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Carolina Caroler
An two-time award-winning publication
of the .orth Carolina Chapter of the
American Choral Directors Association
.CMEA Luncheon 11
Registration Form
C ACDA SR. HIGH .ew Editor Bio 13
WOMES ALL-STATE Southern Division 14-
January 25-26, 2013 Conference Info 15
Treasurers Report 18
Membership 19
Application Form
SOUTHER
DIVISIO
Directories
.C ACDA Officers 2
COFERECE .C ACDA Specially 3
March 6-8, 2014 .C ACDA R&S 4-5
Chairs
Jacksonville, Florida
Volume 13, Issue 3
Fall 2013
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Presidents Message
C ACDA Officers Sandy Holland, NC ACDA President
2013
Dear fellow .C ACDA Members, explore the exhibi-
President It is midsummer and after a whirl-wind tors stations.
Sandy Holland end to our concert season, three suc-
Charlotte Childrens Choir In addition to Dr.
cessful tours, and a much needed
P.O. Box 30724 Apfelstadt, we
Charlotte, NC 28230 vacation, I find myself back in the
are thrilled to have
704.451.4194 hectic world of selecting repertoire,
srholland
Dr. Tim Seelig
auditioning singers, securing perform-
@charlottechildrenschoir.org conducting the 2013 Male Vocal Arts
ance venues and the dreaded strate-
Symposium. This year, rehearsals will
gic planning session! What happened
Past President be open for confere nce attendees for
Welborn E. Young (Bill) to the relaxation and revitalization I
observation. Over 100 male singers
UNC Greensboro received while strolling the beaches of
School of Music from middle schools to veteran adult
our beautiful state? But this is the
P.O. Box 26167 community choirs will come together
Greensboro, NC 27402 nature of what we do as choral musi-
to sing under the charismatic leadership
336.334.5493 cians, whether its in church, school,
weyoung@uncg.edu
of Dr. Seelig. Please come and share,
community or at the collegiate level.
learn and be inspired with us at NC
We all need to step away to rest, renew,
President-Elect ACDA Conference! Registration infor-
Anne M. Saxon to be encouraged and inspired.
mation can be found on pages 9 and 10.
Central Carolina
Childrens Chorus
This is what you can find at the 2013 On a personal note, I want to express
4105 Sewanee Drive C ACDA Conference slated for my thanks to the membership for your
Winston-Salem, NC 27106 September 20 21. With the help of encouragement and belief in my abili-
336.922.4073 the outstanding leadership team of the
Midpatch@aol.com ties to continue the legacy of the NC
NC ACDA Board, we have organized a ACDA. This organization has been so
Secretary conference that will be beneficial to influential in my own career and
Bethany Jennings choral musicians from all backgrounds. development as a choral musician,
Stuart Cramer High School Not only will you have the opportunity
101 Lakewood Road and I look forward to giving back by
Belmont, NC 28012
to meet with colleagues from across the working diligently to continue the high
919.773.3889 state, to share ideas, impart knowledge, quality offerings that one has come to
bjennings@hotmail.com and hear glorious choral performances, expect from NC ACDA. I want to
you will also have the opportunity to thank several members of the NC
Treasurer learn from some of the best choral mu-
Catherine Butler ACDA Board who will have completed
410 Westdale Place sicians around. their service. Some are moving on to
Greensboro, NC 27403
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt, our head clini- serve ACDA in other areas, all are
336.337.3153
catherinebutler17@gmail.com cian, will present three sessions that exceptional teachers, conductors and
will benefit us all as we begin another work hard to carry out the mission of
Membership Chair season of music making. She will be ACDA..
Rob Frazier
Centenary United
working with a demonstration womens Jeremy Truehl has contributed count-
Methodist Church choir consisting of 75 high school less hours as the Chair of the Sr. High
PO Box 658 students. Several members of the NC Womens All-State and has grown this
Winston-Salem, NC 27102 ACDA leadership team will present
336.391.1339 event to be one of the best opportuni-
rfrazier@centenary-ws.org
dynamic interest sessions for specific ties afforded to high school women in
areas such as worship, sight reading NC. Jeremy steps down from this posi-
ewsletter Editor and best conducting practices. With tion to continue working with All-State
(See President-Elect info the input from experienced R&S
above) Choirs as the NCMEA All-State Chair!
