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Carolina Caroler
An official, Award-Winning publication
of the 6orth Carolina Chapter
of the American Choral Directors Association

UPCOMING EVENTS: Inside

Presidents 2
C ACDA FALL COFERECE Message

September 16 - 17, 2011 President-Elect 3

Announcement
UC Greensboro School of Music
Guest Clinician: Dr. Rollo Dilworth Grant Award 3

Fall Conference 4-5

Preview

featuring MVAS 2011 5

JUBILAT SOG: and Brethren

A SACRED CHORAL FESTIVAL 2011 Sr. High 6

All-State
Guest Conductor & Clinician: Womens Choir
Jeffrey Redding
Using Poetic 7, 11
Image Article

The fifth annual Sandy Beam 8

Remembered
MALE VOCAL
2012 Southern 9. 11
ARTS SYMPOSIUM Division
Conference
Guest Conductor & Clinician: Preview
Christopher Aspaas
Treasurers Report 12

Membership 13
Application Form
Special musical guests
Brethren 6ewsletter Info 14

from Alexandria, Virginia

Directories
6C ACDA Officers 2
C ACDA SR. HIGH
WOMES ALL-STATE 6C ACDA Specially
Appointed Officers
3

January 27-28, 2012

6C ACDA R&S 4-5
Greensboro Coliseum & Chairs
War Memorial Auditorium Volume 12, Issue 2
Janet Galvn, Conductor Summer 2011
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Presidents Message
C ACDA Officers
Ginger Wyrick, NC ACDA President
2009-2011
In 2009, I brought greetings for a happy Conventions.
President new year as we began our journey Carey Can-
Ginger Wyrick together. Almost two years have passed, non, with the
6200 Maple Cove Lane and we are preparing for new leadership. support of
Charlotte, NC 28269 Thank you for the privilege of serving as your board,
704.948.4363 your state president. I am grateful for invited this
ggw@hwaci.com your support and involvement in making ensemble to
Past President
NC ACDA stronger. We celebrate present a concert for us this September,
Daniel J. Bara continued growth, creative R&S then remain in town to sing along with
Hugh Hodgson School programming, active members, exciting MVAS! You do not want to miss this
of Music conferences, festivals, and honor choir opportunity for your male singers to
University of Georgia experiences, and amazing leadership. perform with Christopher Aspaas and
Athens, Georgia 30609 Brethren.
(706) 542-2797 It is wonderful to hand over a strong,
dbara@uga.edu healthy state chapter to Bill Young as Two years ago I began my presidency
President on July 1. I encourage you to with a blessing. As I say goodbye, I hope
President-Elect
Welborn E. Young (Bill) stand with Bill by your presence at you have seen these come to fruition in
UNC Greensboro ACDA activities and your willingness your own programs:
School of Music to serve when asked. He is actively
P.O. Box 26167 preparing for the coming two years. I Your weakest singer achieved a
Greensboro, NC 27402 look forward to his leadership. musical success.
336.334.5428
weyoung@uncg.edu Congratulations to Sandy Holland, our You discovered a new piece perfect
new president-elect. Sandy brings much
Secretary for your ensemble.
Gwen Hall
experience in ACDA leadership. She will
Southwest Randolph work with Bill over her term learning the You had a rehearsal moment that
High School responsibilities of the president while
renewed your joy in choral music.
1641 Hopewell Friends Road chairing the Fall Conference.
Asheboro, NC 27205
I am pleased to announce NC ACDA A choir member spoke an
336.381.7747
gwenmcleodhall@earthlink.net has once again been awarded a Southern unexpected kind word to you.
Division Choral Advocacy Grant. This
Treasurer
year's grant supports A Jublilant Song, You made a difference in the lives of
Jeffrey Ward
East Carolina University our Sacred Music Festival held in your singers.
A.J. Fletcher Music Center conjunction with fall conference. This is
Greenville, NC 27858 the second year NC ACDA has received You had a rehearsal with everyone
252.328.2557 this grant. I am grateful to Andy Roby present and healthy.
wardj@ecu.edu for the work he is doing to bring this
festival back to Fall Conference for our You found time for silence and rest.
Membership Chair
Rob Frazier music and worship R&S area.
Myers Park Thank you for walking with me. May
Presbyterian Church Be sure to read about Brethren coming to we continue singing together!
2501 Oxford Place Fall Conference and MVAS! You may
Charlotte, NC 28207 have heard this amazing male choir at Still singing,
704.376.3695 x253 recent Southern Division or National Ginger Wyrick
rfrazier@mysersparkpres.org

