2024 MIDWESTERN ACDA CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE SCHEDULE
Conference Locations
Conference Interest Sessions will be held at the CHI Health Center (455 N 10th St, Omaha)
Conference Invited Choirs and Headlining Concerts will be at the Holland Performing Arts Center (1200 Douglas St, Omaha)
Conference Hotels: Hilton Omaha (1001 Cass St, Omaha) & Omaha Marriott Downtown (222 N 10th St, Omaha)
- 1:00-4:00p.m.: Exhibitor Load-In/Setup at CHI
- 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.: Registration Opens
- 8:00 p.m.: Headliner Concert:
- Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble; the Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble presents vocal music with artistic excellence while celebrating racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. Learn more
- 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Registration Opens
- 8:30 a.m. – Exhibit Hall Opens
- 8:30 – 9:30 Interest Sessions:
- Creating Meaningful Gatherings to Revitalize Music Ministries (Austen Wilson)
- Gender Issues and Eastern Asian Female Composers (Pingyi Song)
- Mirror, Mirror (Emilie Bertram)
- Sounds Before Sight: Sight-Reading with Voice Quality (Brian Winnie)
- Music Makes the World Go ‘Round: A Relational Pedagogy (G. Philip Shoultz III)
- 10:00 – 11:30 Concert Session:
- Cantus – Johnston HS (IA), Hannah Ryan, conductor
- St. Elizabeth Chorale – Wartburg College (IA), Nicki Toliver, conductor
- Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Concert Choir (WI), Frank A. Watkins, conductor
- 12:30 – 1:15 Reading Sessions/Documentary Showing:
- There will NOT be printed music – bring your electronic device to view the music on the Conference App
- College and Lifelong R & R Areas
- College and University
- Community Choirs Music and Worship
- Choral Singing in America: Nurturing the Country’s Soul (documentary)
- 1:30-3:00: Exhibitor Lunch (Hall Closed)
- 1:30 – 3:00 Concert Session:
- Ankeny HS (IA), Ben Walters, conductor
- Volare – Bowling Green University (OH), Emily Pence Brown, conductor
- Vocal Artists of Iowa – (IA) David Haas, conductor
- 3:00: Exhibitor Hall Re-opens
- 3:15 – 4:15 Interest Sessions:
- Raising Up the Treble Choir (Jennifer Rodgers)
- Rejoicing in our Diversity: Teaching Traditional South African Choral Music (Gerritt Scheepers)
- Eco-Choral Music: Mobilizing the Choral Art for Environmental Activism (Kirsten Hedegaard)
- Vocal Pedagogy for Choral Students (Tamarceo Shaw)
- Interactive Concerts and Refreshing Ways to Engage Audiences (Lindsey Bruner Woodcock)
- 4:30: Exhibitor Hall Closes
- 4:45 – 6:00 – R3 Rehearsals
- Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Dr. Ann Howard Jones, Tom Trenney, conductors
- 8:00 p.m. – Headliner Concert:
- Nebraska Showcase, Derrick Fox, conductor
- Meadowlark, AJ Reimer, conductor
- SNJ Singers, Joel Johnston, conductor
- University Singers (University of Nebraska), Pete Eklund, conductor
- Nebraska Festival Singers, Marques Garrett, conductor
- 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Registration Opens
- 8:00 a.m. – Exhibit Hall Opens
- 8:00 – 8:45 – Reading Sessions/Documentary Showing:
- There will NOT be printed music – bring your electronic device to view the music on the Conference App
- Children’s and Youth Community Choirs High School, SAB & SATB
- World Musics and Cultures
- Vocal Jazz
- Choral Singing in America: Nurturing the Country’s Soul (documentary)
- 9:00 – 10:30 Concert Session:
- St. Michael/Albertville HS Concert Choir (MN), Joe Osowski, conductor
- Cantanti Singers – Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs (MN), Philip Brown, conductor
- Western Illinois University Singers (IL), Brian Winnie, conductor
- 10:45 – 11:45 Interest Sessions:
- Choir Reborn: The Joy of Authentic Expression (Tom Carter w/ demo choir from Pius X HS (NE), Todd Krier, conductor)
- Voices in Transition: Gender Inclusive Choral Voicing (Roger Emerson)
- Beyond Repertoire Selection: Reimaging your Whys (Mariana Farah, Elizabeth Olson, Samuel Speer)
- Breaking the Ice: Building Respectful Culture in the Choral Program (Matthew Myers & Sara Bray)
- Don’t Fear the Reverb: Making Sound Tech Accessible (Shannon Gravelle & Nathan Edwards)
- 1:00-2:30: Exhibitor Lunch (Hall Closed)
- 1:30 – 3:00 – Concert Session:
- Chamber Singers – Linn-Mar HS (IA), Trent Buglewicz, conductor
- Cantamus – Iowa State University (IA), Jennifer Rodgers, conductor
- Morningside Choir – Morningside University (IA), Ryan Person, conductor
- 2:30: Exhibit Hall Re-opens
- 3:15 – 4:15 – Interest Sessions:
- Rondo, Reconciliation, and Renewal: A Black History Month Concert of Connection, Healing and Transformation (David Mennicke & Carl Clomon)
- A Distant Music: Introducing Choral Music of Australia (Graeme Morton)
- The Virtuoso Conductor: Solutions for the Most Challenging Conducting Problems (Frank Eychaner)
- Improving Vocal Ensemble Intonation (Bert Pinsonneault)
- You are the Voice Teacher: Teaching Technique and Authenticity of Vocal Production in Choral Singing (Amy Johnston Blosser & C. Andrew Blosser)
- 4:30: Exhibit Hall Closes
- 4: 45 – 6:00: R3 Rehearsals
- Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Ann Howard Jones, Tom Trenney, conductors
- 8:00 – Reflect, Rejuevenate, and Rejoice
- 50th Anniversary of John Rutter’s “Gloria” featuring the River City Mixed Chorus (NE), Barron Breland, conductor
- R3 : R3 Choirs featuring convention participants under the direction of Tom Trenney, Dr. Aimee Beckmann-Collier, and Dr. Ann Howard Jones
- 10:00/After R3 Music Share: MWACDA Beer Choir
- ConAgra Lobby East (Holland Center)
- 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Registration Opens
- 8:00 – 8:45:Reading Sessions
- Middle School/Junior High
- TTBB
- SSAA
- 9:00 – 10:00: Interest Sessions:
- Joy in the Groove: Percussion Tech for Choral Conductors (Adam Zrust & Will Alderman)
- Experiences of Gender Non-Conforming Students in the Choral Classroom (Jessica Steuver)
- Choir as Garden: Rejuvenate the Choral Ensemble through a Flexible, Person-Centered Approach (Jennifer Hutton)
- Mind, Body, Voice: Boosting Choristers’ Potential Through Body-Mind Warm-ups (Letícia Grützmann)
- 10:15 – 11:45 Concert Session:
- Leading Tones – Pleasant Valley HS (IA), Meg Byrne, conductor
- Purdue Varsity Glee Club (IN), William Griffel, conductor
- Vocal Essence (MN), G. Phillip Shoultz III, conductor
- 12:30 – 2:30 Honor Choirs Concert
- Elementary Honor Choir, Melissa Trevino Keylock, conductor
- Middle Level Mixed Honor Choir, Brandon Boyd, conductor
- High School TB Honor Choir, Giselle Wyers, conductor
- High School SA Honor Choir, David Rayl, conductor
