ACDA-MN STATE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Since Singing Is So Good A Thing… St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church • Mahtomedi MN

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

7:30 am – 9:30 pm ACDA-MN Office – Library Room 100

8:00 am – 9:30 pm Conference Registration and Information – Atrium

9:00-10:15 am Interest Sessions One:

Elementary – Beautiful Singing Is Elementary – Room B01

Deborah Lamb - Park Spanish Immersion School, St. Louis Park

Middle School – Why You Should Teach Kids First and Choir Second - Room B02

Clint Pianalto - Hellstern Middle School, Springdale, AR

Music and Worship/Community – The Weekend Warrior:

Working As A Part-time Church Choral Director – Room 201

Bill Mathis - Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis

Student Symposium - The Great Hall of the Great Hall Building

9:00-9:50 am – Habits of Highly Effective Choir Directors

Kari Gilbertson - Lake Highlands High School, Richardson TX

9:55-10:45 am – Singing As A Community:

An Exploration of East African Choral Music and Expression

Eugene Rogers - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

10:55-11:45 am – Why You Should Teach Kids First and Choir Second

Clint Pianalto - Hellstern Middle School, Springdale AR

10:15-10:30 am Break

10:30-11:45 am Interest Sessions Two:

Elementary – Building Community With Your Singing Children – Room B01

Mari Espeland - Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul

High School – The Real World = The Real Choir Room…

Realistic Choir in a Reality TV World – Room B02

Kari Gilbertson - Lake Highlands High School, Richardson TX

Music and Worship/Community – The Hook And A Keyhole – Room 201

Sean Vogt - Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul

Student Symposium – The Great Hall of the Great Hall Building

9:00-9:50 am – Habits of Highly Effective Choir Directors

Kari Gilbertson - Lake Highlands High School, Richardson TX

9:55-10:45 am – Singing As A Community:

An Exploration of East African Choral Music and Expression

Eugene Rogers - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

10:55-11:45 am – Why You Should Teach Kids First and Choir Second

Clint Pianalto - Hellstern Middle School, Springdale AR

11:45-12:45 pm District Gatherings: Adult Lunch Gymnasium – Youth and Activities Building

Student Symposium Pizza Lunch – Narthex - The Great Hall Building (sponsored by FMC Endowment Fund Committee)

12:45 pm Doors Open to Sanctuary

1:00-4:10 pm Clinic and Concert Sessions - Sanctuary

1:00-1:25 – Choir 1: Jordan Middle School 6th

Grade Choir – Elizabeth Eggers, conductor

1:30-1:55 – Choir 2: Wayzata Central Middle School Boys’ Select Choir – Chris Larson, conductor

2:00-2:25 – Choir 3: Minneapolis Roosevelt High School Concert Choir – Adrian Davis, conductor

2:25-2:40 – Break

2:45-3:10 – Choir 4: Blake Middle School Choir – Dan LeJeune, conductor

3:15-3:40 – Choir 5: Minnetonka High School Freshmen Women’s Choir – Mary Wiersum, conductor

3:45-4:10 – Choir 6: Detroit Lakes High School Laker Singers – Kathy Larson, conductor

4:25-5:25 pm Special Interest Session: ReMix – The Great Hall

VocalEssence Ensemble Singers (sponsored by VocalEssence)

Dinner

8:00-9:30 pm Special Concert Event: Made In Minnesota: Boys to Men - Sanctuary

St. John’s Boys’ Choir – Andre’-Louis Heywood, conductor

Cantus

Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus – Ben Riggs, conductor

ACDA-MN STATE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Since Singing Is So Good A Thing… St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church • Mahtomedi MN

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

7:00 am – 3:30 pm State 7-8 Boys’ & 7-8 Girls’ Honor Choir – Mahtomedi High School

7:30 am – 6:30 pm ACDA-MN Office – Library Room 100

7:30 am – 11:00 am Off-Site Rehearsals for Male Chorus Extravaganza:

Stillwater Area High School: State 10-11-12 Men’s Select Choir

Trinity Lutheran Church-Stillwater: St. Olaf College & Staples Area Men’s Chorus

White Bear Lake Area High School:

Site 1: Rosemount High School & St. Cloud State University

Site 2: St. John’s University & The Apollo Club

First Presbyterian Church-White Bear Lake

University of Northwester & Wayzata High School

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

University of Minnesota & Hastings High School

8:00 am – 6:30 pm Conference Registration and Information – Atrium

9:00 am – 10:30 am Concert Session – Sanctuary

9:00-9:25 – Choir 7: St. Michael Albertville High School Concert Choir – Joseph Osowski, conductor

9:30-9:55 – Choir 8: Twin Ports Choral Project – Bret Amundson, conductor

10:00-10:25 – Choir 9: St. Cloud State University Concert Choir – Matthew Ferrell, conductor

10:40 am – 11:35 am Interest Sessions Three:

Tried & True Reading Session - Middle Level/Junior HS Choirs – Room 201 (pre-paid packet order required)

Matt Krage – Virginia Public Schools

Expressive Singing and Descriptive Writing – Room 202

Cynthia Bradford – Music Association of Minnetonka

Music Makes Us Whole – Room 203

Mary Schaefle, Executive Director, Minnesota Music Educators Association

Leanne Kampfe, Andrea Brinkman, Amy Roisum-Foley, panelists

Couch to 5K For Voices – Room 204

Liz Grefsheim and Carol Klitzke, The Voice Care Network

11:45 am – 1:15 pm ACDA-MN Annual Award Luncheon – Great Hall (prior reservations required)

1:15 pm Doors open to Sanctuary

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Afternoon Festival Concert: - Sanctuary

Rise Up! 795 Brothers In Song: A Male Chorus Extravaganza!

State 10-11-12 Men’s Select Choir

Hastings, Rosemount and Wayzata High School Men’s Choirs

Concordia, Northwestern, St. Cloud State, St. John’s, St. Olaf and U of M Men’s Choirs

The Apollo Club, Minnesota Valley Men’s Chorale, Staples Area Men’s Chorus

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Official Photo of A Male Chorus Extravaganza!

3:15 pm - 4:05 pm Interest Sessions Four:

Tried and True Reading Session: Children’s Choir – Room 201 (pre-paid packet order required)

Julie Aune - American Swedish Institute

Get Conducting Off Your Back – Room 202

Babette Lightner - Voice Care Network

Synergy—The Dynamic Relationship Between Choral Conductor

And Collaborative Pianist – Room 203

Brad Miller – University of Minnesota-Morris

The Virtual Choral Clinician-MacPhail On-Line Partnership – Room 204

David Kozisek – MacPhail School of Music

4:15 pm – 5:05 pm Interest Sessions Five:

Tried & True Reading Session: High School Choirs – Room 202 (pre-paid packet order required)

Brian Stubbs – Brainerd High School

Singing Sons: Inspiring Middle School Boys To Sing Where They Ring – Room 201

Dan LeJeune – Blake Middle School

Collect, Compile, Categorize: Rounds, Songs and Breathers for Choirs – Room 203

Connie Knott – Westside Elementary School, Marshall

A Gesture Refresher: Some New Ideas About How We Move – Room 204

Christopher Aspaas – Texas Christian University, Fort Worth TX

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Concert: State 7-8 Boys’ & 7-8 Girls’ Honor Choir – Sanctuary

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