The University of Portland Presents the 42nd

Annual

Dr. Michael Connolly, Director

May 6th, 2016

Buckley Center Auditorium

Adjudicators:

Kathryn E. Briggs, Helen Deitz, Dr. John Buehler

University of Portland

Best in the NW Choir Festival

Buckley Center Auditorium

Friday, May 8th, 2016

Time School Director City St# in

Choir

9:35 Straub Middle School Ryan Amend Salem OR 36

10:00 Lorna Byrne Middle School Sean McKee Cave Junction OR 18

10:25 Patton Middle School Joseph Demianaw McMinnville OR 26

10:50 Crossler Middle School Robb Harrison Salem OR 63

11:15 Break for judges – 10 minutes

11:25 Shasta Middle School David Fitch Eugene OR 90

11:50 Judson Middle School David Loney Salem OR 46

12:15 Cedar Park Middle School Andy Isbell Portland OR

1:45 Dunniway Middle School Joseph Demianaw McMinnville OR 36

2:10 Walker Middle School Rebecca Hollen Salem OR 75

2:35 LaCreole Middle School Anna Jackson Dallas OR 37

3:00 Break for judges – 10 minutes

3:10 Liberty Middle School Andrea Klouse Spanaway WA 43

3:35 Jackson Middle School Melinda Murdock Portland OR 79

4:00 ***AWARDS***

*** 12:40- 1:40 LUNCH BREAK ***

   Kathryn  E.  Briggs  is  the  conductor  of  the  University  of  Portland  Women's  Chorale.    Along  with  conducting  at  University  of  Portland,  Ms.  Briggs  also  teaches  music  and  conducts  at  St.  Mary’s  Academy,  where  her  top  choir,  the  Marian  Singers,    won  the  2015  OSAA  State  Choir  Championships.    Ms.  Briggs  has  been  conducting  choirs  for  nearly  20  years  with  experience  directing  children's,  church,  high  school  (men's,  women's,  and  mixed),  community,  and  university  choirs.    In  recent  years,  working  with  women’s  voices  and  treble  choirs  has  become  her  focus  and  specialty.    Her  women’s  choirs  have  won  numerous  awards  and  recognition  in  the  Pacific  Northwest  and  have  performed  in  New  York,  Orlando,  Seattle,  Austria,  Germany,  Switzerland,  and  France.    She  and  her  choirs  have  twice  been  invited  to  the  White  House  to  perform  for  President  and  Mrs.  Obama  and  their  guests.    Ms.  Briggs  earned  her  Bachelor  of  Music  in  Music  Education  with  an  emphasis  in  Vocal  Performance  from  the  University  of  Wisconsin-­‐Madison,  and  her  Masters  of  Music  Education  with  an  emphasis  in  Choral  Conducting  from  the  University  of  St.  Thomas.    She  is  a  proud  member  of  ACDA,  OMEA,  and  NAfME,  has  authored  lesson  plans  for  VH1  and  NAfME,  and  her  graduate  research  work  was  nationally  published  in  the  ACDA  Choral  Journal.    It  is  Ms.  Briggs’  lifelong  dream  to  meet  Julie  Andrews.    

   The  conductor  of  the  Cannon  Beach  Chorus,  Dr.  John  Buehler,  is  the  former    director  of  Choral  Studies  at  Baker  University  and  is  now  Professor  Emeritus  of  Music.        He  formerly  held  the  Youse-­‐Rice  Chair  in  Choral  Music  and  was  also  Chairman  of  the    Department  of  Music  at  Baker  University.      Dr.  Buehler  is  a  Certified  Music  Adjudicator  in  Oregon  and  serves  OR  ACDA  as  the  Repertoire  and  Standards  Chair  for  Community  Choirs.      He  earned  degrees  in  music  education  and  choral  conducting  from  Fort  Hays    State  University,  Wichita  State  University,  and  the  University  of  Missouri-­‐Kansas  City.        For  twenty-­‐five  years,  Dr.  Buehler  directed  Baker  University  choirs  in  concert    tours  across  the  United  States,  and  in  Europe  and  Asia.    He  has  been  a  guest  conductor  for  numerous  choirs  from  middle  school  groups  to  adult  professional  choirs.    Prior  to  joining  the  Baker  University  faculty  in  1984,  Dr.  Buehler  taught  choral    music  in  the  high  schools  of  Kansas  and  he  continues  an  active  schedule  of  school  choral  clinics  and  adjudication  assignments.    He  received  the  1995-­‐1996  Exemplary  Teacher  Award  presented  by  The  Board  of  Higher  Education  and  Ministries  of  the  United  Methodist  Church  and  Baker  University,  the  2009  Baker  University  Trustee    Medallion,  and  the  2009  Harry  Robert  Wilson  Award  presented  by  the  Kansas  Choral  Directors  Association.    Dr.  Buehler  was  the  Chancel  Choir  Director  at  Baldwin  City  First  United  Methodist  Church  for  nearly  20  years  and  is  active  nationally  as  a  church  choral  clinician.  

