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Advanced SATB Honor Choir (Grades 10-12) Youth SATB (Grades 7-9)

Sydney Guillaume’s compositions are Derrick Fox is the associate dean of grad-
known to be intricate, challenging, and uate studies and creative endeavors and a
yet highly spirited. His compositions professor of choral conducting at Michi-
have been performed around the world gan State University. Prior to MSU, he
and featured at numerous conferences was the director of choral activities and
and international festivals for ACDA, the World Choir distinguished professor of music at the University of
Games and Ireland’s Cork International Choral Festi- Nebraska-Omaha and assistant professor of choral
val. Originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Guillaume music at Ithaca College. Fox has taught at the middle
is currently residing in Portland, Oregon, working as school, high school, and collegiate levels. His conduct-
a full-time composer, conductor, and frequently doing ing experiences have included singers from upper el-
workshops on his music with university and high school ementary choirs through collegiate and community
choirs throughout North America. Since 2013 he has choirs. He was awarded the 2021 Bryan R. Johnson
been the conductor of Imbroglio Sextet, a group of Service Award by the Nebraska Music Educators As-
musicians from Haiti, Spain, Bolivia, and the United sociation and the 2022 University of Nebraska Omaha
States. Award for Distinguished Research/Creative Activity.

Advanced Treble Honor Choir (Grades 10-12) Youth Treble (Grades 4-6)

Kristina Caswell MacMullen serves as Andrea Ramsey enjoys an international
the Mary Gibbs Jones Chair of Music presence as a composer, conductor, schol-
and Director of Choral Activities at Bay- ar, and music educator. Before leaping
lor University. She conducts the Baylor A into full-time composing and guest con-
Cappella Choir, Chamber Singers, and ducting, Ramsey held positions at The
leads the graduate program in choral conducting. Prior Ohio State University and the University of Colorado
to her appointment at BU, MacMullen earned the Sir Boulder, respectively. An award-winning composer
William Osler Award at Ohio State University and the with over 150 works to date, she believes strongly in
President’s Special Recognition Award at the University the creation of new music. A native of Arkansas, she
of North Texas. As an active adjudicator and clinician, has experienced in her own life the power of music to
MacMullen has conducted all-state and honors choirs provide a sense of community, better understanding of
throughout the United States. MacMullen earned both our humanity, and rich opportunities for self-discovery.
her BME and MM degrees from Michigan State Uni-
versity and a DMA at Texas Tech University. She sings
with the professional ensemble Mirabai.

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