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RODRIQUEZ EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR ARTICLES 7 15 25 33 AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AFRICAN· EXPLORING THE WHYS PLURALISM IN THE WOLFGANG UNGER AMERICAN SPIRITUAL OF INTONATION WORKS OF HEINZ DIRECTOR OF THE TRADITIONS AND PROBLEMS WERNER LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE by Barbara M. Doscher ZIMMERMANN CHOIR PRACTICES by Z. Randall Stroope by John Eric Floreen by Marvin V. Curtis and Lee V. Cloud , COLUMNS 2 4 43 50 FROM THE FROM THE EDITOR REPERTOIRE & STANDARDS CHORAL REVIEWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMITTEE REPORTS 3 41 47 60 FROM THE RESEARCH REPORT NEWSBRIEFS ADVERTISERS INDEX PRESIDENT .......................... ABOUT THE COVER A page from an early sixteenth century Spanish manuscript. The large historiated initial is an A. which begins the Introit of the Mass for the first Sunday in Advent, "Ad te levavi an imam meam." Within the A are depicted the Virgin and Child, a worshipping nobleman. and an onlooking soldier. A rose motif, which is associated with the Virgin, surrounds the page. Permission granted by the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York City. M.BB? f.1. November 1991 Page1 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ........................................................................ HE MEMBERSHIP OF THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS Association has lost a dear friend and colleague with the passing of Raymond W. Brock on August 12, 1991, at his home, "Belvue Hall," in McCormick County, South Carolina. Raymond fought a courageous battle with cancer and exemplified incredible faith and courage as he underwent surgery and chemotherapy. Raymond was born June 1, 1930, in McCormick County, South Carolina, and attended public schools in McCormick. He received an Associate in Science degree in business from Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina; a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English and a minor in history from Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina; and a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Raymond was an ordained United Methodist minister and served numerous churches in South Carolina before accepting the appointment as Director of Development and Administrative Assistant for the American Choral Directors Association. Raymond was a kind, loving, compassionate person. His warm smile, friendly personality, and love for people won for him the respect and admiration of people throughout the United States and around the world. He loved the membership of the American Choral Directors Association and enjoyed sharing life with those he touched. He was deeply dediclilted to ACDA and was an exceptional source of encouragement and Raymond W. Brock guidance to those with whom he worked in the organization. He always saw the positive side in everyone with whom he worked and was an exemplary representative for the American Choral Directors Association. Raymond's contributions to ACDA were so numerous that it would be impossible to name them all. He was instrumental in establishing the ACDA Endowment Trust. He believed in ACDA and felt its rich past was only an introduction to its brilliant future. He believed that the Endowment Trust was one of the most important programs that ACDA has ever established. Raymond was also a tremendous administrative assistant here in the national office. His kindness to, and caring for the national office staff helped to create a very congenial and friendly atmosphere in which to work. During his lifetime, Raymond served on numerous committees and boards and had the unique talent to recognize the strengths of other members with whom he served. He was a great leader and gave exceptional direction to other committee and board members. Raymond Brock was not only a colleague, he was also a dear friend and great supporter of this Executive Director as, indeed, he was everyone's friend. He was a tremendous assistant to me and a source of constant inspiration and encouragement. His kind, compassionate personality made working with him a pleasure. Raymond often said, "In order to have a friend, one has to be a friend." Indeed, Raymond was that friend. He will be greatly missed by many people, especially by the employees in the national office of the American Choral Directors Association. Gene Brooks Page 2 CHORAL JOURNAL ,[ ~" ~" ~ i > , \ ; _~~ ~~_~. ~ ~:~ ~ ~ ~ __~ _ _ ___ ,_ '" ,_%- 0/-_ , ~ 'FROM :n-lE',BRESIDENl" ~.,.~--- '- - - -------;:: -'-,---~-;;;-- -~- ~f ,./' t \;,,' ~ j _ • ~ "" 1 ........................................................................ T IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE ACDA Endowment Trust, established only four years ago, now has a Board of Trustees, and will be meeting for the first time in early 1992. Although the Endowment Trust is organized to provide a source of funds for accomplishing the objectives of ACDA, it meets and operates independent of the ACDA National Board of Directors. The trustees are empowered to accept contributions, grants, living or testamentary gifts, legacies and bequests, and other assets. The trustees then manage, supervise, and disburse the trust assets. Each year, the National Board discusses a host of worthwhile projects which could be of great benefit to the membership and to choral music. However, the Board is usually confronted with tight budgets and the maintenance of such continuing responsibilities as the Choral Journal, and division and state plans. This doesn't leave resources for as many undertakings as we would like. Now, we have great hopes that the Trust will continue to grow and be able to provide funding for those worthy projects. Please keep this in mind for the future in two ways: that you may want to benefit choral music by making contributions to the Endowment Trust; and that the Trust will benefit all of us. It is also important to remember at this time that Raymond Brock was the Director of the Endowment trust. We have lost a friend in Raymond Brock, a special spirit whose life and especially his battle with illness was a strong inspiration to me. I learned to watch and marvel at his absolute zest for life, for fun, and for relationships, and will miss him greatly. Some of us give remarkable music to future generations, and others give new insights through their teaching methods or interpretation of music. Raymond's gifts were not in music per se, but his life was a testament to the way in which the magic of music enriches us all. William Hatcher November 1991 Page 3 FROM tHE EDItOR T IS IMPORTANT THAT before December 1). Letters received readers of the Choral Journal later than this may not be published, have an opportunity to express as the publication process takes three professional opinions. (3) months, and information beyond Consequently, we welcome a four month span may no longer be Letters to the Editor. Letters timely or of interest. Letters written can serve a variety of purposes, on a subject other than that which from opposing expressed has appeared in the Journal should opinions to expanding upon or be of vital interest to the entire clarifying printed information. They readership. can also help the readership better All Letters are evaluated for the understand and appreciate a certain appropriateness of their content, and issue or subject. are subject to editorial revision. In general, Letters should respond to material printed in the Journal and should be sent during the month of the Journal's issue (Le., a Letter responding to material appearing in the November issue should be sent Dennis Shrock Articles submitted for publication in the Choral Journal should meet established specifications. Although the length of articles varies considerably, submissions should generally be between 10 and 20 typed, double-bpaced pages. Referenced material should be indicated by superscript and end notes. All submissions must include five copies of the article as well as accompanying artwork anda two- or three-sentence professional identification of the author. For complete writeis guidelines and/or to submit articles, write the Managing Editor, P.O. Box 6310, Lawton, Oklahoma 73506. THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION Statement of Membership The American Choral Directors Association is a non-profit professional organization of choral directors with active membership composed of directors from schools, colleges, universities, communities and industrial organizations, Churches.