2009 ACDA National High School Honor Choir I

2009 ACDA National High School Honor Choir I

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.  

Informational Letter and Registration forms (PDF)

Note from the conductor with notes about the music for all singers (PDF)

Christine Bass, conductor
Biography: Christine Bass has been at Cherry Hill High School West in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for twenty years.  She earned her bachelors and masters degrees from Westminster Choir College where she studied conducting under Robert Simpson, Elaine Brown, Andrew Megill, and Joseph Flummerfelt. She has served as guest conductor and clinician presenting workshops for NJEA, NJMEA, ACDA, and WCC. She conducted the 1996 All South Jersey and the 2002 New Jersey All State Choruses. She has served on the NJACDA board as the R&S Chair for Male Choirs. She is currently working on a vocal technique DVD, ‘Vocal Transformation’ to be distributed by Hal Leonard this March.

Her top choir, West Singers, performed at the 1999, 2003, and 2005 ACDA National Conventions and the 2001 MENC and 2004 ACDA Eastern Division Conventions. They have sung under the baton of Allen Gilbert, Julius Rudel, Rossen Milanov, with Philadelphia’s Singing City Chorus and the Newark Boys Choir. Men of Note, her men’s a cappella group, won the Best of High School A Cappella National Championships in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

High School Honor Choir I - Tentative Schedule (subject to change):

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

9:00am - Registration at the Sheraton Midwest City
10:30am - shuttle to downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
11:30am - Orientation meeting, downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
12:30pm - lunch (included in meal plan)
2:00pm - rehearsal, downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
5:00pm - dinner (included in meal plan)
7:00pm - rehearsal, downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
9:00pm - shuttle back to Midwest City hotels

Thursday, March 5, 2009

8:00am - breakfast (included in meal plan)
9:00am - rehearsal, Sheraton Midwest City
12:00pm - lunch (included in meal plan)
2:00pm - rehearsal, Sheraton Midwest City
5:00pm - dinner (included in meal plan)
7:00pm - rehearsal, Sheraton Midwest City

Friday, March 6, 2009

7:30 am - breakfast (included in meal plan)
8:30am - shuttle to downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
9:00am - rehearsal, downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
12:00pm - lunch (included in meal plan)
2:00pm - rehearsal, downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
5:00pm - dinner in Bricktown (NOT included in meal plan)
7:00pm - social event
9:00pm - shuttle back to Midwest City hotels

Saturday, March 7, 2009

8:00am - breakfast (included in meal plan)
9:00am - shuttle to downtown Oklahoma City Sheraton
10:00am - concert rehearsal, Cox Convention Center Ballroom
12:00pm - lunch (included in meal plan)
2:30pm - warm-up
3:00pm - concert for parents and family
3:30pm - free time - dinner on your own (NOT included in meal plan)
6:00pm - warm-up
6:30pm - concert for ACDA members
7:00pm - shuttle back to Midwest City hotels
7:30pm - 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 Program Literature
To Music
David Stanley York
Mercury Music Corporation  352-00320

Laudate Pueri (from Missa Solemnes)
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart;arr. Robert Shaw
Alfred – LG51166

IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (from Ein Dutsches Requiem)
Johannes Brahms
Hal Leonard 50486753

We Beheld Once Again the Stars
Z. Randall Stroope
Alliance Music AMP 0525 (ACDA 2004 Raymond W. Brock Commissioned Work)

Tanquendo
Oscar Escalada
Alfred – LG52729

The Choir Invisible       
David Childs
Santa Barbara – SBMP 845 (ACDA 2009 Commissioned Work in honor of Gene Brooks)

Precious Lord  
Thomas Dorsey/arr. Arnold Sevier
Abingdon Press 061784

William Tell Overture   
Gioacchino Rossini; arr. Julie Eshliman
Alfred Publishing – 23041

My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord
Moses Hogan
Hal Leonard 08703235

High School Honor Choir I Hotels
All honor choir participants are required to stay in one of the designated hotels.