ewsletter Editor
Anne M. Saxon
4105 Sewanee Drive Music is the voice of all sorrow, all joy. It needs no translation.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
336.922.4073 ~Helen Exley
Midpatch@aol.com
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President-Elect
C ACDA Specially
Sandy Holland Appointed Officers
Congratulations to Sandy Holland, our new president-elect. NC ACDA Auditions
members had strong participation in our first online election. Craig Sam Doyle
Gregory, ACDA Assistant Director and State Liaison, was very pleased 1313 Westminster Drive
with the active membership of NC in the online voting process. Gregory Greensboro, NC 27410
assisted NC ACDA in making the voting easy and accessible. We were 336.282.0549
able to save money, expedite the process, and get our results immedi- sam2ann@triad.rr.com
ately.
Conference Exhibits
We look forward to Sandy's development of Fall Conference during her tenure as president-elect. She
Aaron Jackson
brings wonderful experience throughout all levels of ACDA and is an asset to our state leadership.
Christ Baptist Church
Sandy begins her position July 1, alongside Bill Young as President. She will serve as state president 400 Newton Road
from 2013-2015. Raleigh, NC 27615
919.573.5454
aaron@christbaptist.org
Conference Site Host
Carole Ott
UNC Greensboro School of Music
NC ACDA Wins GrantAgain! P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402
NC ACDA is pleased to announce its second Southern Division 336.334.5428
cjott@uncg.edu
Advocacy/Development Grant. This grant supports Jubilant
Song: A Sacred Choral Festival with Jeffrey Redding. The Lara Hoggard
announcement was made by Division President Brad Almquist at Award Chair
Sam Doyle
the Chicago National Conference in March. The division (see Auditions info listed
launched the pilot grant program in 2010. above)
Womens All-State
North Carolina ACDA was the first recipient of the funds last
Coordinator
year for NC Sings! A Workshop for Young Voices. Grant funding Jeremy Truhel
was made available to support advocacy for choral music or the Forsyth Country Day School
development of special programs in choral music at the state or 5501 Shallowford Road
division level repertory and standards areas. P.O. Box 549
Lewisville, NC 27023-0549
336.945.3151
Ginger Wyrick, NC ACDA President, and Andy Roby, R&S Chair jeremytruhel@fcds.org
for Music and Worship, share a vision for a statewide sacred
Technology Chair
music event. When the grant program was renewed for the Webmaster
2011-2012 fiscal year, the two developed the event parame- Bert Fox
ters and began writing the proposal. "I are thrilled to have our Lufkin Road Middle School
event selected again by the Division," said Ginger Wyrick after 1002 Lufkin Road
Cary, NC 27539
the announcement was made. "North Carolina recognizes the 919.387.4465
investment we are making in choral music by having events foxsterb@aol.com
such as this for our sacred music ensembles. It is imperative
Conference Reading Sessions
that we strengthen and support the wealth of our choral Eric Johnson
tradition in our sacred music singers of North Carolina. We are James E. Holmes Middle School
pleased that the division has chosen to support our efforts once 211 N. Pierce Street
again this year." Eden, NC 27288
ejohnson@rock.k12.nc.us
336.623.9791 x108
Jubilant Song: A Sacred Choral Festival takes place this
September in conjunction with Fall Conference in Greensboro. MVAS Coordinator
Carey Cannon
Providence Baptist Church
3921 Randolph Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
ccannon@providencebc.org
704.366.4030 x122
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R&S Chairs
Boychoirs
Jeremy Truhel
Forsyth Country Day School
5501 Shallowford Road
P.O. Box 549
Lewisville, NC 27023-0549
336.945.3151
jeremytruhel@fcds.org
Childrens Choirs
Heather Potter
2005 Scott Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
704.408.1685
hpotternc@juno.com
College/University Choirs
Carole Ott
UNC Greensboro
School of Music
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402
336.334.5428
cjott@uncg.edu
Community Choirs
Aaron Jackson
Christ Baptist Church
400 Newton Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
919.573.5454
aaron@christbaptist.org
Ethnic and Multicultural
Perspectives
Wendy Looker
Guilford College
5800 W. Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
336.316.2423
wlooker@guilford.edu
Jazz Choirs
Greg Parker
Chowan University
Department of Music
1 University Place
Murfreesboro, NC 27855-1823
252.398.6201
parkeg@chowan.edu
Music & Worship
Andy Roby
120 North Lafayette Street
Shelby, NC 28150
704.482.3467
music@fbcshelby.org
Carolina Caroler
NC ACDA Fal l Conf e r e nce 201 1
B ill Y o ung , I n-c om ing Pr e side nt
Dear Colleagues, Friends, and NC ACDA supporters,
I encourage you to make plans now to participate in the Fall 2011
NC ACDA state conference. Besides the exceptional offerings and
performances by some of North Carolinas outstanding ensembles,
sessions by your R&S chairs, reading sessions, and a wealth of
resources provided by our exhibitors, this event marks a time to
socialize, catch up with friends and colleagues, and share your own wonderful experi-
ences.
In addition, there will be three exceptional clinicians and a free concert for conference
attendees on Friday night given by the highly acclaimed group, Brethren. I hope to see
you all in Greensboro Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, 2011.
1. Rollo Dilworth from Temple University will present four incredible sessions:
*Bridging the Gap Between Middle School and High School Programs
*Spirituals and Gospels
*Movement as a Metaphor for More Expressive Singing
*Interpreting the Choral Art Song
These sessions will be held in the Music Building at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
2. Christopher Aspaas from St. Olaf College is the clinician for MVAS. He has chosen
repertoire in a variety of styles. These pieces are:
Sing and Ponder, Fleming, Augsburg 9780800653491
Die acht, Schubert, ed. Leavitt HL 08596718
i carry your heart with me, Dickau, Walton HL08501727
Waitin' for the Dawn of Peace arr. Ron Jeffers earthsongs
Danny Boy, arr. Christopher Aspaas (pdf)
Oba Se Je, Nigerian Folk Song, (pdf)
Fridays rehearsal will be at First Baptist Church of Greensboro. Saturdays rehearsal and
performance will be in the Music Building at UNCG. Brethren will join the MVAS sing-
ers on Saturday for rehearsals and performance!
3. Jeffery Redding, Director of Choral Activities at West Orange High School in Winter
Gardens Florida, is the clinician for the Music and Worship event titled A Jubilant
Song: A Sacred Choral Festival. Repertoire for this event is:
Gloria Fanfare, Jeffery L. Ames, Walton Music 08501754
Christ the Appletree, Stanford E. Scriven, Earthsongs S-326
Bonse Aba, arr. Andrew Fischer, Alliance Music Publishing AMP0626
Praise His Holy ame, Keith Hampton, Earthsongs S-85
The Jubilant Song ensemble will join with the MVAS ensemble for one combined piece.
Pictured left:
#orth Carolina author Dr. Richard Cox
was on hand at the
ACDA #ational Conference in Chicago
to autograph his new book,
The Choral Music of Benjamin Britten
A Conductors Guide
Look for more info in our Fall Edition!
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Pictured right: C ACDA

