Conducting Competition Participants
Please download the following PDF files of choral selections for the competition:
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Performing Ensembles Announced
ACDA-PA is pleased to share that the following choirs will perform at the Fall Conference at Susquehanna University in November:
- Lebanon Valley College Chamber Choir, Conductor- Matthew Erpelding
- The Poquessing Middle School Select Choir, Conductor- Jason Leigh
- The Heinz Chapel Choir, Conductor- Susan Rice
- Boyertown Area Senior High Show Choir, Conductor- Jeffrey Brunner
Lebanon Valley
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Poquessing
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Heinz Chapel
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BASH
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Bob Chilcott, headliner
As a composer, conductor, and singer, Bob Chilcott has enjoyed a lifelong association with choral music, first as a chorister and choral scholar in the choir of King’s College, Cambridge, and for 12 years as a member of the King’s Singers. He became a full-time composer in 1997, embracing his career with energy and commitment, and producing a large catalogue of music for all types of choirs which is published by Oxford University Press.
He has written substantial sacred works including the St John Passion for Wells Cathedral Choir and the Salisbury Vespers. A Little Jazz Mass and the Requiem are amongst a number of works which continue to be performed worldwide. Other works include The Angry Planet, composed for the 2012 BBC Proms, and The Voyage for Age UK Oxfordshire, which in 2017 was nominated for a Royal Philharmonic Society Award. He has written many pieces for children, including his much-loved song, Can you hear me?, and a significant amount of music for the church. In 2013 he wrote The King shall rejoice for the service in Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Bob has conducted choirs in more than 30 countries worldwide and has worked with many thousands of amateur singers across the UK in a continuing series of Singing Days. For seven years he was conductor of the Chorus of The Royal College of Music in London and since 2002 he has been Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers.
His music has been widely recorded by leading British choirs and groups including King’s College, Cambridge, Wells Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The King’s Singers, The Sixteen, Tenebrae, The BBC Singers, The Bach Choir, Commotio, and Ora. In 2016 Bob enjoyed a collaboration with the celebrated singer Katie Melua and the Gori Women’s Choir on the album In Winter, which reached the top 10 in the album charts in the UK and Germany. His first Christmas disc, The Rose in the Middle of Winter, was recorded by Commotio and released on the Naxos label. A third Christmas disc will be released in 2017, recorded by Washington, DC-based choir, Choralis, on Signum. Also in 2017 Commotio releases All Good Things, which includes the Nidaros Jazz Mass and Jazz Songs of Innocence.
In 2017 Bob was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Royal School of Church Music.
He has written substantial sacred works including the St John Passion for Wells Cathedral Choir and the Salisbury Vespers. A Little Jazz Mass and the Requiem are amongst a number of works which continue to be performed worldwide. Other works include The Angry Planet, composed for the 2012 BBC Proms, and The Voyage for Age UK Oxfordshire, which in 2017 was nominated for a Royal Philharmonic Society Award. He has written many pieces for children, including his much-loved song, Can you hear me?, and a significant amount of music for the church. In 2013 he wrote The King shall rejoice for the service in Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Bob has conducted choirs in more than 30 countries worldwide and has worked with many thousands of amateur singers across the UK in a continuing series of Singing Days. For seven years he was conductor of the Chorus of The Royal College of Music in London and since 2002 he has been Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers.
His music has been widely recorded by leading British choirs and groups including King’s College, Cambridge, Wells Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The King’s Singers, The Sixteen, Tenebrae, The BBC Singers, The Bach Choir, Commotio, and Ora. In 2016 Bob enjoyed a collaboration with the celebrated singer Katie Melua and the Gori Women’s Choir on the album In Winter, which reached the top 10 in the album charts in the UK and Germany. His first Christmas disc, The Rose in the Middle of Winter, was recorded by Commotio and released on the Naxos label. A third Christmas disc will be released in 2017, recorded by Washington, DC-based choir, Choralis, on Signum. Also in 2017 Commotio releases All Good Things, which includes the Nidaros Jazz Mass and Jazz Songs of Innocence.
In 2017 Bob was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Royal School of Church Music.
