All-State Choir Co-Commissions with MMEA

Since 1975, an annual collaboration between the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA-MN) and the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) have commissioned new choral works by Minnesota composers for the MMEA All-State Choir program. ACDA-MN and MMEA share the costs of the commission and invite composers to submit applications and sample works. A blind selection process is used to award the commission. Here follows a list of co-commissions and the All-State groups that performed them.
 

Year Conductor(s) Title Composer

1975-76

Bev Henson

The Present Hour

Leland Sateren

1976-77

Karle Erickson

Three Psalms

Ronald A. Nelson

1977-78

James Fritsche

The Wilderness

Robert Wetzler

1978-79

Douglas McEwen

Now is the Gentle Season *

Stephen Paulus

1979-80

Kenneth Jennings

I Sing of Brooks

Paul Brandvik

1981-82

Alice Larsen

She's Like a Swallow

Libby Larsen

1982-83

Dwayne Jorgenson

Three Songs from Hebrew Poetry

Steve Barnett

1983-84

Eph Ehly

A Feast of Lanterns

Carolyn Jennings

1984-85

Weston Noble

I Used to Think I Wasn't Real *

David Ferreira

1985-86

Terry Eder

The Harvest Moon

Warren Gooch

1986-87

Lee Kjelson

I Have a Dream

Paul Brandvik

1987-88

Paul Brandvik

Look to this Day

Robert Wetzler

1988-89

Karle Erickson

Hosanna

Rene Clausen

1989-90

Douglas McEwen

Cry Holy *

Daniel Kallman

1990-91

Rene Clausen

This Shining Night

Cary Jon Franklin

1991-92

Anton Amrstrong

 

 

 

Beth Holmes (W)

 

 

 

Gary Walth (M)

She Was a Phantom of Delight

Gary Walth

1992-93

Eph Ehly

 

 

 

Sigrid Johnson (W)

Echo

Jeffrey Van

 

Carl Stam (M)

 

 

1993-94

Paul Torkelson

The King of Yellow Butterflies *

Carol Barnett

 

Lynne Gackle (W)

 

 

 

Brad Holmes (M)

 

 

1994-95

Andre Thomas

 

 

 

Edith Copley (W)

 

 

 

James Rodde (M)

Comfort From an Old Tune

Peter Hamlin

1995-96

Weston Noble

 

 

 

JoAnn Brorson (W)

Friends

Judith Lang Zaimont

 

Richard Larson (M)

 

 

1996-97

Paul Oakley

If Music Be the Food of Love

David Dickau

 

Rhonda Fleming (W)

 

 

 

Jim Gallagher (M)

 

 

1997-98

Craig Johnson

 

 

 

Carol Tralau (W)

 

 

 

Michael Smith (M)

A Red, Red Rose

Robert Scholz

1998-99

Constantina Tsolainou

 

 

 

Jan Gilbertson (W)

Weep You No More, Sad Fountains

Martha Helen Schmidt

 

Axel Theimer (M)

 

 

1999-2000

Kathy Romey

The Digital Wonder Watch

David Evan Thomas

 

Janet Galvan (W)

 

 

 

Tim Peter (M)

 

 

2000-2001

Peter Bagley

 

 

 

Chalotte Adams (W)

 

 

 

Christopher Cock (M) 

Success

Randall Davidson

2001-2002

Henry Leck

 

 

 

Angela Broeker (W) 

Dance Ablaze

Janika VanderVelde

 

Robert Scholz (M)

 

 

2002-2003

Sharon Hansen

The Tide Rise

Dale Warland

 

Beth Holmes (W)

 

 

 

Pete Eklund (M)

 

 

2003-2004

Timothy Sawyer

 

 

 

Doreen Rao (W)

 

 

 

Allen Crowell (M

When Your Pants Begin To Go

Paul Nesheim

2004-2005

Larry Bach

 

 

 

Sandra Peter (W)

The Bike Let Loose

Edie Hill

 

Paul Nesheim (M)

 

 

2005-2006

Edith Copley

 

 

 

Mary Alice Stollak (W)

 

 

 

Bruce Phelps (M)

Music When Soft Voices Die

Matthew Culloton

2006-2007

Rene Clausen

Together

Steve Heitzeg

 

Judith Willoughby (W)

Together

Steve Heitzeg

 

Brad Holmes (M)

Together

Steve Heitzeg

2007-2008

Craig Arnold

Afternoon on a Hill

Eric Barnum

 

Kathy Rodde (W)

 

 

 

Stan Carlson (M)

 

 

2008-2009

André Thomas

 

 

 

Vigay Singh (W)

Joy

Jocelyn Hagen

 

Diane Loomer (M)

 

 

2009-2010

Karen Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight 

Abbie Betinis

 

Doreen Rao (W)

 

 

 

David Mennicke (M)

 

 

2010-2011

Angela Broeker

Your Children (are not your children)

Joshua Shank

 

Hilary Apfelstadt (W)

 

 

 

Gary Schwartzhoff (M)

 

 

2011-2012

Geoffrey Boers

 

 
  Sandra Snow (W) Remember the Ladies

Carol Barnett
 

Axel Theimer (M)

    

* Not Performed