2013 ACDA National Conference Schedule of Events - Pacific ...

2013 National Conference
CHORAL ART (Advocate, Remember, Teach)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE and SUBJECT TO CHANGES
Visit the Venues of the Dallas Arts District
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Tuesday, March 12
Wednesday, March 13
Thursday, March 14
Friday, March 15
Saturday, March 16
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Registration (City Performance Hall Lobby)
7:00 p.m.
Pan Asian Youth Choir (Winspear Opera House)
8:00 p.m.
National Repertoire & Standards meeting (Fairmont Hotel)
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens (City Performance Hall Lobby)
Visit R&S Resource Areas (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby)
Face-to-Face opportunities (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby)
Visit Exhibits 11:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m. (Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)
Wall of Honor (Winspear Lobby Monitors)
Honor Choir Rehearsals (Hyatt Regency and Omni Hotels)
8:00 a.m.
College & University Reading Session (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Children and Community Youth Reading Session (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
Junior High and Middle School Reading Session (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)

9:00 a.m.
Crossing the Bridge: Female Conductors of Male Choirs - Nicole Lamartine, presenter
(Cathedral de Guadalupe – Gran Salon’)
Multi-Media Choral Performances: Laser Lights, Modern Dance and Choral Singing - Mark
Doerries, presenter (Booker T. Washington Magnet Arts Theater)
German Romantic Music for Male Choir. Camerata Musica Limburg Masterclass –Jan
Schumacher, presenter (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom)
College and University Round Table Discussion (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Children and Community Youth Round Table Discussion (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
Junior High and Middle School Round Table Discussion (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)
10:30 a.m.
Passion for the Choral Art: A Conversation with Dale Warland - John Muehleisen, presenter
(City Performance Hall)
Music of John Rutter – John Rutter, presenter (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
Mad Men: Advertise, Recruit, and Welcome Male Singers into Your Program - Jonathan Palant,
presenter (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)
Whose Larynx is it Anyway?: Case studies from a choral director and a laryngologist's
perspective - David Childs, presenter (Booker T. Washington Magnet Arts Theater)
Recruitment, Retention, and Repertoire for Two-Year College Choirs - Alice Cavanaugh,
presenter (Fairmont Regency Ballroom)
11:00 a.m.
Exhibits Open until 8:00 p.m. (Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
Noon
Concert Session (Meyerson Symphony Center) TRACK GOLD
Jeff Rice, Texas Choral Directors President, presider
Texas Boys Choir – S. Bryan Priddy, conductor
Marcus HS Varsity Treble Choir - Jason Dove, conductor
Plano Senior HS A Cappella Mixed - Derrick Brookins, conductor
Concert Session (Winspear Opera House) TRACK BLUE
Brent Ballweg, Southwestern Division President, presider
Midway MS Combined Boys Choir - Tammy Benton, conductor
Arlington Martin HS Chamber Singers - Kay Owens, conductor
University of North Texas A Cappella Choir - Jerry McCoy, conductor
12:15 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
1:00 p.m.
Poster Session Presentations (Fairmont Hotel Gold Room)
1:30 p.m.
Dynamic Score Study: A Model for Teaching and Learning from the Art Museum – Andrew

Crow (Dallas Museum of Art, Horchow Theater)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
2:oo p.m.
Concert Session: John Rutter conducts Faure’ Requiem and Rutter’s Mass of the Children
(Meyerson Symphony Center)
2:30 p.m.
Film Festival Introductions: Shining Night, Requiem for My Mother, and Singing Revolution
(Dallas Museum of Art Horchow Theater)
Repertoire & Rehearsal Strategies for Adolescent Singers in Vocal Transition: The Emerging
SATB Choir – Rollo Dilworth (City Performance Hall)
2:45 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
3:15 p.m.
Film Festival Viewing: Singing Revolution (Dallas Museum of Art Horchow Theater)
4:00 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
4:30 p.m.
International Concert Session (Winspear Opera House) TRACK GOLD
Jo-Michael Scheibe, National President, presider
University of Philippines Madrigal Singers (Philippines)
Rajaton (Finland)
Camerata Musica Limburg (Germany)
Concert Session (Meyerson Symphony Center) TRACK BLUE
Kathryn Smith, Western Division President, presider
Parker Elementary School Chorus - Marianna Simpson, conductor
Inspirational Message – Tim Lautzenheiser
Sloan Creek A Cappella Treble Choir - Christina Chapman, conductor
Crystal Children's Choir - Karl Chang, conductor
5:15 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
7:30 p.m. Registration Closes
8:00 p.m.
Concert Session (Winspear Opera House) TRACK GOLD
Mary Hopper, National President-elect Designate, presider
Shaw Award and Past-President Award Presentation