Conference Schedule
Friday, November 10
1:30PM-3:15PM Undergraduate Conducting Competition
3:30PM-4:30PM Conducting Masterclass
5:00-6:30PM Board meeting
7:30PM Opening Concert
Susquehanna University Choirs
Awards ceremony
Saturday, November 11
PCCA Honor Choir—all day
8:00AM-8:45AM Registration
8:30AM-9:45AM “Writing Music for Choirs” with Bob Chilcott
10:00-10:45AM Open Rehearsal with Bob Chilcott and the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choir
11:00AM-12:00PM Concert Session 1
12:00PM-1:15PM Lunch
Student ACDA chapters meet
1:15PM-2:15PM Concert Session 2
2:30PM-3:45PM “Open Sing” with Bob Chilcott
4:00PM-5:00PM Pennsylvania Collegiate Honor Choir (to perform a piece by Chilcott)
1:30PM-3:15PM Undergraduate Conducting Competition
3:30PM-4:30PM Conducting Masterclass
5:00-6:30PM Board meeting
7:30PM Opening Concert
Susquehanna University Choirs
Awards ceremony
Saturday, November 11
PCCA Honor Choir—all day
8:00AM-8:45AM Registration
8:30AM-9:45AM “Writing Music for Choirs” with Bob Chilcott
10:00-10:45AM Open Rehearsal with Bob Chilcott and the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choir
11:00AM-12:00PM Concert Session 1
12:00PM-1:15PM Lunch
Student ACDA chapters meet
1:15PM-2:15PM Concert Session 2
2:30PM-3:45PM “Open Sing” with Bob Chilcott
4:00PM-5:00PM Pennsylvania Collegiate Honor Choir (to perform a piece by Chilcott)
Session Descriptions
Writing Music for Choirs - Bob Chilcott is passionate about enabling choral singing, and divides most of his time between composing and conducting choral music. Today he talks about the importance of text, vocal line, musical appeal, and a little about how his time as a chorister and later a member of the King’s Singers has influenced the music he writes today.
Open Rehearsal with Pennsylvania Collegiate Choir and Bob Chilcott - As the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choir prepares to perform The Marvellous Birth by Bob Chilcott, the composer joins them to conduct a final rehearsal.
Open Sing with Bob Chilcott - Explore a selection of new choral pieces with composer and conductor Bob Chilcott, and experience some of his newest publications and old favourites.
Open Rehearsal with Pennsylvania Collegiate Choir and Bob Chilcott - As the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choir prepares to perform The Marvellous Birth by Bob Chilcott, the composer joins them to conduct a final rehearsal.
Open Sing with Bob Chilcott - Explore a selection of new choral pieces with composer and conductor Bob Chilcott, and experience some of his newest publications and old favourites.
Highlights
• Friday Afternoon Undergraduate Conducting Competition
• Bob Chilcott, Headliner
• Friday Evening Opening Concert
• Collegiate Honor Choir
• Auditioned choirs!
Cost
Regular Registration Oct 8-Nov 9
Member Registration $55.00
Retired Member $40.00
Member’s Spouse $30.00
Student Member $30.00
Non-Member $280.00
Single Day: $35.00
On Site Nov 10 & 11
Member Registration $60.00
Retired Member $45.00
Member’s Spouse $35.00
Student Member $35.00
Non-Member $285.00
Single Day: $40.00
Housing
A list of hotels near Susquehanna University can be found at http://hotelguides.com/colleges/pennsylvania/susquehanna-university.html
Held in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Festival
REGISTRATION CHECK-IN
located in Stretansky Hall in the Cunningham Center
• Friday Afternoon Undergraduate Conducting Competition
• Bob Chilcott, Headliner
• Friday Evening Opening Concert
• Collegiate Honor Choir
• Auditioned choirs!
Cost
Regular Registration Oct 8-Nov 9
Member Registration $55.00
Retired Member $40.00
Member’s Spouse $30.00
Student Member $30.00
Non-Member $280.00
Single Day: $35.00
On Site Nov 10 & 11
Member Registration $60.00
Retired Member $45.00
Member’s Spouse $35.00
Student Member $35.00
Non-Member $285.00
Single Day: $40.00
Housing
A list of hotels near Susquehanna University can be found at http://hotelguides.com/colleges/pennsylvania/susquehanna-university.html
Held in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Festival
REGISTRATION CHECK-IN
located in Stretansky Hall in the Cunningham Center
