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30 Dr. Horace R. Carney, Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee but grew up in Tuskegee, Alabama. He graduated with honors from Tuskegee Institute High School fourth in his class. His post-secondary education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Fisk University (magna cum laude), Master of Arts in Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Theory from the University of Iowa. He has attended choral workshops at Potsdam Choral Institute, Sarasota, New York, University of South Florida, and Georgia State University. Dr. Carney’s career in music began in elementary school and continued through high school as a member of the choir, pianist, and leader of a dance band. While in high school, he studied at Tuskegee Institute with Lexine Weeks, Charlotte Giles, and Hildred Roach. His studies continued at Fisk University as a music major, a member of the university choir and the renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers for four years. His professional career includes Talladega College where he served for fourteen years as Choral Director and Acting Chairman of the Music Department, Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA; Coordinator of Choral Activities and Chairman of the Humanities Division for three years; and Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, where he served as Minister of Music and Coordinator of Cultural Affairs. Since 1990, Dr. Carney has been the Chairman/Coordinator of the Music Program at Alabama A & M University, Huntsville, Alabama. He is currently the Chair for the Department of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts, Coordinator of the Music Program and the Interim Director of the Alabama A&M University Choir. Dr. Carney has served as adjudicator for Birmingham City, Montgomery City and Huntsville high school choral festivals. Professional Memberships include: The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Educators (NAME), National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), Society for Music Theory (SMT) and the Technological Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME). He is the founder and director of the Birmingham Community Chorale which was renamed by its members as the Horace R. Carney, Jr. Chorale. He is also the founder, manager, and keyboard player of Omni-Music Enterprises, a musical entertainment group for special occasions. Dr. Carney serves as Minister of Music at Bethel Baptist Church, Collegeville, Birmingham, Alabama. Alabama A&M University Choir Ave Maria...................................................................Anton Bruckner ................................................................Hal Leonard “Fecit Potentiam” from Magnificat................................John Rutter........................................................Hinshaw Publishing Dr. Mira Kruja Piano There is a Balm in Gilead............................................Raymon Wise ............................................................Raise Publishing Hehlehlooyuh...............................................................James Furman ..................................................................Hal Leonard Hold On......................................................................Marques Garrett ..............................................................Walton Music Be Still And Know..........................................................Stacy Gibbs ..............................................................GIA Publishing Concert Program Saturday, 9:15 AM BJCC Concert Hall The Alabama A&M University Choir, directed by Dr. Horace Carney, provides students with the opportunity to experience participation in a cooperative activity. Emphasis is placed on fundamental vocal training, posture, breathing, sight-reading, expressive interpretation and tone development. The choir performs for campus convocations, off-campus concerts, religious services, radio and television appearances as well as a Christmas Musicale and spring concert. There is a prerequisite for participation: students must have had some experience in a high school choir or ensemble.

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Dr. Horace R. Carney, Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee but grew up in Tuskegee, Alabama. He graduated with honors from TuskegeeInstitute High School fourth in his class. His post-secondary education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Fisk University (magna cumlaude), Master of Arts in Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and the Doctor of Philosophy in MusicTheory from the University of Iowa. He has attended choral workshops at Potsdam Choral Institute, Sarasota, New York, University of SouthFlorida, and Georgia State University.

Dr. Carney’s career in music began in elementary school and continued through high school as a member of the choir,pianist, and leader of a dance band. While in high school, he studied at Tuskegee Institute with Lexine Weeks, CharlotteGiles, and Hildred Roach. His studies continued at Fisk University as a music major, a member of the university choirand the renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers for four years. His professional career includes Talladega College where he servedfor fourteen years as Choral Director and Acting Chairman of the Music Department, Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA;Coordinator of Choral Activities and Chairman of the Humanities Division for three years; and Sixth Avenue BaptistChurch, where he served as Minister of Music and Coordinator of Cultural Affairs. Since 1990, Dr. Carney has been theChairman/Coordinator of the Music Program at Alabama A & M University, Huntsville, Alabama. He is currently theChair for the Department of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts, Coordinator of the Music Program and theInterim Director of the Alabama A&M University Choir. Dr. Carney has served as adjudicator for Birmingham City,Montgomery City and Huntsville high school choral festivals.

Professional Memberships include: The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Educators (NAME),National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), Society for Music Theory (SMT) and the Technological Institute for Music Educators(TI:ME). He is the founder and director of the Birmingham Community Chorale which was renamed by its members as the Horace R.Carney, Jr. Chorale. He is also the founder, manager, and keyboard player of Omni-Music Enterprises, a musical entertainment group forspecial occasions. Dr. Carney serves as Minister of Music at Bethel Baptist Church, Collegeville, Birmingham, Alabama.

Alabama A&M University Choir

Ave Maria...................................................................Anton Bruckner ................................................................Hal Leonard

“Fecit Potentiam” from Magnificat................................John Rutter........................................................Hinshaw Publishing Dr. Mira Kruja Piano

There is a Balm in Gilead............................................Raymon Wise............................................................Raise Publishing

Hehlehlooyuh...............................................................James Furman..................................................................Hal Leonard

Hold On......................................................................Marques Garrett ..............................................................Walton Music

Be Still And Know..........................................................Stacy Gibbs ..............................................................GIA Publishing

Concert ProgramSaturday, 9:15 AM

BJCC Concert Hall

The Alabama A&M University Choir, directed by Dr. HoraceCarney, provides students with the opportunity to experienceparticipation in a cooperative activity. Emphasis is placed onfundamental vocal training, posture, breathing, sight-reading,expressive interpretation and tone development. The choirperforms for campus convocations, off-campus concerts,religious services, radio and television appearances as well asa Christmas Musicale and spring concert. There is aprerequisite for participation: students must have had someexperience in a high school choir or ensemble.

Under the direction of Mr. Trey Holladay, the The Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus has grownfrom 11to 64 in three years. The group has consistently received all superior ratings at the Alabama State PerformanceAssessment for the past three years. Trey Holladay has been the director of ACA choirs for four years. He camefrom humble beginnings as a graduate of Faulkner University’s School of Fine Arts. He holds a B.S. in Fine Arts inMusical Theatre Performance and a minor in Music. He also holds a Master’s Certificate from Berklee College ofMusic in Theory, Harmony and Ear Training. He is an accomplished singer, saxophonist and fiddles around with thepiano a little. He currently resides in Montgomery, Alabama with his wife Heather and their two children Landonand Hayden.

Concert Program

Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus

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God So Loved The World................................Sir John Stainer (1840­1901) ................................................................CPDL

Elijah Rock...............................................................Arr. Jester Hairston .....................................................Bourne Company

The Ground from Sunrise Mass...................................Arr. Ola Gjeilo ..............................................................Walton Music

Ride The Chariot.................................................Arr. William Henry Smith.........................................Kjos Music Company

Even When He is Silent........................................Arr. Kim André Arnesen......................................Walton Music Company

Friday, 1:15 PM

BJCC East Ballroom

The Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus has beenin existence since 2013. Under the direction of Mr. TreyHolladay, the group has grown from 11 to 64 in three years.The group has consistently received all superior ratings atthe Alabama State Performance Assessment for the pastthree years. For two years the chorus performed as the mainchoir for “The Forgotten Carols,” a traveling musical madeup of professional singers from New York and Los Angeles.Performances were held in Atlanta and Montgomery. Thechorus has performed, by invitation, in concert with theLipscomb University Chorus and along with the FaulknerUniversity Band. In 2017 the chorus was asked to be afeatured ensemble at the UAB Honor Choir. The grouptraveled to DisneyFest and competed with schools fromaround the nation and won best in class chorus for theirdivision. The ACA Chorus is a 9-12 grade auditioned group.The group specializes in A cappella music.