2011 Chicago R&S Chairs
#ational Conference Scene:
Male Choirs
Dan Huff
Statue in front of UNC Chapel Hill
The Chicago Art Institute Museum, CB#3320 Hill Hall
Across from Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3320
Orchestra Hall 919.962.4219
dhuff@email.unc.edu
Junior High/Middle School
Choirs (Co-Chairs)
Ma le Voca l Ar t s Sy mp os iu m 2 011 Susan Townsend
4236 Huntsville Road
D r . C hr is A sp a a s, Co nd uc to r Fayetteville, NC 28314
910.433.9085
The Fall Conference will feature the fifth annual Male Vocal Arts Symposium. Sjst624@aol.com
Conference attendees are invited to attend MVAS rehearsals that will run concurrently
Claire Olinik
with the Fall Conference Schedule. The conference will end with a concert session of Rosman Middle School
the MVAS singers. 2770 Old Rosman Highway
Rosman, NC 28722
MVAS GOALS: 828.885.5574
To promote choral singing and vocal artistry among boys and men who currently colinik@transylvania.
k12.nc.us
sing in school, university, church, and community choirs in North Carolina.
To facilitate multi-generational musical fellowship and mentorship through the for- Senior High School Choirs
mation of a state-wide mens ensemble which would encompass singers from 8th Carol Earnhardt
Glenn High School
grade to retirement age. 1600 Union Cross Road
To introduce male singers to male university voice faculty from North Carolina Kernersville, NC 27284
colleges / universities who will be offered the opportunity to sing in the MVAS 336.771.4500
choir, as well as perform in a solo recital for the MVAS participants. CEarnhardt@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
Show Choirs
Mary D. Summerlin
C.E. Jordan High School
Dr. Christopher Aspaas is the Associate Professor of Music in 6806 Garrett Road
Voice, Choral Literature and Choral Conducting at St. Olaf Durham, NC 27702
919.560.3912
University. He is also the conductor of the Chapel Choir and the mary.doyle@dpsnc.net
Viking Chorus.
Two-Year College Choirs
Frances Wilson
Sandhills Community College
3395 Airport Road
Pinehurst, NC 28374
MVAS Sp e cia l Gue s t Fe at ur e 919.695.3830
wilsonf@sandhills.edu
B R ET HR EN
Womens Choirs
Based out of the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. area, the Laura Sam
professional, Christian male ensemble, Brethren, is a group Walter M. Williams
High School
comprised of 30 singers from all walks of life that hail from nineteen 1307 South Church Street
different states in the Union. Burlington, NC 27215
Patrick Vaughn 336.570.6163
Their repertoire is as eclectic as their configurations and encom- Artistic Director Laura_Sam@abss.k12.nc.us
passes all mainstream genres of choral music - from Renaissance
polyphony to traditional hymnody to spirituals to patriotic standards to southern gospel. Youth & Student Activities
Known for their rich and traditional TTBB sound, Brethren recently performed at the Fred Spano
UNC Charlotte
ACDA National Conference in Chicago this past March. Patrick Vaughn is the Artistic Department of Music
Director. 9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
Brethren will joining MVAS during the rehearsals, and performance, as well as present 704.687.4462
a special concert on Friday night of the conference at First Baptist Church. fspano@uncc.edu
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NC ACDA 2012 Sr. High All-State Womens Choir

