SPRING 2002
The Carolina Caroler
Newsletter of the
North Carolina Chapter of ACDA
Inside this issue:
Ace Mentoring 3
Butts in Seats! 6
NC-ACDA Fall Conference 7 William P. Carroll is in his eighteenth
Using Internet Resources 8 at the University of North Carolina at
Departments
NC-ACDA Budget Report 9 Millsaps College, the Master of Music in
Fall Conference CD Order 11
Application for Choral Per- 12
formance
Choral Events Calendar 13
The Carolina Caroler is the
official newsletter of the North
Carolina chapter of the Ameri-
can Choral Directors Associa-
tion. It is published three times
per year (Fall, Spring and Sum-
mer issues). Deadlines for sub-
mission of articles and adver-
tisements are:
Issue Deadline Publication
Fall July 15 Aug. 1
Spring Dec. 15 Jan. 15
Summer April 15 May 15
NC-ACDA reserves the right to
edit any application for appear-
ance and to edit all materials
proposed for distribution.
T H E C A RO L I N A C A R OL E R
William P. Carroll
Lara Hoggard
Award Recipient
year on the faculty in the School of Music
Greensboro and serves as Chair of the Vo-
cal Studies Division, Director of Choral Ac-
tivities, and conductor of the University
Chorale. A native Mississippian, Carroll
holds the Bachelor of Music degree from
choral conducting and the Master of Sacred
Music degrees from Southern Methodist
University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts
degree in choral conducting from the Uni-
versity of Cincinnati College-Conservatory
of Music.
A frequent adjudicator and clinician for
choral workshops and festivals, Dr. Carroll
has conducted the North Carolina Senior
and Junior High All State Choruses, the
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~ Dates to Remember ~
ACDA NC-ACDA
Southern Division Collegiate Festival
Convention
March 23
Feb. 28-March 3 Campbell University
Buies Creek
Charlotte Dr. Phil Morrow, host
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Spring, 2002
Vol. 3, No. 2
President's Message
Ann Dunn
President, NC ACDA
Welcome to Winter! As the days turn
colder and the weather outside becomes
frightful, I hope you are eagerly antici-
pating the ACDA SOUTHERN DIVI-
SION CONFERENCE which we will host
in Charlotte from February 28-March 2,
2002. We begin with a meeting on
Wednesday at 1:30PM of all State R&S
Chairs and State Treasurers. The Thursday
evening presentation of Bachs B Minor
Mass will be held in the lovely Blumen-
thal Performing Arts Center, performed by
the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte directed
by David Tang, along with the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra directed by Christof
Perick. We will also hear nineteen won-
derful choirs perform, including these
whom we wish to offer congratulations as
they represent North Carolina: Bel Canto
Company of Greensboro, David Pegg,
Conductor; First Baptist Church of Ashe-
ville, Clark Sorrells, Conductor; Friend-
ship Missionary Baptist Church Choir of
Charlotte, Tony McNeill, Conductor; Cary
(Continued on page 3)
NC-ACDA
Collegiate Festival
April 6
Brevard College
Brevard
Dr. Alfred Calabrese,
host
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North Carolina ACDA Officers, 1999-2001

President President-Elect Secretary
Ann Dunn McMichael High School Janna Brendell East Carolina University Gwen Hall SW Randolph HS
1948 Price Road 6845 Highway 135 2816F Mulberry Lane School of Music 833 Rockcliff Terrace 1641 Hopewell
Eden, NC 27288 Mayodan, NC 27027 Greenville, NC 27858 Greenville, NC 27858 Asheboro, NC 27205 Friends Road
336.627.0594 336.427.5165x1308 252.321.3909 252.328.1252 336.626.7303 Asheboro, NC 27205
fax: 336.427.5776 brendellj@mail.ecu.edu fax: 252.328.6258 336.381.7747
dunn4music@hotmail.com bhall@asheboro.com fax: 336.381.7743
Membership Co-Chair
Past President Becky Bumgardner Sr. High School Membership Co-Chair
Maribeth Yoder-White Appalachian State Univ. 332 Goforth Road 5545 Union Road Ken Brooks Crest Sr. High School
459 Alton Palmer Rd. School of Music Kings Mtn., NC 28086 Kings Mtn., NC 28056 2357 Sherriff Allen Rd. 800 Old Boiling
Elk Park, NC 28622 Boone, NC 28608 704.739.6639 704.861.2625 Shelby, NC 28152 Springs Road
828.733.6590 828.262.6441 fax: 704.853.3323 704.487.0773 Shelby, NC 28152
myoderwhite@aol.com fax: 828. Gbumgardner@carolina.rr.com 704.482.5354
mkbrooks@shelby.net fax: 704.482.1187
Newsletter Editor Treasurer
Stephen A. Futrell Elon University Ginger Wyrick Queens College
2738 Gilliam Road Campus Box 2800 6200 Maple Cove Lane 1900 Selwyn Avenue
Elon, NC 27244 Elon, NC 27244 Charlotte, NC 28269 Charlotte, NC 28269
336.584.6840 336.278.5681 704.948.4363 704.337.2269
sfutrell@elon.edu fax: 336.278.5609 ggw@hwaci.com Fax: 704.948.4565

