VOICES MAKE THE MUSIC. ~ Free the Voices ... Free the Music. ~ . VOICECARE THE VOICECARE NETWORK NETWORK Invites You To The Twentieth Annual International Course LIFESPAN VOICE EDUCATION IN THE REAL WORLD Voice Protection and Health Personal Voice IMPACT COURSES Conducting Gestures & Voice Child Voice Efficient Speaking & Singing Changing Voice St. John's University F'Brain Compatible" Learning Older Adult Voice Collegevil'le, MN WeI/ness & Alexander Technique July 11-18,2002 St. John's University Collegeville, MN July 20-27, 2002 . Faculty· John Cooksey, Patricia Feit, Elizabeth Grefsheim, Babette lightner, Alice Pryor, George Pryor, Axel Theimer, From Pryor, Axel Theimer, Alice Pryor, John Cooksey, leon Thurman, Patricia Feit, leon Thurman ____I __ Elizabeth.Grefsheim,.Babette.Lightner' _______________ .1 _____________1 Endorsed by the .National Association of Teachers of Singing and American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota, Affiliated with The National Center for Voice and Speech To receive a brochure, complete the form below and send to: Axel Theimer • The VoiceCare Network • Department of Music st. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321 (320) 363-3374 • FAX (320) 363-2504 or request via e-mail: [email protected] • http://www.csbsju.edu/voicecare -"'arne -------------------------------------------------- Address _________________________________----------- City/State/Zip ___________________________________ VOICE CHANGE CAN STOP THE SINGING ... OR RELEASE MORE OF IT. March 2002 Carroll Gonzo .. Ron Granger EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION COLUMNS ARTICLES From the Executive Director 2 Consistency and Change in the From the President .............. 3 Sacred Choral Anthems of From the Editor .................. 4 Herbert Howells Letters to the Editor ............ 5 by Jeffrey Richard Carter . 11 Student Times ................... 37 The American Choral Tapestry: Lori Wiest, editor The Land and its Settlers 2002 Summer Festivals by David P. DeVenney 23 & Workshops ................... 41 Research Report ................ 63 Lawrence Schenbeck, editor Baltic Portraits: Urmas Sisask: Book Reviews .................... 71 Estonia'sComposeri Astronomer Stephen Town, editor by Vance Wolverton 31 Choral Reviews ................. 75 Richard Nance, editor Repertoire and Standards Committee Reports ........... 67 Advertisers Index............... 88 Cover art by Efrain Guerrero, 'graphic artist, Austin, Texas. AFFILIATED , .ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE INDIANA CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR President - Eric Stark .' 637 East McCarty Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46203 Treasurer - Paula J. Alles 1471 Altmeyer Road New York 2003! Jasper, Indiana 47546 IOWA Interest and anticipation for the 2003 ACDA CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION President - Vernon Haagsma National Convention continues to grow. There is 514 Madison Street greater interest in the New York City Convention Pella, Iowa 50219 than for any previous ACDA national convention. Secretary/Treasurer - Bruce A. Norris 404 Maple Street Growth in ACDA membership and pre-registra­ Mondamin, Iowa 51557 tion numbers for the current season of division AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS conventions indicate that the 2003 National Con­ ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA President - Kenneth Hodgson vention will have record attendance. The 2003 Route 3, Box 48 National Convention will be a showcase of our Morris, Minnesota 56267 choral art-in education, practice, and perfor- Gene Brooks Treasurer - Charles Hellie 306 North Elm mance. Saule Centre, Minnesota 56378 Performance venues will be in some of New York City's historic concert halls, MONTANA including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the magnificent and historic River­ CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION President - John Haughey side Church. A wide selection of first-class hotels has been secured, all in the 2126 Northridge Circle middle of one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. Billings, Montana 59102 We hope you are submitting an audition tape/CD of your choir. Guidelines and Treasurer - Scott Corey Billings Senior High School audition forms appeared in the October, November, and December 2001 issues of 425 Grand Avenue the Choral Journal The postmark deadline for audition tape/CD submission is Billings, Montana 5910 1 March 30, 2002. If you have not already submitted your audition tape, let me NEBRASKA encourage you to do so immediately. We anticipate receiving the largest number of CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION President - Joel Johnston audition tapes/CDs ever submitted for a performance on a national convention 15317 Howe Street program, and want to have every area of choral music represented. Omaha, Nebraska 68144 We encourage your singers to participate in one of the three