• Sheraton Midwest City (headquarters) 405-741-7333
• Hawthorne Suites 405-737-7777
• Hampton Inn 405-732-5500
• Comfort Inn 405-733-1339
• Holiday Inn Express 405-736-1000 *Limited availability

High School Honor Choir I - Invited Singers:
FIRST INITIAL, LAST NAME, CITY, STATE
C. ABEL, JONESBORO, AR
L. AIKEN, ERWIN, NC
J. AIMONETTI, SALEM, OR
A. ALBACHIARA, DALLAS, TX
Z. ALLEN, PECULIAR, MO
M. AMEN, CANTON, SD
C. APPEL, LAKE WORTH, FL
E. APPEL, CASPER, WY
A. AUSTIN, POTOMAC, MO
A. AVILES, LEONIA, NJ
A. BAKER, CANANDAIGUA, NY
B. BAKER, SOUTHAVEN, MS
N. BAKER, WAVERLY IA
C. BALKOVETZ, PEACHTREE CITY, GA
G. BANGIOLA, MORRISTOWN, NJ
D. BARTELL, SIOUX FALLS, SD
C. BENJAMIN, BILLINGS, MT
J. BERG, SIOUX FALLS, SD
D. BERGERON, PLEASANT HIL,L MI
M. BLANTON, GROVER, NC
J. BOGGS, LIMA, OH
S. BOLDUC, FT. WORTH, TX
A. BOLTZ, DAUPHIN, PA
J. BOSS, SALEM, OR
Z. BOSWELL, OTTAWA, KS
J. BOWERS, OLYMPIA, WA
G. BOYD, CAPE CANAVERAL, FL
A. BRADLEY, BROOKINGS, SD
S. BRADY, BAKER, OR
M. BRAUN, SIOUX FALLS, SD
E. BRITTON, CHERRY HILL, NJ
C. BROWN, BENTONVILLE, AR
R. BROWN, ROME, ME
A. BROWNELL, CAMDENTON, MO
B. BROWNING, MILILANI, HI
R. BRUNO, ORLANDO, FL
J. BRYAN, SIOUX FALLS, SD
C. BURFORD, DALLAS, TX
N. BUTTRAM, CAMDENTON, MO
M. BYBEE, PLEASANT HILL, MO
S. CAIN, JONESBORO, AR
C. CALDWELL, MARION, AR
S. CANTU, MADERA, CA
L. CAPE, SAN MARCOS, TX
J. CARLEW, SPRINGFIELD, MO
L. CARLSEN, SIOUX FALLS, SD
C. CARNLEY, MONTGOMERY, TX
A. CATALDI, FLEMINGTON, NJ
N. CATES, ROLLA, MO
S. CATES, ROLLA, MO
C. CHAMBLISS, ROSIE, AR
A. CHARDAC, PEACHTREE CITY, GA
J. CHATTIN, FRANKFORT, KY
A. CIAMBRIELLO, ORLANDO, FL
E. CLARK, SALEM, OR
M. COLLIER, CRANFORD, NJ
J. CONLAN, SUCCASUNNA, NJ
J. COOPER, CHEYENNE, WY
D. COPE, EL DORADO, CA
C. CRAIG, RADFORD, VA
C. CRANE, MONTGOMERY, TX
J. CRUM, MANHATTAN BEACH, CA
J. CRUZ, HENDERSON, NV
E. CRYSTAL, WILSONVILLE, OR
E. CURTIS, GEORGETOWN, KY
J. DAVIS, SALEM, OR
O. DAVIS, OLYMPIA, WA
R. DAY, EL DORADO HILLS, CA
M. DELEON, SAN MARCOS, TX
J. DEVORE, CARL JUNCTION, MO
J. DIAZ, IMPERIAL, MO
J. DINO, LAS VEGAS, NV
L. DIXON, MT. JULIET, TN
E. DOLL, BISMARCK, ND
M. DOWDING, MERIDEN, KS
M. DUKE, ORLANDO, FL
H. DUSSOLD, PAOLA, KS
E. EGAN, CRANFORD, NJ
G. EGGLESTON, SIOUX FALLS, SD
B. EHRLICH, VICTORIA, KS
B. EISENBEIS, HURLEY, SD