NC ACDA Repertoire and Standards Chairs

Boychoirs Ethnic/Multicultural Perspectives Music and Worship
Thomas Sibley Raleigh Boychoir Frank Williams NC Central University Billy Summers First Baptist Church
411 Holly Circle 1329 Ridge Road 3001 Deerchase Wynd 1801 Fayetteville St. 5315 Winterset Dr. 409 S. Main St.
Cary, NC 27511 Raleigh, NC 27607 Durham, NC 27712 Durham, NC 27707 Greensboro, NC 27406 Reidsville, NC 27320
919.467.9425 919.881.9259 919.309.9394 919.530.7211 336.697.2358 336.342.4227
rbc@ipass.net fax: 919.881.0971 fwilliam@wpo.nccu.edu fax: 919.530.7979 billys5764@aol.com fax: 336.342.4280

Childrens Choirs Jazz and Show Choirs Senior High School Choirs
Sandy R. Holland Charlotte Childrens Stephen A. Futrell Kenney Potter East Gaston High School
3305 Magnolia Hill Dr. Choir (see Newsletter Editor listing) P.O. Box 981 1744 Lane Road
Apt. 1911P. O. Box 30724 Mt. Holly, NC 28120 Mt. Holly, NC 28120
Charlotte, NC 28205 Charlotte, NC 28230 Junior High/Middle School Choirs 704.827.2484 704.827.7251
704.535.5758 704.451.4914 Tom Shelton Kernersville MS fax: 704.827.5974
fax: 704.374.1896 3002 Amidon Drive 110 Brown Road wkpotter@gaston.k12.nc.us
srholland@mindspring.com Greensboro, NC 27410 Kernersville, NC 27284
336.852.0477 336.996.5566 Womens Choirs
College and University Choirs ttshelton@aol.com fax: 336.852.0477 Scott Hill
Durham School
Bob Holquist Western Carolina Univ. 117 Landsbury Drive of the Arts
P.O. Box 1006 Department of Music Male Choirs Durham, NC 27707 400 N. Duke St.
Cullowhee, NC 28723 Cullowhee, NC 28723 William Carroll UNCG School of Music 919.489.1451 Durham, NC 27701
828.293.3270 828.227.3259 801 W. McGee St., #16 Greensboro, NC 27402 919.560.3926x233
rholquist@wpoff.wcu fax: 828.227.7266 Greensboro, NC 27401 336.334.5493 fax: 919.560.2217
336.370.1936 fax: 336.334.5497 durhamhills@mindspring.com
bcarrol@hinshawmusic.com
Community Choirs Youth and Student Activities
Bill Young UNCG School of Music Two-Year College Patricia Warren St. Timothys-Hale
5417 Bradburn Dr. P. O. Box 26167 Terri Sinclair Sandhills Comm. College 8808 Walking Stick Trail School
McLeansville, NC 27301 Greensboro, NC 27402 360 Sandhill Circle 3395 Airport Road Raleigh, NC 27615 3400 White Oak Rd.
336.698.9643 336.334.5428 Pinehurst, NC 28374 Pinehurst, NC 28374 919.845.0865 Raleigh, NC 27609
weyoung@uncg.edu fax: 336.334.5497 910.235.3834 910.695.3826 pwarren@together.net 919.782.3331
terris@ac.net fax: 910. fax: 919.782.3689

