Peggy Dettwiler
ACDA Eastern Region President
2018-2020
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AMERICAN SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE
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The American Spiritual Ensemble to appear in Rochester 2020!
The renowned American Spiritual Ensemble will appear as one of the invited choirs in the ACDA Eastern Region Conference in Rochester next year. The American Spiritual Ensemble is a critically-acclaimed professional group composed of some of the finest singers in the classical music world. Many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera.
The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to keep the American Negro spiritual alive. The vocalists have thrilled audiences with their dynamic renditions of classic spirituals and Broadway numbers highlighting the Black experience. The group has presented concerts throughout the United States, Europe and South America and has toured Spain numerous times presenting over 80 concerts.
Conductor Everett McCorvey, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, founded the group in 1995. McCorvey received his degrees from the University of Alabama, including a Doctorate of Musical Arts. Also a professional singer, tenor Dr. McCorvey has performed in many places including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, Radio City Music Hall in New York and in England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and the Czech and Slovak republics. During the summers, Dr. McCorvey is on the artist faculty of the American Institute of Musical Study (AIMS) in Graz, Austria. Dr. McCorvey holds the rank of Professor of Voice and Director of Opera at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
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The American Spiritual Ensemble will be the stars of the soon-to-be released PBS documentary recounting the history of the art form. This program follows the ensemble as they enchant audiences during their tour of the deep South and further expand their mission of performing the Negro Spiritual during their 10th tour of Spain.
Visit their website for information about this amazing professional ensemble, its singers, their future performances and their current recordings.
We at Mansfield University have hosted them twice in the last ten years and were profoundly moved by their powerful and deeply spiritual presentations of one of America’s greatest choral art forms. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the unforgettable American Spiritual Ensemble!
Peggy Dettwiler, President
pdettwiler@acdaeast.org
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HONOR CHOIR APPLICATIONS
are open until
June 30
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Go to this link:
Elementary Honor Choir, a treble choir of singers who will be in grades 4, 5, or 6 in March 2020
(Henry Leck, conductor)
Junior High Honor Choir, an SATB choir of singers who will be in grades 7, 8, or 9 in March 2020
(Lynnel Joy Jenkins, conductor)
High School Honor Choir, an SSAATTBB choir of singers who will be in grades 10, 11, or 12 in March 2020
(Edith A. Copley, conductor)
Musical Theatre Repertoire Honor Choir, an SSAATTBB choir of singers who will be in grades 10, 11, 12 or college in March 2020
(Rob Fisher, conductor)
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DON'T FORGET THE
KEGERREIS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
HELP US GET OUR YOUNG MEMBERS
TO THE 2020 CONFERENCE.
Donations of any size are welcome
and will be matched up to
$500.00.
Make checks payable to
ACDA East
and mail to:
Peggy Dettwiler
452 N. Main St.
Mansfield, PA 16933
All donations are tax-deductible.
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Summer Events in the Eastern Region
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DELAWARE
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Summer Choral Conference at the Beach
, June 20-21, 2019 - St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Lewes, DE
Headliner:
Composer/Arranger Roger Emerson
Voices United Conference,
August 1-3, 2019 - George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Featured Clinicians:
Thea Kano, Amanda Quist and Tom Shelton.
MARYLAND/DC
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Chapter Workshop: Taking the Trouble Out of Treble,
May 4, 2019 9 am - 12 pm - Faith United Methodist Church, Rockville, MD
Registration opens April 1.
Voices United Conference,
August 1-3, 2019. - George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Featured Clinicians:
Thea Kano, Amanda Quist and Tom Shelton.
MASSACHUSETTS
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Summer Conference,
July 14-17, 2019 - Smith College, Northampton, MA Featured Clinicians:
Andrea Ramsey and Rosephanye Dunn Powell.
Early Reg. ends June 1.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Gather at the River Conference,
June 28-29, 2019 - Harwood Union High School, Duxbury, VT. Headliner:
David Fryling Contact:
Stefanie Weigand
NEW JERSEY
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Summer Conference,
August 4-5, 2019 - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Headliner:
Composer Abbie Betinis
will present her music which ranges from treble, to church to university and community, and from easy to complex, AND she will discuss her work with
justicechoir.org.
http://njacda.com/2019-summer-conference/
High School Choral Festival South,
May 21, 2019 - Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
NEW YORK
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Junior High Honor Choir,
August 10-11, 2019 - The Hilton Albany, Albany, NY. Application deadline: April 1, 2019.
Contact:
Cyndi Feinman, Kristy Koonz
Elementary Children's Honor Choir,
August 12-13, 2019 - The Hilton Albany, Albany, NY.
VERMONT
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Gather at the River Conference,
June 28-29, 2019 - Harwood Union High School, Duxbury, VT. Headliner:
David Fryling Contact:
Stefanie Weigand
Children's Honor Choir Festival,
May 3-4, 2019 -
First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
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