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Finally, a special thanks to Denis Swope, Past- president, for all his hard work guiding the Missouri Bandmasters Association Convention move to Tan-Tar-A last summer. Transitions come with many challenges that Denis handled to start a great new tradition for the MBA Summer Conventions!
Early Bird Registration…on-line, ground mail: March 22-June 5, 2017 • Dues must be renewed by June 5, 2017. • Active $60 • Retired $40 • First-year Teacher $30 • Collegiate $20 • Hall of Fame WAIVED
On-Site Registration • Active $80 • Retired $60 • First-year Teacher $50 • Collegiate $40 • Hall of Fame WAIVED
• Meals available and/or included with registration: • Sunday evening: Dogs & Drinks • Monday: Continental breakfast • Monday evening: Hall of Fame Dinner $24 • Tuesday: Continental breakfast • Tuesday: Spouse Luncheon $18 • Wednesday: Brunch
Our fantastic team of Resource Chairs have put together a stellar conference that will appeal to choral directors of all levels and genres and will feature such choral music rock stars as Jim Henry, Timothy Seelig, Andrea Ramsey, Victor Johnson, Rosanna Eckert, Daniel Bara, Ben Ecklund, and the new director of the Luther College Nordic Choir, Andrew Last.
As tradition continues, our honor choirs will serve singers of ages 8 to 88 in the 4,5,6 Honor Choir, 7-8 Honor Choir, 9-10 Honor Choir, All-State Jazz, All- State Show Choir, and the Church and Community Honor Choir. Visit the MCDA web page for audition information and deadlines.
We welcome new faces to our advisory board this Spring with Mike Pierson taking over as Webmaster from Tom Lowery who, with Past- president Brian Reeves, worked tirelessly to build the website a few years back. Jake Mauk will be working with Nicholas Urvan on the next edition of “The Reporter” before taking the reigns as editor of our membership publication.
MISSOURI CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION William T. Grega, president
The Time is Now...
The time is now to make plans to attend the summer conference of the Missouri Choral Directors Association in Jefferson City July 19-22, 2017 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center. This year’s theme: “How Can I Keep from Singing?”
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www.mmea.net
Below are the names of the 2015-2017 Repertoire and Resource Chairs who have created two fantastic summer conferences for our membership. • MCDA Resource Chairs • Children/Boy Choirs – Stephen Rew • Middle Level Choirs – Beth Files • High School – Amy Krinke • College/University – Cameron LaBarr • Two Year College – Jerry Myers • Music & Worship – Andy Waggoner • Community – Mark Cotter • Women’s Choirs – Paula Martin • Men’s Choirs – Aaron Young • Show Choirs – Kip Mathew • Jazz Choirs – Brian Parrish • Multicultural Perspectives – Gerrit Scheepers/ Robert Gibson
• Youth & Student Activities – Pam Grooms & Chandler Cooper
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