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2024 ACDA Eastern Region Conference February 28 - March 2, 2024 Providence, Rhode Island

an MM in choral conducting and musicology from In- Christine Bass is a retired Temple Univer-
diana University, and a BA (Phi Beta Kappa) in music sity Men’s and Women’s Choruses con-
and philosophy from Earlham College. ductor and assistant professor of music
education, previously DCA at Cherry Hill
Recruiting, Engaging, and Maintaining West High School, where her program
Tenors and Basses grew from 60 to 320. Bass’s choirs performed at mul-
tiple ACDA National and Eastern Region conferences
and MENC. Her men’s a cappella group, Men of Note,
Need more tenors and basses in your choirs? How won three consecutive National Championships for Best
can you keep them, train them, and get them hooked of High School A Cappella. She conducts numerous
so they become your future ambassadors for choral mu- all-state and honors choirs, including the 2009 ACDA
sic? This session focuses on a major problem for many National High School Honors Choir. A guest conduc-
choral directors: recruiting tenors and basses. Practical tor, adjudicator, and clinician, her educational products
strategies for adding to your tenor and bass member- are “Vocal Transformation,” “Where The Boys Are,”
ship will be explored. Session participants will be the and “Front-Loading Your Choral Rehearsal.”
“demo” choir for this session. Repertoire ideas from the
Hal Leonard Corporation will be shared.

yale glee club

Jeffrey Douma, Musical Director

2024 Emerging Composers Competition

First Prize: $1500 plus travel expenses to New Haven for attendance
at premiere performance by the Yale Glee Club during its 2024-25 concert season;
possible future publication in Yale Glee Club New Classics Choral Series
Compositions for mixed choir (SATB, divisi possible), unaccompanied with keyboard,
or with instrumental accompaniment of not more than three individual instruments
For full details and submission info, please visit:
» https://gleeclub.yalecollege.yale.edu/new-music/emerging-composers-competition

Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024

Yale Glee Club New Classics Choral Series

A source for new music that will engage your singers and your audiences

Dominick Argento Cristian Grases Jocelyn Hagen James Macmillan Michael Gilbertson
Eric Banks Dale Trumbore Jeffrey Douma Dominick DiOrio Kathleen Allan Brandon Waddles

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