2010 MassACDA Summer Conference
July 11–14, 2010
Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts
MassACDA welcomes all choral conductors to its summer conference.
Overview
The annual MA ACDA Summer Conference will
be held at Gordon College in Wenham, MA July 11-14, 2010. Dr. Hilary
Apfelstadt and Dr. Rollo Dilworth will be
the featured clinicians this year. The conference features an outstanding
packet of music for all types of choirs and levels as well as the opportunity to
sing a larger work and observe the master conducting classes sponsored by the
Allen C. Lannom Fund of the ACDA Endowment Trust.
The conference will begin with registration from 3-5 PM on Sunday, July 11,
followed by a BBQ dinner at 5 PM. Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt and Dr. Rollo
Dilworth will lead
sessions following the BBQ. The conference will conclude at noon on Wednesday,
July 14.
Conference attendees have consistently rated the MA ACDA Summer Conference as
outstanding and have noted in particular the benefit of the relaxed and positive
atmosphere that allows conductors to network and share experiences. The
conference is also noted for the large packet of music made available to
conference attendees.
A brochure will be released shortly. The conference is open to ACDA and
non-ACDA members. Reserve your place early for this outstanding conference.
Facilities are all air-conditioned. Housing is available on campus, or at one
of the outstanding hotel facilities near the campus.
Clinicians
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt
is Professor of
Choral Studies and Director of Choral Activities at the Ohio State
University in Columbus, Ohio. In 2008, she was appointed Associate Director
of the OSU School of Music. She conducts the 56-voice Chorale, teaches
conducting, and coordinates the graduate conducting program. From 1993 –
2008, she conducted the Ohio State University Women’s Glee Club and
continues to serve as their faculty advisor. Collegiate choirs under her
direction have performed at regional and national conventions of the
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and at state and regional
conferences of the National Association of Music Education (MENC). She has
conducted many honor choirs and all-state choruses throughout the United
States, and has guest conducted in Cuba, England and in Europe. In 2009, she
conducted the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in a public broadcast of “Music and
the Spoken Word.”
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Dr. Rollo Dilworth was recently appointed as Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University’s Boyer School of Music in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education, he serves as conductor for the University Chorale. Prior to his appointment at Temple, Dilworth served as Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at North Park University in Chicago, IL for 13 years. Dr. Dilworth holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Northwestern University. Dilworth has written and/ or arranged over 150 choral works that are currently in print. His choral compositions are a part of the Henry Leck Creating Artistry Choral Series with Hal Leonard Corporation and Colla Voce Music Company. He has recently published pieces with the Santa Barbara Music Publishing Company as part of the Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series. Dilworth is a contributing author for the Essential Elements for Choir and the Experiencing Choral Music textbook series, both published by the Hal Leonard Corporation/Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publications, and for Music Express! Teachers Magazine. He authored a book of choral warm-ups for elementary and secondary choral ensembles entitled Choir Builders: Fundamental Vocal Techniques for General and Classroom Use. He frequently serves as a guest conductor and/or clinician for honors, festival and all-state choirs throughout the United States and abroad. Dilworth is an active member of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and Chorus America. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and currently serves on the Pennsylvania ACDA State board as Director of Student and Youth Activities. Dr. Dilworth's sessions will include:
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Graduate Credit
Gordon College offers Mass ACDA Summer Conference participants one graduate credit from its Master of Music Education program. Registration deadline for credit is July 1 by 9 a.m.; a late fee of $25 will be added to all registrations for credit received after July 1. In order to receive credit, participants must attend 15 hours of sessions and submit a summary paper after the conference.
Housing
Rooms are air-conditioned and apartment-style with shared kitchen, bathroom and living room. Linens provided. Requests for on-campus housing must be received by July 1.
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For more information, contact Faith Lueth: flueth@comcast.net
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Last revised May 12, 2010 .
