Peggy Dettwiler
ACDA Eastern Region President
2018-2020
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HONOR CHOIR APPLICATIONS
OPEN!
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The ACDA Eastern Regional Board has selected four conductors with fantastic reputations and resumés for leading singers in their assigned levels:
Henry Leck
for Elementary,
Lynnel Joy Jenkins
for Junior High,
Edith Copley
for High School, and
Rob Fisher
f
or our repertoire specific honor choir, Musical Theatre Choruses. Rob Fisher will be a new face for many choral conductors in our ACDA region but is renowned in the world of Broadway. The Honor Choir concerts are always highlights for attendees and guests of our conferences as they present unforgettable experiences for students with renowned experts in the field.
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)
There is only one week left to apply to present a
Performance or Interest Session.
DUE date is APRIL 15!
Visit the ACDA East web page for all of the information about applying to perform, to present, or to submit a student honor choir application!
http://acdaeast.org
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DONATE to the Richard I. Kegerreis Scholarship Fund
Former presidents, Doug Miller and Lynn Drafall, have offered valuable background regarding the Richard I. Kegerreis Scholarship established in 2006 to honor a man who had dedicated so much to ACDA. Over the years, the fund has primarily been used to help young future leaders attend ACDA conferences during their collegiate study, so that they could rub shoulders with colleagues and experience all that conferences have to offer.
Support our student members to attend the Rochester ACDA East Conference!
Make a donation
to the Richard I. Kegerreis Scholarship Fund. More information about applying to receive an award will be announced in September.
I am giving $100 to be
matched
, up to $500, by any donation amount!
Donors will be acknowledged in a future ChoraLink
(unless they prefer to remain anonymous.)
Donations are tax deductible.
Please make checks payable to
ACDA East
and make note on the memo line: Richard I. Kegerreis Scholarship Fund
Then mail to me:
Richard I. Kegerreis Scholarship Fund
c/o Peggy Dettwiler
452 N. Main St.
Mansfield, PA 16933
Eastern Division thanks you for your support of its younger members.
Excitement builds for March, 2020!
Peggy Dettwiler, President
pdettwiler@acdaeast.org
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Upcoming Events in the Eastern Region
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Registration deadline:
March 14, 2019
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.
MAINE
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ACDA Spring Adjudicated Festival,
April 10, 2019 - Hampden Academy, Hampden, ME Chair:
Heather Guilfoyle
Judges:
Maria Belva, Dennis Cox,
Nate Menifield
Sight Reading Judge:
Eric Perry
Sight-reading
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Choirs will sight-read music that corresponds to the voicing that was performed on stage. SATB performance = SATB sight reading. However, if more than 50% of the members are first-year choristers they may elect to sight-read one voicing less than what was performed on stage SSA performance = SA sight reading etc.
Directors must select at least
one piece
from the following established music lists:
Florida Vocal Association List
Maryland Music Educators Association
The other two pieces should be festival-quality literature. Pop/Musical Theater pieces are not advised.
Maine ACDA Elementary and Middle School All-State,
April 27, 2019 -
Gorham High School, Gorham, ME
Elementary Conductor
: Dr. Henry Leck
Middle School Conductor:
Dr. Jessica Napoles
Registration deadline has been extended due to the weather complications. Please contact the appropriate chair to submit your nominations.
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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NHACDA sessions at NHMEA Spring Conference,
April 12, 2019
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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