Salt Lake 2020 Western Region ACDA Conference Wednesday, March 4 – Saturday, March 7 Sing On! University of Redlands School of Music Salt Lake 2020 Western Region ACDA Conference Bachelor of Arts • Bachelor of Music Wednesday, March 4 – Saturday, March 7 Master of Music • Artist Diploma Sing On! Music Scholarships & Graduate LITTLE A MERICA HOTEL Assistantships Available 500 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 SALT LAKE T ABERNACLE 50 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 Information and Applications FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH www.redlands.edu/music 12 C Street East, Salt Lake City, UT 84103 LDS CONFERENCE CENTER – LITTLE T HEATER (909) 748-8014 60 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 GRAND A MERICA HOTEL 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE 331 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 SALT LAKE CITY 2020: SING ON! 37 Concert Session 6 40 Concert Session 7 All Conference Party – Diversity Through the Decades CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, MARCH 7 CONTENTS 41 Advancing the Art 6 42 Concert Session 8 6 Message from the President Kim Ritzer 43 Advancing the Art 7 Acknowledgements 44 Concert Session 9 ACDA In the Beginning 45 Concert Session 10 7 In Memoriam 7 ACDA Advocacy Resolution 45 Program Advertisers 8 Message from the Executive Director Tim Sharp Exhibitors 9 ACDA National Conferences ACDA Western Region Conferences Western Region Conference Honorees Western Region Past Presidents 10 ACDA Western Region Leadership 11 ACDA National Board 12 Arizona State Board 13 California Choral Directors Association Board 14 Hawai‘i State Board Nevada State Board Utah State Board FEATURED ENSEMBLES AND ARTISTS 15 Brigham Young University Choirs 16 The New York Voices 17 KammerChor Saarbrücken 18 Eric Whitacre and the Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir 19 The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square SESSION INFORMATION AND CONFERENCE HONOREE 20 Advancing the Art Sessions Choir Workout Sessions 21 Chat with a Composer 22 Conference Honoree CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 23 Concert Session 1: Celebration of Christmas (BYU Choirs) CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: THURSDAY, MARCH 5 26 Concert Session 2 27 Advancing the Art 1 28 Advancing the Art 2 29 Advancing the Art 3 30 Concert Session 3 31 Special Session: Cathedral of the Madeleine Vespers 32 Concert Session 4: A Cappella / Jazz CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, MARCH 6 32 Concert Session 5 34 Advancing the Art 4 35 Advancing the Art 5 4 SALT LAKE CITY 2020: SING ON! Wilson and R. Wayne Hugoboom were responsible for the conference program, which proved to be very informative and successful. This early success and that of subsequent conferences proved to be major factors in the early growth of ACDA. The initial activities of ACDA included the structuring of geographic divisions MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT paralleling MENC’s regional designations. The first Western Region ACDA Welcome to the 2020 ACDA Western Region meeting was a one-day conference at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, CA Conference and beautiful Salt Lake City! Our in October 1968. Gene Simmonds was president and Howard Swan, Jester conference committee has been working Hairston, Charles Hirt, and Maurice Allard were guest speakers. Since that time, diligently for the last three years to make this the Western Region has contributed to the growth and influence of ACDA in the an incredible conference. It has been an honor choral art. to work with such dedicated educators who give so freely of their time and energy to offer IN MEMORIAM a wonderful experience for all involved. I hope you enjoy the performances, sessions and quality Christopher Allen time spent with colleagues. Thank you for giving Edward Braham me the opportunity to serve as your Western Bill Chapman Region President. Jim Heiner Richard Kamprath -KIM RITZER, President Judith Knowles ACDA Western Region Porfirio Mojica Ralph Prime Priscilla Remeta ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS K. Gene Simmonds The Western Region ACDA Conference Committee and the Board Myron Tweed The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Lawrence Warden The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square and Mack Wilberg Raymond Woods First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City Pastor Chris Myers-Tegeder, Larry Blackburn, Alla Koepell, Mike Kestler ACDA ADVOCACY RESOLUTION The Cathedral of the Madeleine and The Madeleine Choir School Whereas the human spirit is elevated to a broader understanding of itself through Little and Grand America study and performance in the aesthetic arts; and, whereas serious cutbacks in Utah ACDA - Andrew Crane, President; Camille Killpack, Past-President funding and support have steadily eroded state institutions and their programs throughout our country; ACDA IN THE BEGINNING On February 4, 1959, thirty-five choral directors met in Kansas City, MO, for Be it resolved that all citizens