Join us in the BJCC Concert Hall Thursday at 7:00 PM for the

presentation of the 2018 AMEA awards:

FAME Scholarship Recipient: Christopher Shorter, Hewitt­Trussville High School

Ed Cleino Outstanding Young Music Educator: Justin White, Thompson High School

AMEA Outstanding Administrator Award: Dr. Mark Richardson Principal, Vestavia Hills Elementary East

Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers ­ Class of 2016

AMEA Honor Roll ­ Members who have 25 years of continuous service and increments of 5 years

Young Composers Competition Finalists

Debbie Gray earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and a Masters degree in Vocal/Choral MusicEducation at the University of Alabama. She has been the choir director at Bragg Middle School in Gardendale for13 years and has also taught middle and high school band, high school choir, elementary music, private piano lessons,and was an accompanist for Shelton State Community College. Mrs. Gray currently sings with the Alabama SymphonyOrchestra Choir, is the pianist at Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, and enjoys accompanying forlocal choirs.

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Concert ProgramFriday, 9:15 AM

BJCC East Ballroom

Sing for Joy, Alleluia!.................................................Sally K. Albrecht......................................................Alfred Publishing

Winter’s Waking...........................................................Amy F. Bernon..................................................Heritage Music Press

To Work Upon the Railway........................................arr. Earlene Rentz................................................Heritage Music Press

Let Beauty Awake!.........................................................Laura Farnell ...............................................................BriLee Music

Beati in domo Domini..................................................James G. Cantor .................................................Santa Barbara Music

Nine Hundred Miles..................................................arr. Philip E. Silvey...............................................Santa Barbara Music

Sing With the Lark......................................................... Laura Farnell .......................................Alliance Music Publications

Plenty Good Room......................................................arr. John Horman..........................................................Somerset Press

Bragg Middle School Mixed Choir

The choral program at Bragg Middle School in Gardendaleconsists of 6th grade choir, 7th/8th grade Young Ladies’Choir, 7th/8th grade Young Men’s Choir, 8th grade HonorsChoir, and an after-school show choir. The 7th/8th gradeMixed Choir performing at the conference combines theseparate gender choirs. Besides local concerts, the choirshave performed at the VA Hospital, Children’s Hospital,national music festivals, the AMEA In-Service Conference,and AVA State Choral Performance Assessment. The choirsconsistently receive high ratings in performance and sight-reading evaluations. Choir members may also participate inthe Jefferson County Music Festival, AVA All-State choirs,ACDA Young Voices Festival, and a spring musical.

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Concert ProgramThursday, 1:00 PM

BJCC East Ballroom

O Magnum Mysterium........................................Tomas Luis de Victoria .....................................................G. Schirmer, Inc.

Sing Me To Heaven.................................................Daniel E. Gawthrop.........................................................Dunstan House

E’en So, Lord Jesus............................................Quickly Come, Paul Manz...........................Morningstar Music Publishers

In Meeting We Are Blessed..........................................Troy Robertson..........................................................Hinshaw Music

Jenny......................................................................Nick Myers & Ryan Kerr ...................................Alfred Music Publishers

Here, There and Everywhere...........................Lennon & McCartney/ arr. Huff .............................Hal Leonard Corporation

I Surrender All........................................................... arr. Moses Hogan .........................................Hal Leonard Corporation

Soon­Ah Will Be Done.............................................William L. Dawson ..........................................Neil A. Kjos Music Co.

D. Allen Gillespie holds a Bachelor and Masters of Music Education and Education Specialist degrees from the Universityof Montevallo. He has taught Choral Music for 43 years in Birmingham City, Jefferson County and Trussville City Schools.He has been District III chair and is a past president of the Alabama Vocal Association and the Alabama Choral DirectorsAssociation. He has directed large and small mixed choirs and well as Women’s and Men’s groups. He is the Chancel ChoirDirector at Huffman United Methodist Church and has been in United Methodist Music Ministry for 40 years. His wifeof 35 years, Sula is a Nurse Practitioner at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama and they have a son Desi who will be asenior at Hewitt-Trussville High School.

Hewitt­Trussville High School Chamber Choir

The Hewitt-Trussville High Chamber Choir is the mostselect choir chosen from the 144 voice choral departmentat Hewitt-Trussville High School. This choir had itsbeginning in 2010. Usually composed of 6 singers in eachsection (SATB), the ensemble sings quality a cappella,somewhat advanced music. This ensemble always scoresstraight superior ratings with near perfect sight readingscores at State Assessment. The ensemble performs forlocal civic organizations, hospitals, churches, airport andlocal television. In February members from the ChamberChoir will be presenting “Godspell”.

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Hillcrest High School Wind Ensemble

Concert ProgramFriday, 1:15 PM

BJCC Concert Hall

Kevin Thomas, currently the Director of Bands at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, graduated from TheUniversity of Alabama in the spring of 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. While at the Capstone, Mr.Thomas served as Baritone section leader in the “Million Dollar Band”, Principal Euphonium in the Alabama WindEnsemble, Principal Euphonium in the Alabama Symphonic Band and was a member of the student teaching staff inhis last two years with the “Million Dollar Band”. While at The University, Mr. Thomas was a member of the AlabamaTuba Quartet that won the Colonial Tuba Euphonium Institute International Quartet competition. Mr. Thomas won aeuphonium audition with The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band stationed in Langley, Virginia in 1997,and was a finalist for The United States Army Band “Perishing’s Own” stationed in Washington D.C. in 1998. Afterleaving The University he taught for two years at West Limestone High School in rural Limestone County, Alabama.Following his time in north Alabama, he accepted the Associate Band Director position at Shades Valley High School andGresham Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama. He returned to The University of Alabama in 2003 as a graduate teaching assistant withUniversity Bands under the direction of Dr. Ken Ozzello. While there, Mr. Thomas was responsible for assisting in the production andteaching of half-time shows, and assisted with pep rallies and appearances of the “Million Dollar Band.” Mr. Thomas was also the directorof the basketball pep bands overseeing performances on ESPN, CBS and performing at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. From 2005to 2014 Mr. Thomas served as music consultant and instructor for The University of Alabama” Million Dollar Band.” He has also servedas the assistant announcer for the University Band at bowl games and appearances around the country. Mr. Thomas served as the Directorof Bands at Fayette County High School in Fayette, Alabama from 2005 to 2015. His bands consistently received superior ratings at contestsand festivals. The Fayette Band is the only high school band to perform at a nationally televised University of Alabama Men’s Basketball gameon CBS vs. Mississippi State in 2005. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Alabama Music Educators Association, The Alabama BandmastersAssociation, the National Band Association, the National Association for Music Education and the International Tuba EuphoniumAssociation. Mr. Thomas resides in Northport, Alabama, with his wife Sabrina and daughter, Kendall.

