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H e a d l i n e r s : J u l i a D a v i d s , E m i l y E l l s w o r t h , A p r i l J a m e s , M a r k M y e r s a n d T i m S h a r p

M C A N I N C H F I N E A R T S C E N T E R

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C O L L E G E O F D U PA G E | G L E N E L LY N , I L L I N O I S

Directors: Emily Ellsworth, Jon Hurty, April James, Mark Myers and Tim Sharp

Concert Session VSaturday, October 28, 2017

Honor Show Choir Mark Myers, Director; April James, Choreographer; Seth Durbin, Accompanist; Brock Keiper, Combo Director

Can’t Stop the Feeling/Boogie Down arr. Mark MyersStand By You arr. Roger Emerson You Will Be Found arr. Mac HuffI Just Wanna Be Happy arr. Eric VanCleave

Augustana Choir Jon Hurty, ConductorRock Island, Illinois Sheila Doak, Accompanist

Laudate Dominum LEVENTE GYÖNGYÖSIAgnus Dei SAMUEL BARBERThe Conversion of Saul Z. RANDALL STROOPEImprovisation on How Can I Keep From SingingMy God Is a Rock arr. Stacey V. Gibbs

Elementary/Children's Honor Choir Emily Ellsworth, Director William Buhr, Collaborative Pianist

Dancing and Singing Jean Baptiste BriLee Music BL289 LULLY arr. LiebergenShlof, Mayn Fegele (Sleep, My Little One) Boosey and Hawkes 48023153 arr. Lee R. KesselmanOnly a Couple Fishes Seafarer Press SEA-116-00 SA Children's ELIZABETH ALEXANDER

Church & Community Adult Honor Choir Tim Sharp, Director Diane Marelli, Collaborative Pianist

Psalm 46 (Ein Feste Burg) Beckenhorst Press BP1153 arr. John Ness BeckO Gracious Light (Phos Hilaron) Jubal House/Hal Leonard 00154362 TIMOTHY SHARPRock of Ages Public Domain - CPDL DUDLEY BUCK

PROGRAM

CONCERT SESSION V

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UPCOMING ACDA EVENTS

JOIN VOICES, CHICAGO! December 1, 2017

St. Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois

Join Voices, Chicago! is set to be held December 1, 2017 at St. Xavier University. As part of IL ACDA's urban initiatives, Join Voices represents a unique opportunity for city choirs to come together in a non-competitive, supportive environment. There are also

opportunities for collegiate choral music education students, and for current teachers to gain professional development hours in this collaborative setting. This year's clinician is Glen Thomas Rideout, from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He will provide a clinic for each participating choir, as well as teach a mass selection at the end of the day. Last year's inaugural event was a great success with

over 500 students attending. The event is partially funded by Illinois ACDA and National ACDA's Fund for Tomorrow.

Karyl Carlson, Program Director, Illinois State University, NormalGrace Jeong, Co-Director, Whitney Young High School, Chicago

Laura Kempa-Boga, Co-Director & Site Host, St. Xavier University, Chicago

TREBLE CHOIR FESTIVALFebruary 1, 2018

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION CONFERENCEFebruary 14-17, 2018

Chicago, Illinois

TWO-YEAR COLLEGE FESTIVALApril 14, 2018

Harper College, Palatine, Illinois

2018 IL-ACDA SUMMER ReTREATJune 27-28, 2018

Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

You don’t want to miss the 2018 IL-ACDA Summer ReTreat June 27-28 at Illinois State University in Normal. Our headliners are:

David Fryling is director of choral activities at Hofstra University (www.DavidFryling.org)Kathy Armstrong is a percussionist and educator who is well-known for her work in bringing Ghanaian

music and dance to choirs, schools and community groups in North America and Europe.

You can expect reading sessions, the Directors’ Chorus, our composition contest winner, sessions on pedagogy, repertoire, conducting and more. And most important, a chance to enjoy the vibrant and welcoming community that is Illinois ACDA!

Lee Kesselman,President, IL-ACDA

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EMILY ELLSWORTH is nationally recognized as a leader in the youth choral field, and has served as Artistic Director of ANIMA- Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus since 1996.Her work with ANIMA received the 2013 ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award from Chorus America, the 2013 Chicago a cappella Tribute Award, the 2009 Dale Warland Singers Commissioning Award given by Chorus America and the American Composers Forum, as well as Chorus America’s once-in-an-organizational - lifetime 2008 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence. In 2016, Ms. Ellsworth was honored as a “Woman of Distinction” by Suburban Life Magazine.

