AVA All-State 2006 Clinicians Julian Ackerley, Middle School Mixed Chorus
Director of the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus since 1980, Julian Ackerley has achieved national and international acclaim as an accomplished conductor and administrator of children's choral performing arts organizations. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Arizona with special emphasis in music education, vocal performance and choral conducting. His many successes include national and interna- tional tours, numerous critically acclaimed recordings, collaborations with national symphony orchestras and opera companies and increased fiscal stability for the Chorus. He is an experienced teacher having taught at all levels, elementary to college, prior to his appointment with the Boys Chorus. In addition to serving as director of the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus, Dr. Ackerley has also been the Associate Conductor of the International Children's Festival Chorus and Conductor of the American Youth Choir, a national honor choir of both boy and girl singers. As AYC conductor from its inception in 1999, Dr. Ackerley has conducted in international festivals in China, Mexico, South America and Europe. He is currently vice president of the International Society for Children's Choral and Performing Arts (ISCCPA), a board member for The Alliance For Arts and Understanding (AFAU) which is the umbrella organization for the AmericaFest Festivals, and is the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Repertoire and Standards Chair for boychoirs in the state of Arizona. Other professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music frater- nity. Dr. Ackerley often serves as a clinician and guest conductor. Most recently he was the conductor clinician at the 5th Biennial Boychoir and Young Men's Festival in Salem, Oregon and at the Children's Universal Music Festival in Fort Worth, Texas. He also served as an invited clinician for the Conductor's Symposium at AmericaFest, the internationally renowned festival held at St. John's University in Minnesota. Under Dr. Ackerley's direction, the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus has flourished. He instills in his singers the importance of their responsibilities, the tradition they follow and the fine young men they are. The performances showcase the power of his comprehensive music program, administered with a caring hand while demanding the highest level of musicianship and discipline. Dr. Ackerley's dedication to artistic quality and the well being of his cho- risters has been key in building the reputation of the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus.
Paul Magyar, High School SSA
Dr. Paul Magyar (pronounced Major) is administrator over all aspects of the Tallowood Music Ministry, a ministry which includes over 950 enrolled persons in 17 ensembles. He plans, coordinates, and leads all of Tallowood's worship services, and leads Tallowood's Adult Choirs and Orchestra. He and his wife, Mary, have two children, Stephen and Anna. Prior to coming to Tallowood in 1995, he served other churches in Louisiana, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma, fulfilling a call to vocational ministry. Dr. Magyar is the son of Southern Baptist International Mission Board missionaries to Colombia, where he lived until graduating from high school in 1978. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Choral Conducting from Louisiana State University, a Master of Music from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of
Music from Oklahoma Baptist University.
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