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WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU to the annual Crimson Hawks Invitational Choral Conference, to be held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. This year s conference will feature clinicians Craig Denison, associate director of choral studies at IUP, and Kelly Miller, coordinator of music education at the University of Central Florida. education units (ACT 48 or graduate credit) by attending the various sessions. We are enthusiastic about meeting and working with you and your students. Please contact us with any questions. Sincerely, Ryan Beeken Director of Choral Studies Indiana University of Pennsylvania 724-357-4408 ryan.beeken@iup.edu Students will take part in intensive rehearsals and high-quality performances and meet fellow musicians from the region. CHICC also presents an opportunity for students to audition for admission to the IUP Music Department and a potential scholarship award. Teachers can earn continuing

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Great choral music New friends and interaction with colleagues Unique experience of singing in a gender choir No required auditions; music provided Free applied lessons for interested students Audition for IUP Music Department Potential scholarship awards Fun souvenirs, performance T-shirt Single meal card for a meal on campus Reading sessions and master classes for teachers (music provided) Final concert Tuesday evening by all singers

7TH-12TH GRADE MEN S HONOR CHOIR CLINICIAN KELLY A. MILLER Kelly A. Miller is Coordinator of Music Education at the University of Central Florida, where she conducts the Women s Chorus and Ensemble. She teaches Introduction to Music Education, Secondary Choral Methods I and II, Music Learning Theory and Assessment, Conducting, Music and the Student with Exceptionalities, and graduate classes in music education, while also coordinating and supervising student teachers through their junior and senior internships. Prior to her appointment at UCF, Miller taught at Western Illinois University as Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education, where she conducted the Concert Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. She conducted the Women s Glee Club at Michigan State University for three years and taught choral music at the high school level for 13 years in Michigan, Florida, and Nebraska. While

in Orlando, Dr. Miller founded the choral/vocal program at Timber Creek High School, served as District 8 Chair for the Florida Vocal Association, and received her National Board Certification in secondary choral music. Before directing choirs, Miller was a concert band director for grades 5 through 12 and instructed marching and jazz bands, music theory, and elementary general music in Nebraska. In addition to her choral directing and teaching, she has maintained a private voice studio and is in demand to lead choral workshops on the choral/instrumental director as voice teacher, choosing choral repertoire and running effective rehearsals, leadership, creating artistry, student ownership, and team building. Dr. Miller frequently serves as a clinician and festival adjudicator. She has been invited to conduct regional and state honor choirs and to present conference sessions in Ireland, Hawaii, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Florida, and Michigan. Dr. Miller has performed at both divisional and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, and at the Nebraska Music Educators Association Convention. Miller holds a DMA degree in choral conducting from Michigan State University, a MM degree in music education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and a BA degree in music education from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

7TH-12TH GRADE WOMEN S HONOR CHOIR CLINICIAN CRAIG DENISON Craig Denison joined the IUP faculty after recently finishing his 13th season with Florida s Singing Sons Boychoir. He brought to the choir vast experience and expertise in working with boys as well as girls voices. At IUP, Dr. Denison conducts choirs, teaches courses in choral music education, and supervises student teachers. He also previously served as music director for the Colorado Children s Chorale and associate music director and conductor of the American Boychoir, for which he prepared singers for many significant performances. Additionally, Dr. Denison has prepared choirs and acted as vocal coach for several world and North American premieres, including Luciano Berio s Ofanim, both in Carnegie Hall and at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival. Other premieres included Gian Carlo Menotti s The Singing

Child at Spoleto Festival USA, and works by Bob Chilcott, Libby Larsen, Eric Whitacre, and Stephen Hatfield. He also serves as the American Choral Directors Association s national chair for Repertoire and Standards in Boychoirs. A sought-after conductor and clinician, Dr. Denison is a regular guest conductor of honor and all-state choruses. He also teaches and presents his research regularly at the state and national levels on topics including the male singer, the changing voice, music literacy, and choral performance and assessment. Dr. Denison has prepared boys for numerous opera productions, including The Magic Flute, The Turn of the Screw, A Midsummer Night s Dream, Carmen, La Bohème, Turandot, Tosca, Summer and Smoke, Hansel and Gretel, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Street Scene with opera companies as diverse as Central City Opera, to Los Angeles Opera, to Florida Grand Opera. In addition to his work with young voices, Dr. Denison founded the Schola Cantorum at Westminster Choir College, where he served as assistant professor of conducting. As a solo singer, he has appeared in performances with the Colorado Symphony, Spoleto Festival USA, the Westminster Choir, the American Boychoir, Delray Beach Chorale, and St. Clements, Philadelphia. Dr. Denison earned his PhD from the University of Miami, his master of music degree with distinction from Westminster Choir College, and a bachelor of music degree from Houghton College, graduating magna cum laude.