R. ERICKSON, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ
A. EVANGELISTA, MADERA, CA
M. EVANS, MARSHALL, MO
M. EVANS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS
R. EVANS, DENTON, TX
C. FEINOUR, FOREST HILLS, MD
H. FELTIS, SIOUX FALLS, SD
J. FERREIRA, EAGAN, MN
J. FINK, BETHESDA, MD
A. FLEEMAN, MANILA, AR
D. FLEMING, LITTLE ROCK, AR
J. FLEMMING, CULPEPER, VA
S. FLETCHER, SALEM, AR
G. FLOWER, KEENE, NH
H. FOSTER, MARBLE FALLS, TX
S. FOSTER, SHAWNEE, KS
B. FRASER, CRANFORD, NJ
N. FULLER, SIOUX FALLS, SD
B. GEHRING, DALLAS, TX
S. GEORGE, LEDGEWOOD, NJ
T. GIBBS, TENINO, WA
S. GIBSON, NORTHBOROUGH, MA
T. GILL, LAWTON, OK
C. GIVENS, WEST MONROE, LA
O. GLASS, BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY
B. GONZALEZ, PEMBROKE PINES, FL
B. GOOD, ROLLA, ND
J. GORDON, LEXINGTON, NC
J. GRAY, HERNANDO, MS
M. GRIFFIN, MONTGOMERY, TX
C. GUILLEN, BROWNSVILLE, TX
D. GURT, HIGH RIDGE, MO
S. GUTHRIE, LAMONTE, MO
Z. GUTHRIE, LAWTON, OK
E. HAGENS, DALLAS, TX
D. HAHN, COLUMBUS, OH
S. HALL, LEBANON, TN
M. HAMILTON, WENONAH, NJ
P. HAMPTON, FARMINGTON, CT
K. HARBISON, MATTHEWS, MO
R. HARDY, FRISCO, TX
A. HASELHORST, HAYS, KS
P. HAVENS, FT. WORTH, TX
A. HEGERT, BLACK HAWK, SD
C. HENDERSON, DEL CITY, OK
J. HENDERSON, CASSVILLE, MO
Z. HENDERSON, ROCK HILL, SC
M. HENRY, NATIONAL PARK, NJ
T. HERN, OLIVE BRANCH, MS
A. HERRICK, PARMA, MI
A. HETTINGA, WAUSAU, WI
N. HIEMSTRA, MODESTO, CA
C. HILL, LAWTON, OK
L. HILL, FLANDERS, NJ
M. HOLM, SIOUX FALLS, SD
J. HOOVER, CASSVILLE, MO
E. HOWARD, ST. LOUIS, MO
P. HOUELL, MARSHALL, VA
W. HUTCHENS, MILTON, GA
L. IDE, MENDHAM, NJ
N. JACKSON, BISMARCK, ND
M. JAMES, TUCKER, AR
A. JAMIESON, CASSVILLE, MO
K. JARRARD, STOCKBRIDGE, GA
N. JASMER, BERTHA, MN
A. JOHNSON, LAWTON, OK
L. JOHNSTON, PAOLA, KS
M. JOHNSTON, JONESBORO, AR
A. JONES, CASSVILLE, MO
R. JORDAN, FORT WORTH, TX
C. JOYNER, SOUTHBOROUGH, MA
J. JUN, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
H. JUNG, CANANDAIGUA, NY
J. JURADO, RIVERSIDE, CA
A. KAMPF, PLEASANT LAKE, MI
S. KANG, AVON, CT
S. KELLEY, RENO, NV
L. KESSIER, CRANFORD, NJ
A. KHADAR, FT. WORTH, TX
C. KIDD, JONESBORO, AR
D. KING, RIDGEWAY, VA
K. KITANI, ROCKVILLE, MD
R. KLAASSEN, PLANO, TX
L. KLEINER, MANHATTAN, CA
M. KLONTZ, ARLINGTON, VA
R. KNOPF, OLYMPIA, WA
J. KODEL, CANOYN COUNTRY, CA