Arlington HS Varsity Men’s Chorus – Dinah Menger, conductor
Inspirational Message – Tim Lautzenheiser
Indianapolis Youth Chorale – Cheryl West, conductor
CSU Fullerton University Singers – Robert Istad, conductor
International Concert Session (Meyerson Symphony Center) TRACK BLUE
Jo-Michael Scheibe, National President, presider
University of Philippines Madrigal Singers (Philippines)
Shaw Award and Past-President Award Presentation
Rajaton (Finland)
Camerata Musica Limburg (Germany)
10:00 p.m.
Media Noche de Loca (Midnight Madness) (Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)
Thursday, March 14, 2013
7:00 a.m. Yoga for Conductors and Singers - Steven Russell, presenter (Chaparral Room - Atop
the Sheraton Hotel)
Visit R&S Resource Areas (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby)
Face-to-Face Opportunities (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby)
Visit Exhibits 11:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m.(Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)
Wall of Honor (Winspear Lobby Monitors)
Honor Choir Rehearsals (Hyatt Regency and Omni Hotels)
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens (City Performance Hall Lobby)
Retired Member Breakfast (Fairmont Hotel Pyramid Restaurant & Bar)
8:00 a.m.
Women Reading Session (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Community Reading Session (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)
Show Choir Reading Session (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
Developing and Maintaining State ACDA Websites – Terry Barham, presenter (Guadalupe Gran
Salon’)
9:00 a.m.
Rajaton Masterclass (Booker T. Washington Magnet Arts Theater)
International Federation of Choral Music (Fairmont Hotel Gold Room)
The Legacy of Lawson-Gould - Sally Albrecht, presenter (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom)
Integrating Common-Core Learning Standards into the Choral Curriculum - Victoria Furby,
presenter (City Performance Hall)
Re-Discovering American Choral Music Before 1850 - Alan Stevens, presenter (Meyerson
Horchow Hall)
Rutter: Confessions of a Composer - John Rutter, presenter (Cathedral Gran Salon')
Women Round Table Discussion (Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe)

Community Round Table Discussion (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)
Show Choir Round Table Discussion (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
10:15 a.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
10:30 a.m.
The Art of A cappella Singing, Presented by The Songmen and Philip Lawson, former baritone
with The King's Singers 1997-2012. (Cathedral Gran Salon')
Essential Building Blocks: The Rehearsal Techniques of Robert Shaw - Pamela Elrod, presenter
(City Performance Hall)
Treble by Choice: How to Unleash the Power and Beauty of the Female Voice in a choral
Ensemble - Demonstration Choir: University of Kentucky Women’s Choir - Lori Hetzel,
presenter (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
University of Philippines Madrigal Singers Masterclass (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
Is it Really THEIR Voices? Teaching the Urban Youth Choir - Nicole Becker, presenter (Booker
T. Washington Magnet Arts Theater)
Owens Poetry Lecture – Britten War Requiem Talk – Dennis Schrock, presenter (Fairmont Hotel
Gold Room)
Paradigm Shift: Changing Approaches for a Changing Choral World – Kari Gilbertson, presenter
(Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom)
11:00 a.m.
Exhibits Open until 8:00 p.m. (Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
Noon
Manhattan Concert Productions ACDA Undergraduate Student Conducting Competition (City
Performance Hall)
Concert Session (Meyerson) TRACK GOLD
Brent Ballweg, Southwestern Division President, presider
Midway MS Combined Boys Choir - Tammy Benton, conductor
Arlington Martin HS Chamber Singers - Kay Owens, conductor
University of North Texas A Cappella Choir - Jerry McCoy, conductor
Concert Session (Winspear) TRACK BLUE
Jeff Rice, Texas Choral Directors Association President, presider
Texas Boys Choir - Sidney Priddy, conductor
Marcus HS Varsity Treble Choir - Jason Dove, conductor
Plano Senior HS A Cappella Mixed - Derrick Brookins, conductor
12:15 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)

