6th Annual Choral Arts Finale: April 10, 2011 with Edith Copley

ACDA of Minnesota and Concordia University, St. Paul are pleased to announce that the 6th Annual Choral Arts Finale will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2011. The guest conductor/clinician for the day is nationally renowned conductor Dr. Edith Copley, Director of Choral Activities at Northern Arizona University. The day will begin in the afternoon with clinic sessions for each choir and massed choir rehearsals led by Dr. Copley on the Concordia University, St. Paul campus. The gala concert closing the day is at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. ACDA members may order two complimentary tickets for the concert.

Applications and audition recordings are due January 13, 2011. The application forms are posted below, and the recording must be of the 2010-2011 choir (i.e., recorded between August 2010 and January 2011). 4-5 choirs will be chosen in a blind audition process to participate in the day.

Since this premier high school choral festival began in 2006, 1700 high school singers from 28 choirs have participated in this prestigious event. For more information, please contact Choral Arts Finale Coordinator David Mennicke at dmennicke@csp.edu or 651-641-8828.
 

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Dr. David L. Mennicke
Music Department Chair/Director of Choral Studies/Coordinator of Director of Parish Music Program/Choral Arts Finale Coordinator
Concordia University
275 Syndicate Street North
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: (651) 641-8828
Email: dmennicke@csp.edu
Fax: (651) 603-6260