IUP FACULTY RYAN BEEKEN Ryan Beeken serves as director of Choral Studies at IUP, where he conducts the University Chorale, Chorus, and Chamber Singers. In addition, he teaches graduate and undergraduate choral conducting and supervises student teachers. Dr. Beeken also serves as artistic director for the Blair Concert Chorale, whose mission includes fostering a growing appreciation of high-quality choral music for the population of south central Pennsylvania. He received bachelor of music in vocal performance and bachelor of music education degrees from Drake University, and master of music and doctor of musical arts degrees in choral conducting from Michigan State University. Dr. Beeken s choirs have performed at state, regional, and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association. A frequent clinician and festival director, Dr. Beeken is regularly engaged as a conductor, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States. Recent engagements include all-state and honors choirs in Iowa, Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, New York, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. He has served on the executive committee of the ACDA at both the state and regional levels and is currently serving as Northwest Region chair for Pennsylvania ACDA. Dr. Beeken regularly presents sessions for symposia on topics including repertoire, rehearsal techniques, motivation, conductor-student relationships, and program building. Before his appointment at IUP, Dr. Beeken taught at Michigan State University, where he conducted the Women s Glee Club. While residing in Des Moines, Iowa, he directed the Drake Chorale at Drake University. He also taught elementary, middle school, and high school music for 16 years, most recently serving as director of Vocal Music for Waukee Schools, in suburban Des Moines, where he led a program of more than 300 students and 12 ensembles to national distinction.

JOSEPH BAUNOCH An associate professor of voice at IUP, Joseph Baunoch (bass) trained as an apprentice artist with Toledo Opera and Dicapo Opera of New York City and has performed in more than 50 different operas and 30 opera roles. He has portrayed the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Dr. Bartolo and Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Colline in La Bohème, Timur in Turandot, the secret police agent in The Consul, and Angelotti in Tosca, among others. Dr. Baunoch has performed with Toledo Opera, New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, Dicapo Opera Theater, National Lyric Opera, and Opera Worcester and in several opera outreach programs with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Toledo Opera, and Manhattan School of Music. In 2010, Dr. Baunoch was recognized as a winner in the Classical Singer magazine Convention and Competition in the Profession Division. Dr. Baunoch received his doctor of musical arts from Michigan State University, where he performed in a live webcast as the Capitan in Daniel Catan s opera Florencia en el Amazonas, and traveled to China to perform at the Shenyang Conservatory. He has sung in master classes with legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, baritone Haijing Fu, and Marlena Malas and has studied voice with former Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Fracker, David Okerlund, Ted Puffer, and Spiro Malas. Dr. Baunoch s students have performed with Kansas City Lyric Opera, Delaware Valley Opera, Undercroft Opera, and the Pittsburgh Baroque Ensemble, as well as with the Bel Canto Institute in Florence, Italy, and the Orvieto Art of Song summer program in Orvieto, Italy.

IUP FACULTY MARY LOGAN HASTINGS Mary Logan Hastings joined the music faculty at IUP with a doctor of musical arts in vocal performance from the University of Maryland, and an extensive professional career in opera; she was the leading coloratura soprano at Germany s prestigious Nationaltheater Mannheim. Dr. Hastings s career has taken her from American opera houses in Seattle and Arizona to additional European houses, such as the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main, Staatstheater Stuttgart, Opera voor Vlaanderen Antwerp, Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse, and Théâter Basel. She performed as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Gilda in Rigoletto, Musetta in La Bohème, Amina in La Sonnambula, and Die Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte. Dr. Hastings s solo work includes appearances with the Berliner Philharmonische under the baton of Christoph von Dohnányi, and performances with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Michael Gielen, Michel Plasson, Daniel Barenboim, Donald Runnicles, and the late Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Robert Shaw. Included in her concert repertoire are the Four Last Songs of Richard Strauss; Rachmaninoff s Vocalise ; Brahms s Requiem; Mahler s Eighth Symphony, Fourth Symphony, and Rückert Lieder; Beethoven s Ninth Symphony; and Haydn s Die Jahreszeiten. Dr. Hastings has performed recitals and given master classes in Croatia, Slovenia, and China. She continues to perform, lecture, and adjudicate throughout the United States and can be heard on recordings that include songs composed by Alexander Zemlinsky, David Diamond, and Jack Stamp.

OLIVER LO Oliver Lo has sung a diverse concert repertoire, spanning from tenor solo in Bach cantatas and Handel s Oratorio to Mendelssohn s Elijah and Orff s Carmina Burana. Some of his operatic roles include Basilio and Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro, Jacquino in Fidelio, Nemorino in L elisir d amore, Roméo in Roméo et Juliet, Fenton in Falstaff, and Sam in Susannah. He was national finalist for the 1999 Rehfuss Singing Actor Awards at Orlando Opera. As a music educator, he has brought operas and musicals to thousands of students in the United States and Hong Kong. Selected directing credits include Mozart s Le nozze di Figaro, Gilbert and Sullivan s Trial by Jury and The Pirates of Penzance, Puccini s La Bohème, Strauss s Die Fledermaus, Frank Loesser s How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, and Elton John and Tim Rice s Aida. He was the founding director of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Summer Musical and Staff Choir, and he was also the stage director for Opera Hong Kong summer and outreach programs for five years. After graduating with distinction from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Dr. Lo received a full scholarship and earned his doctor of musical arts in vocal performance (minor in directing) at the Eastman School of Music. Dr. Lo was tenured associate professor and director of Opera Theatre at the East Tennessee State University and taught at HKUST, where his course Music, Drama, and Theatre received the inaugural Common Core Course Excellence Award in 2012. Dr. Lo serves as director of Opera/ Music Theater at IUP.

