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2018 Conference Repertoire – Invited Choirs

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The following is a comprehensive list of music performed by the invited headline choirs that performed at the 2018 ACDA Central & North Central Region Conference in Chicago.


Chicago a cappella – John William Trotter, principal music director

Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn (mazicmusic.com)                                            arr. Mark Zuckerman
Getting to Know You/Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Unpub.     arr. Patrick Sinozich
Something’s Gotta Give (Unpublished)                                             arr. Sinozich
Volgea L’anima mia Soavemente (CPDL)                                           Claudio Monteverdi
Thy two breast . . . (email: [email protected])                         Jonathan Miller
Rosa Maria                                                                                             arr. Jonathan Miller
My Love is as a Fever (Sveriges Körförbunds Förlag SK827)          Håkan Parkman
Fever (HL1000208550)                                                                        arr. Deke Sharon
A Summer Sonnet (Novello 00234524)                                             Kevin Olson
Te Quiero (earthsongs S-49)                                                              arr. Liliana Cangiano
La Rose Complète (Peer Music 228804)                                           Morten Lauridsen
What Lips My Lips Have Kissed (Inkjar Publishing)                        Stacy Garrop
There Will Never Be Another You (UNC Jazz Press VJ00368)       arr. Anders Jalkeus
God Only Knows (Walton HL08500285)                                           arr. T. Bergquist
My Funny Valentine (Hal Leonard 1000273136)                               arr.  Bob Krogstad
The Lark in the Clear Air (Yelton Rhodes Music YR2C15)              Paul Crabtree

Choral Evensong with Bella Voce – Andrew Lewis, conductor

Evening Hymn (Novello NOV291874)                                                Henry B. Gardiner
Hail, Gladdening Light (OUP 9780193416031)                                  Charles Wood
Preces & Responses (OUP 9780193355545)                                      Gabriel Jackson
All shall be Amen (OUP 9780193415690)                                           Jackson
Magnificat (from St. Paul’s Service; Novello HL.14020385)            Herbert Howells
Seek him that maketh the seven stars (Faber 12-0571518281)        Jonathan Dove
Nunc dimittis (from St. Paul’s Service)                                              Howells
Preces & Responses                                                                             Jackson
O thou the central orb (Carus 3.312/70)                                           Charles Wood
(S 24) The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended                                       St. Clement

Santa Fe Desert Chorale – Joshua Habermann, conductor

Sweet By and By (Manuscript)                                                           arr. Aaron Humble
I’ll Fly Away (Shawn Kirchner Publishing)                                        arr. Shawn Kirchner
Encouragement (CPDL)                                                                      Trad. Shaker Song
Sure on this Shining Night (G. Schirmer 50308930)                      Samuel Barber
Vita de la Mia Vita (Hinshaw 08763814)                                            William Hawley
Stelle (Aphra Music)                                                                             Mason Bates
Dominus Vobiscum (Walton WJMS1123)                                           Sydney Guillaume
Mid-Winter Songs (Peer Music 00229017; Opus Music 3–10)       Morten J. Lauridsen
     I. Lament for Pasiphae
  IV. Mid-Winter Waking
    V. Intercession in Late October
The Road Home (Paulus Publications SP-370)                                Stephen Paulus
I’ll Be On My Way (Shawn Kirchner Publishing)                             arr. Shawn Kirchner

Shenzhen Golden Bell Youth Choir – Liu Mei, conductor

Trees (Musica Baltica MB 1591)                                    Ēriks Ešenvalds
O Salutaris Hostia (Musica Baltica MB 0993)            Ešenvalds
A Glance of Five Finger’s Mountain                            Li Minority song, arr. Zhang Yida
Spring Night, Light Rain                                               Xu Jianqiang
Spring                                                                              Yi Minority song, arr. Zhang Chao
Fascinated Sky Mountain (commission)                     Gan Lin
Jiang-xi Chant of the Field (commission)                   arr. Cao Guangping
Indodana                                                                    Zulu song, arr. André van der Merwe
Balloon Flower                                                               Korean song, arr. Piao Zhixun
Rivers to the Sea                                                            Steve Ho
Nader My God By U                                                      arr. André van der Merwe

2018 Conference Repertoire – Honor Choirs

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The following is a comprehensive list of the repertoire that was performed by the 2018 Central and North Central Honor Choirs in Chicago.