1:00 p.m.
Film Festival Viewing: Requiem for My Mother (Dallas Museum of Art Horchow Theater)
1:30 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
2:30 p.m.
Concert Session (Winspear) TRACK GOLD
Kathryn Smith, Western Division President, presider
Parker Elementary School Chorus - Marianna Simpson, conductor
Sloan Creek A Cappella Treble Choir - Christina Chapman, conductor
Crystal Children's Choir - Karl Chang, conductor
Music in Worship Concert (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Palmetto Voices – Sonja Sepulveda, conductor
The Songmen – Benjamin Sawyer, conductor
First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir – Dana Effler, conductor
2:30 p.m.
Manhattan Concert Productions ACDA Graduate Student Conducting Competition (City
Performance Hall)
Film Festival Viewing: Requiem for My Mother (Dallas Museum of Art Horchow Theater)
2:45 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
3:45 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
4:00 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
4:30 p.m.
Reception in honor of the International Federation of Choral Music Board Members,
International Conductor Exchange Program with China, and Asian conference attendees.
(Crow Collection of Asian Art)
4:30 p.m.
Concert Session (Meyerson Symphony Center) TRACK BLUE
Mary Hopper, National President-elect Designate, presider
Arlington HS Varsity Men’s Chorus – Dinah Menger, conductor
Indianapolis Youth Chorale – Cheryl West, conductor
CSU Fullerton University Singers – Robert Istad, conductor
Music in Worship Concert (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Palmetto Voices – Sonja Sepulveda, conductor
The Songmen – Benjamin Sawyer, conductor
First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir – Dana Efler, conductor

5:00 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
5:15 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
6:00 p.m.
Children’s and Community Youth Repertoire and Standards Reception (Horchow Hall –
Meyerson Symphony Center – lower level)
7:00 p.m.
Jazz Concert Session (Majestic Theater)
New R&S Chair TBA, National R&S Jazz Chair, presider
New Trier HS Vocal Jazz Ensemble – Nathan Landes, conductor
Age of Guinevere – Janice Vlachos, conductor
Southern Nazarene University Singers – Jim Graves, conductor
Just 4 Kicks – Kirk Marcy, conductor
7:30 p.m. Registration Closes
8:00 p.m.
Concert Session – Britten War Requiem and premier of the 2013 Raymond W. Brock
Memorial Commission by Steven Stucky (Meyerson Symphony Center) TRACK GOLD
Concert Session (Winspear Opera House) TRACK BLUE
Jerry McCoy, National Vice President, presider
Union HS Chamber Choir – Mikkel Iverson, conductor
CHROMA, the Women’s Ensemble of Seattle Pro Musica – Karen Thomas, conductor
University of Louisville Cardinal Singers – Kent Hatteberg, conductor
Tenebrae – Nigel Short, conductor
10:30 p.m.
President’s Reception (Chaparral Room - Atop the Sheraton Hotel)
Friday, March 15, 2013
7:00 a.m. Yoga for Conductors and Singers - Steven Russell, presenter (Chaparral Room - Atop
the Sheraton Hotel)
Visit R&S Resource Areas (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby)
Face-to-Face opportunities (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby)
Visit Exhibits 11:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m. (Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)
Wall of Honor (Winspear Lobby Monitors)
Performing Choir Master Classes
Honor Choir Rehearsals (Hyatt Regency and Omni Hotels)
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens (City Performance Hall Lobby)

