Holy Names University and the Northern California Association of Kodály Educators are pleased to announce the 13th Annual HNU/NCAKE Children’s Choral Festival for elementary and middle school choirs, to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in the Regents’ Theater at Holy Names.
David Xiques, Assistant Professor of Music at San Francisco State University, will be the guest conductor of the 2009 festival. Mr. Xiques instructs all levels of Ear Training and Musicianship, conducts the University Chorus and teaches private voice lessons at San Francisco State. He is also a faculty member of New York University’s Summer Kodály Certificate Program in New York City. He is the assistant director for the San Francisco Symphony Chorus.
Two sessions will be offered, 9:30-12:30 and 2:00-5:00. Each session will consist of three parts:
1) Choral warm-up and rehearsal of the mass pieces, prepared and memorized, under the direction of Mr. Xiques
2) Rotation of activities including a brief clinic for each choir with Mr. Xiques; listening to other choirs perform; and singing games led by HNU Kodály graduate students
3) Performance finale, with each choir performing their pieces (5-6 minutes: one art song and one a cappella piece), followed by all choirs performing the mass pieces.
The public is welcome to attend the performances at 11:45am and 4:15pm.
For more information, please call (408) 267-2615 (Peggy) or (510) 436-1234 (Anne) or email: pmspool@pacbell.net or laskey@hnu.edu.