NC ACDA Specially Appointed Officers

Lara Hoggard Award Chair SSA All-State Coordinator Technology Chair
Linda Torres Dsire Davis East Chapel Hill H. S. Bert Fox Rogers Herr MS
61 Montview Dr. 3625 Randolph Rd. 500 Weaver Dairy Rd. 106 Walmsley Court 911 W. Cornwallis Rd.
Asheville, NC 28801 Durham, NC 27705 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Apex, NC 27502 Durham, NC 27707
800.232.2900 919.402.0820 919.969.2482x392 919.387.9926 919.880.7499
torresfsc@cs.com fax: 919.969.2492 foxsterb@cs.com
ddavis@chccs.k12.nc.us
Conference Exhibits Chair Ace Mentoring/Auditions
Michael Murphy EB Aycock MS Conference Site Host Sam Doyle Weaver Tech. Center
209 Hines Street 1325 Red Banks Road Mary Anne Bolick UNCG School of Music 1702 Westridge Rd. 300 S. Spring St.
Snow Hill, NC 28580 Greenville, NC 27858 4330-D Edith Lane P. O. Box 26167 Greensboro, NC 27410 Greensboro, NC 27401
252.747.7880 252.756.4181 Greensboro, NC 27409 Greensboro, NC 27402 336.282.0549 336.282.0549
fax: 252.756.2408 336.854.5169 336.256.0148 sam2ann@bellsouth.net fax: 336.370.8287
choraldirector527@hotmail.com mabolick@triad.rr.com fax: 336.334.5497
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NC~ACDA
Ace Mentoring
Sam Doyle
Ace Mentoring Chair
HELP! Each year I get
phone calls asking, "How do I...,
When do I... Why is it...?" etc.
With the help of NC-ACDA
members working in conjunc-
tion with NCMEA we can form
a larger network to help these
new teachers and teachers in
new situations.
Mike Murphy and I spoke to
college students this past Fall at
the ACDA Conference at a
luncheon meeting. At first the
President's Message
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Academy Mixed Chorus, Jacquelyn
Holcombe, Conductor and Provi-
dence United Methodist Church
Choir of Charlotte, David Stokes,
Conductor. Other featured concerts
include Sir David Willcocks con-
ducting the final concert, John Fer-
guson leading five diverse choirs in
the Music and Worship service and
three honor choirs: Mens/Boys,
Womens/Girls, and Childrens.
Reflecting the overall conference
theme of Mentorship in Choral Mu-
sic, the three Honor Choirs will be
directed by Anton Armstrong,
Lynne Gackle and Allen Crowell,
each of whom will bring an excite-
ment to the singers that will renew
their passion for choral music.
Our host hotel is the beautiful
Adams Mark, with each of the In-
terest Sessions and Reading Ses-
sions taking place there. Most of the
nineteen concerts will be located
across the street at the First Baptist
T H E C A RO L I N A C A R OL E R
questions were slow to come,
but we eventually ran out of
time for more questions.
I have been in contact with
Michael Murphy and Diane
Covington who will be meeting
with new teachers at the Fall
Conference of NCMEA. They
will pass on names to us (as re-
quested) for mentoring. Yes, I
know we are all already busy,
but sometimes it is just a phone
call or an email that can solve
the problem OR just letting the
person know whom they need to
contact.
I need your help - this in-
cludes retirees. If you are willing
to help others in need, please let
me hear from you. Email is fabu-
lous:
Church of Charlotte, which will
make it most convenient for the
membership. Please make it a prior-
ity to attend and support NC-ACDA
in this most convenient location for
the Southern Division Convention!
Following is an invitation to
you from Andre Thomas, President
of the Southern Division of ACDA:
All Southern Choral Musicians
will want to mark their calendars
for February 28-March 2, 2002.
Those will be the dates to spend
time in the Queen City Charlotte,
North Carolina, for the next South-
ern Division Convention. Our con-
vention headliners are indeed the
royalty of choral music. Sir David
Willcocks will conduct our final
concert and give a session on Eng-
lish Choral Music. Sir David, for-
merly the Director of Music of
Kings College, Cambridge and
currently Music Director Emeritus
of The Bach Choir was knighted in
1977 in the Queens Silver Jubilee
Honors List. It is with great antici-
pation that we look forward to his
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sam2ann@bellsouth.net
Or call: 336-282-0549
Coordination of this venture
requires that I can find people
across the state who can be
available to help people near
them. Additionally, If you are in
need of a "mentor" contact me as
well.
This is a work in progress.
We will fine tune as we pro-
gress. The teaching profession is
having difficulty securing and
keeping good people. We need
to let teachers in crisis know that
they are not alone. I hope to hear
from you soon - help is on the
way.
Sam
work at the Southern Division Con-
vention.
The idea of the three honor
choirs will reflect the overall theme
of the conference, which is Mentor-
ship on Choral Music. Three honor
choirs will perform at the conven-
tion. The Mens Choir, consisting of
one-half middle school students and
one-half high school students, will
be conducted by Allen Crowell, the
Mildred Goodrum Heyward Profes-
sor of Choral Music and Director
of Choral Studies at the University
of Georgia. In 1995, he conducted
the first National Mens Choir at
the National Convention in Wash-
ington, DC. Allen has an extensive
knowledge of the male voice, and is
an ideal conductor to guide these
young male singers on an incredi-
ble musical journey. The Womens
Honor Choir will have similar
make-up as the Mens Honor Choir.
Their conductor, Dr. Anton Arm-
strong, is no stranger to the South-
ern Division. He is the Harry R.
and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of
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President's Message