M. KORTE, CHERRY HILL, NJ
E. KRAUS, JUPITER, FL
A. KUNZ, SIOUX FALLS, SD
C. KUPHAL, CHERRY HILL, NJ
B. KUSCH, PLEASANT LAKE, MI
A. KWASNICKI, LONG VALLEY, NJ
J. LABELLA, ARLINGTON, VA
T. LAKE, LONG VALLEY, NJ
N. LAMOUREUX, SUCCASUNNA, NJ
E. LANDRITO, LAS VEGAS, NV
S. LANGE, BILLINGS, MT
N. LAZAREV, POTOMAC, MD
K. LEHMANN, WAVERLY, IA
M. LEITE, BEXLEY, OH
E. LEMAY, PECULIAR, MO
C. LEVINE, ARLINGTON ,VA
K. LEW, MIRA LOMA, CA
G. LEWIS, SWISSVALE, PA
D. LILE, CARL JUNCTION, MO
F. LI, EDISON, NJ
K. LILE, CARL JUNCTION, MO
J. LOBBY, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ
N. LOCKETT, CHERRY HILL, NJ
C. LOHAN, SIOUX FALLS, SD
K. LOKENSGARD, EGGAN, MN
M. LOVETTE, LAWTON, OK
J. LUCAS, BENBROOK, TX
K. MAKI, RAPID CITY, SD
T. MARTIN, JONESBORO, AR
E. MAUREY, BRAZIL, IN
R. MAUREY, BRAZIL, IN
C. MCCALL, WENONAH, NJ
B. MCCOY, CRANFORD, NJ
K. MCCOY, RIPLEY, WV
G. MCCURDY, ROACH, MO
M. MCENTEE, BUDD LAKE, NJ
M. MCINTYRE, JAMESTOWN, ND
L. MERTEL, HILLSIDE, IL
C. MILLER, WEST MONROE, LA
J. MINK, MIDDLETOWN, PA
P. MIXON, JONESBORO, AR
A. MONCIVAIS, MARBLE FALLS, TX
M. MOODY, MUSSILLON, OH
H. MORROW, ANGIER, NC
A. MOYER, MIDDLETON, PA
A. MUIRHEAD, HAYS, KS
J. MULLIKIN, COLUMBUS, MT
H. MYATT, MT JULIET, TN
B. MYER, OLYMPIA, WA
L. NASH, SAVANNAH, GA
J. NEWBY, WILMINGTON, DE
J. NEWSTREET, CORAL SPRING, FL
S. NIKOLAI, MT. JULIET, TN
B. NIXON, FLOWER MOUND, TX
R. NOACK, WAUKEE, IA
T. OLDFIELD, NEWTON, NJ
C. OLSEN, MANHATTAN BEACH, CA
M. O'NEILL, PLEASANT HILL, MO
J. OROZCO, LAS VEGAS, NV
J. OTRADOVEC, CAMDENTON, MO
Y. PABON-GARCIA, CHERRY HILL, NJ
S. PACK, SARATOGA, CA
D. PARK, CABOT, AR
B. PARR, CANTON, OH
S. PATTERSON, MONROE, LA
C. PAYNE, GAINESVILLE, VA
A. PERRONI, FT. WORTH, TX
C. PETERMAN, PLEASANT HILL, MO
R. PETRUZZI, HUMMELS, PA
C. PHELPS, PORTOLA VALLEY, CA
M. PHILLIPS, LEBANON, MO
H. PORTER, COLUMBUS, OH
S. PORTER, BISMARC,K ND
K. PORTERFIELD, FORT WORTH, TX
R. PRICE, DENTON, TX
K. PROTHERO, MARYVILLE, MD
K. PUDWILL, BISMARCK, ND
B. PUMMILL, CHROKEE VLG, AR
A. RAMIREZ, ANGLETON, TX
C. RASCO, HERNANDO, MS
M. RAU, SALEM, OR
S. REDUS, JONESBORO, AR
C. REYNOLDS, PLYMOUTH, NE
R. RISCH, NEWTON, PA
E. RIVERS, SHERMAN, TX
J. ROJAS, FRANKLIN PARK, IL
J. ROLLER, CASSVILLE, MO
A. ROMERO, OLYMPIA, WA
M. RUBENSTEIN, BRENTWOOD, TN
D. RUBIO, OMAHA, NE
