Event Schedule
Dear friends and colleagues,
It is with great regret that I announce the postponement of the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses National Seminar that was to be held next week here at Albion College. The College administration has directed us to postpone the event for health reasons.
Our current plan is to hold the event here in the spring of 2021. The exact dates will be established soon – we hope that many of the choirs and presenters that planned to appear will be able to appear then.
For those registered for the Seminar, we will be offering an opportunity to credit your fees for registration for the 2021 event. If you instead would like a refund, we’ll give you an opportunity to do that in the near future. Concert tickets will also be refunded.
If you made hotel reservations, please contact your hotel to cancel those reservations. The Courtyard Marriott in Albion has indicated it will be offering full refunds.
Thanks so much – I was so much looking forward to seeing all of you, and will be focusing on making that happen in 2021.
Clayton Parr, Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities, Albion College
Thursday, March 19
4 – 8 p.m.
Registration
Location: First United Methodist Church lobby
4:30 – 5 p.m.
Michigan Brothers in Song check-in
Location: Washington Gardiner building, 401 E. Michigan Ave.
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Michigan Brothers In Song rehearsal
Location: Washington Gardiner building, 401 E. Michigan Ave.
8 p.m.
Cantus concert
Location: Goodrich Chapel
This is a ticketed event. Ticket reservation available now with Seminar pre-registration. Ticket sales to the general public begin January 30 at the price of $20. Free advance tickets for Albion students, faculty, staff, and local community members will be distributed starting February 24.
Friday, March 20
9 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Michigan Brothers in Song Rehearsal
Location: Washington Gardiner
9 a.m.
Coffee and meet/greet
Location: FUMC lobby
9 – 11 a.m.
Registration open
Location: FUMC lobby
9 – 5 p.m.
Musical Resources exhibit open
Location: FUMC lobby
9:30 a.m.
Reading Session #1 - Music For Younger Tenor-bass Voices
Location: Tennant Hall, First UMC
Led by John Liepold, Trevor Day School, New York, NY, Mary Nelson, Boynton Beach, FL and James Balmer, Boynton Beach FL.
11 a.m.
Concert Session #1
Location: Goodrich Chapel
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Hart Middle School 6th/7th grade choir, Rochester Hills, MI
- Brandon Ulrich, conductor
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Case Men's Glee Club, Cleveland, OH
- Jason Falkofsky, conductor
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Grand Valley State University Varsity Men, Allendale, MI
- Charles Norris, conductor
12:30 p.m.
Lunch - Board Meeting
Location: Pahl Dining Room, Baldwin Hall (203 S. Hannah St.)
1:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Michigan Brothers in Song Rehearsal
Location: Washington Gardiner
2 – 3:20 p.m.
Interest Session #1
Location: Tennant Hall
"Male Chorus Intonation and Polyphony" - Jameson Marvin, Harvard University (emeritus)
Demonstration Choir: Ohio State University Glee Club, Robert Ward, Conductor
2 – 4 p.m.
Registration open
Location: FUMC lobby
2 – 4 p.m.
Michigan Brothers in Song rehearsal
Location: Goodrich chapel
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Interest Session #2
Location: Tennant Hall
"Conducting Men's Choirs, A New Book Written by Eighteen Authors on Topics Pertaining to Tenor/Bass Singing"
Clinician: Donald Trott, Director of Choral Activities, University of Mississippi
5 p.m.
Dinner
7:30 p.m.
Concert Session #2
Location: Goodrich Chapel
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University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club, Urbana, IL
- Barrington Coleman, conductor
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Bowling Green State University Men's Chorus, Bowling Green, OH
- Richard Schnipke, conductor
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"Michigan Brothers in Song" - combined high school men's chorus
- Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, MI - Steve Lorenz
- Clarkston High School, Clarkston, MI - Mike Peterson
- South Lyon High School, South Lyon MI - Andrew Hathikanavala
- Rockford High School, Rockford, MI - Jed Scott
- Traverse City Central High School, Traverse City - Tamara Williams
- Traverse City West High School, Traverse City MI - Erich Wangeman
Saturday, March 21
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Registration open
Location: FUMC lobby
9 – 3 p.m.
Musical Resources exhibit open
Location: FUMC lobby
9:15 a.m.
Reading Session #2
Location: Tennant Hall
Collegiate/community men's choir repertoire.
Led by John Liepold, Trevor Day School, New York, NY, Mary Nelson, Boynton Beach, FL and James Balmer, Boynton Beach FL.
10:30 a.m.
Concert Session #3
Location: Goodrich Chapel
- Michigan Educators Male Ensemble - Clayton Parr, convener
- Langsford Men's Chorus, Michigan - Steve SeGraves, conductor
- Chiaroscuro Men's Chorus, Adrian, MI - Susan Matych-Hager, conductor
12 p.m.
General membership meeting/lunch
Location: Upper Baldwin Hall
1:45 p.m.
Interest Session #3
Location: Tennant Hall
De-gendering Musical Spaces: Welcoming Trans and Nonbinary Singers in Choirs
William Sauerland, Purdue University-Fort Wayne, Indiana
3 p.m.
Concert Session #4
Location: Goodrich Chapel
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Baldwin-Wallace Men's Chorus, Berea, OH
- Frank Bianchi, conductor
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Gentlemen's Ensemble, Youth Performing Arts School, Louisville, KY
- Jacob Cook, conductor
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Measure for Measure, Ann Arbor, MI
- Steven Lorenz, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Dinner
7:30 p.m.
Concert Session #5
Location: Goodrich Chapel
This is a ticketed event. Ticket sales to the general public begin January 30 at the price of $10. Free advance tickets for both concerts to Albion students, faculty, staff, and local community members will be distributed starting February 24.
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The Ohio State University Men's Glee Club, Columbus, OH
- Robert Ward, conductor
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Harvard Glee Club, Cambridge, MA(Cancelled — More information)Andrew Clark, conductor
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University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, Ann Arbor, MI
- Mark Stover, conductor
9:30 p.m.
Afterglow
Location: Ismon House, 300 S. Clinton St.
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