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VOLUME XXVII SPRING, 1980 NUMBER 3 IN THIS ISSUE ALL-STATE INFORMATION RUIDOSO BAND REPORTS FROM OFFICERS UNIVERSITY NEWS MINUTES Bob Farley 5? ~~us1c center 2 4 3707 E,ubank, N.E . • Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111 6 * 6 phone (505) 293-7444 Specializing in SERVICE to the school and professional musician . SmwUI.</ tlll 1Jj fY/JJ.w ~ In Our NEW Music Center CALL OR COME BY ANYTIME FOR ALL Y10UR MUSICAL NEEDS ... Jiu ?1.RJJJ 'm1lxwJ PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT until the Fall issue of the New ~ Mexico Musician is released. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the MEMBERSHIP New Mexico Music Educators Association affiliated with The present condition of our or­ Southwestern Music Educators ganization is assessed as growing Conference by only a few members. Statistics Music Educators National Conference are released each month from the NMMEA OFFICERS national office of MENC, and our President.................... Donald M. Hardisty active members fluctuate between 3020 Majestic Ridge Las Cruces 88001 375 to 475, including student ac­ Vice President, tives. After the registration at All­ Band ...................... SAM PEMBERTON 1925 Cameo state, NMMEA increased to 472 Clovis 88101 active members, as compared to \1 ice President, 431 members on February 29, 1979. Chorus ................ WAYNE ANDERSON In other words, the actives increas­ 1816 Glenarm ed by 41. Clovis 88101 Vice President This news is not discouraging; Orchestra ........ MAR Y HELEN KLARE however, except for Arkansas with 645 Totavi 261 members (students and teach­ Los Alamos 87544 ers), we are the smallest organiza­ Vice President, Elem. & Jr. DR. DONALD M. HARDISTY High ...... PRISCILLA ZIMMERMANN tion in the Southwestern Division, 378 Calle Loma Norte with the totals reported February Santa Fe 87501 Nineteen seventy-nine was an­ 29, 1980: Colorado 1,044; Kansas, Vice President, Univ./ other productive year for New 1,454; Missouri 1,548; Oklahoma Col... .......... HAROLD VAN WINKLE 8512 Bellehaven NE Mexico Music Educators. You may 1,043; and Texas 827. New Mexico Albuquerque 87112 recall last year I began a tradition and Colorado were the only States Executive of outlining a few important sta­ which recorded an increase in Secretary.............. ROLLIE HELTMAN tistics, and again this year will membership since the same period 1150 Don Gaspar present a capsule view of critical Santa Fe 87501 one year ago. Pa5t dates for your attention from now (Continued on Page 6) President ............ JOHN 0. WALKER 606 Herma a Roswell 88201 Our Executive Secretary Says ... NMMEA DISTRICT PRESIDENTS more than forty-five in-service James Young ............................ Alamogordo workshops, demonstrations and the Southwest NMMEA Charles Rives .................................. Roswell twenty rehearsal sessions with the Southeast NMMEA guest conductors provided many Carl Kloosterman ........................ Rehoboth Northwest NMMEA examples of skill development and Don Gerheart .................... Lo Alamos successful techniques for imparting North Central NMMEA musical skills and appreciation to Phil Wilson ................................ Tucumcari N orthea5t NMMEA the more than 800 students in­ Mario Cardova ................................ Reserve volved. In addition, there were Central NMMEA some 350 music teachers register­ Ron J. Fuss ............................ Albuquerque Albuquerque NMMEA ed who attended the conference NEW MEXICO MUSIC with twenty-eight companies dis­ INDUSTRY COUNCIL playing the newest music learning For information, contact Rollie Heitman materials and equipment. Several EDITOR DUANE J. BOWEN of the companies provided recog­ School of Music nized authorities and demonstra­ ENMU, Portales 88130 Printer tors who provided successful tech­ Bishop Printing & Litho Co. niques in teaching music to those Portales, N.M. 88130 in attendance. Published by the New Mexico Music Educators As ociation. Three issues per The University of New Mexico year: Fall, Winter, Spring. Subscription: ROLLIE HELTMAN Music Department was again the $4.50 per year, $1.50 per copy. Direct perfect host. Sincere thanks goes wb cription requests, advertising rate reque ts, and all copy to Duane J. Bowen, The thirty - sixth N.M.M.E.A., to Dr. Peter Ciurczak, Chairman School of Music, ENMU, Portales, N .M. All-State Music Festival and the of the Department, UNM and 88130. Sen d address changes to Rollie In-service Leadership Conference Heitman, Executive Secretary. especially to Harold Van Winkle, is history. Again the quality of (Continued on Page 14) -3- CHORAL VEEP COLUMN 4. Della J oio- Come to me My ELEMENTARY, JR. HIGH Love - · Marks Music - sole VEEP COLUMN selling agent - Belwin Mills - MC4609 ,:, 5. Hunter, Robert- Be Thou My Vision - Hinshaw Music Inc. HMC-375 - TTBB (disregard the small alternate notes) 6. Copland-- Stomp Your Foot Boosey and Hawks # 5019 7. Hunter, Robert- America Carl Fischer - C.M. 7947 ,:, Indicates All-State audition piece. The Girls' Choir clinician for 1981 is Alice Larson from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Min­ nesota. Her program is as follows: 1. Giordano-0 Pastorelle, Addia (Now is the time for parting) from "Andrea Chenier" ii: 11602 G. Schirmer - @ 50¢ - SSA, WAYNE ANDERSON piano. To be sung in English. 