Xerxes...........................................................................John Mackey .............................................................Osti Music, Inc.

Perseus......................................................................Satoshi Yagisawa ................................................De Haske Publications

March Slave.............................................................Peter Tchaikovsky ..........................................................Carl Fisher, Inc.

Paceline..........................................................................Tyler Grant.............................................................TSG Musicworks

Dr. Jon Whitaker ­ Professor of Trombone, The University of Alabama

Ye Banks and Braes.....................................................Percy Grainger............................................................G. Shirmer, Inc.

To Walk with Wings......................................................Julie Giroux ...............................................................Musica Propria

The Wind Ensemble of Hillcrest High School is comprised of thepremier musicians in the band program. Most students in theensemble participate in the Alabama All-State Festival, District VHonor Band, chamber groups, and several collegiate sponsored honorbands. Since its inception in 2006, the Wind Ensemble has performedat several distinguished venues: The Midwest Clinic, College BandDirectors National Association Conference, Music for All NationalConcert Band Festival, US-China Cultural Foundation in Beijing,China, and the Alabama Music Educators Conference. Students inthis group also consistently achieve Superior Ratings at adjudicatedevents in which they are a part of, including Music PerformanceAssessment. The band programs at Hillcrest are blessed to have thesupport of the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education, localadministration, counselors, staff, and an incredible organization ofparents. Their support and dedication to our students make ourprogram successful.

The Hoover High School “First Edition” Jazz Band is the top jazz band in our jazz programof 3 jazz bands and one combo. It is one of the many performing groups in our very activeschool music program. The group performs at numerous school and civic functions throughoutthe school year. Membership in the group is by audition. The group’s instrumentation consistsof 5 saxophones, 5 trombones, 5 trumpets, full rhythm section and a vocalist. Hoover HighSchool is a public high school in the city of Hoover, Alabama which is located just outside ofBirmingham, Alabama. The group rehearses each school day for 45 minutes. In 2017 FirstEdition was invited to open for the JALC Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at their concert inBirmingham on January 18, 2017. In 2016 First Edition traveled to Savannah, Georgia as afinalist in the Swing Central Competition. First Edition was also selected as a finalist in theSavannah Music Festival Swing Central Competition for four consecutive years 2008-2011. Alsoin the school year 2015-2016 the group was delighted to perform a concert and clinic with JeffCoffin at Hoover High. First Edition performed at the Jazz Education Network Conference in Dallas, Texas in January 2014. First Editionperformed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December 2012. As part of that performance, internationally known trombonist Jim Pughjoined them in a feature spot. In March 2012, the group received all Superior ratings at the Loyola University Jazz Festival in New Orleans.First Edition has performed at the AMEA conference in 2012, 2004, and 2001. The group is regularly represented in the Alabama All-StateJazz Bands. The group also presents a Just Jazz Concert each April in support of Jazz Appreciation Month.

Hoover High School First Edition

Sallie Vines White teaches full-time at Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama and has been teaching in the HooverCity School System since 1990. She teaches the award-winning Hoover High School First Edition Jazz Band, HooverJam Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, and AP Music Theory. She is also an associate director with the marching band.The groups she conducts have consistently received Superior ratings at contests including District, State, and JazzContests. The First Edition Jazz Band performed in 2012 at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago and was a featuredperformer in 2014 at the Jazz Education Network Conference in Dallas, TX. First Edition has also received nationalrecognition through its selection as a five time finalist in the Savannah Music Festival Swing Central Contest. Prior tothat they were selected into the North Texas Jazz Festival and have received Superior ratings the numerous times theyhave attended the Loyola Jazz Festival in New Orleans. Many of her students through the years have been selected intothe Alabama All State Jazz bands. Sallie graduated magna cum laude from Anderson University in 1982 with a B.A. in

Music, Music Education and Psychology. In 1985, she received her M.M.E. in Music Education from Indiana University in Bloomington, INwhere she graduated “with distinction”. She studied Jazz at IU with David Baker and Dominic Spera. In addition to her teaching Sallie is anactive performer on all the woodwind instruments. Sallie has played numerous engagements with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra onsaxophone. She plays lead alto in the Superjazz Big Band, and tenor saxophone in the Cahaba Saxophone Quartet. She toured for several yearsin various groups including Bridge, the Bill Gaither Trio, and college groups performing in 47 states and 17 countries. In addition to herperforming and her full-time teaching position, Mrs. White was also the saxophone instructor at Samford University for many years and hastaught part-time in the past at a number of the universities around Birmingham including Birmingham Southern, UAB, Samford, andMontevallo. Mrs. White is married to Noah and has three children and five grandchildren.

Concert ProgramThursday, 3:30 PM

BJCC Concert Hall

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Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana).James F. Hanley and Ballard MacDonald/arr. Dave Barduhn.... Alfred Publishing

Crystal Silence....................................................Chick Corea/arr. Mike Tomaro .................................................Hal Leonard

Doozy........arr.by Benny Carter/ Edited by Jeffrey Sultanoff and Rob Duboff ......Published by Jazz Lines Foundation Inc.

Tenor Madness..................................................Sonny Rollins/arr. Mark Taylor................................Hal Leonard Publishing

Watermelon Man ............................................Herbie Hancock/arr. Mike Kamuf............Alfred Publishing Belwin Division

Oclupaca (From the Latin American Suite). .........Duke Ellington/Transcribed by David Berger for Jazz at Lincoln Center

Jazz at Lincoln Center Library – Alfred Publishing

East St. Louis Toodle­Oo. ..................................................................................................Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley

Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Library – Alfred Publishing

Herkie Jerkie .................................................................................................................................................Wycliffe Gordon

Wycliffe Gordon, Guest SoloistWhat You Dealin’ With?...........................................Wycliffe Gordon. ............................Alfred Publishing Belwin Division

Wycliffe Gordon, Guest Soloist

The Senior Honors Choir is one of eight ensembles offered at Hoover High School.Currently composed of 43 seniors, there is no audition requirement for this choir butmost of these students have been involved in the choir program for at least 3 oftheir 4 years at Hoover. This choir meets daily for 49 minutes and is conducted byJohn Kincaid and Amanda Slay. The class focuses on music literacy, music theory,healthy vocal production, and the performance of quality music literature. We alsobelieve that developing a community within the choir allowing vulnerability, risktaking and trust is equally important in our discipline and our success.The studentsin the Senior Honors Choir represent a consistent cross section of the HHS studentbody containing athletes, student government representatives, Hoover Ambassadors,and of course actors and band members. Due to an always changing and moredemanding schedule, many of our students are taking 8 or even 9 classes in order toremain a part of the choir program. Hoover High School is the largest and mostdiverse high school in the state of Alabama with almost 3000 students enrolled ingrades 9-12 and consisting of almost 30% free and reduced lunch students. While

recognized around the state as a leader in athletics, our student body excels in numerous disciplines and activities. Our scholars bowl, mathteam, visual arts, and performing arts programs are just a few of the award winning facets at Hoover. The Choir Department’s eight ensemblestotal over 306 participants. The foundation of the program is healthy vocal production and traditional choral literature. This focus onfundamentals allows us to also produce quality performances in other genres such as show choir, men’s pop a capella and women’s pop a capellawhile still maintaining a consistent and well-rounded music education for all students. We are thankful to the parents, our colleagues,administrators, and school board for the support shown to the choir program.

