Jody Powell,- President, Alabama Vocal Association
It was so nice to see so many of our outstanding choral directors at
the
AMEA In-service Conference. It truly makes me realize,
with great humility, the privilege to lead such a wonderful organization. The AMEA conference was well attended by our fellow AVA colleagues. Thank you all for attending and supporting our sessions. Many of these sessions had more participants than I have ever seen attending.
Thank you so much to our presenters who inspired and encouraged us to take their ideas and gifts back to our classrooms. Thank you especially to Erin Colwitz, Melinda Doyle, Robert Lyda and Jane Kuehne, Megan Wicks-Rudolph, Earlene Rentz and Randi Bolden. And thank you to the AVA Board for their leadership in presiding over the sessions.
Thank you also to our wonderful performing groups. Jane Powell and the Florence 8th & 9th Grade Girls Choir, Charles Henry and the Spain Park High School Chamber Choir, Melina Doyle and the University of Montevallo Chorale, Nichol Hill and the Pleasant Grove High School Chorale, Dr. Meghan Wicks- Rudolph and the Vestavia Hills High
Honor Choir, Karen Anderson and the Huntsville Middle School Mixed Choir and Ginny Hughes and the Gardendale High School Choir. All of you truly out- did yourselves.
The All-State Show Choir had an incredible experience and performance under the musical direction of Mark Myers and choreographer extraordinaire Jarad Voss. It is overwhelming that these gentlemen can put together and perform such a wonderful program in just two days. Great Job! Thank you so much Jane Powell for coordinating this entire effort. Thank you also to our volunteer band, too. You guys are awesome!
The AMEA Honor Choir, under the direction of Dr. Christopher Aspaas, was a huge success. Thanks to all of the directors that prepared their students and participated in the screening process. The concert was outstanding. Thank you also to Carl Davis, coordinator for the Honor Choir. Carl that was truly an outstanding job.
Our accompanists should also be commended for their hard work during the conference. Thank you so much to Terry Moore for accompanying the All-State Show Choir. And a huge thanks to Lana Cornut for accompanying the session with Earlene Rentz and Karen Cantrell for
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accompanying the Honor Choir.
I am truly honored to be surrounded by people who are willing to go above and beyond to provide greatness for the conference.
Jerry and Jordan
Cunningham, who took care of the ASSC risers and platforms and were the liaison to the MPAC crew, Liz Donaldson and her booster parents who provided food during the conference, the AVA Executive Board and AVA Board for making sure everything was done and taken care of… You guys are seriously true servants. Thank you to all of the Presiders for each session and performance. Thank you so much to Pat Blackwell, our Executive Secretary, for doing it all…all of the time!
It is now time to look ahead to the All- State Choral Festival. We are indebted to Samford University, Dr. Joe Hopkins, Dr. Phillip Copeland, Dr. Moya Nordlund, Dr. Time Banks and the staff for handling the logistics of a huge festival and allowing it to run smoothly. We look forward to working with outstanding clinicians. The SATB Choir with Dr. Daniel Bara from the University of Georgia , the SSA choir with Elena Sharkova from Silicon Valley Chorale, the TTBB choir with Jonathan Palant
from Kessler Park United
Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, the Middle School Mixed Choir with Anthony Trecek-King as Artistic Director with the Boston Children's Chorus, Dr. the Middle School Treble choir with Dr. Andrea Ramsey from Ohio State University .
It is also time to think about our State Choral Performance Assessments and our State Solo and Ensemble Assessments. Many of you have spent countless hours working with your students across the state to prepare them for this endeavor. I hope you all have a wonderful experience with each and every performance you create.
Thank you to each and every one of you who tirelessly work to promote the choral art with your students in the classroom every day. Sometimes it seems like a thankless task, but know this… It is you and your tutelage that really makes the difference in those students’ lives. Keep up the good work! See you all in April at All-State.
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