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2024 ACDA Southwestern Region Conference February 27 - March 2, 2024 Denver, Colorado

Immersion Da
ys
Immersion Days

I’m Retired, Now What? Voices of Colorado. With thirty years of

public school experience, she served the
Join Eph Ehly as he shares strategies to find fulfill- Cherry Creek School District as Cam-
ment and happiness within the choral music profession pus Middle School’s choir director and
post-retirement. This interest session will explore op- the district music coordinator. She also
portunities for retired choral directors to continue their shared her expertise at the Metropolitan State Univer-
passion through conducting engagements, mentoring sity of Denver teaching music education classes. Camp
younger directors, and much more! Participants will has served SWACDA as a past president, treasurer, and
discover new ways to stay connected to the choral com- program chair for many SWACDA Conferences. She
munity while reigniting their love for the art form. has earned degrees from Trinity University and The
University of Texas at San Antonio. She also has a mu-
Eph Ehly has conducted over eighty all- sic specialist degree from the University of Colorado at
state choirs and more than 600 festival Denver. Camp was inducted into the Colorado Music
ensembles. As a conductor, author, lec- Educators Hall of Fame and received ACDA’s Volun-
turer, and clinician he has appeared in teer of the Year award.
forty-eight states, Canada, Brazil, Japan,
Mexico, and various countries throughout Europe. Jonathan Owen retired as choral direc-
Ehly retired from the Conservatory of Music, Univer- tor in 2018 after thirty years as a Mis-
sity of Missouri-Kansas City, after twenty-seven years souri public school music teacher. During
of service. He has additionally served at the University his teaching tenure, his choirs performed
of Oklahoma and University of New Mexico, hav- eight times at the Missouri MEA Confer-
ing supervised nearly 200 graduate students. Ehly is ence (1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013 and
the recipient of numerous teaching and performance 2016) and for the 2002 Music Educators National Con-
excellence awards and grants, including the Missouri ference (NAfME). In his retirement, Owen serves as
Choral Directors Association Luther Spade Choral Di- organist/accompanist at Trinity Lutheran Church in
rector of the Year Award and the AMOCO Founda- Chesterfield, MO. He has an MM in choral conducting
tion Outstanding Teaching Award. from Missouri State University, a BME voice emphasis
(Certificate Recital) from Evangel University and an
AA from Neosho County Community College (KS).
Owen is currently the president-elect for SWACDA.
How Do You Spell Retirement?

R-E-B-I-R-T-H! That’s How! Mark Lawley will be a presenter for this session. His
A Panel Discussion photo and bio are on page 93.

Join Margie Camp, Jonathan Owen, and Mark Law-
ley for a panel discussion on retirement. Your rebirth is
an opportunity to continue contributing to the profes-
sion with vigor. Audience participation is encouraged
and welcomed!

Margie Camp has a rich background in music educa-
tion. She recently retired from her role as adminis-
trative director and training choir director for Young

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