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Hoover High School Senior Honors Choir

John Kincaid is in his twenty-second year teaching choir, his third at Hoover High School. After serving at Simmons Middle School for fifteen years, he spent four years at Mountain Brook High School, growing the choral program from 160 to 250 students, before returning to the Hoover system. Mr. Kincaid received his Bachelor of Music Education from Birmingham-Southern College and is a National Board Certified Teacher. He is currently serving as President of the Alabama chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, previously serving in the positions of Treasurer, Men’s Choir, and Middle School Repertoire and Standards Chairs. His mentors are his mother, a music minister; Ken Berg, Birmingham Boys Choir director; and Diana Mayhall, his high school choir director. He truly believes that he has the best job in the world, and recognizes that this view is possible because of the support and encouragement of his wife, Delle, and children, Matthew and Tess.

Amanda Slay has taught choral music in the state of Alabama for nine years and is currently in her third year serving as the Associate Choral Director at Hoover High School. Before teaching at Hoover High School, Mrs. Slay taught at Shades Valley High School in Jefferson County and Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa City. Mrs. Slay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Choral Music Education from the University ofMontevallo and a Master of Music Education from The Florida State University. She is also certified to teach AP Music Theory and IB Music. Mrs. Slay is an active member of the Alabama Vocal Association, National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. Mrs. Slay currently serves as the Repertoire and Resources Chair for Women’s Choirs for the Alabama chapter of ACDA. Mrs. Slay and her family live in Homewood.

Concert ProgramThursday, 1:00 PM

BJCC East Ballroom

Cum Sancto Spiritu....................................................Antonio Vivaldi ..............................................................CPDL #00857

Ave Verum Corpus.......................................................William Byrd...........Oxford University Press, Catalogue No. 43.232

J’entends le moulin.....................................................Donald Patriquin ..................................................................earthsongs

Amazing Grace.....................................................Arr. E. W. Stradtman III ..........................................................MusicSpoke

Walk Together, Children...........................................Arr. Moses Hogan ......................................... Hal Leonard Corporation

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Indian Springs School Concert Choir

Conductor Andrew Dibble currently serves as the Director of Choral Music at Indian Springs School in Birmingham,AL. At Springs, Andrew leads four choral ensembles, and conducts a yearly Concert Choir tour and biannualinternational tour with the Chamber Choir. Prior to moving to Birmingham, Andrew conducted numerous choralensembles in the Baltimore-D.C. area as the director of the Maryland Chamber Artists, the Assistant Conductor forthe Maryland Choral Society, and the choir director at the Community College of Baltimore County. In 2015 Andrewwas selected as one of six to work with Dr. Andrew Megill at the Montreal Choral Institute and in 2017 was selectedas one of twelve conductors to study with grammy award winning artists Craig Hella Johnson at his ChoralConducting Symposium. Andrew holds a masters degree in Choral Conducting from Houghton College and livesin Indian Springs, Alabama with his wife, Amy.

Concert ProgramFriday, 1:15 PM

BJCC East Ballroom

Hine Ma Tov, Hebrew Folk Song..........................arr. By Neil Ginsberg.............................Santa Barbara Music Publishing

He Watching Over Israel, from Elijah......................Felix Mendelssohn...........................................................public domain

In Remembrance............................................................Jeffery Ames ...........................................Walton Music Corporation

Saints Bound for Heaven................................arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw ..............Lawson­Gould Music Publishers

Homeward Bound......................................... ....Marta Keen/arr. Mack Wilberg .......................Alfred Music Publishing Co.

Hailed as the school's "symbol of excellence," theIndian Springs School Concert Choir and smallerChamber Choir perform across the country andaround the world, delighting audiences of all agesand diverse backgrounds in cathedrals, universities,and arts centers from San Antonio, Chicago, andNew York City to Beijing, Dijon, and Vienna, wherethey have performed with the Vienna Boys Choir.The New York Times described the choir’s LincolnCenter debut as "a superb projection that wouldhave done credit to any professional chorus." Thechoirs continue to garner critical praise for theirsensitivity and "exciting, vibrant" singing. “Thechoir is disciplined, focused, and maturelyexpressive in a manner way beyond their youngage,” says William Trafka, Music Director of St.Bartholomew’s Church in New York. Led byDirector of Choral Music Andrew Dibble, thegroups sing an extraordinary range of music,including major Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and20th-century works; Broadway tunes; Spirituals;arrangements of well-known pop hits; andtraditional folk songs performed in up to 15 originallanguages.

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JSU Jazz Band/Latin Ensemble/Steel Band

Dr. Andy Nevala currently directs the Downbeat Award Winning Jazz Ensemble I (2015), Jazz Ensemble II, JazzEnsemble III, Jazz Ensemble IV, The Latin Ensemble, oversees the Jazz Combo program, produces the annual JazzFestival (in it's 7th year), and teaches several private jazz students. As director of Jazz Studies he has helped the programmore than double in size in 5 years. Jazz Ensemble I is a recording and touring ensemble, and performs regularly atfestivals and schools throughout the southeast as well as records a CD every two years. Our first CD, “Everything In It’sRight Place” was completed in 2015 and was recognized in Downbeat Magazine for “Outstanding Performance,Undergraduate Jazz Ensemble”. Our second CD will be released in the fall of 2017 and features JSU Jazz I, the LatinEnsemble, and the JSU Steel Band. Dr. Nevala has been recognized by Downbeat magazine on 10 different occasions,winning individual Downbeat Music Awards for composition (2002), arranging (2003), and performing/directing (2000,2001, 2002, 2015).He is widely in demand as guest conductor and clinician, conducting the 2010 Campbell Union DistrictMusic Festival Jazz Ensemble in San Jose, CA, serving as a clinician at the Delta College Jazz Festival (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the FolsomHigh School Jazz Festival (2008, 2010), the CMEA Hanford Jazz Festival (2009), the Sacramento State University Jazz Festival (2008, 2009),the Manteca High School Combo Festival (2010), The Boise State University Gene Harris Jazz Festival (2003, 2008), the Casper College JazzFestival (2007), the Rome, GA District 7 Jazz Festival (2012,2013), and was the 2013 Alabama Music Educators Association Gold All-StateJazz Ensemble Director. Dr. Nevala holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Piano Pedagogy from the University of Colorado, Boulder,a Master of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Bachelor of Arts degree inMusic from Boise State University. His professional affiliations include ASCAP, JEN, AMEA, and AMA.

Concert ProgramThursday, 1:00 PM

BJCC Concert Hall

JSU Steel BandNumber 2...................................................................Dave Longfellow ...........................................Engine Room Publishing

Everlong..........................................................................Dave Grohl ..................................................................No Publisher

Chant...............................................................................Liam Teague.................................................................No Publisher

Pan in A Minor..............................................Aldwyn “Lord Kitchener” Roberts ...............................................Panyard, Inc.

