2008 Dialogue Program
Concordia College - Moorhead
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Monday, August 4
4:00 - 9:00 pm ACDA-MN Board Meeting - Jones C&D in the Anderson Complex

Tuesday , August 5
8:30 - 11:00 am ACDA-MN Board Meeting - Jones C&D in the Anderson Complex
12:00 pm Registration Opens (Band Room)
1:00 - 2:00 pm Presentation: “Beyond Survival: Politics, Reform & Budgets” Part I - John Benham, Jr.
2:00 - 2:45 pm Presentation: Movement Workshop I - Therees Hibbard
2:45 - 3:00 pm Vocal Warm-ups – Christopher Aspaas
3:00 - 4:30 pm Directors’ Chorus Rehearsal I - Anton Armstrong, St. Olaf College
4:30 - 6:00 pm Picnic
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Dialogue: Speed Mentoring
7:00 - 8:00 pm Presentation: “Beyond Survival: Politics, Reform & Budgets” Part II – John Benham, Jr.
8:00 - 9:00 pm Reading Session 1: Children’s & Boy Choirs
9:00 - 10:00 pm Concert for Dialogue participants and All-State members: Homefree, Anderson Commons
9:30 pm Afterglow at Bennigan’s, 3333 Hwy 10 E
Go N on 8th St to Hwy 10, then east (right) several miles. Bennigan’s will be on your right.

Wednesday, August 6
8:00 - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast (Park Region Main Lounge)
9:00 - 9:50 am Presentation: “A Positive Approach to Rehearsal Technique” - Andre Thomas,
All-State Mixed Choir Director
9:50 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 10:45 am Presentation: Movement Workshop II - Therees Hibbard
10:45 - 11:00 am Vocal Warm-ups - Lee Nelson
11:00 - 12:15 pm Directors’ Chorus Rehearsal II - Anton Armstrong
12:15 - 1:15 pm Luncheon Roundtables (Grouped by grade levels taught)
1:15 - 2:15 pm All-State Observation
2:15 - 3:45 pm Mini-Choirs: Rehearsals & Performances (Band Room/Birkeland Lounge/Rooms137-139)
3:45 - 4:00 pm Break
4:00 - 5:30 pm Directors’ Chorus: Rehearsal III - Anton Armstrong
5:30 - 6:30 pm Dinner
6:30 - 7:30 pm Directors’ Chorus Rehearsal IV - Anton Armstrong
7:30 - 8:20 pm Reading Session 2: Men’s & Women’s Choirs
8:20 - 9:10 pm Reading Session 3: Jazz & Show Choirs
9:30 pm Afterglow at The Speak Easy, 1001 30th Ave S
Go S on 8th St. Cross I-94. Turn left on 30th Ave S. The Speak Easy will be on your right.

Thursday, August 7
8:00 - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast (Park Region Main Lounge)
9:00 - 9:50 am Presentation: “Musical Multi-tasking in the Choral Rehearsal” - Vijay Singh,
All-State Women’s Choir Director
9:50 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 10:45 am Presentation: Movement Workshop III - Therees Hibbard
10:45 - 11:00 am Vocal Warm-ups - Paul Nesheim
11:00 - 12:15 pm Directors’ Chorus Rehearsal IV - Anton Armstrong
12:15 - 1:30 pm Luncheon Dialogue (Grouped by years of experience)
1:30 - 2:30 pm Reading Session 4: Junior High/Middle School
2:30 - 3:30 pm Reading Session 5: SATB Easy to Medium (HS)
3:30 - 4:00 pm Directors’ Chorus Rehearsal V - Anton Armstrong
4:00 - 4:15 p.m. Walk to Perfomance Venue
4:15 - 4:30 p.m. Directors’ Chorus: Sound Check
4:30 - 4:55 pm Concert: Directors’ Chorus Performance for All-State Choirs: Memorial Auditorium
5:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 pm All-State Observation
8:00 - 9:00 pm Reading Session 6: SATB Medium to Difficult (Community, College, 2-year College)
9:30 pm Afterglow at Doolittle’s in Fargo, 2112 25th St S, Fargo
Go S on 8th St. Turn right on to I-94. In Fargo, exit on 25th St S and turn left. Doolittle’s will
be on your left.

Friday, August 8
8:00 - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast (Park Region Main Lounge)
9:00 - 9:50 am Presentation: “Breaking Down the Fourth Wall” - Diane Loomer, All-State Men’s Choir Director
9:50 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 11:00 am Presentation: Singing African-American Spirituals - Robert Morris
11:00 - 11:15 pm Vocal Warm-ups – Teresa Ashworth
11:15 - 12:00 pm Reading Session 7: Ethnic & Multicultural
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm Dialogue: A Conversation with René Clausen
2:00 - 3:30 pm Mini-Choirs: Rehearsals & Performances (Band Room/Birkeland Lounge/Rooms137-139)
3:30 - 4:30 pm Reading Session 8: Music in Worship
4:30 - 6:00 pm Break
6:00 pm Banquet at the Avalon Events Center, Fargo
613 1st Ave N, Fargo
Go N on 8th St. Turn west (left) on Hwy 10 thru downtown Moorhead and into Fargo. Turn R on
1st Ave N and you will see the Avalon after about 5 blocks.
Saturday, August 9
9:00-10:00 am Check out of rooms
10:30 Concert: All State Choirs (Memorial Auditorium)

MMEA All-State Choirs
Schedule of Full Rehearsals
Please do not attend the recording sessions.

Tuesday, August 5
9:00-11:00 am Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
9:50-11:50 Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room
9:50-12:05 Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
1:50-3:20 pm Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room
2:50-4:00 Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
2:50-4:00 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
7:00-8:30 Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Wednesday, August 6
9:00-11:15 am Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room
9:50-11:40 Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
9:55-11:55 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
2:10-3:20 pm Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
2:50-4:00 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
2:50-4:00 Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room
7:00-8:30 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room
Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room

Thursday, August 7
9:00-10:45 am Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
9:50-11:40 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
9:50-11:55 Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room
2:10-3:20 pm Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room
2:50-4:00 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
7:00-8:30 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Friday, August 8
9:15-10:00 am Women’s Choir: Memorial Auditorium
9:15-9:45 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
9:15-10:30 Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
10:00-10:45 Mixed Choir: Memorial Auditorium
10:15-11:15 Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room
10:45-11:30 Men’s Choir: Memorial Auditorium
11:00-11:45 Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
1:15-2:15 pm Mixed Choir: North Choral Rehearsal Room
2:45-3:45 Men’s Choir: South Choral Rehearsal Room
2:45-3:45 Women’s Choir: Orchestra Rehearsal Room

Saturday, August 9
8:30-9:00 Women’s Choir: Memorial Auditorium for on-stage preparation
9:00-9:30 Mixed Choir: Memorial Auditorium for on-stage preparation
9:30-10:00 Men’s Choir: Memorial Auditorium for on-stage preparation
10:30 MMEA ALL-STATE CONCERT: Concordia College, Memorial Auditorium -Men’s/Mixed//Women’s