Chairs, two reading sessions will Sam Doyle has been serving double
supply new and diverse repertoire duty over the past few years as the
ideas. Between sessions you will be ( Continued on page 17)
able to visit with colleagues and
Fall 2013 page 3
Fa l l C o n f e r e n c e C l i n i c i a n
C ACDA Specially
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt
Appointed Officers
We are thrilled that Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt will be leading our fall conference! A
former music professor at UNC Greensboro, we feel like she is coming back Auditions
home. Apfelstadt will be leading three sessions during the conference: Sam Doyle
1313 Westminster Drive
Making Decisions About Repertoire: Why, What, and How? Greensboro, NC 27410
336.282.0549
The Expressive Rehearsal Going Beyond the Notes
sam2ann@triad.rr.com
A Sound Experience: Factors Effecting Tone and Balance
Conference Exhibits
She will also be leading a Womens High School Demonstration Choir at the final Aaron Jackson
conference session on Saturday afternoon of the conference. Christ Baptist Church
400 Newton Road
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt is the Director of Choral Programs at the Raleigh, NC 27615
919.573.5454
University of Toronto. Canadian by birth, she began her music aaron@christbaptist.org
education in Nova Scotia at the age of five. Her degrees, all in
vocal music education, are from the University of Toronto, the Conference Site Host
University of Illinois, and the University of Wisconsin- Carole Ott
UNC Greensboro
Madison. She also has a diploma in piano performance from the School of Music
Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402
Dr. Apfelstadts research areas include leadership styles among 336.334.5428
conductors, and choral repertoire, particularly by Canadian composers. She has cjott@uncg.edu
published over seventy articles on choral music in various refereed journals, and
Lara Hoggard
wrote two chapters in Wisdom, Wit and Will: Women Conductors on their Art, Award Chair
(GIA, 2009). She serves on the editorial boards of The Choral Scholar, the official Sam Doyle
publication of the National Collegiate Conductors Organization (NCCO), and the (see Auditions info listed
ACDA Choral Journal, and is also the choral column editor for the Canadian above)
Music Educator. A past national president of ACDA, Dr. Apfelstadt sang with the SSA All-State Coordinator
Robert Shaw Festival Singers for several years and recorded two CDs for Telarc Jeremy Truhel
with the Singers in France. Forsyth Country Day School
5501 Shallowford Road
P.O. Box 549
Lewisville, NC 27023-0549
Student Conducting Competition 336.945.3151
jeremytruhel@fcds.org
Technology Chair/
The American Choral Directors Association Webmaster
is currently accepting applications for the Kelly Turner
2014 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student 3160 Creighton Lane
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
Music Composition Contest. The award in- 336.655.8798
cludes a cash prize of $1,000 and the pros- phoneticsoft@gmail.com
pect of having the work premiered during a
Conference Reading Sessions
divisional or national conference of the Eric Johnson
American Choral Directors Association. The James E. Holmes
application and guidelines for the Student Middle School
211 N. Pierce Street
Composition Competition Application are Eden, NC 27288
available at www.acdaonline.org. The dead- ejohnson@rock.k12.nc.us
line for application is October 1, 2013. 336.623.9791 x108
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Childrens Choirs
Nana Wolf-Hill
Eastern Music Festival
336-333-7450 x28
nana@EasternMusicFestival.
org
College/University Choirs
Carole Ott
UNC Greensboro
School of Music
P.O. Box 26170 Founded in 2012, the Carolina Men's Chorus provides new and unique opportu-
Greensboro, NC 27402
336.334.5428 nities for skilled, male singers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region to perform
cjott@uncg.edu the widest possible range of vocal music for men's voices, from Renaissance
motets and other Classical forms, to Broadway, Folk and contemporary Pop, at the
Community Choirs very highest possible standards.
Aaron Jackson
Christ Baptist Church The group's limited and flexible rehearsal schedule allows already-busy choral
400 Newton Road singers and leaders in the region to participate and to forge new connections
Raleigh, NC 27615 between ensembles, singers and communities. Under the musical direction of
919.573.5454 Carey Cannon, the fledgling Carolina Men's Chorus is excited to become an active
aaron@christbaptist.org
force in the region's, rich cultural fabric.
Ethnic and Multicultural
Perspectives After 9 years as Minister of Music at Providence Baptist
Melodie Galloway Church in Charlotte NC, Carey Cannon has most recently
UNC Asheville been named the Minister of Music at the historic South
107 Lapinsky Hall, CPO 2290
Asheville, NC 28804 Main Baptist Church in downtown Houston, TX. Before
828.251.6432 his move west, Carey was an Associate Conductor for the
mgallowa@unca.edu Charlotte Childrens Choir where he directed the Youth
Chorale and Cantare an all male-auditioned ensemble. In
Jazz Choirs addition Carey taught as an adjunct professor for the UNC
Greg Parker
Chowan University Charlotte Mens Glee Chorus and Pine Lake Preparatory
Department of Music School.
