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It avoids the in easily singable and playable form. familiar, sentimental and An ideal Christmas gift but, like the songs superstitious carols and suc themselves, disc and songbook are a reward cessfully relates the meaning ing present for all seasons. of the nativity to present-day life. SING ROUND THE YEAR 47 songs with melody lines and Soft Cover Book - ~. 50 guitar chords and glossy cover. Record - 5.98 1.75 Set of Book and Record - 7. 50 '~1"1~~~ f!l1J ~lJ1I'~~ f~1 I~OOI~~'li~ ~'lll~lJ~ I~~®I@J)~I~ Vaughan Williams For baritone solo, chorus and orchestra. SATB Vocal Score 1. 25 ~ LaNoue Davenport¥- has arranged.selec-* TTBB Vocal Score 1. 25 ~ *" tions from the Musica Britannica col (Orchestral parts available on Rental) lection, Medieval Carols for combina tions of 2 and 3 soprano, alto and tenor recorders. He has standardized the barring and metrical notation for easier reading and in some cases transposed ~~ f~~l~~i~mJll1~ ~fll~~~ the carols to more accessible keys for recorders. The texts have been kept in FII[lIIII~~I~~I~I~ the score and thus infinite performance possibilities exist -with voice, with other Unison (or SATB) and keyboard. Vaughan Williams treble instruments or a capella. These CONTAINS: The Holy Well (versions 1 & 2)/Christmas attractive little collections of medieval Now is Drawing Near/Joseph and Mary/The Angel English carols will be welcome fare to Gabriel/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/New Years musician and teacher searching for fresh Carol/On Christmas Day/Dives and Lazarus/The material to supplement the overworked Miraculous Harvest/The Saviour's Love/The Seven traditional Christmas music. Virgins. .'Pl. 25 *" *" '* CAROLS FOR RECORDERS - 1. 50 MORE CAROLS FOR RECORDERS - 1. 50 Galaxy Music Corporation ·2121 Broadway - N. Y. N INEES F R 11 NAL FFICES FOR PRESIDENT ELECT FOR SECRETARY-TREASURER WALTER S. COLLINS COLLEEN J. KIRK GENE BROOKS J. EUGENE McKINLEY Walter S. Collins is associate dean and Colleen J. Kirk serves as Professor of perform at the 1974 MENC national con professor of music at the University of Music at the Florida State University. venti on, Anaheim, California. He has Colorado College of Music at Boulder She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mu- been at Midwestern University for five in the Division of Choral Music and sic Education from the University of Il- years; prior to his teaching at Midwest Musicoiogy. Following his ten years at linois and the Ed.D. degree from Teach- ern University, he was Chairman and Oakland University, Rochester, Mi'chigan ers College, Columbia University. Choral Director at Cameron State Col- where he was founding chairman of the Prior to assuming her present position, lege, Lawton, Oklahoma, for seven years. music department and originator of the Miss Kirk taught in public schools and His choirs at Cameron State College per Meadpw Brook Musi'c Festival. From 1965 on the faculty of the University of I1- formed at the 1969 national convention through 1969 he served as dean of the linois, where she also served as Chair- of Music Teachers National Association, Meadow Brook School of Music, which man of the Music Education Division. CinCinnati, Ohio. They also appeared at operated as an academic adjunct to the Miss Kirk has had extensive experi- the 1969 state convention of the Okla summer festival. ence as a choral conductor and she is homa State Music Educators Association Collins received his BA and BM degrees respected for developing innovative pro- at Oklahoma City. from Yale University, 1948-1951, MA and grams of choral music education. She From 1970 to 1973, he served as Na PhD degrees from the University of has served frequently as conductor of tional Choral Chairman for the Music Michigan in 1953 and 1960. At Yale he festival choruses, as workshop cliniCian Teachers N:l:tional Association. He is now served as president and assistant director in vocal, ,choral and general music, as serving as Chairman of Music in Highf'l' of the Yale Glee Club and director of adjudicator for choral festivals and com- Education for MTNA. the famed Whiffenpoofs. He was also petitions, and as speaker and panel mem- He is a life member of ACDA and he dire'etor of the University of Michigan bel' at professional meetings. She teaches served as National Convention Program Men's Glee Club 1955-56. A recipient of ohoral literature and