2003 MassACDA Summer Conference
The Massachusetts ACDA Summer Conference for Choral Musicians
Dates: July 13 - July 16, 2003
Where: Gordon College, 255 Grapevine Road, Wenham, MA 01984
MassACDA welcomes all choral conductors to its summer conference.
Clinicians
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Jerry Blackstone, University of Michigan |
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Jerry
Blackstone is Director of Choirs and Chair of the Conducting Department at the
University of Michigan where he conducts the Chamber Choir, teaches conducting
at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and administers a choral program of
ten choirs. He also conducts operatic productions with the University of
Michigan Opera Theatre and frequently prepares choirs for performances with the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra under such conductors as Nicholas McGegan and Itzhak
Perlman. Professor Blackstone has served as guest conductor from coast to coast,
including recent all-state and festival appearances in Texas, California,
Georgia, New York, Virginia, South Dakota, Florida, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Rhode Island, Oregon, Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan, and internationally in Hong
Kong and Ontario, Canada |
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Dr.
Alexander Dashnaw, Long Island University |
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Alexander Dashnaw, Director of Choral Activities and Chairman of the
Department of Music at the CW Post Campus of Long Island University, has been a
guest conductor of many festival, divisional, regional, and all-state choruses.
He has conducted choral/vocal workshops at schools and universities and for the
American Guild of Organists (AGO), the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the New York State
Choral Guild, and the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). He has been
the artistic director of many choral festivals, including the Manhattan,
Chicago, Pacific and Atlanta, the Jubilee and Capitol in Washington, DC, the
Strathclyde in Scotland and the Tilles Invitational on Long Island. |
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Joan
Gregoryk, Children’s Chorus of Washington |
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Joan
Gregoryk, Founder and Music Director of the Children’s Chorus of Washington,
is internationally recognized as a leader in the field of children’s vocal
music. Ms. Gregoryk taught for many years at Chevy Chase Elementary School where
her work with the school’s chorus won her considerable acclaim within
professional music organizations, as well as invitations to perform within the
United States and Europe. She prepared members of the Chevy Chase Chorus for the
Grammy Award-nominated compact disc and film soundtrack recording of
Mussorgsky’s Boris Gudunov with Mstislav Rostropovich and the National
Symphony Orchestra. She has prepared choruses for appearances with orchestras
under conductors Rafael Fruebeck de Burgos, Erich Leinsdorf, Mstislav
Rostropovich, Erich Kunzel, Leonard Slatkin, Dante Anzolini and Yuri Temirkanov.
Because of her achievements, Ms. Gregoryk has been awarded numerous honors
including Outstanding Arts Educator in the United States by the Rockefeller
Brothers Funds Awards in Arts Education and the Maryland Outstanding Elementary
Music Educator. |
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Dr.
Michele Holt, Providence College |
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Dr.
Michele Holt, Director of Choral Activities at Providence College, is a graduate
of the University of Rhode Island where she received both a Bachelor of Music
and a Masters of Arts in Music Education. She
received a Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting at the Hartt School of
Music where she completed research in Laban Movement Theory and its
application to choral conducting and performance. Michele has studied conducting with James Jordan, Rodney
Eichenberger, Elaine Brown, Howard Swan, Gerald Mack, Peter Bagley and Allen
Lannom. Michele
has conducted All State and Regional Festivals in Connecticut, New York,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Florida and has been clinician to
numerous choral adjudication festivals, including the Manhattan Choral Festival
and East Tennessee Vocal Association. She has been an active adjudicator
for All State auditions throughout the New England area and has been a clinician
at both state and divisional conferences. |
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Sessions
Jerry Blackstone
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Choral Conducting Master Class: Motion = Sound: The Gesture, the Sound, the Glamour |
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Choral Rehearsal Techniques: Rehearsals = Steak; Concerts = Dessert! |
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Working with Male voices: Creating Godiva Chocolate out of a Snickers Bar |
Alexander Dashnaw
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Commissioning a Choral Work |
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Making Silk Purses - Building a Choral Sound |
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Programming Considerations - Challenging Ideas and Fresh Sonorities |
Joan Gregoryk
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Choral Music Education Begins in the Classroom |
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Vocal and Choral Techniques for the Elementary School Chorus - Part I |
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Vocal and Choral Techniques for the Elementary School Chorus - Part II |
Michele Holt
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Part I - Getting Organized: Nuts & Bolts for Young Directors or Refreshers for the More Experienced |
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Part II - Developing Your Choir Sound |
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Part III - Selecting Quality Repertoire |
Graduate Credit
Gordon College offers MassACDA Summer Conference participants 1 graduate credit from its Master of Music Education program for an additional fee of $200. Enclose with registration a separate check made payable to Gordon College. Those registering to receive graduate credit will be asked to complete a short application for credit form during conference registration.
On-Campus Housing
Conference housing is provided on the campus of Gordon College in the form of singles and 2-bedroom suites. Registration for on-campus housing includes Sunday dinner through Wednesday lunch.
Off-Site Lodging
Through special arrangement with Quality Inn/King's Grant Inn in Danvers, MA, a limited number of rooms are available at a discounted rate (first come, first served). Mention Gordon College Summer Workshops when making your reservations, at 978-774-6800. Other off-site lodging is available at hotels and motels in the vicinity of Gordon College, should you wish to make your own arrangements. You can see a listing of nearby facilities by clicking here.
Meals
The price of meals from Sunday dinner through Wednesday lunch is included in the on-campus registration fee. If you are arranging off-campus lodging, meals may be purchased as indicated on the registration form here.
Air Conditioning
All conference facilities, including campus housing, are air conditioned.
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For more information, call Lesley Anderson, Conference Coordinator, at
978-867-4429
or 978-927-2306
x4429,
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Last revised October 08, 2006 .