1 University Place
Murfreesboro, NC 27855-1823 Before his move to North Carolina, Carey served four years in the military as a
252.398.6201 bass vocalist with the all male US Army Chorus. He is an active clinician for
parkeg@chowan.edu regional workshops and conferences and has served as Repertoire and Standards
Chair for Male Choirs for NC ACDA, and as the MVAS Coordinator.
Music & Worship
Andy Roby Carey holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from Furman University, Masters of Arts
120 North Lafayette Street degrees in Choral Conducting and Vocal Performance from George Mason
Shelby, NC 28150 University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the
704.482.3467
music@fbcshelby.org UNC Greensboro. Carey now lives in Houston, Texas with his wife Janet and two
children.
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Mary D. Summerlin
Dr. Carole Ott is Assistant Professor of Choral Music at the UNC Greensboro. C.E. Jordan High School
Her degrees include the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in conducing 6806 Garrett Road
from the University of Michigan where she studied with Jerry Blackstone. She Durham, NC 27702
also holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of 919.560.3912
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where her primary mary.doyle@dpsnc.net
instrument was French Horn. While pursuing graduate studies Two-Year College Choirs
at the University of Michigan, Dr. Ott received a double Vacant
Grammy for her role in the preparation of William Bolcom's
The Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Womens Choirs
Beverly Vaughn
At UNCG, Ott directs the University Chorale and teaches Western Rockingham
undergraduate and graduate conducting as well as graduate Middle School
seminars in choral music. Additionally, she is the director 915 Ayersville Road
Madison, NC 27025
of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale. She frequently 336.548.2168
appears as a clinician and guest conductor both regionally and bvaughn@rock.k12.nc.us
nationally and has spent several summers on faculty at the
Interlochen Summer Arts Camp and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan. Most Youth & Student Activities
recently, she has toured Germany, Belgium, and France as director of the Blue Jeffrey Ward
East Carolina University
Lake Fine Arts Camp International Choir. A.J. Fletcher Music Center
Greenville, NC 27858
Ott is a recent recipient of The American Prize in choral conducting (College/ 252.328.2557
University division). She is a member of the American Choral Directors Associa- wardj@ecu.edu
tion, the National Collegiate Choral Associate, the Conductors Guild, and College
Music Society.
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2 0 1 4 S r. H i g h Wo m e n s A l l - S t a t e C h o r u s C l i n i c i a n
Jeremy Truhel, Sr. High Womens All-State Chorus Coordinator
The 2014 All-State Womens Choir will be conducted by Sigrid Johnson from St. Olaf
College, on February 21-22, and the War Memorial Auditorium in the Greensboro
Coliseum complex. Ms. Johnson is well-known for her work with womens choirs
throughout the United States and I know she will bring a wonderful program to North
Carolina next January. Online registration will be available in August; be on the watch
for an email from Beverly Alt or myself. Should you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to email me at jeremytruhel@fcds.org.
Sigrid Johnson has been a member of the voice and choral faculty at St. Olaf College in
Northfield, MN, since 1983. During her 24-year tenure as conductor of Manitou Singers,
the 100-voice chorus for first-year women at St. Olaf, Johnson has inspired more than
2,000 young women. Johnson is known for her skill at blending voices, perfecting tone
and assisting with vocal production -- both psychologically and physiologically. of
special events for Philip Brunelle's VocalEssence and is active as a clinician specializing
in women's choral literature. It is indeed our privilege to have Dr. Johnson lead our Sr.
High Womens All-State Choral experience!
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email________________________________________
CEU Credit
If you would like to receive CEU credit for attending the
I have special needs and wish to be called about conference, please obtain the pre-approval form from your
arrangements. school system. NC ACDA will provide a documentation
of your attendance.
I am a First-Year Teacher/Director
Instructions
1. Fill out the registration form and return as indicated
PLEASE $OTE: NC ACDA will take photographs below by August 20th. Conference music packets cannot
during the conference for archival and publicity purposes. be guaranteed for those who register after August 20th.