K. RUCKER, KELLER, TX
A. RUTLEDGE, WEST MONROE, LA
K. SALTER, MT. JULIET, TN
E. SANDOVAL, RIVERSIDE, CA
R. SCHAD, RAPID CITY, SD
K. SCHAFER, MENOKEN, ND
H. SCHENKER, NEW HOPE, PA
J. SCHILDER, FT. WORTH, TX
K. SHAH, CRANFORD, NJ
J. SHEATS, ARLINGTON, VA
L. SHULTZ, PERRYSBURG, OH
B. SHUMAN, CASSVILLE, MO
E. SIEVERTS, ARLINGTON, VA
S. SIMONSON, CENTENNIAL, CO
E. SINCLAIR, DALLAS, TX
E. SKAGGS, BEXLEY, OH
C. SKON, SPARTA, WI
B. SMITH, HAYS, KS
J. SMITH, LONG VALLEY, NJ
V. SOUTHARD, NORTHBOROUGH, MA
N. SPEARS, OAKLAND, CA
G. SPENCER, BIRMINGHAM, AL
D. SPORE, MANHATTAN BEACH, CA
A. SPURLIN, DETROIT LAKES, MN
D. STANFILL, MANHATTAN BEACH, CA
M. STEEN, ARLINGTON, VA
B. STEPHENS, RIVERSIDE, CA
J. STIRLING, BURLINGTON, VT
M. STOKE, CRANFORD, NJ
J. STRAUSS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS
L. SUTPHIN, RADFORD, VA
L. SWARTZ, FT. WORTH, TX
H. SZYDLO, ACTON ,MA
K. TACKETT, WARRENSBURG, MO
C. TAMBURRINO, PLAINFIELD, IL
A. TAYLOR, LIMA, OH
C. TAYLOR, OWASSO, OK
I. TAYLOR, ROCHESTER, PA
M. THOMAS, MIDDLETON, MD
J. TILDEN, CHERRY HILL, NJ
J. TIPPITT, HERNANDO, MS
C. TIREY, RAPID CITY, SD
L. TOYOFUKU, BOCA RATON, FL
B. TREXLER, LEXINGTON, NC
A. TRIEBOLD, WHITEWATER, WI
H. TROLL, ARNOLD, MO
I. TUTTLE, WEST MONROE, LA
B. TWEED, FALMOUTH, ME
J. VAN MANEN, FARMINGTON, MO
M. VANBRANDWIJK, SIOUX FALLS, SD
C. VARELIS, WHITEWATER, WI
A. VARVAR, BELVIDERE, NJ
C. VAUGHAN, GREENVILLE, NC
K. VIGORITO, PORT JEFFERSON, NJ
M. VINCENTI, ANCHORAGE, KY
H. VON BOSE, BELLA VISTA, AR
D. WAGNER, ELLICOTT CITY, MD
A. WAGONER, LAWTON, OK
M. WALKUP, WEATHERFORD, OK 
E. WALL, NORTHBOROUGH, MA
L. WALTNER, FREEMAN, SD
S. WARNICK, KELLER, TX
T. WARRINGTON, WENONAH, NJ
L. WATSON, WEATHERFORD, OK
J. WEAVER, LINN CREEK, MO
A. WELLS, CABOT, AR
K. WELSH, JONESBORO, AR
K. WENGER, CORINTH, TX
S. WESEL, TUMWATER, WA
S. WHEELER, MARYSVILLE, WA
K. WHITBECK, SAN MARCOS, TX
T. WHITE, KINSTON, NC
R. WHITEHEAD, LAS VEGAS, NV
E. WHITESELL, RAPID CITY, SD
A. WILKINS, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ
H. WILLIAMS, WEST MONROE ,LA
J. WILLIAMS, MT. JULIET, TN
S. WILLIAMS, SAVANNAH, GA
A. WINOGRAD, EDISON, NJ
J. WOLNIK, OLATHE, KS
E. WOOD, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ
K. WOODSIDE, MCDONOGH, GA
E. WOUTERS, PLEASANT HILL, MO
R. YOUNG, LAWTON, OK