(Continued from page 3)
Music at St. Olaf College, and Con-
ductor of the St. Olaf Choir. As mem-
bers of ACDA you have seen Antons
work with Childrens Honor Choirs,
Junior High Honor Choirs, and most
recently the Multicultural Honor
Choir in San Antonio. He is widely
recognized for his work in the area
of youth and childrens choral music.
He served for over twenty years on
the summer faculty of the American
Boychoir School in Princeton, New
Jersey, and held the position of Con-
ductor of the St. Cecilia Youth Cho-
rale, a 75-voice treble chorus based
in Grand Rapids, from 1981-1990.
We look forward to Antons work
with our young female singers. Our
own Lynne Gackle will conduct the
third Honor Choir, our Childrens
Choir. Lynne served ACDA in many
capacities most recently as Presi-
dent of the Southern Division. Those
of you who were in attendance at our
National Conference in San Antonio
will remember Lynnes outstanding
work with our National Junior High/
Middle School Honor Choir. Our
children will grow from Lynnes ex-
tensive knowledge of the young voice
and her love and enthusiasm for mu-
sic and young people.
Our host city is planning an
opening night concert of the Bach B-
Minor Mass that I am sure you will
find thrilling. I am looking forward
to seeing all of you in Charlotte!
Sincerely,
Andr Thomas
ACDA Southern Division President
So consider yourself personally
invited to the Southern Division
Conference in Charlotte, February
28-March 2, 2002! Other events you
will not want to miss include the
ACDA SSA ALL-STATE CHO-
RUS, held January 25-26, 2002 at
the Special Events Center of the
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Greensboro Coliseum. With Paul
Oakley as our clinician for the young
ladies, grades 9-12, we certainly look
with anticipation to a wonderful con-
cert at 4:00PM on Jan. 26th. Please
plan to attend! The two Intercolle-
giate Choral Festivals sponsored by
NC-ACDA are scheduled for March
23, 2002 at Campbell University in
Buies Creek, NC, with Dr. Phil Mor-
row, host; and April 6, 2002 at Bre-
vard College in Brevard, with Dr.
Alfred Calabrese, host.
As musicians we can certainly
seize the ability to make music to-
gether, to bring joy and comfort to
those we encounter. As our country
begins the recovery process from the
September 11th devastation, I am re-
minded of the final day of the ACDA
leadership conference in Oklahoma.
As we visited the Oklahoma City
Memorial, we were overwhelmed by
the powerful intensity of the devasta-
tion and sorrow. Each of us wept
openly and unashamedly at the reali-
zation of the tragedy. In the final
room, we watched a video of chil-
dren singing Let There Be Peace On
Earth at the dedication of the Me-
morial. The beautiful singing and
the hope on their faces lifted our
William P. Carroll~
Hoggard Award Recipient
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North Carolina Elementary Honors
Chorus, the North Carolina High
School Honors Chorus, the Virginia
Music Camp, Lake Junaluska (NC)
Music Week, and more than 150
other regional choral events in more
than thirty states.
On Christmas Eve, 1992, Dr.
Carroll conducted selections from
Handel's Messiah with the Chancel
Choir of Greensboro's West Market
Street United Methodist Church for
an international broadcast over CBS
Television and the Armed Forces
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spirits and soothed our souls, re-
minding me that ours is a powerful
art! Music has been used so much
since September 11th to ease sor-
row and comfort suffering. Even
though we can make no sense of
the terrorist attacks, we can be as-
sured that our country will make it
through. With the help of music,
which takes us out of ourselves
and out of our own problems, we
can overcome the daily mountain-
ous difficulties we encounter. Per-
haps as we deal with the everyday
challenges of our music-making,
we can remember to be thankful
for the opportunity to be involved
on a regular basis with an art that
is powerful enough to transcend
other emotions, to bring comfort
even in times of uncertainty.
My best wishes to you in
this New Year for strength and
wisdom as you work to promote
excellence in choral music, spread-
ing hope in these troubled times to
each one you encounter.
~Ann
Network. His Carnegie Hall debut
in November, 1993, with the Mid-
America Festival Chorus and the
New England Symphonic Ensemble
was a performance of the Mendels-
sohn Symphony No. 2. He recently
completed a fifteen year tenure as
conductor of the two hundred voice
Choral Society of Greensboro.
In addition to his University re-
sponsibilities, Dr. Carroll serves as
Editor and Educational Consultant
for Hinshaw Music, Inc. in Chapel
Hill, NC. The William P. Carroll
Choral Series, published through
Hinshaw, was recently launched
with an edition of Samuel Wesley's
All the Earth doth Worship Thee.
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Butts-In-Seats:
An Evaluative Conundrum?
What do numbers reflect?
Welborn E. Young
Community Choirs Repertoire and Standards, Chair
As conductors, how do we
define our success? It may be in the
satisfying performance of a tremen-
dously difficult score or, in our en-
sembles recently acquired ability to
hear gradation of vowel color and the
application of that ability to choral
blend, or perhaps, in scoring high
marks in sight reading at festival.
There is a factor that influ-
ences our definition of success and is
frequently used as an evaluative tool
by us and by those who hire us: a
board of directors, school administra-
tors, church officiates, even ensemble
members present and past. That fac-