She has prepared various ensembles for performances with Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, Ravinia Festival, Grant Park Symphony, Music of the Baroque, and others; nine CD recordings; national and regional conferences of ACDA, Kodaly educators, and Chorus America; and concert tours to six continents. Ms. Ellsworth has served on the

music panel for the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C. and is the advisor of Boosey & Hawkes’ Opera Workshop series. From 2012-2015, she was a Lecturer in Choral Conducting at Northwestern University, and spent over 20 years teaching and singing as a voice faculty member in various college and university settings. In frequent demand as guest clinician/conductor throughout the U.S., she has also guest conducted in the Republic of Ireland, England, Hong Kong, and Brazil.

JON HURTY is Director of Choral Activities and Henry Veld Professor in Music at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. He directs the Augustana Choir, the Augustana Chamber Singers, serves as the conductor of the Handel Oratorio Society and teaches conducting. He is also Co-director of Music for Augustana Campus Ministries and is the Conductor and Artistic Director of Quad City Choral Arts. Before coming to Rock Island he was Director of Choral Activities at Concordia University in Irvine, California.

Active as a guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States and abroad, he has served in this capacity in All State, State and Regional festivals of the American Choral Directors Association, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, National Association for Music Education, and many colleges and high schools. He completed his undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, where he graduated summa cum laude, his master’s degree in Choral Conducting from California State University, Northridge, and his doctorate in Choral Conducting and Literature from the University of Illinois.

APRIL JAMES is a dynamic freelance choreographer based out of Los Angeles, California where she is highly sought after to create shows for junior high, high school and college groups across the country. In addition, her choreography can be seen on the pilot episode of the hit show GLEE. This year April spent her 18th summer as a clinician at Showchoir Camps of America and was honored to receive the Visual Vanguard Award through FAME Nationals Aspire Awards for the third time.

MARK MYERS is a choral conductor, arranger, and music educator based in Los Angeles. Mark holds degrees in music education from North Central College and Northwestern University and is currently pursuing his DMA in choral conducting with an emphasis in ethnomusicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. At UCLA, Mark is an assistant conductor for the University Chorale and Chamber Singers and is also a vocalist and percussionist in the Music of West Africa Ensemble. Prior to his move to Los Angeles, Mark taught vocal music for twelve years at Waubonsie Valley High School, where he helped develop an extensive curricular and extra-curricular choral program and established the nationally renowned show choir, "Sound Check." Mark is actively involved with school and community choirs across the country as an arranger, adjudicator, and guest conductor.

HEADLINERS/CONDUCTORS

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WILLIAM BUHR is equally at home on the stages of the world’s most prestigious concert halls or in the world of musical theater, as his work as a collaborative pianist has taken him to performing engagements in over forty countries on six continents. Holding degrees from the University of Illinois and DePaul University, Mr. Buhr currently serves as the Associate Director and accompanist of the New Classic Singers, the resident professional choral ensemble at the College of DuPage, and as the principal accompanist of Anima- Young Singers of Greater Chicago (formerly the Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus).

DIANE MARELLI taught choral music for 20 years at Riverside Brookfield HS in Riverside, IL. During that time, she also taught AP Music Theory, Concert Band and was instrumental in creating and developing the curriculum of Fine Arts Survey, which became a graduation requirement of all RB students. The RBHS Choirs performed at festivals and conferences under her direction, including the Illinois Music Educator Conference. Since retiring from RBHS, Diane is the Choir Director at Robert Morris University in Chicago.

Beginning her musical studies at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, she later received a BA degree from Western Illinois University and Master’s Degree from St. Xavier University. She has served on the board for Illinois ACDA and has been honored to accompany for many ACDA Conferences. She is active in ILMEA and has been the accompanist for the ILMEA District 1 Choirs

for many years. Diane has extensive professional experience as a soloist, accompanist and conductor for festivals, concerts and recitals in the Chicago area.