JSU Latin EnsembleSummertime.................................................George Gershwin/ arr. Andy Nevala ..............................................No Publisher

JSU Jazz Ensemble IThe First Circle.................................... Pat Methany and Lyle Mays/arr. Bob Curnow ......................................Sierra Music

Empty House................................................................. Jim McNeely ...........................................................UNC Jazz Press

Sponge..................................Randy Brecker/Arr. Vince Mendoza........Vince Mendoza Music, Suspended Music (ASCAP)

Oyelow Que Te Convience.........................Eddie Palmieri/arr. Tony McCutchen ..............................................No Publisher

The Jacksonville State University Jazz Program has more than doubled in size in the past 6 years toinclude 4 Big Bands, 6 Combos, a Vocal Jazz Group, a Latin Ensemble, and an annual educationalJazz Festival (in it’s 7th year). The program released it’s first CD under the direction of Dr. Nevala,“Everything In It’s Right Place”, released in 2015, and it resulted in winning an award in DownbeatMagazine for “Outstanding Performance, Undergraduate Jazz Ensemble”. Auditions for jazzscholarships are held every spring, and information can be found on the JSU Jazz Studies Website:http://jsujazz.webs.com. The JSU Steel band was formed in 2009 with the arrival of Dr. TonyMcCutchen. It performs regularly throughout the community and the region.

Tony McCutchen is Professor of Percussion at Jacksonville State University, and Professor Emeritus of the Universityof Georgia (UGA), where he served as Professor of Percussion for more than 30 years. He also taught percussion andband at Auburn University and at the University of Mississippi. He is director of the JSU Percussion Ensemble andSteel Band. He has performed at PASIC, IAJE, Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic, MENC, MTNA, CMS andGMEA conventions, as well as various PAS "Days of Percussion." Dr. McCutchen's professional experience includesperformances with the Fort Worth Symphony, Savannah Symphony, Augusta Symphony, Augusta Opera, MaconSymphony (featured on drum set), the National Opera Company (North Carolina) and at the Piccolo Spoleto inCharleston, South Carolina. He has performed concerti with the Santa Fe Orchestra (Argentina), Symphony Orchestraof Porto Alegre (Brazil), and University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra. Dr. McCutchen performed with the RBTTRedemption Sound Setters for the Panorama finals in Trinidad & Tobago in 2005 and 2008.  Dr. McCutchen hasdegrees from Auburn University (B.S.), East Carolina University (M.M.), and the University of North Texas (D.M.A.).

James Clemens High School recently opened for itsfirst school year in 2012. At that time, the choirprogram consisted of 25 members and was led by theschool’s assistant band director. The enthusiasmexhibited by these early members would help the choirto grow over the coming years. By August 2015, theJames Clemens Choir had grown so much that a full-time choir director was needed. The choir programnow has just over a hundred students that still sharethe same enthusiasm felt by its original members.Though the ensemble has changed over the past fiveyears, our students maintain the same dedication tosucceed. The choir’s first competitive success came inApril 2016 at the Heritage Festival Competition inNashville, Tennessee. James Clemens received allsuperior ratings and was awarded first place large group ensemble, first place overall, and the Spirit Award for professionalism. The followingschool year, the program continued to grow by forming the school’s Women’s Choir. Both of these groups received all superior ratings at StatePerformance Assessment. This past March, the program attended Festival Disney in Orlando, Florida. The Mixed Choir ranked fourth out of41 vocal groups, again receiving all superior ratings. The James Clemens Mixed Choir aspires to sing collegiate level repertoire, and studentsdedicate themselves to constant self-critique in the hope of performing such difficult music well. Central to the program’s identity is a strongsense of family and the fact that no one member is more important than another.

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James Clemens High School Mixed Choir

Harris Gessner is a native of Madison, AL, where he now serves as choir director of James Clemens High School. Inaddition to the chorus, Mr. Gessner has founded the school’s guitar program and Tri-M chapter, and he feels honoredto be giving back to his former school system. He holds a BME in Vocal Studies from Auburn University, and a MMin Choral Conducting from Emory University. His experience comes from both teaching in schools and working inmusic ministries. He also enjoys remaining active as a tenor soloist.

Concert ProgramFriday, 9:15 AM

BJCC East Ballroom

A Prayer of the Middle Ages..................................... Howard Hanson .......................................................Earthsongs S­219

In This Place....................................................................Will Todd ......................................... Boosey & Hawkes 48024191

Nelly Bly....................................................................arr. Jack Halloran.......................................................Gentry 08738674

Six chansons pour choeur mixte, 1. La Biche.............Paul Hindemith............................................Alfred Publishing AP111

Three Latin Motets, 3. Beati quorum via......................C.V. Stanford...............................................................CPDL #18961

John Saw de Numbuh..................................................arr. Stacey Gibbs......................................................Gentry 08748581

Stars Fell On Alabama................................................arr. Joel Thompson.......................Commissioned (First Performance)

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Mitchell Elementary School Honor Chorus

A Joyful Song...........................................................Mary Lynn Lightfoot ............................................Heritage Music Press

Sarasponda.....................................................................Ruth Boshkoff ................................Santa Barbara Music Publishing

Tue, Tue.......................................................................Ruth Morris Gray............................................................Alfred Music

We Honor You...............................................................Roger Emerson ..........................................Hal Leonard Corporation

Solfege Symphony.......................................................Cristi Cary Miller.............................................................Hal Leonard

When in Doubt, Tell the Truth..........................................Nick Page ...................................................................Hal Leonard

Turn the World Around.................................................arr. Mark Hayes ..........................................................Shawnee Press

Mrs. Doris Day started her teaching career in 1997 in the Gadsden City School system at Mitchell and other elementaryschools teaching strings and chorus. After 6 years, she moved to Etowah Middle and High to teach choir, drama, andmusic appreciation for 14 years. Returning to Gadsden City after so long away has been like coming home. Shegraduated from Emma Sansom High School and attended Gadsden State Community College and earned a B.M.E.from Jacksonville State University in 1996. She was a member of the A capella choir, Chamber Singers, and ShowChoir. She was a charter member of the Madrigal choir, and performed with the drama department. Her other activitiesinclude performing as much as possible on the stage with groups such as the Theatre of Gadsden, CharactersEntertainment, and other theatrical groups. She has been the choir director at First United Methodist Church of Attallafor 13 years. She has served as a Girl Scout leader for 7 years. She has three very active daughters: Megan, a senior atJSU studying music education, Erin a freshman at Southside High School, active in band, choir, and the Etowah YouthOrchestras, and Sydney, a seventh grader at Rainbow Middle, also in choir and Band.

Friday, 4:00 PM

BJCC East Ballroom Concert Program

Mitchell Elementary School Honor Chorus was started in 1996 by SharonReynolds. It is an auditioned group comprised of fourth and fifth graders fromMitchell. The students rehearse once a week for 45 minutes. Every year, this groupperforms at the Veteran’s Day program, Christmas play, Beta Club Induction,awards day programs, and graduation. They are a part of the system-wideElementary School Showcase held at Gadsden City High School every year. Inaddition, this year they were invited to participate in the Etowah Youth OrchestrasRock and Roll Christmas concert and to perform for the Gadsden Music club’s“Music in Our Schools” program. The group is directed by Doris Day who workedwith Mrs. Reynolds and the honor choir from 1999-2002, and has returned toMitchell after Mrs. Reynolds retired.

