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Official Publication of the American Choral Directors Association Volume Thirty-Three Number Eight MARCH 1993 CHORALJO John Silantien Barton L.Tyner Jr. EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR RESOURCES ARTICLES Focus: Professional Resources .... 27 Building the American Focus: Commissioned Works .... 33 Children's Choir Tradition ................ 7 by Kathryn Smith by Barbara Tagg Focus: Repertoire ..................... .41 Focus: Technology .................... 57 When I Sing: The Nature and Value of Choral Music Education ... 11 by David J Elliott COLUMNS From the Executive Director ........ 2 An Interview with Gregg Smith ....... 19 From the President ...................... 3 by Barbara Tagg From the Editor ......................... .4 Letters to the Editor .................... 5 Our Best and Most Lasting Hope ... 21 Repertoire and Standards by Samuel H. Adler Committee Reports ................... 65 Choral Reviews ......................... 71 Conan Castle, editor A Perspective from a Publisher ........ 23 by Anne L. Schelleng Advertiser's Index ...................... 76 Children's Choirs: The Future, Cover art by Toni Tolland, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of the Challenge ................................. 25 Visual Communication in the· School of Art and Design at Syracuse University. by Linda Ferreira MARCH 1993 PAGE 1 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS NE OF THE greatest assets of the American Choral Directors Association INDIANA is the vast amount of talent among its members, who have always given CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION O. freely of their time, energy, and talents to the organization. Their commit­ President - Michael D. Shasberger ment to ACDA is one of the reasons for its continued success. 410 Buckingham Drive Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 One of our members recently made a significant contribution to ACDA. Scott Treasurer - Paula Alles Dorsey, who is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of 1471 Altmeyer Road Iowa and currently serves as the Editor of The Student Times, has written Monograph Jasper, Indiana 47546 No. 7-The "Choraljournar:· An Index to Volumes 19-32. The publication is the long­ IOWA awaited continuation of the first Choral Journal index, Monograph No.3, written by CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION Gordon Paine in 1978. Monograph No.7 was designed in the same format as No.3, President - Robert Anderson so that the two may be used as companion resources. By making the information in 608 East Clay the Choral Journal more accessible, this new addition to the monograph series will Mount Pleasant, Iowa 52641 . undoubtedly be of great professional value to choral musicians. Treasurer - Bruce A. Norris Monograph No.7 will be introduced at the 1993 National Convention in San 420 Maple Street Mondamin, Iowa 51557 Antonio, Texas. Copies may be purchased at the ACDA booth in the exhibit area of the San Antonio Convention Center. Members may also purchase the monograph MONTANA through the ACDA national office in Lawton, Oklahoma. The price of the mono­ CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION graph is $15. I am sure members of this organization will want to add this to their President - Terry J. Annalora 617 South Prairie choral reference libraries. Miles City, Montana 59301 Gene Brooks Treasurer - John Haughey 2126 Northridge Circle Billings, Montana 59102 STATEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP The American Choral Directors Association is a nonprofit professional organization of choral directors NEBRASKA whose active membership is composed of directors from schools, colleges, and universities; community, CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION church, and professional choral groups; and industry and institutional organizations. Choral Journal President - Ron Troester circulation: 16,000. Dues: Active $45, Industry $100, Institutional $75, Retired $10, and Student $10. One-year membership begins on date of dues acceptance. Membership dues include the $25 Choral 2112 Viking Road Journal~ subscription. Subscription only for dues-paying members and libraries. Library annual subscription rates: U.S. Grand Island, Nebraska 68803 $25; Canada $35; Foreign-Surface $38; Foreign-Air $75. Single Copy $3; Back Issues $4. Treasurer - Clay Blackman ACDA is a founding member of the International Federation for Choral Music. 9536 U Court, #5 ACDA supports the goals and purposes of Chorus America and endorses them Omaha, Nebraska 68127 in promoting the excellence of choral music throughout the world. ACDA reserves the right to approve any applications for appearance and to edit all materials proposed for distribution. Permission is granted to all ACDA members to reprint articles from the Choral Journal for non-commercial, educational OHIO purposes only. Non-members wishing to reprint articles may request permission by writing to ACDA. CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION The Choral Journal is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. President - Richard D. 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Specialists In President - Jan Juneau 2550 South IH-35, Suite 201 Austin, Texas 78704 Secretary/Treasurer - Elizabeth Volk 4407 Glenwick Dallas, Texas 75205 Jane Menkhaus, President of Mark Foster Music Company, announces WISCONSIN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION the retirement of DR. JAMES McKELVY, Founder and Editor since 1962. President - Gregory R. Carpenter RENE CLAUSEN, eminent composer and choral conductor of The Con­ 1604 Cottonwood Drive cordia Choir in Moorhead, MN, has accepted the position of Editor. Waul{esha, Wisconsin 53186 Secretary/Treasurer - Karen Ek 200 East Park Avenue Carefully fulfilling your choral needs remains our highest priority. Ladysmith, Wisconsin 54848 'fI'(BOO)359·13B6, or Fax(217)39B.2791 Mark Foster Music Company, P.G.Box 4012, Champaign IL,61824·4012 PAGE 2 CHORAL JOURNAL FROM ACDA THE PRESIDENT OFFICERS PRESIDENT Onward and Upward! William B. Hatcher N THE midst of a nationwide uphill batde to preserve the quality of music School of Music, University ofIowa Iowa City, Iowa 52242 teaching in our schools, it is exciting to witness the growth in numbers and VICE-PRESIDENT I quality of children's choirs over the past few years. These choirs are often found DianaJ. Leland outside of our school systems, signalling the Valley View Middle School very healthy sign that parents are becoming 6750 Valley View Road Edina, Minnesota 55435 more involved and supportive. PRESIDENT-ELECT The ACDA Repertoire and Standards John Haberlen Committee on Children's Chorus has only School of Music, Georgia State University University Plaza been in existence since 1981. Initially chaired Atlanta, Georgia 30303 by Doreen Rao and led since 1988 by Barbara PRESIDENT-ELECT DESIGNATE Tagg, it clearly represents our fastest-growing Lynn Whitten area. Barbara and the regional and state chairs College of Music, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309 have been absolutely tireless in their endeav­ TREASURER ors to promote the children's choir movement. Elaine McNamara Their efforts have been in abundant evidence 1340 South Ocean Boulevard, #402 Pompano Beach, Florida 33062 at recent national conventions with perfor­ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR mances by individual choirs, children's choir Gene Brooks consortiums,