SETH DURBIN began his career at Waubonsie Valley High School in 2015. Mr. Durbin holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL. Among the choirs under his direction are five curricular choirs, the Mosaic unity chorus, Mosaic Ensemble, and the award winning show choir "Sound Check." Mr. Durbin is excited to also be directing the all male show choir, Guys In Ties. In addition, Mr. Durbin serves as the co-musical director for the spring musical.

HEADLINERS/CONDUCTORS

ACCOMPANISTS

TIM SHARP (BM, MCM, DMA) is Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the national professional association for choral conductors, educators, scholars, students, and choral music industry representatives in the United States. He represents choral activity in the United States to the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM).

Sharp, himself an active choral conductor, researcher, and writer, has varied his career with executive positions in higher education, recording, and publishing. Prior to his leadership of ACDA, Sharp was Dean of Fine Arts at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, and earlier, Director of Choral Activities at Belmont University, Nashville, TN.

Tim’s research and writing focuses pedagogically in conducting and score analysis, and various published essays and books betray his eclectic interests in regional music history, acoustics, creativity, innovation, and aesthetics. He has conducted university, community, church, and children’s choirs,

and continues to serve as choral conductor and clinician in the United States and internationally. He is in his tenth year as Artistic Director/ Conductor of the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, Tulsa, OK.

Innovation in the Ensemble Arts: Sustaining Creativity is Tim’s third book in the ensemble arts series published by GIA Publications, Inc. The other books in this series are Mentoring in the Ensemble Arts: Helping Others Find Their Voice and Collaboration in the Ensemble Arts: Working and Playing Well with Others.

Dr. Sharp is a Life Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, with degrees in music and conducting from The School of Church Music of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Belmont University, and Bluefield College. He resides in Edmond, OK, with his wife, Jane, and daughter, Emma Jane.

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Carmel Catholic, Kent Parry, Director

Ethan Kofman

Crete, Bob Mohr, Director

Steven Klenk

Decatur, Erik Taylor, Director

Savion CrueEvelyn Gutierrez

Jayla LeeJosé MedinaSierra Reed

El Paso, John Shaffer, Director

James EngelhornTeron Fairchild

Oluchi PittsKaylynn Schlipf

Glenwood, Jeff Gemar, Director

Ellie CashmanRyan CroteauKate Gardner

Michael JimersonJake Mathis

Brooke Seacrist

Maine South, Matthew Hanes, Director

Carly Swanson

Manteno, Sean Hoffman, Director

Tyler Neift

Mt. Zion, Connie Mulligan, Director

Alexa MarcumZoe MendenallGavin Parker

Payton Skelton

HONOR SHOW CHOIR ROSTER

Manteno, Sean Hoffman, Director

Katie Bell, TromboneConnor DeBord, Alto Sax

Naperville North, Nick Janssen, Director

Kevin Braner, Tenor SaxAndrew Nauman, Trombone

Jeff Piekarz, Bari SaxRyan Robbins, Trumpet

Jonathan Vanderwater, Trombone

Naperville North, Nick Janssen, Director

Lindsay CernekAxel HagemanMichael Winner

Oswego, Frank Tieri, Director

Seth FetroGabrielle Sanders

Rolling Meadows, Caitlyn Walsh, Director

Tayma Mansour

Waubonsie Valley, Seth Durbin, Director

Inioluwa AdewoleReese Born

Liza MahacekRamya Nagapudi

Matthew PakkebierBianca Rivera

West Leyden, Stacy Cunningham, Director

Joel Castaneda-AcevedoCarlos Toral

Wheaton North, Kassy Krause, Director

Tanner BirtcherKara Callahan

Liam FlynnGrace LitavskyLuke MondiaLuke WhitmerChris Wiper

Wheaton Warrenville South, Chris Miller, Director

Sydney DaleJustine EnrightIsabelle Jones

Danielle KoldoffJoseph LewisLaura Virgilio

HONOR SHOW CHOIR COMBO ROSTERWheaton North, Kassy Krause, Director

Vinnie David, Trumpet Nick Jenz, Trumpet

Wheaton Warrenville South, Chris Miller, Director

Drew Beasley, Drum SetEthan Dymit, Electric GuitarGabe Foss, Electric Bass

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ANIMA-Glen Ellyn Children's Choir, Brandon Pemberton, Director

