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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Down in the River to Pray (Unpublished)               arr.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

AUDITIONS ARE OPEN: 2018 Division Honor Choirs

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Prepare your students to audition for the 2018 ACDA Central and North Central Division Honor Choirs.  The application deadline is Friday, September 29 (11:59 pm).

APPLICATION FORM
Audition Application Form

AUDITION INFORMATION
Elementary Honor Choir (Unchanged, gr. 5-6)
Mid-Level Treble Honor Choir (SA, gr. 7-9)
Mid-Level Changed/Changing Honor Choir (TB, gr. 7-9)
High School Honor Choir (SATB, gr. 10-12)

QUESTIONS?
Send an email to the coordinator or a chair by clicking on a name (below):

Stephanie Trump – Honor Choir Coordinator
Melanie Kjellberg – High School Honor Choir Chair
Marissa McLean – Mid-Level Treble Honor Choir Chair
Tony Rangel – Mid-Level Changed/Changing Honor Choir Chair
Susan McAllister – Elementary Honor Choir Chair

2018 Division Conference Audition and Application Dates Announced

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Audition and application dates for the 2018 ACDA Central and North Central Division Conference have been announced by program co-chairs Mary Kay Geston, NCACDA president, and Mark Munson, Central ACDA president-elect. Performing choir applications and honor choir auditions will be submitted through OpusEvent. Information about interest session proposals and score submissions for the division composers reading sessions will be announced as it becomes available.

UNITE IN SONG!
ACDA Central & North Central Division Conference
February 14 – 17, 2018
Chicago, Illinois

PERFORMING CHOIR APPLICATIONS
Applications Open: January 15, 2017
Applications Close: May 26, 2017 (11:59 p.m. CST)
Notification: June 30, 2017
Click on the following link to go to OpusEvent website: OpusEvent
Select “ACDA North/Central Division Performing Choirs”

INTEREST SESSION APPLICATIONS
Applications Open: February 1, 2017
Applications Close: June 15, 2017 (11:59 p.m.)
Notification: July 31, 2017

CALL FOR SCORES: DIVISION COMPOSERS READING SESSIONS
Submissions Open: March 1, 2017
Submissions Close: Postmarked by May 12, 2017
Notification: July 28, 2017

2018 HONOR CHOIR AUDITIONS
Applications Open: August 15, 2017
Applications Close: September 29, 2017 (11:59 p.m.)
Notification: October 27, 2017

2018 DIVISION HONOR CHOIRS & CONDUCTORS

Elementary Honor Choir (Unchanged, grades 5-6)
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Francisco Núñez, conductor
Artistic Director & Founder of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City

Mid-Level Treble Voice Honor Choir (SA, grades 7 – 9)
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Judith Herrington, conductor
Founder and Artistic Director, Tacoma Youth Chorus

Mid-Level Changing & Changed Voice Honor Choir (TB, gr. 7-9)
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Ryan Beeken, conductor
Director of Choral Studies, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

High School Honor Choir (SATB, gr. 10-12)
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Jefferson Johnson, conductor
Director of Choral Activities, University of Kentucky, Lexington