Jeremy Truhel, NC ACDA Sr. High All-State Womens Choir Chair
Janet Galvn, Conductor

Greetings! The 2011 Womens All-State Choir was a huge success! Our clinician was Deanna
Joseph, the newly-appointed Director of Choral Activities at Georgia State University. Ms.
Joseph connected to the young women of our state in a meaningful and caring way that brought
so many memories for years to come.
Plans for the 2012 All-State Festival are underway! The dates are Jan. 27-28, 2012 with clinician
Dr. Janet Galvn from Ithaca College. Registration will be completed online and allotments emailed to you. The website
will be up and running by the middle of August with a deadline of September 10, 2011. Be on the lookout this sum-
mer for an email from Beverly Alt and myself, your All-State Coordinators.

DR. JA#ET GALV# is a Professor

of Music at Ithaca College, where she
conducts the Women's Chorale, College
Chorus, and is Artistic Director for the
Ithaca Children's Choir. Her New York
colleagues recognized Dr. Galvns
contribution to choral music in 1995 when
she received the ACDA New York
Outstanding Choral Director Award.
Galvn has conducted national, regional, and all-state
choruses throughout the United States. She also has con-
ducted her own choral ensembles in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln
Centers Alice Tully Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall as well as
in Ireland, Italy, and Spain. In addition, she has conducted
chamber orchestras both in the United States and interna-
tionally. Galvn was the sixth national honor choir conduc-
tor for ACDA, and was the conductor of the North American
Childrens Choir which performed annually in Carnegie Hall
from 1995-2007. She has also been a guest conductor for the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Galvn has two choral music series with the Roger Dean
Publishing Company and is the author of chapters in two
books, Teaching Music through Performance in Choir,
Volume 2 and The School Choral Program: Philosophy, 2012 SR. HIGH ALL-STATE WOMES
Planning, Organizing and Teaching. She is the series CHOIR REPERTOIRE LIST
advisor to Latin Accents, a series with Boosey & Hawkes.
Her article on the changing voice was published in the Lake Isle of Innisfree Eleanor Daley
International Federation of Choral Music Journal in August (unison to SSA) Oxford University Press
of 2007 and was reprinted in La Circulare del Secretariat de Inflammatus Est from Pergolesi Suite, Pergolesi, ed.
Corals Infantils de Catalunga. Doreen Rao (SA) Boosey & Hawkes
I Will Be Earth Gwyneth Walker
On these (SSA) EC Schirmer
Two pages:
Hoj Hura Hoj Otmar Macha
ACDA (SSAA) Alliance Music
#ational Jack Jarrett piece TBA
Conference
Still I Rise Rosephanye Powell
Scenes (SSAA) Gentry Publications
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U s i n g Po e t i c I m a g e r y
Dr. Carol Ott, College/University R&S Chair
It is a great and wonderful privilege that we dwell in a study routine.
musical world filled with exquisite poetic ideas. It was
language that propelled me from the instrumental world to Study
a vocal one, where the notes are carriers and interpreters of Spend time with the poem away
words and where words illuminate and accentuate musical from the music. Find out how it
lines and phrases. I could linger all day in the atmosphere appears in print. A poems physical
evoked by George Peeles Hot sun, cool fire (below), look on the page can inform how it was originally meant
delighting in the images of cool fire tempered with sweet to be experienced.
air and inviting the black shade...(to) shadow my white
hair. When set to music by Jonathon Dove in his cycle What impact
The Passing of the does the poem
Year, the layers of have on you?
In the beginning was the word... Does it speak to
context deepen
through Doves you directly or is
Hot sun, cool fire, tempered with sweet air, its meaning more
illumination of the
Black shade, fair nurse, shadow my white hair. obscure?
text.
Shine, sun; burn, fire; breathe, air, and ease me;
It would be easy What form
Black shade, fair nurse, shroud me and please me.
to get caught up does the poetry
Shadow, my sweet nurse, keep me from burning; take? Is it a son-
in Doves intense Make not my glad cause cause of mourning.
harmonic lan- net? Haiku? Free
Let not my beautys fire verse? Does it
guage or beautiful Inflame unstaid desire,
snippets of mel- rhyme? Does it
Nor pierce any bright eye have rhythm?
ody, but with only
That wandereth lightly.
the musical per- If the poet
spective we risk ~George Peele
was prolific, read