These pictures may be used on the website, conference Registration fees are nonrefundable. Your cancelled check
recordings, newsletters and other NC ACDA print is confirmation of registration.
materials. NC ACDA has permission to use photographs
taken during the Fall Conference on their website, 2. Mail registration form and check (payable to NC
conference recordings, newsletters and other NC ACDA ACDA) to: Bethany Jennings
mailings without any other express written consent. Stuart W. Cramer High School
101 Lakewood Road
Belmont, NC 28012
OMIATIO FORM
_______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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 30, 2013 to:
Sam Doyle, Hoggard Award Chair
1313 Westminster Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410
336.282.0549
336.370.8287 (FAX)
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N C AC DA I n c o m i n g N e w s l e t t e r E d i t o r
Dr. Nathan Leaf
$C ACDA welcomes Dr. $athan Leaf as our incoming $ewsletter Editor! Nathan is
the Director of Choral Activities at North Carolina State University, where he
conducts three choirs and teaches voice. He is also the Choir Director at St.
Stephens Episcopal Church in Durham, the founder and artistic director of the
chamber consort, Voices of a New Renaissance, and was for several seasons, the
Chorus Master for the North Carolina Opera. A versatile musician, Nathan has
garnered critical praise for his work as a conductor and teacher, and performs as
a singer with some of the top vocal ensembles in the country.
As a guest conductor and clinician, his work with young singers emphasizes
thoughtful musicality and healthy vocal production. A tenor, Nathan is a member
of the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, and has also performed with Conspirare-
Company of Voices in Austin, Texas, the Tucson Chamber Artists in Arizona,
the Carnegie Hall Festival Chorus in New York City, and in the Triangle area
with the North Carolina Master Chorale Chamber Choir and the Vocal Arts
Ensemble of Durham.
Nathan earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Valparaiso University (Indiana) and Master of
Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in choral conducting from the Butler School of Music at University
of Texas in Austin. His research on Swedish choral music has earned several publications, including in a
feature article in Choral Journal. Nathan will replace Anne Saxon as she moves into her new role as the
President-Elect.
CONFERENCE BASICS:
The Southern Division Conference will take place in the Hyatt
Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday,
March 6 Saturday, March 8, 2014.
REGISTRATION:
The deadline for early registration will include a discount...check for
deadlines posted early this fall. Log on to www.acda.org for registration
access. On-site registration will be in the lobby of the conference hotel.
HOUSING:
The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverside is large enough to house the conference attendees. Additionally, a
convention luncheon, which will be free to all registered conferees, will take place in the beautiful and
spacious lobby of the hotel during the opening day. Honor Choirs will be housed in nearby hotels just across
the St. Johns River.
TRANSPORTATION:
Most venues are within a short walk. There is also a Skyway (monorail); currently there is no fare to ride the
monorail that takes you across the river and includes three main stops.
www.meredith.edu/music/acappella
Chair of the Audition Committee and Chair of the transitions into her new role as President-Elect, we
Laura Hoggard Award Committee. I am pleased that welcome $athan Leaf who joins the Board as the
he will remain as the Chair of the Lara Hoggard Carolina Caroler editor. Lastly, I wish to thank
Award and thank him for his countless years of Welburn (Bill) Young, who has for the past 14 years
service and dedication to ACDA and the choral art not only served as the HOST for the state conference,
form. Jeff Ward will also be closing out his but as President for the past two years he has lead the
service as the R&S Chair for Youth and Student Board with enthusiasm and skill. I have no doubts
Activities. He has done a great job with incorporating that as Past President, he will be an invaluable
the up and coming choral conductors into our NC resource and supporter for the future of NC ACDA.
ACDA chapter. There is the room for you to bring your talents to the
Carole Ott, R&S Chair for College and University table! Openings on our leadership team also include
Choirs for the past five years, and Greg Parker, R&S R & S Chairs for University and College Choirs,
Chair of Jazz who has taken a college position in Boy Choirs and Two Year College Choirs. If you
Virginia, have both given freely of their time and are interested in serving in one of these capacities,
talents. We also bid farewell to Carey Cannon, Chair please step forward! NC ACDA is a wonderful
of Male Choirs R&S and Coordinator of MVAS. organization that relies on the experience and wisdom
Carey is moving with his family to Houston, Texas. of its members. You may contact me by email or
We will certainly miss his leadership and enthusiasm phone from the NC ACDA Officers list.
he brought to our team. Anne Saxon, NC ACDAs Hope to see you in September!
award winning Newsletter Editor has done an
outstanding job over the past six years! As Anne Sandy R. Holland, .C ACDA President
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