   

   Helen  Deitz  has  thirty  years  of  experience  teaching  middle  school  choir,  general  music,  and  two  years  of  teaching  elementary  music  in  Gresham,  Oregon.    Helen  began  her  music  education  at  the  University  of  Montana,  eventually  transferring  to  the  University  of  Oregon  where  she  received  a  Bachelor  of  Music  in  Education  in  1983  with  an  emphasis  in  saxophone  and  voice.    Deitz  earned  a  Masters  in  Music  Education  from  Lewis  and  Clark  in  1988  with  continuing  studies  in  Choral  Conducting  with  Rodney  Eichenberger.    Since  1993,  Helen  has  been  a  member  of  the  Portland  Symphonic  Choir  and  is  currently  the  alto  section  leader.    She  also  sings  in  the  Rose  City  Mixed  Quartet,  an  a  cappella  mixed  quartet  that  loves  to  work  with  school  groups  and  is  known  to  do  drive-­‐by  singings.    Deitz  is  active  on  the  Oregon  ACDA  board  and  has  served  as  Jr.High/Middle  School  Repertoire  and  Standards  Chair  on  the  NW  ACDA  board.    She  has  presented  several  times  at  Oregon  ACDA  Summer  Workshops  and  for  a  National  ACDA  conference.    Helen  has  organized  District,  All-­‐State,  and  All  Northwest  Honor  Choirs.  Helen  Deitz  is  a  certified  adjudicator  and  has  had  many  opportunities  to  work  with  choirs,  soloists  &  ensembles  as  a  guest  conductor  and  as  a  clinician.    Helen  lives  in  Portland  with  her  husband,  fellow  musician,  Kevin.    Their  daughter,  Marissa,  is  a  masters  student  in  electronic  music  at  Mills  College.  

Lorna Byrne Middle School Advanced Choir

Sean McKee Director/Accompanist

El Vito………………………………………….arr. Emily Crocker

Blackbird…………………………………..…arr. Audrey Snyder

Three Madrigals…………………………….Emma Lou Diemer

1. O Mistress Mine, Where Are You Roaming?

2. Take Oh Take Those Lips Away

3. Sigh No More Ladies, Sigh No More

Je le Vous Diray…………………………..arr. Russel Robinson

Route 66………………………………..….arr. Roger Emerson

I Am But a Small Voice………..…..arr. Roger Emerson

Meaghan Vallot/Annie Hertler, soloists

Patton Middle School

Concert Choir

Director: Joseph Demianew

Accompanist: Liz Hall

Hallelujah……………………………..……………………………..…….Arranged By Roger Emerson

Shalom Chaverim.....................................................Arranged By Catherine Delanoy

Inscription of Hope…………………………………………………………..…..By Z. Randall Stroope

Siyahamba…………………..……………………………………………………….Edited By Doreen Rao

Crossler Middle School Concert Choir

Salem, Oregon

Robb Harrison, Director Christie Jungling, Accompanist

Bonse Aba Victor C. Johnson

Jubilate Deo Peter Angela

Beati Omnes Richard Ewer

Down by the Riverside Terry J. Barham

Shasta Middle School Presents:

Shasta Concert Choir 

Friday May 6th 2016 

David Fitch, Director 

Julianne Sheppard, Accompanist 

Baba Yetu                                               Christopher Tin 

 Swahili Adaptation of “The Lord’s Prayer” by Chris Kiagiri 

Down By The Sally Gardens    Arr. by David Lance III 

Flautists: Megan Mugleston and Linda Pham 

Cold Wind Blows On The Valley       Arr. by Andrea Klouse 

Adapted from a Czechoslovakian Folk Song 

Jai Ho              Music by: A R Rahman 

 Lyrics by: Gulzar and Tanvi Shah 

 Arr. by Mark Brymer 

Judson Middle School / 4512 Jones Road SE / Salem, OR 97302 Alicia Kruska, Principal; Adam Matot, Assistant Principal