losing important more. This is
layers of meaning. made incredibly easy through Google Books. Many
Why did George Peele write Hot sun, cool fire? An Eliza- collections of poetry can be found readily in their
bethan poet, Peele (1556-1596) wrote this for Bathsheba to original language and in translation.
sing at the beginning of his play The Love of King David Prepare
and Fair Bethsabe. With the Tragedie of Absalon. When it
first appeared in print in 1599, the text appeared with old How does the composer set the text? Is the poetic form
English spellings: Hot sunne, coole fire, temperd with highlighted or obscured? Pay attention to the punctua-
sweet aire (etc.). We also know that it was originally tion of the poem and where it appears in the musical
written as a song for a biblical play. Not only does this line. Lifting at commas can illuminate an otherwise
knowledge bring new meaning to the poem and the long and unintelligible sentence for the listener.
musical setting, it can bring new meaning to an entire When did the poet live? Were the composer and poet
program. acquainted?
In Jerry Blackstones session Had we known this back How do the words sound? This is particularly important
when at our last state conference, one of his comments with foreign language texts. If you can find them, listen to
was that he wished he knew how much he loves words. recordings of the poet reading
The words are easy to overlook in favor of the technicali- his/her own poems. A good
ties of singing the right notes and the right rhythms with print dictionary will have an
the right vocal technique. When we adopt a well get to IPA transliteration and most
the meaning of the words once the notes and rhythms are online dictionaries now include
learned approach, we rob both ourselves and our ensem- recordings of individual words.
bles of a deeply human aspect of music making. As choral YouTube has some postings of
conductors, we have the challenge and delight of interpret- poets reading their works.
ing text on multiple levels. I would like to make these sug-
gestions as a guide to internalizing text as part of a score (Continued on page 10)
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Beloved Choral Director Remembered
Sandy Bea m fr om Mt. A ir y le ave s be hind a m usic al leg acy
Julius Alexander Sandy Beam passed away February 18,
2011, in Mt. Airy, NC. He was born April 20, 1937, and
graduated from Roxboro High School in 1953. He contin-
ued his education at Appalachian State Teachers College
in 1959, later earning a Masters of Music Education
degree from Appalachian State University.
Beam taught Choral Music at all levels for Surry County
Schools retiring in 1995 after 35 years of service. He
served as director of music at First Presbyterian Church in
Mt. Airy for 44 years, retiring in December 2010. He was
also the director of VOCE, a community choral ensemble
of note, which was invited and performed at the
November 2010 Convention of North Carolina Music
Educators.
Beam was a lifetime member of both Music Educators
National Conference and ACDA. He was an active
member of the National Association of Teachers of Sing-
ing, and received the NC ACDA Lara Hoggard Award
for Distinguished Service to Choral Music this past
November. He was awarded an honorary brick on the
MENC Walk of Fame, Reston Virginia, for his 25 year
participation in the North Carolina Summer Institute in
Choral Art summer choral music camp.
Known for his warmth, generosity and sense of humor,
Carolina Caroler
Beam was a revered teacher both
within his community and state-
wide. Up until the time of his
passing he had a full studio of
both piano and voice students.
His choral groups consistently
received Superior ratings as did
his voice students, many of
whom have progressed to
professional performance careers and as respected public
school music teachers. He was generous with his musical
gifts, was well loved by his community, and was in the
process of writing a memoir of school-related stories at the
time of his death.
The Mt. Airy community further honors his memory by
establishing the Sandy Beam Memorial Scholarship Fund
to allow opportunities for area youth to enrich their study
of singing. A Celebration of Sandy Beams lifetime
contributions to his community will be held May 28th,
the proceeds of which will add to the scholarship created
in his name. Contributions can be made to:
Beam Scholarship
The Surry Arts Council
P.O. Box 141
Mt. Airy, NC 27030
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2012 Southern Division ACDA Conference

