2024 TCDA Elementary Honor Choir2024 TCDA Elementary Honor Choir ResultsWith thoughtful consideration, the TCDA Board is taking this opportunity to feature three Texans as co-conductors of this year's Honor Choir. Ms. Julie Greer-Stobbe, Mr. Alfonzo Gonzalez, and Mr. Victor Johnson will each lead the choir in two pieces during their final concert and will equally divide the rehearsal time with the ensemble. We are excited to feature these talented musicians in this way. Alfonso Michael Gonzalez, a native of Brownsville TX, is a proud alumnus of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where he studied with Dianne Brumley, Director Emeritus of Choral Studies and voice professors Amy Hymel Brownlow and Dr. Daniel Hunter-Holly. Julie Stobbe completed her MMus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and her BME & BMus at Texas State University. She has enjoyed a successful music career that includes performing as well as teaching. Some of her favorite performances include roles in the Tony Award winning Phantom of the Opera, Into the Woods, & ShowBoat along with many operas and operettas. This is her 15th year in Conroe ISD, and she currently serves as the director of the Mitchell Intermediate Choral Program (270 students strong). She is an active member of TMEA & TCDA and served as a section leader for the 2023 & 2016 TCDA Elementary Honor Choirs. Her choir performed at the 2022 TMEA Conference. Julie trains Fine Arts educators in PBIS for Conroe ISD and served on the Conroe ISD Social Emotional Playbook Committee, the Music Curriculum Mapping Committee, and the Intermediate Curriculum Team. Mrs. Stobbe is a guest conductor for elementary and intermediate honor choirs & delights in inspiring the next generation of singers. Julie is humbled and honored to work with this year’s talented young singers. She and her husband live in The Woodlands, TX, with their four hermit crabs and a regal tuxedo cat, Luciano. Victor C. Johnson, a native of Dallas, Texas, is currently the School Choral Editor for Sing!, the educational publishing division of Choristers Guild. A prolific composer and arranger, he has over 450 choral works, vocal solo books, and keyboard collections currently in print. Hotel ReservationsWe encourage choir participants to make hotel reservations very soon as hotels and rooms do tend to sell out for this convention. You are not required to stay in any of the hotels listed. These hotels have set aside blocks of rooms at reduced rates until they are sold out. You may stay anywhere you choose. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIST OF HOTELS WITHIN OUR RESERVATION BLOCK, PRICING AND THEIR LOCATIONS
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Expenses and Making Payments - For participating choir membersThe fees Elementary Honor Choir members pay assists in TCDA's costs of hiring our guest clinician and accompanist. Additionally, it pays for each member to receive their sheet music, a tote bag, water bottle, video and audio recordings of the concert, and a t-shirt that will be worn during their performance. All fees are non-refundable. Expenses include: Mail to: 2024 Elementary Honor Choir Medical Release Form (required)Financial SupportTCDA is proud to offer the Lou Leonard scholarship to Honor Choir participants each year. This scholarship helps cover the cost of registration and travel expenses. The Lou Leonard Scholarship for MS/JH All-State Choir assistance will be available for applications on Monday, March 18, 2024 in conjunction with the choir announcements. A recommendation form from the child's choral director (a TCDA member) must be completed by the application deadline of RECOMMENDATION FORM CAN BE FOUND HERE Important DatesDates for audition deadline, notification, and choir registration have been extended.
The primary form of communication will be by email. More information regarding deadlines will be sent via email. Music, rehearsal tracks, and a more detailed schedule will be available in April. Texas Choral Directors AssociationElementary Honor Choir 2024 |