Saturday, September 27 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
NCAKE Workshop – Pamela Wood
Ellen Driscoll Playhouse, Havens Elementary School
325 Highland Ave., Piedmont
Shake It To The Eas’! Reflecting Upon the African-American Experience through the Prism of Song
Participants will have opportunities to learn and practice singing games and other African-American folk literature, sight-sing choral music written or arranged by African-Americnas, and consider the art song repertoire of African-American composers through the following modules: A Cycle of Circle Games, Honoring Our History, Four Folk Song Types, and A Vocal Master Class. Particular attention will be given to traditional performance practice. So come prepared to “put your hands on your hips and let your backbone slip!”
Admission: Students free with OAKE student membership ($20); non-OAKE members - $70; OAKE members (3 workshop series - $70)
For more information, visit NCAKE’s website at http://ncake.oake.org/ or call 510-836-5435.
Saturday, December 6 7:30 pm
A Renaissance Christmas
Regents’ Theatre, Holy Names University
Celebrate the holidays with a concert featuring the HNU music department, including the HNU Chamber Singers, Orchestra, and Preparatory Music Department. A reception will follow the concert.
Admission: $10 general, $5 students/seniors
For more information, email: laskey@hnu.edu or call 510-436-1234.
Saturday, January 31 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
NCAKE Workshop – Jerry Jaccard
California Room, Holy Names University
3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland
Rejoice in the Rhythm of the Seasons! Seasonal Celebrations for Classrooms and Concerts
Underlying most authentic singing games and adult folksongs is the ebb and flow of rural rituals and ceremonies. These are closely tied to the rhythm of life as expressed in seasonal celebrations determined by the predictable planting and harvest calendar, by local community traditions, and by less predictable personal life events. These, and much more, are the context and substance of what Zoltán Kodály intended to convey by a thorough education through and into folksong. In this workshop, we will explore a wide variety of customs, celebrations and rituals and how they may be used in our school music programs.
Admission: Students free with OAKE student membership ($20); non-OAKE members: $70; OAKE members (3 workshop series - $70)
For more information, visit NCAKE’s website at http://ncake.oake.org/ or call 510-836-5435.
March 12-14
Organization of American Kodály Educators National Conference
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Kodály in the Capital - A Musical Legacy
Early registration deadline: Jan. 20, 2009
To register, or for more information, visit http://oake.org/
Saturday, April 4 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
NCAKE Workshop – Kit Eakle
Reed Elementary School
1199 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon
Music Listening in the Elementary Classroom
This workshop will include a survey of children’s literature connecting compositions suitable for elementary school students, ways to implement a school-wide listening program, activities for focusing children’s listening, and a survey of currently available music listening programs including the presenters own book Listen to the Music: A Classroom Listening Guide. Attendees will take part in “ears-on” listening activities involving examples of music of the highest quality.
Admission: Students free with OAKE student membership ($20); non-OAKE members: $55; OAKE members (3 workshop series - $70)
For more information, visit NCAKE’s website at http://ncake.oake.org/ or call 510-836-5435.
Saturday, May 2 7:30 pm
HNU Chamber Singers
McLean Chapel, Holy Names University
3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland
The HNU Chamber Singers, composed of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and members of the community, will perform under the direction of Ildikó Salgado.
Admission: $10 general, $5 students/seniors
For more information, email: laskey@hnu.edu or call 510-436-1234.
Saturday, May 9 11:45 am & 4:15 pm performances
Children’s Choral Festival
Regents’ Theatre, Holy Names University
3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland
HNU’s Kodály Center and the Northern California Association of Kodály Educators will sponsor the 13th annual Children’s Choral Festival. Community and school choirs from throughout the Bay Area will perform individually and rehearse together under the direction of David J. Xiques in two sessions (9:30-12:30; 2:00-5:00).
Admission: Free
August 10-17
19th International Kodály Symposium
Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music
Katowice, Poland
On Values of Music
For more information, visit the IKS website at http://www.iks.hu/