Elementary Honor Choir – Francisco Núñez, conductor

Walk in beauty (Manuscript)                                    Arlene Nofchissey Williams
Velvet Shoes (E.C. Schirmer 6540083950)             Randall Thompson
Pinwheels (Tocamus LLC Publishing)                     Francisco Núñez
Bread baking (B & H 3700616)                                  Béla Bartók
I Hear America Singing (Heritage 15/1655H)         André Thomas
Skip to my Lou (Tocamus LLC Publishing)             arr. Núñez
Sopa De Isabel (Tocamus LLC Publishing)             Núñez

High School Honor Choir – Jefferson Johnson, conductor

Regina coeli, K. 127 (CPDL #32172)                          W.A. Mozart
O schöne Nacht (CPDL #00683)                             Johannes Brahms
O nata lux (Ferrimontana EF 3695)                         Jens Klimek
Jing-ga-lye-ya (Cypress CP 1048)                            Bruce Sled
Down in the River to Pray (Unpublished)               arr. Jefferson Johnson
Great God Almighty (Gentry JG 2448)                    Stacey V. Gibbs

Mid-Level Changed & Changing Voice Honor Choir – Ryan Beeken, conductor

Der Herr segne euch (C.F. Peters 6079)                 J. S. Bach
Viva Tutti (Alfred 00-LG00778)                               Ralph Hunter
The Rising (musicspoke.com)                                  Andrea Ramsey
Whistle, Maggie, Whistle (HL 50322380)              arr. D. Stocker
Journeyman’s Song (braedenayres.com)               Braeden Ayers
Courage Lives (Heritage 15/2089H)                      Mark Patterson

Mid-Level Treble Voice Honor Choir – Judith Herrington, conductor

Daybreak (Paulus Publications SP105)                   Stephen Paulus
I Will Magnify Thee, O Lord (CPDL #12097)         Joseph Corfe
El Cielo Canta Alegria (B & H 48018823)                Pablo Sosa, arr. Bergs
Stars Tonight (Pavane P1591)                                   Judith Herrington
Hold Fast To Dreams (SBMP 1426)                          Susan LaBarr
Rise and Shine (HL 00139990)                                Rollo Dilworth

Grab-and-Go Breakfast for Chicago Conference

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We all need to eat, but finding time to grab a bite at an ACDA conference is often difficult. To help conferees the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago is offering $10 pre-ordered breakfasts for those staying at the Fairmont (if you’re not staying at the Fairmont, the hotel will also have grab-and-go breakfast items in the lobby bar). Choose from the following:

  1. Coffee OR bottled juice
  2. Muffin with sausage, egg, cheddar OR Ciabatta with egg, provolone
  3. Yogurt OR granola bar

Order by Sunday, February 11 (before 11:59 p.m.) and pick up at the bar in the Fairmont lobby between 7 – 11 a.m. Available Thursday through Saturday, February 15 – 17, 2018.

TO PRE-ORDER:
Email [email protected] with the subject line ACDA Breakfast Pre-Order. In the body of your email include the following information:

  1. Your first and last name
  2. Your Fairmont confirmation number
  3. The date or dates for which you are pre-ordering
  4. Your food choices

You will get a voucher for your pre-ordered breakfasts when you check in (sorry, but there are no substitutions, transfers or refunds). Vouchers are only valid on the date or dates in your order.

THE 2018 CONFERENCE: SCHEDULE, RESTAURANTS & PEDWAY MAP

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If you are coming to Chicago for the 2018 ACDA Central and North Central Conference and want to plan your days and conference activities, look no further! Here is the complete, up-to-date conference schedule, lunch and dinner options within walking distance of the Fairmont Hotel and in the Chicago Pedway, plus a Pedway map.

2018 ACDA Central & North Central Conference Schedule

Lunch Options within Walking Distance of the Fairmont

Dinner Options within Walking Distance of the Fairmont

Chicago Pedway Restaurants Map

Chicago Pedway Map

 

 

 

 

EARLY REGISTRATION – ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT

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Early registration for Unite in Song ends this Saturday, January 13 at 11:59 p.m.

Register now for Unite in Song to get the LOWEST PRICE and to guarantee your choice of four choral music READING BOOKLETS. Active: $240* | Retired: $175 | Student: $90 + $10 for Collegiate Repertoire Choir. (*The previously advertised registration fee was incorrect. Please accept our apologies for any confusion this may have caused.)