Grande Prairie Children's Chorus, Oksana Rodak, Director

Chloe ClelandMaeve McGrory

Paige Taylor

Ira Jones Middle School, Karen Blair, Director

Richland Junior High School, Elizabeth Powers, Director

Cora DeubelbeissJennifer LomeliJonah PimentalJillian Queeney

Marison Rodriguez

Sandburg Middle School, John Gaunt, Director

Delia Marienetti

Spectrum Youth Singers, Oksana Rodak, Director

Lilia CollazoAnastasia LucenkoBohuslav LucenkoMatthew NelsonChloe Vasilakis

Sycamore Middle School, Brian Kowalski, Director

Timothy Christian Schools, Renee DeJager, Director

Bryce AbendMia ArchosImala BettisElla BrinkaGigi Deems

Anna GoldmanGretchen Goldsborough

Arpita AcharyaLibby BaumkerEmily CastroEmma DietzZoe Fairfield

HatieJane AlexanderSofia DasNevesLilly FaulhaberAurora HilligossLiliana Jennings

Tea AllesJake ArmstrongAllison DishmanTochi EzimakoCamden Gunn

ELEMENTARY/CHILDREN'S HONOR CHOIR ROSTER

Gwen HeimburgerAva Hensley

Jackie HoughtalingLily Kluge

Sugar KowalchukLeah Kreller

Perla IbarraAanya KrishnanMolly O'HeronElla Schuler

Constantine Vasilakis

Gabriel JovanovichLayla MusichKyla Prather

Laynee Sosin

Hannah HoffmanLeah HoffmanColin Jones

Abby VanderWalIsabella Zimmerman

Matthew MitchellShayla Patel

Reese RuffaloSophie SteinkeZoey Tieman

Grace Wisniewski

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Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, Jeff Hunt, Director

Sandie BenhartJohn Clarke

Jeanne FornariJeff Hunt

Linda McCullaghMelissa PaganoBurch SeymourDiana Seymour

Danielle Wukitsch

Chancel Choir, Downers Grove First United Methodist Church, Diane Hires, Director

Pennie CrinionBill Crowther

Sarah DeMinkJohn GillhamJudy HanleyDiane Hires

Diane HundsederAndrew Johnson

Andi KinsellaLinda Kraft

Karen Owen

Dainava Lithuanian Chorale, Darius Polikaitis, Director

Ieva BelopetraviciusRima Birutis

Martynas MatutisGreta Miskinis

Kazys MotekaitisDarius PolikaitisGloria Vaisnys

Downers Grove Choral Society, John P. Rakes, DirectorTerry Cunningham

Lind GainesDebbie HansonBessie KuskeVerona Rose

Amanda Wittenborn

DuPage Chorale, Lee Kesselman, Director

David BaconMary BurkhardtStuart Garner

Susan HagenseeLouise Handel

Mary JanesMary Carol Kobler

Mark PetersonDonald Spink

CHURCH & COMMUNITY ADULT HONOR CHOIR

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Fenwick High School, Suzanne Senese, Director

Suzanne Senese

First Congregational Church, Glen Ellyn, Michele Hecht, Director

Norm AdamsMartha DeForest

Sherry FlugelRuss Graunke

Dave HechtTheresa Holly

Ro ManakTom Manak

Jackie McCarthyColleen Spaeth

Gary United Methodist Church, Wheaton, Jennifer Whiting, Director

Myra BurgessCindi Copeland

Judy GroteKay HurleyRose King

Carolyn RaberGerry Schmidt

Jennifer WhitingMarsha Woodruff

Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Naperville, Lynn Panosh, Director

Rick Hutchins

Plainfield United Methodist Church, Beth Best, Director

Sophia Hiatt

Voices in Harmony, Steven Szalaj, Director

Catherine CarrollPeter Carroll

Bob ChamberlainJudy Edlund

Stephen GillisKaren KlausBob LadnerKaren Moe

Monica SzalajSteven Szalaj

CHURCH & COMMUNITY ADULT HONOR CHOIR (continued)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE ADMINISTRATION Dr. Ann Rondeau, President

Dr. Donna Stewart, Vice-President for Academic AffairsChuck Boone, Dean of Arts, Communication and Hospitality

Diana Martinez, Director of the McAninch Arts CenterEarl Dowling, Vice President Student Affairs & Institutional Advancement

MEMBERS OF THE MCANINCH ARTS CENTER STAFF Joe Hopper, Jon Gantt, Michael Moon, Bob Murr, Janey Sarther, Mandy Rakow, Tom Murray, Ellen McGowan