8:00 a.m.
Boychoir Reading Session (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Senior High Reading Session (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
2-Year College Reading Session (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)
Jazz Reading Session (Majestic Theater)
9:00 a.m.
Youth and Student Activities Round Table Discussion (City Performance Hall)
Boychoir Round Table Discussion (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Senior High Round Table Discussion (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
2-Year College Round Table Discussion (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)
Jazz Round Table Discussion (Majestic Theater)
Copyright Forum - Dallas Entertainment Lawyers, panel (Belo Mansion)
Sure Fire Choral Techniques for Your Next Big Choral Orchestral Performance with You
Conducting! – Vance George, presenter (Booker T. Washington Magnet Arts Theater)
Music of the Muslim World: Building Bridges, Creating Understanding - Andre deQuadros,
presenter (Fairmont Hotel Gold Room)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? A "New Education - Performing Polyphony: Developing
Independence, Style & Musicianship - Demonstration Choir: Texas Tech University Choir, Rick
Bjella, conductor - Jameson Marvin, presenter (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom)
Our Common Hymnal: Resources and opportunities for reintroducing (or possibly introducing
for the first time) Psalmody into your congregation's worship –
William McConnell, presenter (Winspear Hamon Hall)
Gospel Music Techniques for the Choral Conductor - Donna Cox, presenter (Cathedral de
Guadalupe)
10:15 a.m.
Building a Resume’ for Success: Landing Your First Conducting Job - Jimmy Shepherd,
presenter (City Performance Hall)
Latin American Rhythm in Your Blood: An interactive Workshop - Cristian Grases, presenter
(Cathedral de Guadalupe)
The Reasons Why They Sing – Paul Caldwell, presenter (Cathedral Gran Salon')
Challenging the Children’s Choir Movement to Inclusionary Excellence: Exploring Emerging
Models for Inclusion – Sarah Morrison (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
Critical Thinking in the Choral Rehearsal – Jessica Napoles, presenter (Booker T. Washington
Magnet Arts Theater)
Choral Cross Training: Exploring the music of non-Western cultures with bel canto-trained
singers – Ethan Sperry & Mary Goetze, presenters (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom)
How to Improvise with your Choral Group in 10 easy Steps - Marc Silverberg, presenter
(Majestic Theater)
Conducting Women’s Choirs: Strategies for Success - Debra Spurgeon, presenter (Sheraton San
Antonio Ballroom)
Paradigm Shift: The New Conductor/Composer Dynamic – Paul Carey, presenter (Belo
Mansion)
Writing for the Choral Journal (Fairmont Hotel Gold Room)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)

11:00 a.m.
Exhibits Open until 8:00 p.m. (Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)
11:30 a.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
NOON
John F. Kennedy Remembered – Celebrate the past to Awaken the future - 50 th Anniversary of
his death (John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza – 411 Elm Street)
1:30 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
2:00 p.m.
Concert Session (Winspear) TRACK GOLD
Robert Duff, Eastern Division President, presider
Dr. Phillips HS Cora Bella Women’s Choir – Andrew Minear, conductor
Roseville Area HS Cantus Certus – Dean Jilek, conductor
Westminster Choir College – Joe Miller, conductor
Concert Session (Meyerson) TRACK BLUE
James Kinchen, North Central Division President, presider
Highland Park Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir – Greg Hobbs, conductor
Iowa State Cantamus – Kathleen Rodde, conductor
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers – Bruce Rogers, conductor
2:30 p.m.
Conducting Master Class – Ken Fulton (City Performance Hall)
2:45 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
4:00 p.m.
Manhattan Concert Productions ACDA Student Conducting Competition Finals (City
Performance Hall)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
4:30 p.m.
Concert Session (Meyerson) TRACK GOLD
Karen Fulmer, National President-elect, presider
Herford Student Chapter, Newsletter, and Website Awards
Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West – Richard Nance, conductor
Tim Sharp. State of the Association
Houston Chamber Choir – Robert Simpson, conductor
VocalEssence – Philip Brunelle, conductor
Concert Session (Winspear) TRACK BLUE
Gary Weidenaar, Northwestern Division President, presider