7TH-12TH GRADE MEN SCHEDULE 8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION BEGINS IN FISHER AUDITORIUM LOBBY. 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. Rehearsal/sectionals 10:30 a.m. Break (at conductor s discretion) 11:00 a.m. Rehearsal/sectionals Noon Lunch break 1:30 p.m. Rehearsal 3:30 p.m. Break (at conductor s discretion) 4:00 p.m. Rehearsal 5:00 p.m. Dinner break (on your own) 6:15 p.m. Dress rehearsal 7:30 p.m. CHICC concert

7TH-12TH GRADE WOMEN 7TH-12TH GRADE *TEACHERS 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. Rehearsal/sectionals 10:30 a.m. Break (at conductor s discretion) 11:00 a.m. Rehearsal/sectionals 8:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. Session 1 10:30 a.m. Break (at conductor s discretion) 11:00 a.m. Session 2 Noon Lunch break Noon Lunch Break 1:30 p.m. Rehearsal 3:30 p.m. Break (at conductor s discretion) 4:00 p.m. Rehearsal 5:00 p.m. Dinner break (on your own) 6:15 p.m. Dress rehearsal 7:30 p.m. CHICC concert 1:30 p.m. Attend rehearsal 3:30 p.m. Break (at conductor s discretion) 4:00 p.m. Session 3 5:00 p.m. Dinner break (on your own) 6:15 p.m. Dress rehearsal 7:30 p.m. CHICC concert * Teachers are not required to attend. If students will be attending without a teacher, please notify Dr. Beeken (ryan.beeken@iup.edu). See inside back cover for session descriptions.

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION CHICC presents an opportunity for students to audition for admission to the IUP Department of Music, and to earn a choral scholarship to IUP for the 2018-19 academic year. MORE INFORMATION Auditions are open to all high school seniors who attend CHICC. Students planning to be music majors should prepare two songs from memory one English and one Italian art song. An accompanist will be provided. Additional information is available at www.iup.edu/music/ undergrad/audition/voice.

STUDENT SELECTION PROCESS Each school is invited to bring two or three SATB (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) quartets to participate in the honor choir. This will help to ensure two balanced ensembles. Students should display exemplary rehearsal behavior. If possible, priority should be given to students who will continue to sing in college. Please limit selection to those students who work hard in rehearsal. If you have a need to bring a group that is not balanced with voice parts, permission must be sought from Dr. Beeken (ryan.beeken@iup.edu). FAQ HOW SHOULD STUDENTS DRESS? School-appropriate clothing should be worn for all rehearsals, and the CHICC T-shirt and jeans or khakis should be worn for the concert (no shorts for performance). WHAT IF THEY NEED TO BE LATE/LEAVE EARLY? To help make CHICC a successful conference, any deviation from the schedule must be cleared with Dr. Beeken. It is important that all conference attendees assist productivity by being present and keeping distractions at a minimum. Please consult with the clinicians before allowing any student to arrive late or depart early from any rehearsal or event. WHERE IS PARKING? Parking passes will be available before CHICC. Further information will be provided.

REGISTRATION SCHOOL TEACHER SCHOOL ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE FAX E-MAIL NON-SCHOOL/SUMMER TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION ADDRESS CELL PHONE HOME PHONE HOME E-MAIL PARKING NUMBER OF VAN(S) BUS(ES) CAR(S) PARKING PASS(ES)

EARLY PAYMENT $30 per student (no cost for teachers) Postmarked by Monday, September 25, 2017 Number of students at $30 = Total REGULAR PAYMENT $40 per student Postmarked after Monday, September 25, 2017 Number of students at $40 = Total Make checks or money orders payable to IUP Music Department. Or, register online at www.iup.edu/chicc. If registering by mail, send to Dr. Ryan Beeken Indiana University of Pennsylvania 422 South 11th Street Indiana, PA 15705 REMEMBER TO FILL OUT T-SHIRT INFORMATION.

T-SHIRT INFORMATION TEACHER NAME T-SHIRT SIZE TEACHER NAME T-SHIRT SIZE STUDENT NAME STUDENT GRADE T-SHIRT SIZE Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass CRIMSON HAWKS CAVALCADE OF CHOIRS IUP officially extends an invitation to attend its annual Crimson Hawks Cavalcade of Choirs on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The IUP choral area is excited to host an event in which your choir will have the opportunity to perform for other high school singers in a noncompetitive environment. Each ensemble will sing in IUP s beautiful Fisher Auditorium and will be professionally recorded. In addition, choirs will receive written and verbal feedback from IUP faculty members and the event s distinguished guest, Dr. Kyle Zeuch, director of children and youth choirs at the Michigan State University Community Music School. Additionally, each choir will receive direct instruction via an on-stage clinic. Find more information at www.iup.edu/cavalcade. ACT 48 SESSIONS Five hours of ACT 48 Sessions Will Be Provided!