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Composition Contest Winner

10/12/2017

 
ACDA-PA is pleased to announce the piece "O Me! O Life!" by Matthew Zimnoch as the winner of this year's Composition Contest.  The work will be premiered at the Fall Conference at Susquehanna University on November 11, 2017.  Thanks to coordinator Peter de Mets and the panel of judges for their work in reviewing the submissions: Mark A. Boyle (Seton Hill University), Christopher D. Holster (Susquehanna University), Daniel Hall (Lycoming College), and Julie Neish (Theil College).

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Matthew Zimnoch
Matthew Zimnoch (b.1960) is a composer, operatic baritone, and trombonist. He has composed works for Choirs, Children's choirs, Solo Instruments, Songs for Voice and Song Cycles, and Chamber works of various instrumental combinations. He has been published in work-for-hire situations with educational publishers of Children's music. Most recently he has had several performances and a recording of his Unaccompanied Flute Solo, 'Balance', Premieres of his song cycle for Baritone and Piano, 'To Love and Be Beloved' (text by RW Emerson), and the 2016 Choral Composition Contest Winner for the ACDA-PA for his Children's Choir piece, 'Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite'. This year's contest winner (again for the ACDA-PA) is a 6 part a cappella setting of the Walt Whitman poem, 'O Me! O Life!'. For more information please visit www.matthewzimnoch.com

Conducting Competition Repertoire

10/7/2017

 
Participants in the Undergraduate Conducting Competition held at the Fall Conference should prepare the following repertoire selections.  Click to download PDF versions of each:
  • Weep, O Mine Eyes - Bennet
  • Cum Sancto Spiritu - Vivaldi

ACDA-PA Connect

10/1/2017

 
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We are pleased to announce the addition of an online member bulletin board and discussion forum to this website. Click on the Connect menu item to visit our new way to keep in touch with members from across the commonwealth.  

Several years back, ChoralNet had a "Communities" feature that allowed individual state chapters to create a channel to communicate with each other.  As ChoralNet has made upgrades, the Communities feature disappeared.  ChoralNet is still a great way to collaborate with ACDA members across the country, but for more localized things like sharing events, searching for musicians, calling for volunteers, and asking questions from area colleagues, ACDA-PA CONNECT will fill that void!

Create a profile today and start posting.  Categories currently available include: general discussion, announcements, classifieds, Repertoire & Resources boards for our 4 areas, and a Student Chapter section for our collegiate membership to communicate.  You can customize your notification settings as well to receive emails when someone responds to your question or thread.

So, post away and be a part of the online community at ACDA-PA CONNECT!

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    • About ACDA
    • PA Chapter By-Laws
    • ACDA-PA Glossary
    • Past PA Presidents
    • Join ACDA!
  • Leadership
  • News
  • Conferences
    • Summer 2023 >
      • 2023 Interest Session Proposal
      • Conducting Masterclass
      • Choir for All Honor Choir '23
      • In the Middle Honor Choir '23
    • 2023 National Conference
    • 2024 Eastern Region Conference
    • Past Events >
      • Summer 2022 >
        • 2022 Conference Schedule
        • Choir for All Honor Choir
        • On-Campus Housing
        • Conducting Masterclass
        • Submit Interest Session Proposal
      • Summer 2021
      • 2021 National Conference
      • Summer 2020
      • Eastern Region 2020
      • Summer 2019
      • Fall 2018
      • Summer 2018
      • Eastern Region 2018
      • Fall 2017
  • Awards
    • Elaine Brown Award for Choral Excellence
    • Outstanding Young Conductor Award
    • Eileen M. Hower Memorial Award
  • Events
    • State-wide Events >
      • Composition Contest
      • Undergraduate Conducting Competition
    • Regional Events >
      • Mucho Macho Music
      • Sweet Harmony Festival
    • 2020-21 Online Events >
      • May Motivator 2021
      • January Jumpstart 2021
      • Resilient Leadership 2020
  • #SingNewMusic