California ACDA

IMPORTANT DOWNLOADS FOR ALL-STATE HONOR CHOIRS!

1. ACCEPTANCE LETTER .doc format .pdf format

2. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WEARING APPAREL .doc format .pdf format

3. SINGER'S GENERAL INFORMATION FORM .doc format .pdf format

4. MEDICAL LIABILITY FORM .doc format .pdf format

5. ASSIGNMENTS!

A. MEN'S CHOIR - Listed by Parts .doc format .pdf format

MEN'S CHOIR - Alphabetized .doc format .pdf format

B. MIXED CHOIR - Listed by Parts .doc format .pdf format

MIXED CHOIR - Alphabetized .doc format .pdf format

C. WOMEN'S CHOIR - Listed by Parts .doc format .pdf format

WOMEN'S CHOIR - Alphabetized .doc format .pdf format

D. MASTER LIST - ALL CHOIR/STUDENTS COMBINED & ALPHABETIZED .doc format .pdf format

6. REPERTOIRE

A. MEN'S CHOIR .doc format .pdf format

B. MIXED CHOIR .doc format .pdf format

C. WOMEN'S CHOIR .doc format .pdf format

ANNOUNCING A NEW ADDITION TO THE ALL-STATE HONOR CHOIRS IN 2010

California ACDA announces the addition of an ALL-STATE MEN’S HONOR CHOIR to be conducted by Dr. Christopher W. Peterson, California State University, Fullerton, in 2010.

Up to this time there have been two all-state honor groups in which female singers could participate -- Mixed and Women. Men with scores equal to or higher than some of those selected female singers have not been given the opportunity to participate in an all-state honor choir experience -- thus the creation of the Men’s All-State Honor Choir. The inclusion of the Men’s All-State Honor Choir will continue for two years, at which time the California ACDA board will evaluate the procedure and make a final decision regarding continuing the Men’s All-State Honor Choir.

The format, policies and procedures, which have previously been applied to singers desiring consideration for the All-State Mixed and Women’s Honor Choir, will also apply to the Men’s Honor Choir. The women will continue to be assigned to either the Mixed or Women’s Honor Choirs in the same manner as before. (Please see the Audition booklet for the explanation of this procedure) For the year 2010 only, all men selected for an All-State Honor Choir will be assigned to either the Men’s Choir or the Mixed Choir on a random basis. The singers in all groups will be considered equal no matter in which group they are placed.

All-State Choirs and Directors

2010 MIXED HONOR CHOIR: Dr. Patrick Patton

PATRICK PATTON is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Casper College. He is conductor of the Casper College Collegiate Chorale, Women's and Men's Choirs, and the Contemporary Singers vocal jazz ensemble. He has served as artistic director of the Choral Arts Ensemble of Casper, a 24-voice adult chamber choir, and currently serves as Chorusmaster for the Helena Symphony Chorale, a 100-voice civic choir that prepares significant choral literature for performance with the Helena Symphony.

Dr. Patton holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and the Master of Music degrees in Choral Conducting from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He received the Bachelor of Music in Education degree from the University of Wyoming.

He has made over 400 appearances on four continents as guest conductor, adjudicator, and workshop clinician. Some of his credits include conductor of the All-Northwest ACDA Women's Choir, the Northwest Division ACDA 9th and 10th grade honor choir, the Minnesota MENC All-State 9th and 10th grade mixed honor choir, and All-State Honor Choirs in Colorado, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Dr. Patton conducted the Wyoming All-State Youth Chorale in a New York City Avery Fischer Hall performance. He served as guest conductor for the Wyoming Ambassadors of Music tour to Europe on five separate occasions. The 100-voice choir presented concerts in England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. He traveled to Thailand as a guest of the International School System and Northwest Airlines. While there he served as guest conductor for the Bangkok International Choral Festival.

Dr. Patton traveled to Brazil as conductor of the Wyoming Partners Chorale and presenter of workshops in choral conducting and interpretation to college professors, teachers, and students. He later returned to Brazil as a guest of the University of Brasilia offering workshops in choral rehearsal techniques and civic choir organization. In addition, he traveled professionally with the U.S.O. overseas entertainment organization and the "Up With People!" shows serving as lead guitarist, vocal arranger, and musical director.

Dr. Patton's ensembles have performed on numerous occasions at the Wyoming State Music Educator's National Conference and regional ACDA conventions. He has presented workshops at both the state and regional levels for MENC and ACDA. He has also been featured as guest tenor soloist with the Casper Symphony, Casper Civic Chorale, and the Helena Symphony and Chorale. In addition to the regularly scheduled concert series, Dr. Patton directs the annual Casper College Madrigal Feast and serves as co-director of the Casper College Jazz Festival. He is an active member of the National Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi, Music Educators National Conference, and the American Choral Directors Association.

2010 WOMEN'S HONOR CHOIR: Rebecca Rottsolk

REBECCA ROTTSOLK served as artistic director for the Northwest Girlchoir from 1982 until 2001, building the Choir into one of the most respected youth choral organizations in America. Now retired, Rebecca frequently presents workshops on girls’ voices, conducting and rehearsal techniques, inspirational teaching and techniques for maximizing performance. She enjoys a national reputation as guest conductor and clinician, conducting many all-state and regional festival choruses including 2008 Indiana Women’s All-State Choir, 2007 Choral Perspectives, 2006 Colorado Women’s All-State Choir, 2006 NWACDA Children’s Honor Choir, 2006 Idaho All-State Children’s Choir, 2005 Texas MEA Women’s All-State Choir, 2002 & 2004 Pacific International Children’s Choir Festivals, Fort Worden Festivals, and numerous other workshops and festivals in more than 25 states. Rottsolk adjudicates for Heritage Festivals and edits a choral series for Alliance Music Publications. She currently conducts two adult community choirs on the Olympic Peninsula and is co-founder/director with Beth Ann Bonnecroy of Mirinesse Women’s Choir in Seattle. Mirinesse was honored to perform at the 2009 National ACDA Convention in Oklahoma City.

Rebecca received her B.A. in Music from St. Olaf College, her M.A. from Pacific Lutheran University, and received her CME Artist-Teacher diploma in 1992. The 1997 recipient of the Washington ACDA Award for choral leadership, Rottsolk also served as National R&S chair for Children’s Choirs from 1998-2004.

NEW FOR 2010: MEN'S HONOR CHOIR: Dr. Christopher Peterson

CHRISTOPHER W. PETERSON is Associate Professor of Music at California State University, Fullerton where he directs the Men’s Chorus and teaches classes in choral music education. From 2001-2007 he was Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and he also taught choral music for nine years in the public schools of Maine. In 1997 he was honored as “Music Educator of the Year” by the Maine Music Educators Association.

Dr. Peterson is Series Editor and a choral arranger for Hal Leonard’s Close Harmony Series for Men and the Close Harmony Collection. He is also a contributing author for the textbook series Experiencing Choral Music, published nationally by Glencoe. Chris is presently the State Choral Representative for the California Music Educators Association, and he sings with the Masters of Harmony Men’s Chorus, seven-time gold medal champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Dr. Peterson is also a certified Singing Judge with the BHS and maintains an active schedule as choral clinician and judge for choral performance events nationally and internationally. He earned the Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Maine, the Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Maine, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Choral Music Education and Conducting from Florida State University.