honor choirs. The Treasurer - Milee Morris 1335 Doane Drive three honor choirs on the national convention program-Junior High/Middle Crete, Nebraska 68333 School Honor Choir, conducted by Henry Leck; Women's Honor Choir, con- . OHIO ducted by Judith Willoughby, and Boy's/Men's Honor Choir, conducted by Bob CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION President - Lucinda Houck Chilcott, will be one of the highlights of the convention. Encourage your singers to 193 Fairfax Road audition for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Information and forms concern­ Marion, Ohio 43302 ing. auditioning. for the.. Women's Honor Choir and the Boy's/Men's Honor. Choir tion for the Junior High/Middle School Honor Choir will appear in the August TEXAS and September issues of the Choral Journal CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION President - Donald Bailey Preparing for the national convention always generates a great many mailings of 202 Trailview Drive important convention information. Program book advertising information will be Woodway, Texas 76712 mailed on June 1, 2002; exhibitor information will be mailed on July 1, 2002, and Treasurer - Kelly Moore 4021 Timberidge Drive pre-registration information will be mailed on September 1, 2002. In addition, Irving, Texas 75038 pre-registration information will also be printed in the September through Decem­ WISCONSIN ber issues of the Choral Journal CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION President - Lucinda Thayer Excitement for the 2003 National Convention is building! Make plans now to Department of Music be in New York City February 12-15, 2003, for the next ACDA National Conven­ University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 tion. Treasurer - Janet 1. Herrick-Stuczynski 2225 Wedemeyer Street Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081 Gene Brooks NATIONAL OFFICERS , PRESIDENT David Stutzenberger ',' FROM , THE School of Music. University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 865/974-8608 (voice); 865/974-1941 (fux) I PRESI DENT VICE-PRESIDENT Milburn Price School of Music. Samford University Birmingham, Alabama 35229 205/870-2778 (voice); 205/870-2165 (fux) [email protected] PRESIDENT-ELECT Mitz.iGroom On September 11, 2001 the world was shocked Department of Music. Western Kentucky University 1 Big Red Wa)' by the events that took place in the United States. In Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101 270/745-3751 (voice); 270/745-6855 (fux) the aftermath of these savage acts, I found myself [email protected] wrestling with the question of how I might help TREASURER Maxine Asselin confront the inhumanity that exists in the world . .& 3 Holly Road Taumon, Massachusetts 02870 I struggled with this question, the words of Franklin 508/822-2820 (voice); 508/884-3404{fux) [email protected] D. Roosevelt helped me focus on ways that my EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR practice of the choral art could help deal with this Gene Brooks P.O. Box 6310, Lawton, Oklahoma 73506 problem. He stated: "If civilization is to survive, we 580/355-8161 (voice); 580/248-1465 (fux) [email protected] must cultivate the science of human relationships­ CENTRAL DIVISION PRESIDENT the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, Gordon Krauspe Wheaton-Warrenville SoUth High School David Stutzenberger in the same world in peace." Wh:;,~~,1ill~orr~JI87 .& choral conductors we have numerous oppor­ 630/682-2128 (voice); 630/682-2042 (fux) [email protected] tunities to foster human relationships. First among these is the capacity to motivate EASTERN DIVISION PRESIDENT our singers and audiences to mankind's advancement through the performance of D. Douglas Miller Pennsylvania 'State University choral music of the highest standards . .& Robert Shaw once stated, " ... the arts 107 Music Building I University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 remain the greatest heritage and stimulus to an advancement of the human species, 814/865-0432 (voice); 8141865-6785 (fux) [email protected] to further generations of evolution." .& part of every choral experience, we have the NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION PRESIDENT challenge to make the singers aware that they must put aside their individual Robert G. Youngquist Washington Senior High School differences and work together toward a common goal. This requisite for successful 313 South 4tfi Washington, Iowa 52353 ensemble singing is also a humanizing endeavor that gives us experience in living 319/653-2143 (voice); 319/653-6751 (fux) [email protected] together as a peaceful community. NORTHWESTERN DIVISION PRESIDENT If we accept the premise that music can in some way reflect the culture of its Karen Fulmer origin, then another opportunity for developing relationships is through the study Sum~506~ilfo~ig~r:e~hool and singing of music of other ethnic groups. In order to achieve this, we must select SU253/'s~':5~8f(v~?c~f90