tor is numbers or "Butts-in-Seats".
Applied not just to audience atten-
dance, the Butts-in-Seats factor is of-
ten applied to the ensemble. How
many members sang this event? Is
ensemble membership increasing or
decreasing?
The Butts-in-Seats factor,
whether referring to the ensemble or
the audience, can be misleading if it
is considered out of context. To il-
lustrate, let us compare these two sce-
narios: A Chicago ensemble per-
formed three nights to a sold out
house, total attendance was approxi-
mately 3,000, and the number of per-
formers exceeded 100. Advertised as
a choral concert, the program con-
sisted of highly staged renditions of
popular songs and show tunes. The
arrangements were not of high qual-
ity and at times the singing suffered
due to the staging. In contrast, the
graduate chorale of a highly re-
spected choral school performed one
night to an audience of approximately
150 in a hall that seats 2,000. The
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changes and grows. Discussion of
the issues related to an ensemble's
raison d'etre, mission, and artistic
vision are outside the scope of this
brief article, however, they must be
thoroughly investigated. Topics
such as developing a mission state-
ment and artistic vision statement;
the relationship of education, art,
and entertainment; singer and audi-
ensemble members numbered about ence musical background; and for-
40. They performed Ceremony after mat for governance of the ensem-
a Fire Raid, music by William ble, each worthy of thorough dis-
Mathias text by Dylan Thomas, cussion, are vital to defining the
Lux Aeterna, Music by Ligeti, and context of an ensemble.
Komm, Jesu Komm of J. S. Bach. Once the context is estab-
Both programs are examples of suc- lished it has a cascading effect. It
cess when considered in context. influences factors such as member-
The first ensemble presented a ship recruitment and retention, pro-
"Pops" concert to encourage sub- gramming, marketing, and target
scription sales and to boost revenues. audience just to mention a few.
The second ensemble provided a per- Variances in membership numbers
formance experience for the graduate and audience attendance, "Butts-in-
singers and conductors that they oth- Seats", may be tied to contextual
erwise may not have had. In both decisions. Numbers alone can be
cases, the intent of the concerts, the misleading. When considered
artistic visions, and the mission state- within a well-defined context, en-
ments of the ensembles were satis- semble and audience numbers in-
fied. form the course of the ensemble
What is the context within and can be used as highly effective
which our ensembles are created and evaluative tools.
perform? For the Butts-in-Seats fac-
tor to be an effective
evaluative tool, con-
text must be estab-
lished. Some en-
sembles such as
church ensembles,
some school ensem-
bles, and ensembles
that are the vocal
choral arm of sym-
phonic organizations
have a fairly defined
context. Commu-
nity, volunteer, and
independent profes-
sional ensembles on
the other hand, must
establish a context
and revise that con-
text as their perform-
ance environment
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NC-ACDA
Fall Conference Report
NC-ACDA sponsored the an-
nual Fall Conference on October 12-
13, 2001 at UNC-Greensboro. Head-
liner Mary Goetze presented the
opening session Learning More
than the Notes in the Choral Re-
hearsal. Her exciting interactive
session on multicultural & world
music, Bringing Diverse Musics to
Life in the Choral Rehearsal, in-
cluded a powerpoint presentation of
Make Me the Instrument of Your
Peace, filmed by Goetze on loca-
tion in Zimbabwe. Special thanks to
Kathy West for her assistance in ac-
companying!
Subsequent sessions included
the opportunity to observe rehearsals
with Mary Goetze and the Festival
Childrens Choir, coordinated by
Sandy Holland and Tom Shelton.
They did a wonderful job in bringing
together several different childrens
choirs for rehearsals, culminating
with a final performance of chil-
drens choir classics, as well as the
Goetze arrangement of the Zim-
babwe folksong. Exciting perform-
ances were given by the UNCG
Womens Choir, under the direction
of Bill Young; Kernersville Middle
School Boys, directed by Tom Shel-
ton; Northwest Guilford Middle
School Girls, directed by Pamela
Brick, and the East Gaston High
School Concert Choir, conducted by
Kenney Potter. All of the choirs did
an excellent job, and received a
warm welcome from the member-
ship in attendance!
The NCACDA Fall Conference
received rave reviews from the at-
tendees! Reading sessions for the
Fall Conference included Music of
Women Composers, led by Bill
Young, and Music and Worship, co-
T H E C A RO L I N A C A R OL E R
ordinated by Billy Summers and
led by Dan Bara and Maribeth
Yoder-White. These sessions were
sponsored by the publishers: Hin-
shaw Music, Choristers Guild and
Pepper at Duncan. Make sure you
thank them and support them
whenever you order music and
supplies!
The collegiate chapters were
treated to a First Year Survival
Kit as they joined Sam Doyle and
Mike Murphy at a luncheon. Spe-
cial thanks to the UNCG and ECU
collegiate chapters for their invalu-
able assistance! Conference high-
lights included a Friday night con-
cert by the Raleigh Oratorio Soci-
ety Chamber Choir under the di-
rection of Al Sturgis, and Round
Midnight, the male a cappella
group from the Charlotte Oratorio
Singers, directed by David Tang.
The Friday evening concert was
such a hit that a CD has been re-
leased, with the permission of the
conductors, for conference atten-