The mission statement of the Mountain Brook HighSchool Choral Department is to develop young men andwomen of strong character into leaders in their school,community and the professional world through thestudy, rehearsal and performance of quality choral musicat the highest levels of achievement. The MountainBrook High School Chamber Choir is the premiereensemble at the high school, and strives everyday inrehearsal to fulfill and share the mission statement ofthe choral department. The Chamber Choir iscomposed of 27 10th-12th graders that undergo arigorous audition process that evaluates sight-singing ability, solo performance, and ensemble and harmonization skills. Students are requiredto memorize all selections for performance, and it is expected that each student spend time working on his/her music outside of class time.The Chamber Choir places a strong emphasis on musicality and expression and the ability to sing pieces differently according to time periodand style. Students in the Chamber Choir have shared the importance of being close with each other and how it relates to making great musictogether, often saying that Chamber Choir is the best part of their day, and that choir doesn't feel like the rest of the day at school, it'ssomething separate. These students even enjoy sharing the restorative power of music making, as they often will sing in classrooms andhallways to bring it to other students and teachers. Over the last few years, the Chamber Choir has distinguished itself at a high musical level.This group earned Superior ratings at SCPA for the last three years, and was awarded the "Distinguished Musicianship Award" last year fortheir performance of Josquin's "Mille Regretz" and Grieg's "Ave Maris Stella." For the last three years, the Chamber Choir has traveled to theOle Miss Choral Festival in Oxford, MS, the only Alabama choir to do so, and has received a Superior rating each year. Further, the ChamberChoir was invited last year to be the performing choir at the Alabama Secondary Principals' Conference in Mobile. The Chamber Choir wouldlike to thank Mrs. Hood, MBHS principal, their parents and teachers, and each other for the opportunity to perform for you today. This choirfeels as though there is nothing better than working hard and singing with a group of your friends, and hopes you thoroughly enjoy their singingtoday

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Mountain Brook High School Chamber Choir

Charles F. Henry is in his third year as Choral Director at Mountain Brook High School, having previously taught atPinson Valley High School and Spain Park High School. Choirs under Mr. Henry’s direction have consistently receivedSuperior ratings at state and regional festivals, and have received Superior ratings in sight singing for nine consecutiveyears as well as the “Distinguished Musicianship Award” from the Alabama Vocal Association for the last six years.Mr. Henry is also an active arranger for choirs and show choirs, with specific attention and emphasis placed onfunctionality as a singer. In 2015, Mr. Henry’s arrangement of “Win” by Brian McKnight was selected as “Best Ballad”by Show Choir Perks, an online community of show choir directors and performers. Mr. Henry has taken choirs toperform in Carnegie Hall as well as the Alabama Music Educators’ Winter Conference. Mr. Henry is a cum laudegraduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a degree in Vocal/Choral Music and is currently pursuingthe Master’s of Music Education at Samford University. Mr. Henry is a member of the National Association for MusicEducators, American Choral Directors’ Association, and the Alabama Vocal Association. Mr. Henry is also an activeperformer in the Birmingham community. He has been a staff singer at Cathedral Church of the Advent for the lastfour years, and is a charter member of Highland Consort, an early music vocal ensemble founded by Dr. FrederickTeardo in 2013.

Concert ProgramThursday, 1:00 PM

BJCC East Ballroom

Ubi Caritas et Amor.....................Gregorian Chant (ca. 5th century)/Edited by Drew Collins. ........................www.cpdl.org

If Ye Love Me....................................Thomas Tallis (1505­1585)/Edited by Rick Wheeler. ............................www.cpdl.org

Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One.........................Healey Willan (1880­1968) .................................Oxford University Press

Berusa Er!................................................................Sten Källman (b. 1952) .....................................................Walton Music

This Marriage...........................................................Eric Whitacre (b. 1970).......................................................Hal Leonard

And I Love Her........John Lennon (1940­1980) and Paul McCartney (b. 1942)/arr. Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)..... Hal Leonard

Night and Day..............................Cole Porter (1891­1964)/arr. by Jay Althouse (b. 1951) .............Alfred Music Publishing

Nelly Bly....................................................Stephen Foster/arr. Jack Halloran ..........................................Gentry Publications

The Pelham High School Band has a rich tradition ofmusical excellence dating back to the program's inceptionin 1974. The Pelham High School Band Program iscomposed of two concert ensembles, two jazz ensembles,two marching bands (competitive and non-competitive),a color guard, a winter guard, a dance team, andmajorettes. The Pelham High School Marching Band isan active participant in Bands of America and Music ForAll. The Pelham Wind Ensemble, the premierperformance group at Pelham High School, hasperformed at numerous state and regional conferencesand competitions including the Music for All NationalFestival, Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic(SEUS), Grand National Adjudicators Invitational, TheAtlanta International Band & Orchestra Conference,

Southern Instrumental Conductors Conference and the Alabama Music Educators Association In-Service Conference (1990, 1994, 2005,2010, 2013). Under the direction of Justin P. Ward, the Pelham Wind Ensemble has been invited and performed as a featured ensemble at theSoutheastern United States Concert Band Clinic (2015), The University of Alabama Honor Band Festival (2016), the Kennesaw State UniversityConcert Band Invitational (2017), and the UAB Concert Band Invitational (2017).

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Pelham High School Wind Ensemble

Justin P. Ward is the Director of Bands at Pelham High School in Pelham, AL where he oversees all activities of this storiedband program. Under his direction the Pelham Wind Ensemble has been a featured ensemble at the 2017 KennesawState University Concert Band Invitational, 2017 UAB Concert Band Invitational, 2016 University of Alabama HonorBand Festival and the 2015 Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic. He previously served at Pelham High Schoolas the Associate Director of Bands. In 2012, Justin received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from The University ofAlabama School of Music Faculty and Pi Kappa Lambda. He previously served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (TheUniversity of Alabama) with the University Bands Department within the School of Music. Mr. Ward holds a B.S. inMusic Education (2005), M.A. (2010) in Music and Secondary Education, and an Ed.S in Secondary Education andCurriculum Design (2011) from The University of Alabama. In 2011, Justin was selected as the Most OutstandingGraduate Student Award from the College of Education and Music Education Faculty. Prior to his appointment at TheUniversity of Alabama, Justin taught for three years in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as the Director of Bands/Orchestraat Aynor Middle School and the Assistant Director of Bands/Orchestra at Aynor High School. During this time, Mr. Ward also served onthe staff of Coastal Carolina University. Justin has designed marching band drill and written over 125 music arrangements for over 40 highschools and universities. He is currently one of the arrangers for The University of Alabama “Million Dollar Band.” Justin’s arrangementshave been heard at the nation’s top sporting events from the NCAA Final Four and NIT Final Four to the AllState Sugar Bowl (2008 & 2014),Citi BCS National Championship (2010), AllState BCS National Championship (2012), the Discover BCS National Championship (2013), andthe College Football Playoff (2015, 2016, 2017). In January 2013, Justin presented a clinic entitled “Warming up our Concert Bands beforeMPA: What we Gleaned from Experts, Experience, Observation, and Research” at the Alabama Music Educator’s Association In-ServiceConference in Montgomery, AL. The research study was recently published in UPDATE: Applications of Research for Music Education.