J u d s o n M i d d l e S c h o o l

Best in the Northwest Choir Festival

Friday, May 6th, 2016

R o r a n d o C o e l i ( J a n ) C a m p a n u s V o d n a n s k y Alliance, Dbl Chorus SATB

H i n e Ma To v N e i l G i n s b e r g Santa Barbara Music Pub., Inc. SATB

Flute, Olivia Cunningham

S i c u t C e r v u s G . P a l e s t r i n a Ed. Robert Hufstader Mercury Music Corp. SATB

T h i n g s T ha t N e v e r D i e L e e D e n g l e r Words by Charles Dickens

Shawnee SATB

S k i p - a t o My Lo u A r r . J o h n E r i c F l o r e e n American Folk

Cantate Music Press SATB

Li t t l e D a v i d P l a y o n Y o u r H a r p A r r . R o l l o D i l w o r t h Trad. Spiritual Hal Leonard SATB

D a v i d L o n e y , D i r e c t o r C h r i s t i e J u n g l i n g , p i a n o

Cedar Park Middle

School

I’se the B’y-------------------------------------Arr. Sherri Porterfield

My Heart’s in the Highlands------------------------Arr. Lon Berry

Sicut Cervus---------------------Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

No Time-----------------------------------------Arr. Susan Brumfield

Director- Andy Isbell

Accompanist- Ward Nelson

Duniway Middle School

Dragon Fire Choir

Director: Joseph Demianew

Accompanist: Liz Hall

Chiri Biri Bim……………………………..…………………………….Arranged By Sally K. Albrecht

Fill-A Me Up!.................................................................................By Pepper Choplin

Le Vie from “Alcina”………………………………………………..…..By George Frideric Handel/

Arranged By Patrick M. Liebergen

Hozhonji Song……………………………………………………….……..adapted by Lee Kesselman

Ashokan Farewell……………………………………………………..……………….…By Jay Ungar/

Arranged by Carole Stephens

Bonse Aba…………………..……………………………………………………….By Victor C. Johnson

Takadamu…………………………………………………….By Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse

Walker Middle School Concert Choir

Salem, OR

Director- Rebecca Hollen

Accompanist- Denise Steinbach

Come to the Music: ………………………..…………..……Joseph M. Martin

Percussionists: Alyssa Collette, Alieshia Vasquez

Nine Hundred Miles: Traditional American Folksong ……………….Philip E. Silvey

In Stiller Nacht ……..………………………………….…Johannes Brahms

Shine On Me Traditional Spiritual ……………….……………Arr. Rollo Dilworth

Dubula Traditional Xhoshan Folk Song …….……………….…Arr. Stephen Hatfield

Home of the Wildcats

“…Sing like nobody’s listening…”

LaCreole Middle School

Dallas, Oregon

A-Rovin Traditional Sea Chanty

Arr. Neil Johnson

Shoshone Love Song Traditional Native American Lyrics

Music by Roger Emerson

Ma Bella Bimba Italian Folk Song

Arr. Donald Moore

The Water is Wide Scottish Folk Song

Adapted by Luigi Zaninelli

St. Louis Blues by W. C. Handy

Arr. Linda Spevacek

Best in the Northwest Festival University of Portland May 6th, 2016

Liberty Middle School Concert Choir Andrea S. Klouse, Director

*proudly presents*

Ain’ Got Time to Die!

Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal……..….(American hymnody 1835)…………. Arr. Alice Parker (1925- ) Soloist: Ocean Estevez

(from The Southern Harmony; is a compilation of hymns,

tunes, psalms, and songs published by William Walker in 1834.)

Rorando caeli ……………..(sacred motet of the Renaissance) ...Jan Campanus Vodnansky (1572-1622)

“Pour waters from the heavens; let the clouds reign down justice. Let the earth open and bring forth the flower of new life.

