Workshops and Festivals

2010 Directors Enrichment Conferences
February 19-20, 2010 - California
June 18-19, 2010 - North Carolina
July 9-10, 2010 - Washington, DC
July 16-17, 2010
- Michigan
July 23-24, 2010
- Minnesota
August 20-21, 2010
- Texas

Check for events in your area:

ALABAMA
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ARIZONA
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ARKANSAS
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CALIFORNIA
Sunday March 14, 2010
Spring all-county Choir Festival
1:00-5:00pm
Youth Choir clinician: Randy Edwards
Elementary clinician: Madeline Bridges
La Jolla Presbyterian Church 7715 Draper Ave, La Jolla 92037

For information contact Katy Lundeen KLundeen24@hotmail.com (760) 807-6359

March 20, 2010
Children's Choir Festival with Allen Pote
Irvine Presbyterian Church
4445 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92604
Sponsored by the Southern California Choristers Guild Chapter. (Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernadino, and Riverside Counties) Allen Pote directs the festival choristers in his A Children's Mass, accompanied by The Prelude Ensemble Strings, a youth orchestra directed by Helen Weed. Contact Donna Hyde at warbles@cox.net or Diana Landis at dilu52@aol.com for more information.

March 21, 2010
Children's Choir Festival with Allen Pote
Oneonta Congregational Church
1515 Garfield Avenue
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Sponsored by the Southern California Choristers Guild Chapter. (Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernadino, and Riverside Counties) Allen Pote directs the festival choristers in his A Children's Mass, accompanied by The Prelude Ensemble Strings, a youth orchestra directed by Helen Weed. Contact Judy Bohlen at judybohlen@earthlink.net or Ken Sanson at (323) 259-3030 for more information.
*Jointly sponsored by the National Association of Church Musicians

April 17, 2010
Children's Festival
(children 2nd thru 7th grades)
Bethal rie Stultz, festival director
9:00aLutheran Church, Cupertino, CA
Dr. Ma.m. - 3:45p.m.
Contact: Carol Morris at cmorrispla@aol.com

February 19-20, 2010
***Michael Bedford***

Energizing Your Children’s Choir: Keep Them Going…and Going…and Going…
2010 Choristers Guild Directors' Enrichment Conference
San Diego, CA

COLORADO
February 13 , 2010
Rocky Mountain Chapter Winter Workshop
Plymouth Congregational Church
Englewood, CO
Check out the flier HERE!

Clinicians: Brad Peterson, children & Martin Jacob, youth
Contact: Dorothy Elder at dorothye@firstconggreeley.com


CONNECTICUT
March 6, 2010 (snow date March13)
Children's Choir Festival

Sacred Heart University
Chapel of the Holy Spirit
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06825
Clinician: Dr. John Michniewicz
Featuring the Norma Pfriem Children's Choir from
United Congregational Church, Bridgeport
Contact: David Yoder at dyoder5615@gmail.com

DELAWARE
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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FLORIDA
February, 26-27, 2010
Children's Choir Festival
Featuring Dr. Madeline Bridges as clinician. In addition, Dr. Bridges will lead a reading session on Friday evening, Feb. 26, 2010
First United Methodist Church, Winter Park
Contact Bonnie Litteral for details at Bblitteral@aol.com or call 407-466-7554.

GEORGIA
February 20, 2010
Children's Choir Festival
More info TBA.

ILLINOIS
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INDIANA
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IOWA
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Eastern Iowa Choristers Guild 2010 Winter Director's Seminar
Clinician:Barbara Sletto, Founder & Artistic Director, Heartland Youth Choir
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church 1300 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa
For additional information contact Laura Kastens, 319-331-0695 or lkastens@q.com or
Darlene Bergman, 319-351-2660 or fpcmusic@mchsi.com

KANSAS
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KENTUCKY
March 20, 2010
Children's Choir Festival

Second Presbyterian Church
3701 Old Brownsboro Rd.
Louisville, KY
View the event flyer for more information here.
Clinician: C. Michael Hawn
Contact: Rebecca Thompson, (502) 895-5490, rthompson@2ndpreslou.org
Contact: Mary Britton, (502) 426-5044, jasm@win.net

LOUISIANA
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MARYLAND
July 9-10 , 2010
***Terry Taylor***

This is Your Faith (and Brain) on Music!
2010 Choristers Guild Directors' Enrichment Conference
Washington, DC

April 30, 2010
Directors' Workshop: Vocal Technique that Works for All Choirs
St. Isaac Jogues Church
9215 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
Christine Bass, clinician
C o-sponsored by the Baltimore Chapters of Choristers Guild and NPM
Contact: Carolyn Weglein treasurer@npmbalt.org for more information.

