Passing of Milt Olsson
Dear ACDA-MI colleagues:
Say hi to us in Milwaukee at the Michigan ACDA Social Hour on Thursday, February 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Cocktail Lounge!
Dear ACDA-MI colleagues:
The July 5th announcement of the passing of Brazeal Dennard, esteemed choral conductor and educator, marked a significant event in the choral music history of Michigan. A lifelong resident of Detroit, Mr. Dennard excelled throughout his life as a music educator, a music supervisor, a church choir director and as the founder and director of…
“Why not take choir? It’s an easy A!” As choral educators we cringe when we hear those words, not only because we don’t like the stigma of our ensemble being an “easy A,” but also because we know how much work it takes for our students (and us) to put together a quality performance. And…
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Cultural Dynamics and Choral Music in Bulgaria During the Communist Era, 1944-1989 The following account is a summary of my sabbatical research in Bulgaria in the fall of 2014. The information presented does not claim to thoroughly evaluate the cultural and political complexities that occurred during the totalitarian period from 1944 to 1989, but rather…
Choral Music–A Matter of Life and Death . . . ? by Clayton Parr ACDA-Michigan President Elect I have a cousin who lives in a rural area not far away. We’ve never been particularly close — he’s somewhat older than I am, grew up on a farm, didn’t go to college, worked as an electrician,…
I retired after 34 years of teaching secondary choral music. It was a bit unexpected, but at the last moment, in a financial and familial sense, it became clear it was the right decision. It was painful to accept leaving the students, the program, the classroom, the profession. What does one do after 34 years…