Concert ProgramFriday 8:30 PM

BJCC Concert Hall

Irrational Joy.................................................................Steven Bryant.....................Steven Bryant/Gorilla Salad Productions

Magnolia Star................................................................Steve Danyew ..............................................................Steve Danyew

The Cruel Moon.............................................................John Mackey .............................................John Mackey/Osti Music

Freebirds.....................................................................Scott McAllister .......................................Scott McAllister/Lyd Music

Carmina Burana (Selected Movements)............Carl Orff, arr. John Krance..................................................................Schott

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Redstone Brass

Bill Connell is one of the founding members of Redstone Brass Choir and has been Conductor and Music Director sinceits inception. His knowledge of brass and percussion ensemble pedagogy has helped propel this ensemble to the level ofexcellence that you will experience today. Mr. Connell is also Director of Bands at Grissom High School in Huntsville andhas served in that position since 1986. The ensembles of Grissom are known throughout the United States for theexceptional proficiency of performance and challenging caliber of literature.

Concert ProgramFriday, 3:45 PM

BJCC Concert Hall

Grand Fanfare...................................................Giancarlo Castro D’Addona ......................................................Editions Bim

Symphony for Brass and Percussion............................Alfred Reed ..........................................................................Sam Fox I. MaestosoII. LargoIII. Con moto

Urlicht (Primordial Light).............................Gustav Mahler/arr. Michael Allen...............................................Boulder Brass

Brombones for Brass Choir......................................Howard J. Buss .....................................................Brixton Publications V. Night Encounter

Three Brass Cats............................................................Chris Hazel .....................................................Chester Music Music III. Borage

Canzon septimi toni No. 2........................................Giovanni Gabrieli....................................Robert King/Alphonse Leduc

Jazzalogue No. 1..........................................................Joseph Turrin...........................................................................C. Alan

Founded in the winter of 2014, Redstone Brass is Alabama's Premiere BrassChoir dedicated to the highest caliber artistic performance of brass choirliterature. Comprised of professional and semi-professional musicians, theensemble is under the direction of Bill Connell, award-winning director ofthe Grissom High School bands in Huntsville, Alabama. Members includesymphonic musicians, college professors, military musicians, high school andmiddle school music educators, engineers, writers, sales representatives, andother professionals. Redstone Brass has performed such works as EricEwazen’s “Symphony in Brass”, Holst’s “The Perfect Fool”, Lauridsen’s “OMagnum Mysterium”, Percy Grainger’s “Lincolnshire Posy”, Puccini’s“Nessun Dorma”, Ravel’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess”, as well asTchesnokov’s “Salvation is Created” and Giancarlo Castro D’Addona’s“Grand Fanfare”.

Concert Program

Southside High School Wind Ensemble

Thursday, 10:15 am

BJCC Concert Hall

Matt Weaver is currently in his fifth year as Director of Bands at Southside High School. Mr. Weaver is a 2012 graduateof Jacksonville State University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. He performed with a numberof ensembles while at JSU including the Marching Southerners, Chamber Winds, the competitive Tuba Quartet, BrassChior, and the JSU Pep Band Hardcorps. Mr. Weaver also served as a section leader for the Marching Southerners forthree years. In 2008, he was a scholarship member of the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Denver, Colorado and wasa founding member of the Pelham Street Brass Quintet. He currently serves as Principal Tubist for the Alabama Windsunder the direction of Professor Randall O. Coleman. Mr. Weaver is a member of the International Tuba EuphoniumAssociation, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the National Association for Music Education, and the Alabama BandmastersAssociation. Mr. Weaver is an active musician and arranger. He is happily married to Mrs. Haley Weaver who serves asThe PRIDE's Colorguard Instructor. They met while in college at JSU during Southerners rehearsal. They have a new,handsome baby boy named Benton and a yorkie Maggie. They attend Rainbow Presbyterian Church of Rainbow City.

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For the New Day Arisen...............................................Steven Barton.......................................................Daehn Publications

Gathering at the Ranks of Hebron...............................David Holsinger .............................TRN Music Publishing Company

Trust in Angels..............................................................Brian Balmages ...............................................................unpublished

Featuring Chris Probst, Trumpet

Who’s Who In Navy Blue.......................John Philip Sousa, Edited by Frank Byrne ...........................Wingert­Jones Music

Danse Carnivale...................................................Randall D. Standridge..................................................Grand Mesa Music

Badge of Courage...........................................................John Fannin ....................................Arrangers Publishing Company

The Southside High School Band has a long andwell-earned reputation of musical excellence.Since its founding in 1958, the Southside Bandhas won many prestigious awards andparticipated in several featured performancesboth with the marching and concert ensembles.2017 marks the 30th of consecutive superiorrating at State Music Performance Assessment,and the Southside Band remains the only bandin Etowah County to perform at the AMEAConference. Founded in 2015, the WindEnsemble is the premier auditioned performanceensemble for the Southside Band and has beenawarded all superior ratings along with theSymphonic Band at State MPA. The mission ofthe Wind Ensemble and the entire SouthsideBand program is to provide our audiences andmembers alike with memorable concertexperiences; to foster music and music educationin the state of Alabama; to provide for themusical and entertainment needs of ourcommunity; and to provide for musicalexpression, growth and fellowship of ourmembers.

The Spain Park High School Choral Department wasestablished when Spain Park High School opened its doors in2001. Each year a number of students are selected toparticipate in the Alabama All-State Chorus Festival,Collegiate Honor Choirs, and the Alabama Music EducatorsAssociation Honor Choir. The SPHS Choral Department hasproduced numerous college music majors, many of whomwere recipients of scholarships. The choirs annually performand place in choral competitions and festivals across the state,Southeast, and country. While the students of each choirstrive for excellence in their musical endeavors, they also applylife lessons and discipline learned through choral singing totheir everyday lives. The Spain Park High School ChamberChoir is an advanced, auditioned ensemble open to studentsat Spain Park High School who are members of one of thethree curricular choirs: Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir,and/or “Rhapsody In Blue” Show Choir. The Chamber Choir rehearses during AO (Advanced Opportunity) three times a week. Rehearsalemphasis is on advanced musicianship, vocal production, vocal technique, and ensemble performance. The Chamber Choir has been honoredto receive the Distinguished Musicianship Award at Alabama State Performance Assessment for the past seven years. Each year students havethe opportunity to experience several performance and travel opportunities. Select members travelled to New York City in 2017 to participatein the Choirs of America for Top Choirs festival at Carnegie Hall. The Chamber Choir performs music from all languages and genres includingjazz, classical, and traditional.

Thursday, 1:00 PM

BJCC East BallroomConcert Program

Spain Park High School Chamber Choir

Mr. Jim Schaeffer is the Choir Director and AP Music Theory instructor at Spain Park High School in Birmingham,Alabama . In 2017 he earned a Master of Music Education from Florida State University, where he studied conductingunder Dr. André Thomas. Mr. Schaeffer received his B.S. in Choral Music Education from The University of Alabamawhere he was a member of the University Singers and Men’s A Cappella Group Subject to Change. Mr. Schaeffer wasthe first recipient of the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award presented by the Alabama Music EducatorsAssociation in 2014. Mr. Schaeffer holds memberships with the American Choral Directors Association and NationalAssociation for Music Education. He currently serves as treasurer and Webmaster for the Alabama Choral DirectorsAssociation. Mr. Schaeffer has spent summers on stage with the Red Mountain Theatre Company and is a formermember of the Birmingham Chamber Chorus under the direction of Dr. Terre Johnson. Mr. Schaeffer is an avidEnglish Premier League soccer and Alabama football fan.