- COD Technical Crew - Bobby Bryan, Lighting Ben Johnson, Sound Laura Hoske, Stagehand

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE FULL-TIME MUSIC FACULTY Lee R. Kesselman, Lucille Mok, Ken Paoli, Tom Tallman

MUSIC DEPARTMENT STUDENT AIDES Alec Dickson, Dominic Giase, Ethan Kamperman, Karen O'Brien

FALL CONFERENCE PLANNING TEAM Brett Goad, Fall Conference Program Chair

Jim Yarbrough, Facilities Liaison, Scheduling & Logistics Lee Kesselman, On Site Coordinator

Joseph Hopper, COD Production & Rentals Manager Bob Murr, Technical Director Tom Murray, COD Catering

Dennis Morrissey, Membership Communication Jason Hawkins, Website Presence

Paul Nielsen, RegistrationLaura Coster, Hospitality & Music Acquisition/Distribution

Michelle Weber, J.W. PepperAndy Jensen, Performing Choir Coordinator Aubrey Prince, Interest Session Coordinator Michele Hecht, Adult Honor Choir Co-Chair

Jeff Hunt, Adult Honor Choir Co-ChairSteve Szalaj, Adult Honor Choir Co-Chair

Renee DeJager, Children’s Honor Choir ChairKassy Krause, Honor Show Choir Chair

Seth Durbin, Honor Show Choir Assistant ChairKelsey Nichols, On Site Student Worker Coordinator

THANK YOU Elaine Bennington - NIU Senior Choral Music Education Major

NIU Student WorkersCOD Student Workers

Dan Canalos & Soundwaves Recording, http://soundwaves.org/Sara Heilwagen Paper + Photography, Program Design, www.saraheilwagen.com

Alison Murphy, Program Production

KUDOS AND CONGRATULATIONS! Tim Sharp, ACDA Executive Director

Mary Hopper, ACDA National Vice-PresidentKaryl Carlson, ACDA Central Division President-Elect

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I L - A C D A B O A R D

LEE KESSELMAN President

DENNIS MORRISSEY Past President

JEFF WILSONPresident-Elect

PAUL NIELSEN Treasurer

LAURA COSTER Secretary

MONICA BERTRAND Podium Editor

KATIE BRUTON Podium Assistant Editor

JASON HAWKINS Webmaster

RENEE DEJAGER Chi ldrenÕs Choir

ANDREA SOYLA Col lege/Univers i ty

STEVE SZALAJ Community Choirs

ERIC ESPARZA Community Choirs

KEITH HAMPTONEthnic/Mult icultural

DARIUS POLIKAITISEthnic/Mult icultural

JEFF DELAYTwo Year Col leges

DEBBIE AURELIUS - MUIRMiddle School/Jr . High

PUJA RAMASWAMYMiddle School/Jr . High

AUDREY PRINCEFemale Choirs

Repertoire Specif ic

ANDY JEFFREYMale Choirs

SARAH CATT Senior High

JEFF HUNTMusic in Worship Co-Chair

MICHELE HECHT Music in Worship Co-Chair

Li felong

SETH DURBINShow Choirs

PHIL SPENCERComposit ion Contest

JESS PALMISANOMembership Co-Chair

BRANDON CATTMembership Co-Chair

RON KORBITZYouth and Student Act iv i t ies

RICHARD NUNLEYDistr ict I

BEN HOLMESDistr ict 2

BEN LUGINBUHLDistr ict 3

JOSH SPEARDistr ict 4

JACOB ELAMDistr ict 5

ANDY JENSENDistr ict 6

SEAN NEWMANDistr ict 7

DRAYTON EGGLESONDistr ict 8

BRYAN KUNSTMANDistr ict 9

CURTIS FISCHER-OELSCHLAEGERILMEA Choir Chair

BOB BOYDHistor ian

CRISTIAN LARIOSStudent Representat ive

E A R N P D H O U R SEarn PD hours at the IL-ACDA Fall Convention

through ILMEA. ILMEA will offer ISBE approved PD

hours for the event. Visit the ILMEA Professional

Development page for more information at

https://www.ilmea.org/educators/professional-development/

You may also contact Emily Petway

at epetway@ilmea.org for more information.

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