Kennesaw State University Men’s Ensemble – Leslie Backwell, conductor
Fullerton College Chamber Singers – John Tebay, conductor
Herford Student Chapter, Newsletter, and Website Awards
Florida State University Singers – Kevin Fenton, conductor
5:15 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
5:30 p.m. Registration Closes
5:45 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
6:00 p.m.
The Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses Reception (Sheraton Hotel)
Robert Shaw Award Reception (Winspear Skyline Terrace) Advance ticket purchase required.
$100 ($40 is tax deductible)
8:00 p.m.
Concert Session (Meyerson) TRACK GOLD
Jerry McCoy, National Vice President, presider
Union HS Chamber Choir – Mikkel Iverson, conductor
CHROMA, the Women’s Ensemble of Seattle Pro Musica – Karen Thomas, conductor
University of Louisville Cardinal Singers – Kent Hatteberg, conductor
Tenebrae – Nigel Short, conductor
Concert Session (Winspear) TRACK BLUE
Karen Fulmer, National President-elect Designate
Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West – Richard Nance, conductor
Tim Sharp, State of the Association
Houston Chamber Choir – Robert Simpson, conductor
VocalEssence – Philip Brunelle, conductor
8:30 p.m.
Jazz Concert Session (Majestic Theater)
Kirk Marcy, Past National R&S Jazz Chair, presider
Willamette Singers – Wallace Long, conductor
The Mansfieldians – Sheryl Mondelien, conductor
Voca People from Broadway
ARTS DISTRICT BLOCK PARTY – MUSEUMS OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Visit R&S Resource Areas (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby)
Face-to-Face opportunities (Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby)
Visit Exhibits 9:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. (Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)

Wall of Honor (Winspear Lobby Monitors)
Honor Choir Rehearsals (Hyatt Regency and Omni Hotels)
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens (City Performance Hall Lobby)
Music in Worship Immersion Day (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
8:00 a.m.
Music in Worship Reading Session (Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe)
Men's Reading Session (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
Ethnic & Multicultural Reading Session (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)
Sweat, Tears, and Jazz Hands - Show Choir: From Fred Waring to Glee - Mike Weaver,
presenter (Booker T. Washington Magnet Arts Theater)
The Art of Successful Programming: Study, Selection, and Synthesis - Richard Bjella, presenter
(Winspear Hamon Hall)
CSI: CHORAL - Looking for the musical clues to inspire efficiency in rehearsal, and beauty in
performance - Graeme Langager, presenter (Guadalupe Gran Salon’)
9:00 a.m.
Exhibits Open until 4:00 p.m. (Meyerson and Winspear Lobbies)
Multicultural Round Table Discussions (Sheraton San Antonio Ballroom)
Men's Round Table (Sheraton Houston Ballroom)
From Memory to Imagination: Reforming the Church’s Music – Randall Bradley, presenter
(Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
9:15 a.m.
Cambiata Voices: Finding the Shoe that Fits - Alan McClung, presenter (Cathedral Gran Salon')
Vocal Jazz Concepts for Young Choirs – Natalie Wilson (Booker T. Washington Magnet Arts
Theater)
New Choral Music from Mexico – Demonstration Choir: VocalEssence - Philip Brunelle,
presenter (City Performance Hall)
10:15 a.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
Interlude – Junaluska Singers – Melodie Galloway, presenter (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
10:30 a.m.
Music in Worship Round Table Discussion: Introduction, Development, Coda: Different Phases
of a Career in Sacred Music
Late Career: Thomas Coker & Dale Peterson, presenters (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Mid Career: Harry Wooten & Side Davis (Cathedral Gran Salon' - A)
Early Career: Meg Granum & Josh Taylor (Cathedral Gran Salon' - B)
Concert Session (Winspear) TRACK GOLD
James Kinchen, North Central Division President
Highland Park Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir – Greg Hobbs, conductor
Manhattan Concert Productions ACDA Student Conducting Competition Awards Presentation