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Cry Out and Shout.......................................................Knut Nystedt .............................................Alfred Publishing Co. Inc

Kyrie (Mass for Four Voices) .....................................William Byrd ..............................................................Public Domain

Jubilate Deo...................................................................Peter Anglea.......................................................Hinshaw Music, Inc

Pure Imagination.....................................................arr. Matthew Nielsen ...........................Santa Barbara Music Publishing

Õhtul...............................................................................Pärt Uusberg ..............................................................Walton Music

The Wisdom of the Moon.............................................Susan LaBarr ...............................................................Walton Music

Unclouded Day ...................................................... arr. Shawn Kirchner............................................Boosey & Hawkes, Inc

The Thompson High School Jazz Ensemble is proudly from Alabaster,Alabama, a sprawling suburban city located in the Heart of Alabama.This audition-only group is made up of 20 of the finest musicians ofThompson High School, and together they have consistently receivedsuperior ratings at local, state and national conferences. Students in theensemble often make all-state jazz band, and many often earn musicscholarships and pursue music degrees. In 2017, the THS Jazz Ensemblewas selected as one of twelve finalists in the Swing Central National JazzBand Competition. The ensemble was selected as performers for the2016 Alabama Association of School Board Conference and earnedsuperior ratings at the Loyola University Jazz Festival that same year.The ensemble is under the direction of Mr. Justin White, AssociateDirector, and Mr. Jon Bubbett, Director of Bands.

Concert ProgramThursday, 9:00 AM

BJCC East Ballroom

Thompson High School Jazz Ensemble

Justin White is a native of Russellville, Alabama. After graduating from Russellville High School in 2007, he attendedthe University of Alabama where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.S.Ed. Mr. White was a Master’s ConductingAssociate at the University of North Texas, where he earned a M.M. in Wind Conducting with a related field in MusicEducation in 2014. While at UNT, he was a conducting student of Nicholas Enrico Williams, Dennis Fisher and EugeneMigliaro Corporon. Mr. White is a published research assistant for two volumes of Teaching Music through Performance inBand, volume 10 and beginner band volume 3. He is a sought after conductor and adjudicator; recently judging the King’sRoyal Trophy International Band Competition in Bangkok Thailand. His professional memberships include Phi KappaLambda National Music Honor Society, National Association for Music Education and the Alabama Music EducatorsAssociation.

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Little Liza Jane................................................Traditional/arr. Wycliffe Gordon ..............................Alfred Music Publishing

Sombody New.............................................................Wycliffe Gordon.........................................Coup de Cone Music, Inc.

In a Sentimental Mood.....................................Duke Ellington/arr. Mike Tomaro...............................................Hal Leonard

Manteca.................Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Gil Fuller and Luciano Pozo Gonzales/arr. Mike Tomaro ..............Hal Leonard

Sugar Hill Penthouse.................................Duke Ellington/arr. Christopher Crenshaw ....................Alfred Music Publishing

Duet......................................................................Neal Hefti/arr. Jon Harpin ................................................Lush Life Music

Footprints.........................................................Wayne Shorter/arr. Mike Tomaro ................................................Hal Leonard

Wind Machine.............................................................Sammy Nestico.................................................................Hal Leonard

The Woogie.................................................................Wycliffe Gordon.........................................Coup de Cone Music, Inc.

The University Singers is the premier vocal ensemble of the UASchool of Music. This advanced choir consists of music majors aswell as students from other academic disciplines across the Universityof Alabama. University Singers performs a wide variety of repertoire,including significant contemporary works, spirituals, world musics,and masterworks of the historic choral canon. Under the direction ofDr. Andrew Minear, the new Director of Choral Activities at theUniversity of Alabama, the University Singers has a renewed missionfor outreach, with recent or upcoming performances in Birmingham,Huntsville, Montgomery, and Starkville, Mississippi. In addition, fourmembers were selected to perform in the 2017 National CollegiateHonor Choir at the American Choral Directors Association NationalConference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Continuing a tradition ofexcellence in the performance of choral masterworks, the UniversitySingers performed the Bernstein Chichester Psalms with the Bach MissaBrevis in A Major in 2017, and will perform the Mozart Requiem with the UA Huxford Symphony in 2018. Previous major works have includ-ed the Bach Johannes Passion, Brahms Ein deutches Requiem, Britten Cantata misericordium, Duruflé Requiem, Mendelssohn Elijah, Orff Carminaburana, and Verdi Requiem. The UA University Singers has performed three times at the internationally-renowned Spivey Hall of Atlanta,Georgia, and they have been included in concerts with Ward Swingle, James Earl Jones, Della Reese, and William Warfield. They have mademultiple recordings, premiered choral pieces at the Society of Composers National Conference, and appeared at the Southern DivisionConference of the American Choral Directors Association.

Saturday, 9:15 AM

BJCC Concert HallConcert Program

University of Alabama University Singers

With over one hundred appearances across thirteen states, Dr. Andrew Minear is an active guest conductor, clinician,adjudicator, and presenter. Recent or upcoming engagements include all-state choirs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Dr. Minear’s dedication to students and passion for expressive music-makinghave been cultivated through teaching experiences in children’s, church, community, middle school, high school, andcollegiate choral settings. Dr. Andrew Minear serves as Assistant Professor in Choral Studies and Director of ChoralActivities at the University of Alabama where he leads the university choirs, oversees the graduate choral conductingprogram, and teaches courses in conducting and choral literature. During his doctoral studies in choral conducting atMichigan State University, Andrew Minear served as the director of the MSU Campus Choir and assistant director ofthe MSU Men’s Glee Club. During his tenure as Choral Director at Dr. Phillips High School, home of the Visual andPerforming Arts Magnet for Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, choirs under his direction performed to acclaimat State (2011), Southern Division (2012), and National (2013) Conferences of the American Choral Directors

Association. The DPHS Concert Choir performed with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and Minear’s students were selected over 180times for All-State and ACDA Honor Choirs. A proponent of lifelong singing, in 2014 Andrew Minear founded the Keep Singing Project, aservice that connects graduating high school chorus seniors with choral organizations in their community or at their chosen college oruniversity. He received his BME and MME from Florida State University, and DMA from Michigan State University. For more info or to bein touch, visit www.andrewminear.com.

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Holy Is the Lord (Heilig ist der Herr). ..................................................Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611­1675)/ arr. MuellerConcordia Publishing House 97­6314

Si ch’io vorrei morire...........................................................................................................Claudio Monteverdi (1567­1643)Choral Public Domain Library

There Is Sweet Music Here ....................................................................................................Eric William Barnum (b. 1979)Graphite Publishing EWB1035

La Passeggiata......................................................................................................................Gioacchino Rossini (1792­1868)Isabella Powell, Soprano

Hinshaw Music Inc. 08765102Love’s Tempest (Op 73, No 1).......................................................................................................Edward Elgar (1857­1934)

Choral Public Domain LibraryCity Called Heaven ...............................................................................................................Spiritual/ arr. Poelinitz (b. 1944)

Isaiah Crawford, BaritoneColla Voce Music 21­20105