2. Verdi - Prayer to the Virgin PRl'SCILLA ZIMMERMANN CHORAL Mary Ed. John Rogers-M70- 1 It doesn't seem possible that All­ VICE-PRESIDENT S REPORT 141 Music 70 Music Publishers State 1980 is history. Wasn't i1 New York @ 45¢ - SSAA I hope this finds each of you great? Barbara Andress again cap­ To be sung in English back into the swing of the Spring tured our imagination and inspired 3. Brahms - Three Songs: Semester. The 1980 AU-State was us with her practical creativity. a huge success. Mr. Eichenberger Fidelin! - 1069 E. C. 8ch1rmer (Sing in four-part, no solos) 1. We began with a review of echc and Dr. Sanders gave us and our clapping including "echo games" Suabian Folk Song - 812 E.C. students some inspiring musical utilizing finger tips and heel oj Schirmer - SSAA highlights. Many thanks to the ac­ hand. We sent around a rhyt Eternity - 1070 E. C. Schir­ companists, Roney Wood and Mar­ pattern in canonic form. mer - SSAA ian Ruth Martin, and to Jim Bar­ 2. Remember drawing a picture tc ber and Mike Cocke for chairing ,:'4. Thompson, Randall-The Gate of Heaven #2531 - SSAA - describe what is happenin~ the two choirs. Thanks also to the musically in "Ring Around the E. C. Schirmer clinicians and auditioners and as­ Rosie"? My picture looked like: 5. Frackenpohl, Arthur-Be Like sistants who helped make All­ this: State run so smoothly. I would the Bird - ii: 6118-SA, piano also like to thank Dr. Greg Lyne Neil A. Kjos Music Company and the Eastern New Mexico Uni­ 6. Howorth, Wayne - Let Us versity Concert Choir for their Break Bread Together # 1229 excellent performance Friday eve­ Belwin Mills ning during All-State. 7. Davidson, Charles - No One Else from "A Singing of 3. Brunner's "process of learn­ ing": The Mixed Choir Clinician for Angels" MCA Music # 17102- 1981 is Paul Salamunovich from 060 @ 35¢. Sing in four-part a. enactive - feeling, manipu· Loyola Mary Mount College in using the solo line as the first lating North Hollywood, California. His soprano. b. ikonic - imaginery, interna­ program is as follows: Audition sites and dates may be lization ,:, 1. Palestrina- Tu es petrus found elsewhere in the magazine. lon9 Ion~ shorl-.~;;;;t /onE :: t-Jurlh National Pub. RCS-1000- Being the Honor Choir this year SSATBB has truly been one of the high­ ~ = h-ielody 2. Handel-Music Spread Thy lights of my career. It is an experi­ Voice Around G. Schirmer ence that every director and choir c. symbolic 12063 should have. It is one the Concert 4. Remember this idea: work with 3. Cherubini- Requiem eternam Choir and I shall never forget. If children from the shortest uni1 Plymouth PCS-93 (On page 14, you would like to be considered (an alternative route). measure 121, the last quarter for the 1981 All,-State Honor I hope your children have en note in the soprano is an e Choir, please submit your tapes to joyed "Zoodiac" as much as min flat, not an f .) (Continued on Page 16) (Continued on next page) -4- ZIMMERMANN (continued) ... Didn't we have some smooth-run­ hearsal one could sense a differ­ have and Barbara's "My Song" ning sessions? Harold Van Winkle ence, not only in the sound of this with Pachebal's Canon in D is and his staff "came through" so new group, but in the feeling as delightful. ably again with all the AV equip­ well. Their performance at the Brigitte Warner gave us such a ment. And of course a big thank Saturday morning concert was in­ comprehensive summary of t h e you to the Albuquerque teachers deed wonderful! We should feel development of Orff-Schulwerk. who so faithfully supply us with fortunate in having had someone We later traced the development instruments for our sessions year like Captain Graham as t h e of the basic rythmic concepts after year. Thank you everyone group's first clinician. He did a through movement and language who helped make All-State pos­ superb job with the students. I was and then the basic melodic con­ sible (if you attended, this means delighted with the outcome and cepts including an opportunity to you!).