Iowa State Cantamus – Kathleen Rodde, conductor
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers – Bruce Rogers, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Strategies for Small Church Choirs – Matt Caine, presenter (Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Concert Session (Meyerson) TRACK BLUE
Robert Duff, Eastern Division President, presider
Dr. Phillips HS Cora Bella Women’s Choir – Andrew Minear, conductor
Roseville Area HS Cantus Certus – Dean Jilek, conductor
Westminster Choir College – Joe Miller, conductor
11:30 a.m.
Past-President’s Luncheon – Invitation Only (Nasher Sculpture Garden – Private Dining Room)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
11:45 a.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
Noon – Registration Closes – See you in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 24 –March 1, 2015
12:30 p.m.
Honor Choir Concert – Children and Community Youth (Hyatt Regency Landmark
Ballroom)
Amy Blosser, National R&S Chair, presider
12:45 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Meyerson Horchow Hall – lower level)
1:00 p.m.
Film Festival Viewing: Shining Night (Dallas Museum of Art Horchow Theater)
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
1:15 p.m.
Honor Choir Concert – Junior High / Middle School (Hyatt Regency Landmark Ballroom)
Amy Blosser, National R&S Chair, presider
1:30 p.m.
Jewish Liturgy and Repertoire: What Can We Learn from Shabbat? – Coreen Duffy & Nick
Strimple, presenters. Demonstration Choir: Sanctuary Choir of Temple Emanu-El, Dallas –
Ralph Stannard, director. Demonstration Choir: Junaluska Singers – Melodie Galloway, director
(Cathedral de Guadalupe)
Promoting Choral Art in the Worship Community: High School Siunters Performing Quality
Repertoire – Eddie Quaid, presenter. Demonstration Choir: St. Paul’s choral Scholars from St.
Paul’s United Methodist Church, Houston (Cathedral Gran Salon’)
Concert Session (Meyerson) TRACK GOLD
Gary Weidenaar, Northwestern Division President, presider

Kennesaw State University Men’s Ensemble – Leslie Backwell, conductor
Fullerton College Chamber Singers – John Tebay, conductor
Florida State University Singers – Kevin Fenton, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Honor Choir Concert – Women (Hyatt Regency Landmark Ballroom)
Amy Blosser, National R&S Chair, presider
2:15 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
2:30 p.m.
Soul Searching: Is it time to rethink the conventional model of youth choir? – Eric Mathis,
presenter (Cathedral Gran Salon’)
2:45 p.m.
Honor Choir Concert – High School Mixed (Hyatt Regency Landmark Ballroom)
Amy Blosser, National R&S Chair, presider
Film Festival Viewing: Shining Night (Dallas Museum of Art Horchow Theater)
3:00 p.m.
Tallis Scholar Masterclass (Winspear)
3:30 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
4:00 p.m.
Concert Session (Meyerson) TRACK BLUE
Hilary Apfelstadt, Chair, Past President’s Council, presider
Manhattan Concert Productions ACDA Student Conducting Competition Awards Presentation
University of Delaware Chorale – Paul Head, conductor
San Antonio Chamber Choir – Scott MacPherson, conductor
Tallis Scholars – Peter Phillips, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Eric Whitacre Virtual Choir IV (Winspear)
4:45 p.m.
Publisher Reading Session / Industry Showcase (Winspear Hamon Hall – lobby level)
6:30 p.m.
Concert Session - (Meyerson)
Jo Ann Miller, National Treasurer, presider
Mormon Choral Organization presents On Earth As it Is in Heaven– Brett Stewart, conductor

8:00 p.m.
Concert Session (Winspear Opera House) TRACK GOLD
Hilary Apfelstadt, Chair, Past President’s Council, presider
University of Delaware Chorale – Paul Head, conductor
San Antonio Chamber Choir – Scott MacPherson, conductor
Tallis Scholars – Peter Phillips, conductor
Concert Session – Britten War Requiem and premier of the 2013 Raymond W. Brock
Memorial Commission by Steven Stucky (Meyerson Symphony Center) TRACK BLUE
10:30 p.m.
Choral Cabernet – Meyerson Lobby Advance ticket purchase required. $100 ($40 is tax
deductible)