type or print name)_______________________________________
Principals Signature______________________________________________

APPLICATION DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 10

APPLICATIONS POSTMARKED LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 10 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
FOR SATB ALL - STATES, RETURN TO: FOR WOMENS CHOIR, RETURN TO:
Beverly Alt (336)712-9468 Amy Daw (919) 382-0023
5240 NW School Road North Carolina Womens All - State Choir
Greensboro, NC 27408 6 Dalton Ct.
Durham, NC 27705
Amy.Daw@dpsnc.net
Student Allotments per school will be determined (on a percentage basis) by the All-State Coordinators and sent
to each school. Acceptance by each school will be the timely return of entry fees to the appropriate coordinator.
Students must attend an All-State District Rehearsal to be eligible for the All-State Chorus.
Fall 2007 page 21

NC ACDA 2008 Sr. High All State Womens Choir

Amy Daw, NC ACDA Coordinator -- Dr. Rollo Dilworth, Conductor

Dont miss the Sept.10th deadline to mail your registration form for the NC
ACDA Sr. High All State Womens Choir to be held at the Greensboro
Coliseum January 25-26. A registration form can be downloaded off of the
NCMEA website (www.ncmea.net/forms), as well as the one on page 18.
We are very fortunate to have Dr. Rollo Dilworth as our 2008 conductor.
Be sure selected students learn the correct pitches before they arrive! Also,
remember participants along with their teacher must attend a district rehearsal.
(These rehearsals are also listed on the NCMEA website under
CALENDAR-H.S. Choral Music.) I am glad to answer any questions you may
have, so please do not hesitate to contact me for more information. I look
forward to working with you another year as we provide these high school
women a higher-level choral experience.

Rollo A. Dilworth is Professor of Music and Director
of Choral Activities and Music Education at the North
Park University School of Music in Chicago, where
he was awarded the prestigious Zenos
Hawkinson Award for Teaching
Excellence and Campus Leadership. He
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Music Education from Case Western
Reserve University, and a Master of
Education Degree in Secondary
Education from the University of
Missouri-St. Louis, where he studied
composition and choral music with Robert Ray.
He received the Doctor of Music degree in conducting
performance at Northwestern University where he studied
conducting and composition with Robert A. Harris.
Additional composition teachers include Pauline Oliveros
and Marta Ptaszynska.
Dr. Dilworth has written and/or arranged over 70 choral
works that are currently in print. His choral compositions are
published by Hal Leonard Corporation, Colla Voce Music
Company, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing Company.
Dilworth is a contributing author for the Essential
Elements for Choir and the Experiencing Choral Music
textbook series for Music Express! Teachers
Magazine. He has recently completed a book of choral
warm-ups for elementary and secondary choral ensembles
entitled Choir Builders.
An active conductor, composer, educator, and clinician,
Dilworth has taught choral music at the elementary,
secondary, and university levels, and his performing
endeavors have taken him to several continents. In
addition, his research interests are in the areas of African-
American music and music education curriculum and
instruction. Dilworth is an active member of the MENC,
ACDA, the National Association of Negro Musicians
(NANM), and Chorus America. He is a member of ASCAP,
and currently serves on the ACDA Central Division Board
of Directors as the Repertoire and Standards Chair for
Multicultural and Ethnic music.
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Louisville 2008: Convention Headliner: Anonymous 4

Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and

March 5-5-8 virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of

Anonymous 4 combine musical, literary, and
historical scholarship with contemporary
performance intuition as they create ingeniously
Southern Division designed programs, interweaving music with
poetry and narrative.

Convention In addition to their unmatched medieval repertoire,

Anonymous 4 has often reached out into the realm of
contemporary music, and has premiered works by Peter
Maxwell Davies, John Tavener, Steve Reich, and
Richard Einhorn. The group has most recently
expanded their repertoire to include traditional music of
the British Isles and America.
Anonymous 4 has performed in major venues and
festivals throughout North America, Europe and the Far
East. The ensemble has appeared on numerous radio and
television programs, including Garrison Keillor's "A
Prairie Home Companion," "CBS Sunday
Morning," A&E's "Breakfast With the Arts," and NPRs
Weekend Edition. Anonymous 4's award-winning
recordings have attained unprecedented popularity, rising
to the top of Billboard's classical chart, and selling almost
1.5 million copies worldwide.