of the United States actively voice their affirmative the purpose of establishing a national organization of choral music directors. and collective support for necessary funding at the local, state and national levels The meeting, held in conjunction with the National Conference of the Music of education and government to ensure the survival of arts programs for this and Teachers National Association, produced ACDA’s first constitution and bylaws future generations. as well as the structural framework that would allow the monumental growth of ACDA Members are encouraged to print the ACDA Advocacy Resolution in all concert our organization. While it was originally designated the American Choirmasters programs. Association, Elwood Keister proposed that the organization be named the American Choral Directors Association. The eighty-one officially designated charter members launched what was to become a significant and internationally recognized choral organization. The following year, President Archie Jones guided the activities that focused on preparation for the first national conference, which was held on March 16-17, 1960 in Atlantic City, NJ. This meeting was held in conjunction with the National Conference of the Music Educators National Conference. The late Harry R. 6 7 SALT LAKE CITY 2020: SING ON! ACDA NATIONAL CONFERENCES 1971 Kansas City, MO 1995 Washington, DC 1973 Kansas City, MO 1997 San Diego, CA 1975 St. Louis, MO 1999 Chicago, IL MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1977 Dallas, TX 2001 San Antonio, TX 1979 Kansas City, MO 2003 New York, NY Dear Choral Friends: 1981 New Orleans, LA 2005 Los Angeles, CA It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Western 1983 Nashville, TN 2007 Miami, FL Region Conference of the American Choral 1985 Salt Lake City, UT 2009 Oklahoma City, OK Directors Association. We have anticipated your 1987 San Antonio, TX 2011 Chicago, IL arrival for a long time, and we are so thrilled 1989 Louisville, KY 2013 Dallas, TX that this moment has come as we celebrate our 1991 Phoenix, AZ 2015 Salt Lake City, UT profession and learn from each other. 1993 San Antonio, TX 2017 Minneapolis, MN 2019 Kansas City, MO Every year at this time we come together for ACDA WESTERN REGION CONFERENCES choral inspiration, renewal, best-practices, 1973 Coronado, CA 1998 Reno, NV visiting with our colleagues, and focusing once 1976 Palo Alto, CA 2000 Los Angeles, CA again on what motivates us to do our best for the mission of advancing excellence 1978 Tempe, AZ 2002 Honolulu, HI in choral music education, performance, composition, and advocacy. 1980 San Diego, CA 2004 Las Vegas, NV 1982 Pasadena, CA 2006 Salt Lake City, UT I have the rare opportunity to get to visit all of our 2020 Region ACDA 1984 Los Angeles, CA 2008 Anaheim, CA Conferences and to gauge the state of our collective work and activity as a 1986 San José, CA 2010 Tucson, AZ professional association. I am thrilled to celebrate the excellent planning and 1988 Los Angeles, CA 2012 Reno, NV work of our Region ACDA leaders and committees, and all of our professional 1990 Fresno, CA 2014 Santa Barbara, CA colleagues that pitch in to make this Conference memorable. I know for a fact 1992 Honolulu, HI 2016 Pasadena, CA that this hard work makes a huge difference in our work, and in many cases, these 1994 Sacramento, CA 2018 Pasadena, CA events can be life changing. 1996 Pasadena, CA 2020 Salt Lake City, UT If this is your first ACDA Conference, you are very welcome here as we look to WESTERN REGION CONFERENCE HONOREES you to help advance our mission. If this Conference is an annual event for you, it is 1990 Roger Wagner 2006 Frank Pooler good to have you here and helping us continue to build our profession. To all of us, 1992 Ralph Woodward, Sr. 2008 Sr. Sharon Breden, CSJ I hope you find the inspiration you came for, and that those moments are repeated 1994 David Thorsen 2010 William Hatcher enough to keep you refueled for the year ahead. I hope to be able to greet many 1996 Charles Hirt 2012 Dean Semple of you in-person as I soak up these days of choral inspiration. 1998 Rodney Eichenberger 2014 Morten Lauridsen 2000 Paul Salamunovich 2016 John Alexander Welcome! 2002 Jane Hardester 2018 Polly Vasché 2004 Albert McNeil 2020 Donald Brinegar -TIM SHARP, Executive Director American Choral Directors Association WESTERN REGION PAST PRESIDENTS 1971–73 Gene Simmonds 1995–97 Mary Breden 1973–75 Jane Hardester 1997–99 James O. Foxx 1975–77 Ginger Covert Colla 1999–2001 Thomas Davies 1977–79 David Thorsen 2001–03 Ron Kean 1979–81 Douglas McEwen 2003–05 Steve Hodson 1981–83 Joseph Huszti 2005–07 Elizabeth Kamerin 1983–85 Linda Allen Anderson 2007–09 Dean Semple 1985–87 Sr. Sharon Breden, CSJ 2009–11 Cheryl Anderson 1987–89 William Hatcher 2011–13 Kathryn Smith 1989–91 Sr. Sharon Breden, CSJ 2013–15 Steve Hodson 1991–93 Gary Unruh 2015–17 Anna Hamre 1993–95 Jo-Michael Scheibe 2017–19 Travis Rogers 8 9 SALT LAKE CITY 2020: SING ON! Thomas Fleming, Youth Treble Choir Manager Jennifer Lowry, Junior High Mixed Choir Manager Tracy Hunsaker, High School Mixed Choir Manager Ryan Holder, Exhibits Cheryl Anderson, S.M.A.R.T.