MASSACHUSETTS
March 20, 2010
Children's Choir Festival
Sacred Heart Parish
386 Hancock St
Quincy, MA 02171
Andrea Baxter, clinician
See Southeastern New England website for more information.

MICHIGAN
July 16-17 , 2010
***Michael Bedford***

The Enjoyment of Working with Children's Choirs
2010 Choristers Guild Directors' Enrichment Conference
Detroit, MI

MINNESOTA
April 24, 2010
Children's Choir Festival (Grades 3-8)
Good Samaritan United Methodist Church
5730 Grove St
Edina, MN 55436

Elizabeth Shepley, clinician
For more information, please contact Chapter President Elaine Sergeant at jcem01@earthlink.net.

July 23-24 , 2010
***Terry Taylor
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This is Your Faith (and Brain) on Music!
2010 Choristers Guild Directors' Enrichment Conference
Northfield, MN

MISSOURI
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NEW JERSEY
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NEW MEXICO
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NEW YORK
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NORTH CAROLINA
March 20, 2010
Blue Ridge Children's Choir Festival
Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church
249 East Main Street
Brevard, NC 28712
Co-sponsored by the Blue Ridge Choristers Guild Chapter
Guest clinician: Anne Saxon
For information contact Charlie Steele at bdrpcmusic@citcom.net or at 828.884.2645, ext. 31.

June 18-19, 2010
***Michael Bedford***

The Enjoyment of Working with Children's Choirs
2010 Choristers Guild Directors' Enrichment Conference
Asheville, NC

OHIO
March 6th, 2010
SW Ohio Chapter's 24th Annual Choralfest
R rehearsal 10:00-3:30 / Worship concert 4:00
Christ Church 5165 Western Row Mason, OH 45040
Clinician: Randall Wolfe
C ontact: abprice6290@roadrunner.com

OKLAHOMA
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PENNSYLVANIA
Sunday March 7, 2010
North Penn Area Chapter of Choristers Guild
Central Schwenkfelder Church
2111 Valley Forge Rd.
Worcester, PA 19490
4:30 p.m
Clinician: James Emery, Dallas TX
(formerly from the North Penn area)
Contact: Bruce Tonkin brucetonkin@comcast.net
or Dottie Heebner 215-513-0650


March 20, 2010
Choral Festival
Our Lady of Peace Church
Conway, PA
Clinician: Judy Britts
For more information, contact Lynne Williams at (724) 274-0329 or by email at gpwlew@verizon.net.

RHODE ISLAND
March 20, 2010
Children's Choir Festival
Sacred Heart Parish
386 Hancock St
Quincy, MA 02171
Andrea Baxter, clinician
see Southeastern New England website for more information.

SOUTH CAROLINA

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SOUTH DAKOTA
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TENNESSEE
February 5-6, 2010
Youth Choir Festival
Brentwood United Methodist Church
309 Franklin Rd
Nashville, TN
Clinician: Mark Patterson

TEXAS
February 21, 2010
Children's Choir Festival

White's Chapel United Methodist Church
185 S. White's Chapel Blvd.

Southlake , TX 76092
For more information, visit the Dallas Chapter website.

Saturday, May 1, 2010
Children's Choir Festival
First Baptist Church of Austin
For children in grades two through five.
Clinician:Louise K. Avant (Minister of Music at First Baptist Church where she oversees 12 vocal and instrumental ensembles)

August 20-21 , 2010

***Terry Taylor
***
This is Your Faith (and Brain) on Music!
2010 Choristers Guild Directors' Enrichment Conference
Dallas, TX

January 28-29, 2011
Houston Mid-Winter Workshop

More information coming soon!

VIRGINIA
March 5-6, 2010
2010 Choristers Guild Northern Virginia Festival
Location: TBA
Clinician: Sarah Hassler - director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir

WASHINGTON
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WISCONSIN
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