Alabama Vocal Association AVA Notes This issue of the Ala Breve finds us having expe-
Vivienne Atkins, President, Alabama Vocal Association Paul Edmondson, as well.
rienced a great Winter Conference of the Alabama Music Educators Association. Thanks to all of the choirs and cli- nicians who participated. We learned so much and enjoyed so much! The Alabama Honor Choir under the direction of Dr. William Caldwell was superb. The All- State Show Choir, directed by Jim Kimmel, with choreog- raphy by Kent Parham, was exciting and uplifting. We learned so much from Dr. Russell Robinson. Thanks to Alfred Publishing for his participation! And finally our guest choirs - the University of Alabama under the direc- tion of Dr. John Ratledge and the University of North Alabama under the direction of Ian Loeppky; Florence High School, Robertsdale High School, Thompson Middle School and River Chase Middle School, conducted by Rebecca Rockhill, Rosemary Pearce, Jeannie Bubbett and Lynn Mitchell - gave outstanding and inspiring perform- ances.
Now we turn to one of the busiest and most excit-
ing times of the year - Alabama All-State Chorus. You can see in this issue information about All-State and the clini- cians. We auditioned nearly 2800 students for these choirs from through-out the entire state. It was a great experi- ence, traveling the state and listening to these fine young musicians. We all look forward to seeing them together at All-State.
The schedule for All-State this year is similar to
last year's. It is available in this issue. You should have received an information packet from our President-elect,
As usual, we have selected some outstanding cli-
nicians for our choirs. Conducting the SATB High School Choir will be Dr. Peter Bagley of the University of Connecticut. Dr. Bagley was unanimously recommended by our last year's clinicians. Dr. David Childs, who was our guest at the Fall Workshop, will be conducting the SSA High School Choir. Dr. Childs is a well-known com- poser and is on the faculty at Vanderbilt University. The TTBB High School Choir will be conducted by Dr. Patrick Gardner of Rutgers University. Dr. Gardner conducts one of the foremost men's choirs in the country.
Krunnfuscz comes to us from Madison, Wisconsin, to direct the Middle School Mixed Choir.
He is in high
demand as a clinician and adjudicator and is presently a conductor of a middle school choral program. Returning to us is Dr. Judy Bowers of the University of Florida. We have enjoyed Dr. Bowers' expertise on other occasions and are thrilled to have her agree to come to Alabama again! We look forward to working with all of these fine musi- cians. Our young people are in for quite an experience! Finally, let me say that I appreciate all of you and what you do for music education in this state. You bring the music to life and you bring life to the students. As Howard Swan has stated, "Our responsibility as choral musicians does not stop with the teaching of music. We must find time and energy for thought and study so that we can help teach people how to live." See you at Samford!
Dan
Plan Ahead!
2007 AMEA Conference January 18-20, 2007 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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