2009 ACDA College and University Honor Chamber Choir

2009 ACDA College and University Honor Chamber Choir

NOTE: Music Packet Mailout Revision: As of Monday, December 15th, we are finalizing our lists of singers in all choirs and will be sending music packets to choir members shortly. We apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience.  

Sheraton Inn Oklahoma City Booking Information 

College Honor Choir Participants: Please fill out both forms listed below and mail to the address below POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 22, 2008:

American Choral Directors Association
Attn: College Honor Choir Acceptance
545 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK  73102-2207

Registration Form
Code of Conduct Form

Gary Graden, conductor

Biography: Gary Graden studied at Clark University, the Hartt School of Music, the Aspen Summer Music Festival, and the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, under Eric Ericson.

Graden is choral director at St. Jacob’s Church in Stockholm. He has been on the faculty of Stockholm’s Musikgymnasium, where he founded and conducted the Stockholm Musikgymnasiums Chamber Choir. With this choir and the St. Jacobs Chamber Choir, he has won grand prizes and first prizes in several of Europe’s most prestigious competitions.

His work as conductor and singer is documented on a long list of CD and radio recordings. He has taught conducting, held master classes, and conducted professional choir around the world. He is the recipient of the “Johannes Norrby Medal” for his contribution to Swedish choral music. He was elected Sweden’s 2005 Choral Conductor of the Year.

Tentative Schedule (subject to change):
Wednesday, March 4, 2009

10:00am - registration at the Skirvin Hilton
11:00am - Orientation meeting, Skirvin Hilton
12:30pm - lunch
2:00pm - rehearsal, Skirvin Hilton
5:00pm - dinner
7:00pm - rehearsal, Skirvin Hilton

Thursday, March 5, 2009

9:00am - rehearsal, Skirvin Hilton
12:00pm - lunch
2:00pm - rehearsal, Skirvin Hilton
5:00pm - dinner
7:00pm - rehearsal, Skirvin Hilton

Friday, March 6, 2009

9:00am - rehearsal, Skirvin Hilton
12:00pm - lunch
2:00pm - Skirvin Hilton
5:00pm - dinner
8:00pm - attend major work concert performance - Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Argento Cenotaph

Saturday, March 7, 2009

9:00am - walk to Sheraton (2 blocks)
9:30am - rehearsal, downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
11:00am - walk to Cox Convention Center Ballroom (2 blocks)
11:30am - concert dress rehearsal
12:30pm - lunch
3:00pm - warm-up
3:30pm - concert for parents and family
4:00pm - free time
6:30pm - warm-up
7:00pm - concert for ACDA members
7:30pm - walk to Skirvin Hilton
8:00pm - dismiss

Concert Ticket Information:
Afternoon concert for parents and family - General Admission; no ticket required.
Evening concert for ACDA convention attendees - Admission with convention badge only; single event tickets not available.

Concert Literature List

Introitus: Veni Sancte Spiritus/Adoro te devote
Improvisation on two gregorian melodies 
public domain

Memento Creatoris tui
Michael Waldenby (1953)
manuscript

Lighten mine eyes
Bo Hansson  (1950)          
manuscript

The Spheres (2008)
The Ground
Ola Gjeilo (1978)
World premier (manuscript)
Pingst
Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955)               
Gehrmans

College/University Honor Choir - Invited Singers List:

First Initial, Last Name, City, State

J. Anderson, Brookings, SD
L. Bean, Garland, TX
P. Blanchard, Lake Ozark, MO
M. Brewer, Clarksville, TN
A. Bugg, Austin, TX
C. Burke, Hingham, MA
K. Dillon, Fort Dodge, IA
K. Donahue, Aberdeen, SD
A. Dornbusch, San Marcos, TX
C. Dozier, Erin, TN
E. Duvall, Glen Ellyn, IL
S. Duvel, Cedar Falls, IA
C. Fanning, Burleson, TX
A. Ford, Landenberg, PA
D. Gast, New Providence, IA
M. Gaultney, Valdosta, GA
T. Getting, Fort Dodge, IA
J. Gourdine, Decatur, GA
P. Gravely, Warrensburg, MO
T. Gregg, Twin Falls, ID
D. Hodges, Sioux Falls, SD
J. Israels, Valdosta, GA
J. Jackson, Rockmart, GA
B. Jones, Winsted, CT
A. Kelley, Stephenville, TX
W. Kelly, Reston, VA
E. LaRose, New Britain, CT
A. Lohr, Sioux City, IA
J. Loween, Kalispell, MT
M. Meyer, River Oaks, TX
A. Mueller, Portland, ME
B. Perry, San Marcos, TX
S. Pitts, Comanche, OK
M. Pitts, Comanche, OK
A. Plummer, Monticello, IA
N. Poppens, Chancellor, SD
J. Rajewich, Lincoln, NE
N. Ramchandani, Edison, NJ
M. Rivers, Fayette, MO
M. Ruff, New Britain, CT
B. Sieverding, Brookings, SD
Z. Simon, Paradise Valley, AZ
J. Smith, Fort Worth, TX
K. Solberg, Brookings, SD
E. Standifer, Bedford, TX
R. Svatos, Brookings, SD
C. Toerner, San Marcos, TX
F. Van Atta, Bloomington, IN
R. Williams, Cedar Falls, IA
K. Workman, Valdosta, GA