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2024 ACDA Northwestern Region Conference January 24-27, 2024 Spokane, Washington

Headliners/Special Events
H eadliners/S pecial E v en ts

Two-Day Special Focus Tracks Gonzaga University Concert Choir
Meg Stohlmann
The Northwest Region is excited to announce two
special conferences on two-day tracks intended to pro- Linn-Benton Community College Chamber Choir
vide special attention to Children & Youth and Music Raymund Ocampo
in Worship. The Northwest Institute for Children’s and
Youth Singing will be held on Friday and Saturday, in- Montana State University Montanans (quartet)
cluding observation of the Children & Youth Honor Kirk Aamot
Choir, led by Emily Ellsworth; special focus interest ses-
sions; and Encounter Choir presentations by the Pacific Oregon State University Chamber Choir
Youth Elementary Choir, Nova 2, and Oregon Reper- Steven M Zielke
tory Youth Choir. The Music Brings Us Together: A
Music in Worship Concentrated Track will provide a University of Idaho Vandaleers Concert Choir
two-day focus on Music in Worship on Thursday and
Friday with special reading sessions, interest sessions, David Klement
and an Encounter Choir presentation by Northwest
Nazarene University Orchestra and Choir. Members of the University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon Paul

Focus on Mental Health/Work Life Balance This concert will also include a special Collegiate
Showcase featuring the choirs in the combined colle-
Recognizing the importance of building lives of bal- giate choir performing songs on the theme of unity in a
ance and providing examples of this in our work and prism-style presentation. The opening concert will also
life, the Northwest ACDA Conference is providing a feature performances by the University of Wyoming
series of sessions designed to challenge and support at- Statesmen, under the direction of Brian Murray; and
tendees in learning how to bring this into our own life, the Western Washington Advanced Treble Chorale,
and to have it impact our teaching and our relation- under the direction of Angela Kasper.
ships with our ensembles.

Opening Concert Closing Concert

Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Hyowon Woo, composer
André J. Thomas, conductor MeeAe Nam, ARI Project Founder

Orchestra and eight university choirs from Sinae Cheh, Korean Dance and Music Director
throughout the Northwest Timothy Westerhaus, conductor

Central Washington University Chamber Choir Created by Korean composer Hyowon Woo (Seoul,
Nicole C. Lamartine South Korea) and her artistic partner, MeeAe Nam
(Eastern Michigan University), Ari Project: Spring of-
Eastern Washington University Symphonic Choir fers a choral drama celebrating the sights, sounds, and
Kristina Ploeger-Hekmatpanah colors of spring. Through music and dance expressing

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