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Tom Shelton, President-Elect
I am excited that Winston-Salem, NC, will host the South-
ern Division ACDA Conference, Wednesday, February 29
- Saturday, March 3, 2012! Winston-Salem is known as
the City of the Arts and Innovation and is in a great
location within our division making the travel experience
easy.
Why do people call
Winston-Salem North
Carolinas City of the Arts?
The arts are part of the
fabric of Winston-Salem, a
tapestry woven throughout
history. More than 250
years ago, early settlers to
this area, the Moravians,
formed the first community
Collegiate Conducting Masterclass. In
addition, she will work with a choir made
up of College Students from all over the Southern
Division, culminating in a performance of works by
Haydn and Handel. Dr. Apfelstadt is no stranger to the
Southern Division, as she spent many years teaching at
the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We look
forward to having her back with us!
Im excited to announce that SERAPHIC FIRE, a
professional ensemble from Miami, will headline a concert
on Friday night! Founded in 2002 by Artistic Director
Patrick Dupr Quigley, Seraphic Fire has garnered critical
acclaim locally and nationally. Lauded by the Miami
Herald as one of the best choirs anywhere, Seraphic Fire
has gained a reputation for dynamic, cutting-edge
performances. Seraphic Fires programming is broad,

orchestras and chamber music ensembles in the colonies, including classical and contemporary,
and built some of the first organs and stringed instruments. sacred and secular choral works. This
American Classical music was first written here in 1789 programming has won the organization
by Johann Friedrich Peter. The city is home to the states awards and earned wide-ranging praise.
oldest city symphony, and Winston-Salem created the
nations first Arts Council in 1949, which set off the arts Another highlight of the conference will be
council movement in the United States. VOICES OF LIGHT, presented by the Bel
Canto Company, the University of North
The Conference will feature three Honor Choirs, Carolina at Greensboro Chamber Singers;
including a Childrens Honor Choir, conducted by Welborn Young, conductor;
Robyn Lana, Artistic Director of and the Greensboro Youth
the Cincinnati Childrens Choir; Chorus - Cantabile; Ann
a Junior High SATB Honor Doyle, conductor. VOICES
Choir, conducted by Lynnel Joy OF LIGHT merges the legen-
Jenkins, Artistic Director of the dary silent film masterpiece
Princeton Girlchoir and Choral The Passion of Joan of Arc
Director at Timberlane Middle with a live performance of
School; and a Senior High SATB a beautiful new work by
Honor Choir, conducted by composer Richard Einhorn.
Joe Miller, Director of Choral An incredibly moving and
Activities at Westminster Choir popular composition for solo
College. voices, chorus and orchestra,
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt, Director of Choral Programs at the VOICES OF LIGHT has been
University of Toronto, will serve as the clinician for the (Continued on page 11)
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Using Poetic Imager y (Continued from page 7)