O For a Thousand
Anonymous 4 Tongues to Sing
Convention Planning Checklist: A Charles Wesley Hymn Festival
Save the dates on your calendar, and inform Providence UMC, Charlotte
your employer of your upcoming Professional
Development time. Festival participants will be
Apply early for continuing education or professional under the direction of
development money that might be available. Dr. Andr Thomas,
Look for the Registration Form and Convention the Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music,
Information to arrive in the mail by the end of the
Director of Choral Activities, &
summer. Note the registration deadline date!
Reserve your hotel room as soon as possible. Professor of Choral Music Education
Convention hotel information will be included in the at Florida State University
mail-out. Sometimes it is available online several days
beforehand. September 14 & 15, 2007
Invite your colleagues to the convention--it is a
GREAT opportunity to network AND get to know
people better. Participation Fee: $20
Plan your mode of travel (including financially!) For additional information, contact
Keep yourself current on convention information and Charlotte Judge at 704-366-7442 or
updates. Send in your application BEFORE the cjudge@providenceumc.org
deadline!
Fall 2007
Lara Hoggard, from Neely Bruce
Continued from page 17
At Indian Springs I produced a couple of piano
sonatas, a few short pieces for various forces, my first solo
songs, and some music for male chorus, most notably a large
setting of the Ordinary of the Mass. Like most such pieces, it
contains imitative counterpoint, which he went over with a
fine-toothed comb. One fugato remains vividly in my
memory. For purposes of euphony I changed one of the
entrances of my
I am nothing but a peanut.
little subject. He
was not about to let me get away with that, no matter how
pretty it sounded. He insisted that I not alter the subject, but
that I wrestle with the music and make it work, somehow.
He said, in words that still ring in my earsThats how the
great ones did it.
When all is said and done thats what mattered to
himhow the great ones did it. He could be curiously self-
deprecating, and was fond of saying Im nothing but a
peanut, while making a gesture with his right thumb and
forefinger as if measuring a peanut shell. I have no doubt
that he was sincere in repeating this particular assessment of
himself throughout his lifehe said it again the last time I
saw him, September 2006. But none of us close to him were
fooled. And the public who heard his extraordinary concerts
were not fooled either. This was one big peanut indeed, tall,
handsome, full of music, demanding to the point of tyranny
sometimes, but fun-loving and at least sort-of humble.
In the last years of his life I would see him from
time to time when Phyllis and I traveled up and down the
East Coast. Phyllis last saw him in January of 2006. I made
two more trips. At the very end of his life his ambitions as a
composer were fired up again, but he had lost the use of his
There is not enough space to do justice
to those final visits.
right hand. I came to Durham to be his scribe, writing down
what he sang and played, discussing the text and structure of
his final composition, listening to him tell stories, hearing
him sing remarkable folk songs from his boyhood in
Dr. Gene Brooks Dr. Gene Brooks of
Edmond, Oklahoma,
1936-
1936-2007 passed away on Saturday,
July 21, 2007. In 1977,
Dr. Brooks became the National Executive Director of the
American Choral Directors Association and continued to
serve in that position until his death. Prior to assuming his
position as ACDA National Executive Director, Dr. Brooks
served ACDA in other capacities, including ACDA National
Treasurer, Program Chair for the ACDA National
Convention held in Kansas City, Missouri, and the
Chairman of the ACDA Division Convention held in
Dallas, Texas.
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Oklahoma. There is not enough space to do justice to those
final visits. Fortunately my friend Robert Phillips, who with
me and so many other Indian Springs students experienced
the Hoggard magic at a formative age, is writing his
biography. Eventually you can read about his musical last
words in Roberts book.
I spoke to Dr. Hoggard on the phone for the last
time in January. He was in hospiceclearly he would not be
going home. I wanted to stay in touch, but it was difficult for
him to talk, and I didnt really know what to say. At Susies
suggestion I wrote emails. She printed them out in 18-point
type so he could read them on a good day. If he wasnt able
to read them himself she would read them out loud. This
went on for the last forty-eight days of his life.
I would like to thank Dr. Hoggard for his
encouragement, his belief in what all of us could
This is one big peanut indeed, tall, handsome, full
of music, demanding to the point of tyranny some-
times, but fun-
fun-loving and at least sort-
sort-of humble.
accomplish, his fanatical perfectionism, his deep moral
convictions, and his splendid example as a musician and as a
man. I would like to thank him for all the beautiful
arrangements he made, so imaginative, so full of
craftsmanship and lovely detail, arrangements that will sing
on in the memory of generations. I would like to thank him
for his fine edition of the Brahms Requiem. I would like to
thank him for sticking to his guns in his steadfast beliefs that
Brahms should be sung in English, and that Brahms indeed
belongs in the company of Bach and Beethoven. I would
like to thank him for all the good times we had, all the
laughs, all the inside stories about the music profession, all
the meals he insisted on paying for. But most of all I would
like to thank him for my education. He showed me, more
than anyone, how the great ones did it. And he knewhe
was one of them himself.
--Neely Bruce
In addition to ACDA, Dr. Brooks held numerous
positions in other music organizations. He served as the
Secretary General for the International Federation for
Choral Music (IFCM), and was the Chairman of Music in
Higher Education for MTNA. In addition, MTNA named
him as its national choral chairman. Dr. Brooks also held
numerous positions at the state, division, and national levels
in MTNA, MENC, and ACDA.
NC ACDA sent flowers to the funeral on behalf of
the membership. His full obituary is posted on the ACDA
National Website at:
http://www.acdaonline.org/brooks-memorium.shtml
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NC ACDA Treasurers Report: Year-End Income Statement 2006-2007

Ginger Wyrick, NC ACDA Outgoing Treasurer

Income Expenses
Interest Income 720.50 Bank charges 23.10
Newsletter Advertising 325.00 Newsletter Printing 4865.15
Conference Registration 6775.00 Newsletter Postage 589.95
SSA Honor Choir Registration 3920.00 Newsletter Other Expense 38.00
SSA T-Shirts 300.00 R&S Committees 50.00
Conference Underwriters 1375.00 Board Meetings 212.53
Allotment from Southern Division 5738.00 Officer travel 416.29
NCMEA Luncheon Tickets 162.00 Conference Meals 2450.96
TOTAL INCOME $19,315.50 Conference Clinicians 1600.00
Conference Clinician Food/Travel 779.43
Conference Clinician Housing 538.69
Conference Awards/Certificates 2.45
Conference Pre-registration brochure 334.92
Conference printing/duplication 64.20
Conference 300.00
accompanist/instrumental
Conference Music 705.93
Postage 23.69
Awards 303.42
Online/website 137.88
NCMEA Convention Booth 375.00
NCMEA Lunch Pre-sale 180.00
SSA Rental 1354.71
SSA Clinician 1000.00
SSA Clinician Housing/Food/Travel 875.10
SSA Postage 58.50
SSA Badges/Ribbons 153.82
SSA Program printing 45.00
SSA Accompanist 500.00
SSA piano moving/tuning 211.71
TOTAL EXPENSES $18,347.67
Operating Profit $967.83
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