dees to purchase. See the order
form located in this issue of The
Carolina Caroler, to place your
order today, as supplies are lim-
ited!
In conjunction with the
NCMEA Conference, a luncheon
for NC-ACDA members was held
on November 12, 2001 at the
Adams Mark Hotel in Winston-
Salem. Performing at the luncheon
was The Chancel Choir of the Cen-
tenary United Methodist Church of
Winston-Salem, directed by David
Pegg. The choir was a wonderful
treat for all of those who attended
the luncheon! The Lara Hoggard
Award was presented at the lunch-
eon, and the worthy recipient this
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ACDA Advocacy
Resolution
Whereas the human spirit is
elevated to a broader understand-
ing of itself through study and
performance in the aesthetic arts;
and
Whereas serious cutbacks in
funding and support have steadily
eroded arts institutions and their
programs throughout our coun-
try,
Be it resolved that all citizens
of the United States actively voice
their affirmative and collective
support for necessary funding at
the local, state, and national lev-
els of education and government,
to ensure the survival of arts
programs for this and future
generations.
year is Dr. William Carroll, who is
on the faculty of UNCG, and also a
representative of Hinshaw Music.
The involvement of so many
people really help to make events
like these possible, and the NC-
ACDA Executive Board has been
an invaluable source of aid. The
assistance of Ginger Wyrick,
Maribeth Yoder-White, Bill Car-
roll, Bill Young, Janna Brendell,
Linda Torres, Sandy Holland, Tom
Shelton, Billy Summers, Mike
Murphy and Mary Anne Bolick en-
abled the conference & luncheon to
be successful.
THANK YOU!
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Using Internet Resources to
Spice Up Your Choral Programming
Dr. Gregory R. Gentry
University of Alabama
Well-researched and well-executed choral pro-
grams are vital to our sustainability for many rea-
sons: they help garner community support, they
help recruit and retain singers, and they support
teaching interdisciplinary subjects. Prior to the de-
velopment and proliferation of home computer
technology, choral conductors often depended on
music convention concerts and reading sessions,
professional and community choral concerts, colle-
gial recommendations, post-bachelor music stud-
ies, and the perusal of local music store supplies
for program sources. With the recent advance-
ments to the Internet, the choral director can now
study hundreds of choral database lists for resource
material and even peruse the 1,000+ titles held on
the Choral Public Domain web site <cpdl.
snaptel.com>. New technology designed to take
advantage of faster Internet connections is now
available: online listening/viewing rooms may be
found at some retail music stores, publishers and
repertoire web sites. This article will focus on
three such web sites: MUSICA, earthsongs and
Santa Barbara Music.
The MUSICA web site <musicanet.org> is
currently functioning as a choral documentary
search tool as well as a pedagogic tool for conduc-
tors, musicologists, schools of music, musical fed-
erations, music stores, etc. but it is also for ama-
teurs and people eager to know about the choral
music repertoire. Within the web site, one can
find a section titled favorite piece of the month,
which has an audio sample of the composition.
One can hit buttons to see a sample of the score, a
text translation, an audio sample of the text pro-
nunciation, or even purchase a CD with a recording
of the work sampled. Favorite pieces from prior
months are also available for review in an archive
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database. Complete publication information, voic-
ing and difficulty level may be found on each initial
page.
In addition to providing an online version of
their catalog, earthsongs music publishers <www.
earthsongsmus.com/> furnishes a Listening
Room service for their Internet customers. Here,
one finds a brief audio sample from 119 of earth-
songs 447 published compositions. Unfortunately,
the audio sample quality varies greatly from piece to
piece. Another drawback for the site is that it lacks
any sample of the musical score thus leaving the
customer to make an educated guess as to divisi,
key, meter, range and tessitura. Nevertheless,
earthsongs provides the choral conductor with ex-
tremely diverse and very high quality music.
Santa Barbara Music Publishing <www.
sbmp.com>, one of the more aggressive marketers
of choral music, also has a listening room link
within their web site. An alphabetical main page set
up in the shape of a typewriter-like keyboard simpli-
fies navigating through their Listening Room.
The advantage of the Santa Barbara Listening
Room is that in addition to hearing a sound sample
(though often shorter in length than earthsongs
musical samples), the customer can also look at a
scanned copy of the music. Santa Barbara has
produced seven CDs of their music and they feature
sound samples for 160 of the total 422 pieces cur-
rently published in their catalog.
Having spent significant time surfing through
the Listening Rooms, this author predicts that in
the future every music publisher will have to offer
listening rooms in their web sites if they wish to re-
main competitive. Trebleclef publishers has just an-
nounced such an addition to their web site to be
completed fall 2001. In the meantime, choral con-
ductors will find the listening rooms available--at
the web sites above--to be invaluable as we plan our
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Internet Resources What is acda?

