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Asian Civic Choir C. M. Russell High School
Chanteur Choir

The Asian Civic Choir was established in August The Chanteur Choir is one of six curricular choirs at
2000 and is an auditioned 43-voice SATB chorus. The C. M. Russell High School. The choir frequently per-
choir has performed more than 60 times, including forms throughout the Great Falls community and col-
regular/routine performances, special concerts, and laborates with other choirs in Montana. Chanteur was
touring performances. The choir has elevated its citizens’ named semi-fi nalists in the American Prize, high school
cultural awareness in the city. division, in 2015 and 2016. Their most recent regional
performances were at the 2016 Northwest ACDA Con-
Soonjung Kim is the conductor for Asan ference in Seattle and the 2017 Northwest NAfME Con-
Civic Choir, Seoul Court’s General Gov- ference in Bellevue.
ernment Choir, and an adjunct professor at
Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea. She Lynn Ryan is in her tenth year as director
is recognized as a choral conductor with of choir at Charles M. Russell High School
excellent performance skills. She possesses knowledge in Great Falls, Montana. Ryan earned her
and expression skills to conduct any genre, such as BME from Pacific Lutheran University and

Western and Oriental music, popular and classical music. her MM from Northern Arizona Universi-
Kim majored in composition at Hanyang University and ty (Flagstaff ). She is a frequent choral clinician, adjudi-
received her MM and her DMA at the University of cator, and conference presenter in Montana. Outside of
Southern California. school, Ryan serves as an accompanist and musician in
her church.

ACDA is providing the following guidance for all in-person conference ac-
ACDA COVID-19 Conference Guidance tivities coming this spring. Decisions regarding protocols will be based on the
following three-tiered approach, in this priority:
A) CDC guidance: All people, vaccinated and unvaccinated, should wear masks while in group settings and practice social distancing where possible. Conference
attendees are advised that masks will be required in all public conference spaces.
B) State and city mandates: ACDA will honor the COVID-19 mandates of our host states and host cities. Conference attendees and performers are advised
that there may be additional mandates in place in the localities where conferences are being held. Attendees and performers will be required to abide by these
mandates.
C) Venue mandates: ACDA will honor the COVID-19 policies of our host venues. Conference attendees and performers are advised that there may be additional
mandates in place for specific conference venues. These mandates could include required masking, proof of vaccination, and/or proof of negative COVID-19 tests

prior to being admitted to the venue.
The full policy is on page 6.

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