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ID ACDA main page

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Meet Christopher Aspaas, our headliner for the October 6-8 Idaho ACDA retreat to be held in Sun Valley. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Aspaas to Idaho. Please put October 6-8 on your calendar and plan to have a great time in Sun Valley. Christopher is the director of choral activities at Texas Christian University. More information on our presenter HERE. Soon you will find full information including schedule, how to register, and housing info. Return to this site for developing events. Idaho Falls, ID.

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Articles that have appeared previously in ID ACDA's Web/Newsletter. Most recent additions to the archives page can be found at the top of this page. The Vocal Jazz Lifeline (Part I). By Quinn Van Paepeghem, R&S Chair for Jazz and Show Choirs. Awkward, difficult, strange and beautiful. By Liz Batey, R&S Chair for Junior High/Middle School Choirs. An English experience: The traveling church choir, an experience of a lifetime Read more. Singing for your spiritual and physical health Read more.

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Dr Karen Kennedy to be featured clinician at Idaho's Fall In-Service Event. October 1-3, 2015. Equally at home working with orchestra, Dr. Kennedy has conducted fine ensembles including the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, the New England Chamber Orchestra, the Miami Symphony, the Boca Raton Philharmonic, and the Symphony of the Americas. She has prepared choruses for a wide range of events, from performances on MTV to collaborations with the Cleveland Orchestra. Moscow, ID - 208-885-1006.

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Idaho ACDA - article by van Paepeghem

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An article for Idaho ACDA by Quinn VanPaepeghem. The shortest distance between the schooled choral director and teaching a jazz choir is the. A Cappella Jazz Ballad. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina wrote some of my favorite choral music. My first “ah-ha” moment singing in a choir came while singing portions of his. Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcellus Mass). In my college choir. One of the many things that appealed to me at the time, was the lighter more focus. Ed tone quality,. Experiment with bright a...

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ID ACDA-Higher Education

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This page is reserved for information to be supplied by institutions of higher learning in Idaho. Please submit articles or information that will be helpful to directors and students who want to apply and audition to be a part of your college or university choir/music program. General articles on preparing for auditions, audition literature, and expectations for your specific institution are welcome. Those supplying information to the ID ACDA Higher Education page are (alphabetically):.

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ID ACDA-Events Page

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Choral Events in Idaho. This page is reserved for the use of all ID ACDA members who wish to promote choral events in the state that could be of general interest. For example, visiting professional or university choirs from within or outside the state of Idaho; a choral festival you're holding, or any significant happening in the choral world you think your ACDA colleagues and their choir members might find interesting. Submit to your web/editor. With a CC to your state president.

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ID ACDA About Us

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ACDA is divided into seven geographic regions and fifty state chapters. National conventions are held in February or March of odd numbered years and divisional conventions take place during the same time of year in even numbered years. The American Choral Directors Association has it's national headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. You can find more about the organization at the national web site. Dr Tim Sharp is the Excecutive Secretary of this 18,000 member organization. Founded in 1959, the America...

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ID ACDA-Candidates page

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Idaho's President-Elect Designate, Dr. Scott Anderson. Dr Scott Eric Anderson. Begins his 21st year as. And Professor of Music at Idaho State University. Dr. Anderson conducts the ISU Chamber and Concert Choirs, the 100-voice Camerata Singers, and teaches Choral Conducting, Choral Methods, and voice. Anderson has received Idaho State University’s Master Teacher and Outstanding Public Service awards on three occasions. He was awarded the Idaho State University Alumni Association’s. At Idaho State Universi...

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ID ACDA-Officers Info

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Biographies -Current Officers - Idaho ACDA. President, Steve Dresen. Director of vocal music at Bonneville High School, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Steve Dresen is in his twenty fourth year of teaching in public schools and at the collegiate level. He received degrees from, Ricks College, Utah State University, and Brigham Young University. Scott Anderson, President-Elect. Idaho State University choral ensembles have performed under Anderson's direction at state, regional and divisional conventions of the Americ...

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Cabo Sunset

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Two awards to be presented in 2014; designed to recognize outstanding efforts and dedication to both veteran and emerging choral directors in Idaho. By Michael Murphy, President. Am pleased to announce that after investigating best practices of other ACDA state chapters, I am creating two awards to recognize the outstanding efforts and dedication of both veteran and emerging choral directors in our state. The first recipients will be awarded at the 2014 Sun Valley Fall Retreat. I hope these awards will g...