conducting, choral Chairman for the 1973 national conven the DeForest Scholarship at Yale and a techniques and graduate 'courses ill music tion in Kansas City. He is also serving Fulbright Scholar at Oxford University education; and advises graduate stUdents. as Southwestern Division Convention Pro in England in 1957-58, Collins was direc She has served as Director of Music at gram Chairman, March 8 and 9, 1974, in tor of choral music at the University of Wesley Church and Student Foundation Dallas, TexaJs. Minnesota, 1958-60 and instructor and on the campus of the University of Il- In addition to being a life member of director of choral music at Auburn Uni linois and as Director of Junior and ACDA, he is also a life member of MENC versity from 1951-55. Senior High School Choruses for Illinois and is a member of MTNA, TMEA, TCD Summer youth Music and for the Florida A, TMTA, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He is a frequent adjudi'cator and clini State University Summer Music Camp. ««>>>> cian at choral festivals and author of Professional affiliations include mem- a recently published book titled "Choral bership in ACDA, the MENC, the Florida J. Eugene McKinley is 'chairman of the Conducting - A Symposium." He ha~ MEA, Florida Vocal Association, the Music Department and director of choral edited many early choral music publi Florida College Music Educators Asso- activities at the Iowa Central Community cations and has prepared choruses for ciation and AAUP. She is a member of College at Fort Dodge. He .holds a B.A. degree in music education with voice the Minneapolis, Cincinnati, and Detroit Pi Kappa Lambda, Sigma Alpha Iota Symphony Orchestras. and Kappa Delta Pi. She has served emphasis from St. Ambrose College, and A frequent 'contributor to the Choral Sigma Alpha Iota as National Chairman an M.A. from ,the University of Northern i-__-dJonrna,J, Collins bas ser-'Iled-as editor of of its International Mnsic.Eund._--___"Imo""wa with post graduate work including the "Da Capo" column since 1971. He Miss Kirk is currently serving as Presi- workshops wiLh-Rober L Shaw;-:E>uugl[1'larSsc---- has. held offices in ACDA as Michigan dent of the Southern Division of ACDA. McEwen, Gregg Smith, Paul Salam uno- vi'ch, Robert Fountain, and others. state chairman 1961-65, National Program Her biography appears in Outstanding He was vocal music director at West committee member 1962, Regional pro Educators of America for 1972. gram commIttee 1967, nominee for na Branch Community SChools 1959·61; at tional President 1966, Editorial Board, <<«»» the Independence Community schools 1964-66, 1969 to present, and since 1966 Gene Brooks is Chairman of the De- 1961-67 Where he was founder and dil'ec has served as ohairman of the Choral partment of Music and Choral Director tor of the St. John's Men's Choir and Editing Standards committee. He is pre at Midwestern UniverSity, Wichita Falls, the Concert Chorale. Since 1967 he has sently serving a second term as national Texas. He received his undergradua'te been at Iowa Central and is past presi president of the College Music SOCiety, training at Oklahoma Baptist UniverSity, dent of the Fort Dodge Area Fine Arts an association of 2,000 teachers of college his master's and doctor's degrees from Council and conductor of the Fort Dodge and ·conservatory music teachers, and is the University of Oklahoma. He has com- Choral Society. a member of MENC, the American Mu pleted additional graduate stUdies at the McKinley has served as guest conduc sicologi<cal Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sin UniverSity of Colorado. His choir from tor, adjudicator and clinician throughou~ fonia and Pi Kappa Lambda. Midwestern UniversIty participated in the the midwest, has performed with his 1971 ACDA Choral Symposium in Vienna, ensembles at many business and profes- ««»» Austria. They have also been invited to -Continued on next page OCTOBER 1913 1 '--I-r-'"-"~- IOWA PRESIDENT'S PEN Is this a radical statement? I think not c,,". and I know of several, well-respected t" " j t ~ !---lJ , ' r .. I choral men in the state of Iowa who nr, ~ 1 t j RON PHILLIPS agree with me. :' < I'" J To sum it up, I guess what I am f ' ~ .rJtr•. J Is the Iowa chapter of ACDA really saying is that every director has a re : "J I ·A,De affecting the ,choral music of the State sponsibility to evaluate constantly the ~>:'.

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