1970-1974 Conventions

The first two TCDA Conventions were held in Dallas, and all Conventions since have been held in San Antonio. Following is a recap of each Convention since 1955. This information was taken from Convention Programs and other archival references in the TCDA offices in Austin. Special thanks to former TCDA Executive Secretary J Marvin Pollard for gathering information from TCDA’s early years.

If you have any additional information that would make this TCDA Convention history more complete, please contact TCDA.

1955 - 1959 1960 - 1964 1965 - 1969 1970 - 1974 1975 - 1979 1980 - 1984
1985 - 1989 1990 - 1994 1995 - 1999 2000 - 2004 2005 - 2009 2010 - 2012
2013 - 2015 2016 - 2017 2018 - 2019 2020 - 2021 2022 - 2023 2024 - 2025

 

 

1970  •  15th Annual Convention & New Music Reading Clinic

Officers
President - B Jack Glover
Pat President - Jim Casey
First Vice President - Virginia Sorrel
Second Vice President - Dr Ray Moore
Third Vice President - James A Moore
Secretary/Treasurer - George Mather
Executive Secretary - Pat Patterson

Session Conductors
Ken Howard
Herb Teat
Don Cowan
Ron Shirey

Workshop Clinicians
Lois Raebeck - Elementary
Ruth Merrill - Elementary
Jack Harmon - Elementary
B R Henson - Church Music

1971  •  16th Annual Convention & New Music Reading Clinic

Officers
President - B Jack Glover
Past President - Jim Casey
First Vice President - Ken Howard
Second Vice President - Bill Cormack
Third Vice President - James A Moore
Secretary/Treasurer - James A Ramsey
Executive Secretary - Pat Patterson

Session Conductors
Robert Buchanan
Richard Woods
David Jones
Grant Williams
Sam Prestidge
Jim Casey
Bill Cormack

Workshop Clinicians
Betty Indihar - Elementary
Sheila Pyle - Elementary
Betty Smith - Elementary
Mary Justis - Elementary
Robert Buchanan - Elementary
Eileen Avery - Elementary
Richard Woods - Church Music

1972  •  17th Annual Convention & New Music Reading Clinic

Officers
President - James A. Ramsey
Past President - B. Jack Glover
First Vice President - Ken Howard
Second Vice President - Bill Cormack
Third Vice President - Ken Fulton
Secretary/Treasurer - Melva Sebesta
Executive Secretary - Pat Patterson

Session Conductors
Perry Taylor
Gordon Lamb
Frank McKinnley
Charles Nelson
Jack Glover
Bill Cormack

Workshop Clinicians
Aden Lewis - Elementary
Richard Bizet - Elementary
Eileen Avery - Elementary
Betty Smith - Elementary
Bobby Germany - Elementary
Sheila Pyle - Elementary
Terry Stephens - Church Music

1973  •  18th Annual Convention & New Music Reading Clinic

Officers
President - James A. Ramsey
Past President - B Jack Glover
First Vice President - Annie Mary Jones
Second Vice President - Dr Gary Ebensberger
Third Vice President - Ken Fulton
Secretary/Treasurer - Melva Sebest
Executive Secretary - Pat Patterson

Session Conductors
Ray Davidson
Dr Ray Moore
Dr Don Hinshaw
Dr John R LeBlanc
Jack Boyd
B Jack Glover

Workshop Clinicians
Lilliian Waross - Elementary
Veldean Dennis - Kodaly and Orff
John Bice - Elementary
Leroy Yarbrough - Church Music/Children's Choir

1974  •  19th Annual Convention & New Music Reading Clinic

Officers
President - Ken Fulton
Past President - James A Ramsey
First Vice President - Jim Sheppard
Second Vice President - Gary Ebensberger
Third Vice President - Annie Mary Jones
Secretary/Treasurer - Melva Sebesta
Executive Secretary - Pat Patterson

Session Conductors
Dr David Jones
George Mather
James A Ramsey
Ray Davidson
Don L Collins

Workshop Clinicians
Christine Kunko - Elementary
Betsy Moll - Elementary
Ray Davidson - Church Choir
Don L Collins - Junior High School Choir Problems and Solution