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2001-2002 concerts. Find the fastest computer con-
nected to a T-1 line (or higher) with a first-rate sound
system and enjoy a delightful experience planning next
years choral programs!
Purpose. Founded in 1959, the American Choral
Directors Association (ACDA) is a nonprofit music-
education organization whose central purpose is to pro-
mote excellence in choral music through performance,
composition, publication, research, and teaching. In addi-
tion, ACDA strives through arts advocacy to elevate cho-
ral music's position in American society.

Dr. Gregory Gentry has just been appointed Direc-

tor of Choral Activities at the University of Alabama
and would be happy to answer any questions about
choral music searches on the Internet. His contact in-
formation can be found at:
<www.choirs.ua.edu>.
Membership. ACDA membership consists of
approximately 18,000 choral directors who represent
more than one million singers across the United States.
ACDA members teach choral music in public and private
schools - kindergarten through senior high school - and at
the college and university levels. They conduct a variety
of choral groups, including boychoirs, children's choirs,
men's and women's choruses, junior and senior high
school choirs, college and university choruses, ethnic
choirs, vocal-jazz ensembles, and symphony choruses.
They also conduct choirs in their communities and in
their places of worship.

NC ACDA Budget Report Structure. ACDA is divided into seven geo-

December 18, 2001
Ginger Wyrick
Treasurer, NC ACDA
graphic regions as well as fifty state chapters, each with
its own conventions, newsletters, festivals, clinics, and
workshops. Whether at the national, division, or state
level, ACDA is structured so that its members can easily
involve themselves in the organization's activities.

Conventions. ACDA offers conventions at the

state, division, and national levels. National conventions
ASSETS:
are offered in March of odd-numbered years; the seven
division conventions take place in February and March of
Opening balance 3397.09
even-numbered years. Through concert performances by
Quarterly Allotment from Southern Division 4370.00
accomplished choirs, educational clinics by leading ex-
Certificate of Deposit 6212.22
Fall Conference Registration 2215.00 perts, and exhibits by music-industry representatives,
ACDA offers its members a diverse and practical forum
TOTAL ASSETS: 16,194.31 in which to develop their skills and professional knowl-
edge.

The Choral Journal. The official publica-

EXPENSES:
tion of the American Choral Directors Association is the
Choral Journal. This national publication, issued
Officer Election Printing and Postage 273.57
monthly except for June and July, contains articles and
Phone 10.00
columns of a scholarly and practical nature in addition to
Bulk Rate Permit (renewal) 125.00
reviews of newly released CD recordings, books, and
Board Meetings 142.15
printed music. The Choral Journal is a benefit of mem-
NCMEA Booth Rental 155.00
bership in the American Choral Directors Association.
Newsletter Printing and Postage 627.66
Subscriptions are available to libraries.
SSA petty cash allowance 100.00
Fall Conference Printing, Postage, Badges 395.64 Committees. ACDA has numerous national
Fall Conference Food 63.82 committees engaged in advancing the choral profession
Fall Conference Clinician Honorarium/Expenses 1476.91 in its many facets. The committees work in several areas
Lara Hoggard Award 39.45 of the choral profession, whether through establishing
high performance standards, recommending quality cho-
TOTAL EXPENSES: 3,409.20 ral literature, encouraging research in choral studies, or
advocating the importance of choral music in our society.
BALANCE (December 17, 2001) 12,785.11
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CD ORDER FORM
NCACDA FALL CONVENTION
OCTOBER 12-13, 2001

NAME________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS_____________________
CITY__________________________________
ZIP CODE_____________________________
PHONE NUMBER_______________________

_____Quantity $15 each

Make checks payable to NCACDA
Send order form to: Ann Dunn, 1948 Price Road, Eden, NC 27288.
CDs feature ROUND MIDNIGHT and the
RALEIGH ORATORIO SOCIETY CHAMBER CHOIR

CD ORDER FORM
NCACDA FALL CONVENTION
OCTOBER 12-13, 2001

NAME________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS_____________________
CITY__________________________________
ZIP CODE_____________________________
PHONE NUMBER_______________________

_____Quantity $15 each

Make checks payable to NCACDA
Send order form to: Ann Dunn, 1948 Price Road, Eden, NC 27288.
CDs feature ROUND MIDNIGHT and the
RALEIGH ORATORIO SOCIETY CHAMBER CHOIR
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APPLICATION FOR CHORAL PERFORMANCE

North Carolina American Choral Directors Association

Fall Conference

Submit an audio or video tape or CD of three contrasting selections

along with this form to care of NC-ACDA President
(see page 2 of newletter for contact information)

Name of Ensemble

Number of Singers Voicing

Ensemble category
Boychoir, Childrens Choir, College and University Choir, Community Choir,
Ethnic and Multicultural, Jazz/Show Choir, Junior High/Middle School Choir, Male Choir,
Senior High School Choir, Two Year College Choir, Womens Choir, Worship, Other