Prepare the notes. Edit the music rhythmically to make space for poetic lifts, breaths, and text stress.
Communicate
Use your gesture to communicate text stress, lifts, direction, and intensity. Experiment with different gestures until
you find one that communicates your intention most clearly (the video camera will help with this).
Speak the text to the ensemble as you expect the words to be sung. Pay particular attention to vowel sounds, shaping
the ensembles collective sound to each individual vowel.
If the text is in a foreign language, give both a poetic and literal translation of the text. Make this available to the
choir either though verbal instruction or a written document. A dictionary (either in print or online) is the best re-
source for a literal translation. Understanding why certain words are expressed with dissonance will deepen the en-
sembles expressive capacity.
Have a student volunteer read the poem to the ensemble. This can be even more effective than reading the poem or
translation yourself and is equally successful across age levels.
In The Beauty of Gesture, Catherine David writes, True interpretation requires a saturated memory. To exit time, we
have to pass through it. Internalization of poem by conductor and ensemble through study, preparation, and communi-
cation will broaden the possibilities for expression in both rehearsal and performance. Allow yourself to fully experience
the text away from the notes. Seek out how it appeared in the beginning. By delving deeply into the texts of the music
we conduct, we find entirely new dimensions of connection between ourselves, the words, and the music.

Chicago
ACDA #ational Conference
Scenes
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2 012 S o u t h e r n D i v i s i o n C o n f e re n c e (Continued from page 9)

hailed as "a triumph" (Los Angeles Conference attendees will stay

Times) and "an overwhelming experi- in The Twin City Quarter which
ence" (Chicago Tribune). features the Marriott and Embassy
VOICES OF LIGHT is a stunning Suite Hotels. Both hotels are con-
evening of music theatre. The nected by climate-controlled walk-
critically-acclaimed event has brought way to the M.C. Benton Convention
sold-out houses to their feet at the Center. The Stevens Performing Arts
Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Center is located 2 blocks away.
Wave Festival; at Avery Fisher I attend ACDA conferences for
Hall in Lincoln Center; at the a variety of reasons: I want to
Kennedy Center and Wolf Trap hear great performances; I want
with the National Symphony; and to gain new ideas and strategies
in dozens of major concert halls for working with singers of all
across the country. It has been ages as well as rehearsal tech-
featured on CBS Sunday Morning; niques I can immediately imple-
on NPR's Performance Today and ment when I return home; I
All Things Considered; and in want to hear a massive amount
numerous national publications, of repertoire (both old and new)
including the New York Times through reading sessions, con-
and the Wall Street Journal. certs, and visiting the exhibits;
Concerts will be performed in the Stevens Performing Arts and most importantly, I want to connect with friends and
Center. A total of 1,380 seats on two levels offer superb colleagues I rarely have the opportunity to visit.
sightlines and exceptional acoustics. Originally a 1929 The conference planning team has been working very hard
silent movie theatre, the Stevens Center is a magnificently to provide opportunities that address all of these goals. In
restored neoclassical theatre addition, we are stepping outside the box for several
located in the downtown area. featured events (which will be announced soon!). I hope
Re-opened in April 1983, the you will make plans to join us in Winston-Salem. Its
Stevens Center is the primary going to be an energizing week of fantastic music making!
performance space for the
North Carolina School of the
Arts, the Winston-Salem
Symphony, and the Piedmont
Opera Theatre. In addition to
the Stevens Center, some
Concerts as well as the Music
and Worship Service will be
held at Centenary United
Methodist Church, also located in downtown Winston-
Salem and adjacent to the Stevens Center.
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Newsletter Update
Anne Saxon, Editor
Another chorus season
is winding down and its
time for summer plans.
Hopefully you will have
an opportunity to rest
and relax, along with
taking advantage of the
many opportunities for
professional renewal and development.
The National Conference in Chicago was
a cold, but inspiring event! As you check
out the many photos throughout this
newsletter you will hopefully get a sense
of the fun and connection such a confer-
ence can provide.
The 2012 Southern Division Conference
in Winston-Salem is truly an opportunity
for NC ACDA to shine, so begin making
plans now to attend. As a native, Im
delighted to have the opportunity to show
off this great city of Arts and Innova-
tion. Anne
Carolina Caroler
Above:
Scenes from ACDA Chicago Conference:
St. Patricks Day Celebrations,
Including the Chicago River dyed green;
Left:
Classic Rocker Guitars
at Chicago Blues Club, Legends.
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