The Turtle Dove…………………..……………...(trad. English folksong)………… arr- Linda Spevacek (1945- )

Instrumentalist: Max Marcus

La, la, la, je ne l’ose dire ....(French secular chanson of the Renaissance) Pierre Certon (1515-1572)

Instrumentalists: Jaylin Haskins, Kennedy Burkman, Shelby McGehee, & Max Marcus

“La, la, la, shouldn't tell, Shouldn't tell, shouldn't tell it to you” La la la, I'll tell you anyway!

Ain Got Time to Die ………………………....(African American spiritual)……..… Hall Johnson (1888-1970)

Soloist: Gavin Ripka

Liberty Middle School (Bethel SD) 7319 Eustis Hunt Road Spanaway, Washington 98387) aklouse@bethelsd.org

Jackson Middle School

A Leonard Bernstein Artful Learning School

Concert Choir

Portland, OR

Best in the Northwest Choir Festival

University of Portland

Friday, May 6, 2016

Melinda Murdock, Director

Mahroo Hamedani, Piano

Inscription of Hope Z. Randall Stroope

Malala, Pakistani Girl Larry Nickel

Ashokan Farewell Grian McGregor &

Jay Ungar

arr. Carole Stephens

Sarah Jaworski &

Kiana Roletto- violin

Tres Cantos Nativos Marcos Leite

Molly Sickler- Djembe

Music: Best in the Northwest Choir Festival – Rules

RULES OF ENTRY, Best in the Northwest Choir Festival – University of Portland Friday May 6th, 2016 Buckley Center Auditorium 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Eligibility: Entries will be limited to the first 15 junior high/middle school choirs from which we receive applications with fee enclosed. The immediate past winners of first place trophies will be eligible to enter without fee. Middle schools and junior high schools are required to bring their largest concert choir to the Festival. Performance Time: Each junior/middle school choir will be allotted 25 minutes (15 minute minimum performance). The allotted time will include entry to and exit from the performance area. Choirs may be penalized for exceeding this time limit! Repertoire: Each choir will sing a program entirely of the director’s choosing. A variety of styles and textures is encouraged. No style or type of music is expressly encouraged or discouraged, but we encourage the use of bonafide concert material. The repertoire will be judged on its variety and suitability to the choir. No instruments or sound equipment are provided except a grand piano and one solo microphone. Ratings and Prizes: The judges will use the Oregon School Activities Association adjudication system for evaluating quality of sound, technique and musicality. For high schools, scores are weighted based on the official size of the school; junior high and middle school scores are not weighted. See www.osaa.org/choir for the rubric. The choir with the highest composite point total will win the trophy and title of “Best in the Northwest.” Scores will be posted only after results are announced. The winning choirs will be awarded a plaque to be retained by the choir and a trophy that must be returned prior to the next festival. No photocopied music will be allowed – either held by performers or provided for the adjudicators. Any adjudicator may prohibit the performance of photocopied music and/or may penalize any choir guilty of using it. Entry Fee: No application will be accepted without an accompanying check in the amount of $225.00 payable to “University of Portland Choir Festival.” No entry fee will be refunded after April 19th, 2014 unless there is a replacement choir. The 2013 winning choirs will be entered without fee but application must be made in the usual manner.

Direct applications and fees to: University of Portland, Kelly Brown – MSC 152, 5000 N. WillametteBlvd., Portland, OR 97203-5798. Phone: (503) 943–7228, Email: brownke@up.edu.

Performance Recordings: Each choir will receive a professionally recorded CD of their performance at no additional charge.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Warm-up Room: Located in Buckley Center room 103. It is tiered and equipped with an upright piano. Each choir will have use of this room only for the time slot immediately preceding its performance. Neither clothes nor valuables can be left in this room. A festival worker will notify the choir director and lead the choir to the stage entrance for its performance. Coat Room: Located in Buckley Center Room 106. You should not leave valuables in this room unless you provide your own security. Choirs may use this room for a morning OR afternoon period. Food: On campus, Bauccio Commons and the Pilot House, will be open during the festival.Crowd Control: To reduce confusion and noise, NO ONE will be admitted to the auditorium or its lobby until the choir on stage has finished its program. OUTSIDE DOORS WILL BE LOCKED. Doors will open for five minute intervals between choirs. Students must be adequately chaperoned.

Thanks for another great Best in the Northwest Choir Festival! We hope

to see you and your choir again next year – save the date for Friday,

May 12th

, 2017!