Name of Institution

Name of Director

Mailing Address

City State Zip

Telephone: Office

Fax

Home

E-mail

Directors ACDA Membership Number

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Choral Events Calendar

January 1 through May 31, 2001
Each issue of The Carolina Caroler includes a calendar of choral events. The Spring issue will include events from January 15 to May
31, 2001. Please send information about major choral events at your school, church or community to the editor. Include date, time, place,
choir (including sponsoring institution if appropriate), conductor, major works or other special information, admission cost if any, and a
contact person and phone number. And plan to hear choral music happening near you!
Date, Time, Place Performing Ensemble(s) Director(s) Concert Infomation
Feb. 16, 8:00PM Bel Canto Company with the David Pegg A Spiritual Celebration
Christ UMC Spiritual Renaissance Singers Patricia Trice Chris Maj 336.668.1020
Greensboro of Greensboro belcanto@triad.rr.com
Feb. 17, 4:00PM Bel Canto Company with the David Pegg A Spiritual Celebration
Providence Baptist Church Spiritual Renaissance Singers Patricia Trice Chris Maj 336.668.1020
Greensboro of Greensboro belcanto@triad.rr.com
Feb. 18, 7:30PM Bel Canto Company with the David Pegg A Spiritual Celebration
Christ UMC Spiritual Renaissance Singers Patricia Trice Chris Maj 336.668.1020
Greensboro of Greensboro belcanto@triad.rr.com
March 15, 7:30PM Elon University Cameratas Stephen A. Futrell Free. 336.278.5681
Whitely Auditorium Home Concert with a variety www.elon.edu/choral
of pieces from tour
March 15, 7:30PM Elon University Music Kenneth Lee Free. Kimberly Rippy
Whitely Auditorium Depart. Gala with Fletcher 336.278.5600
Scholarship Students
April 16, 7:00PM High Point University Sing- Billy Summers Spring Concert
Wesley Memorial UMC ers & Chapel Choir 336.697.2358
High Point
April 22, 3:00PM Rockingham County Com- Billy Summers Testament of Freedom & other works
First Baptist Church munity Chorus by American Composers
Reidsville 336.342.4227
April 26, 7:30PM lan~elon university vocal Stephen A. Futrell Guest vocalist Andr Mika. Free.
Young Commons jazz presents A Tribute to the www.elon.edu/choral
Elon University
May 10, 7:30PM Elon Camerata & Chorale Stephen A. Futrell Free. 336.268.5681
McCrary Theatre present Spring Choral Show- www.elon.edu/choral
Elon University

Advertising Rates
Would love to
The Carolina Caroler will accept advertising at the following rates:
list more events! Full page$150.00; Half page$100.00
Quarter page$ 50.00
Please check deadline dates Rates listed are for camera-ready copy only. See page one for submis-
sion deadlines. A check made payable to North Carolina ACDA
on page one and let us know must accompany the order. Advertisers will NOT be billed. Copy will
whats going on not run without advance payment. If the ad is to run in more than one
issue, please include commensurate payment. Advertising copy is sub-
at your school or church ject to editorial approval. The editor reserves the right to head and/or
or in your community. box any advertisement bearing confusing resemblance to editorial ma-
terial. See page two, Newsletter Editor, for contact information.
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American Choral Directors Association Membership Application

Name: Mr Ms Mrs ______________________________________ Member No.________
Send ACDA publications to: Alternate Address:
Address: _______________________________ Address: ___________________________________
_______________________________ ___________________________________
City: _______________________________ City: ___________________________________
State: _______________________________ State: ___________________________________
Zip: _______________________________ Zip: ___________________________________
Country: _______________________________ Country: ___________________________________
Phone: _______________________________ Phone: ___________________________________
E-mail: _______________________________ E-mail: ___________________________________
Fax: _______________________________ Fax: ___________________________________
Check Member Type Check All Choir Types Check All Activity Areas
Active$65 Children Elementary School
Associate$65 Boy Junior High/Middle School
Student$20 Girl Senior High School
Retired$25 Male ACDA Student Chapter
Institutional$75 Women Two-Year College
Industry$100 SATB/Mixed College/University
Foreign Airmail$90 Jazz/Show Choir Community Choir
Foreign Surface$80 Ethnic/Multicultural Music and Worship
Life ($200 minimum Professional Choir
installments)$2000 Make check payable to: American Supervisor/Administrator
Choral Directors Association Youth & Student Activities
Enclosed is $1 for the ACDA
Endowment Trust Fund Mail completed form and check to:
ACDA Membership
As a member of ACDA, I will comply with the
copyright laws of the United States of America.
P. O. Box 6310
Lawton, OK 73506-0310

The Carolina Caroler Non-Profit Organization

North Carolina American Choral Directors Association U. S. POSTAGE PAID
1948 Price Road Permit No. 202
Eden, NC 27288 Lawton, OK 73501