Presenting
The Madrigal and Chamber Choir Festival
42nd Edition
Coker United Methodist Church
San Antonio, Texas
March 1-2, 2013
Invited Adjudicators
Joshua Habermann, Conductor, Dallas Symphony Chorus
Music Director, Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Alan Raines, Director of Choral Activities
The Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Music, Baylor University
Dennis Shrock, Director of Choral Activities, Texas Christian University
Invited Clinicians
Jerry McCoy, Director of Choral Studies, University of North Texas
Jonathan Reed, Associate Director of Choral Programs, Michigan State University
Betsy Cook Weber, Director of Choral Studies
University of Houston Moores School of Music
Honor Choir Concert
First Place Winner, 2012 Festival
Clear Brook, Company B
Jon Marcum & Michael Kessler, Conductors
Awards
First Place plus designation as 2014 Honor Choir
1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up, 3rd Runner Up
Choir of Distinction plaques for outstanding performances
Divisional Ratings given to all participants
2012 Results
First Place and 2011 Honor Choir
Clear Brook, Company B; Jon Marcum & Michael Kessler, Conductors
First Runner Up - Midway Chamber Singers; Jeff Rice, Conductor
Second Runner Up - Clear Creek Chamber Singers, Kyle Pullen, Conductor
Third Runner Up - Montgomery Madrigals; Heather Orr, Conductor
Performance of Distinction
Arlington Chamber Singers; Dinah Menger, Conductor
Cinco Ranch Bravo; Dorothy Wilson, Conductor
Colleyville Heritage Chamber Choir; Cody Dickson, Conductor
Coppell Madrigal Singers; Alberto Torres & William Mclean Conductors
Langham Creek Chamber Singers; Christopher Fiorini & Mica Bull, Conductors
Magnolia Chorale; Jennifer Franz-Melady, Conductor
Reagan Chamber Singers; Mary Cowart, Conductor
Sachse Madrigal Singers; Joshua McGuire, Conductor
Seguin Chamber Choir; Thomas Rinn & Kate Zrust, Conductors
Spring Chamber Choir; David Landgrebe & Steffanie Dean, Conductors
Taylor Expressions; Kevin Riehle, Conductors
Westlake Madrigals; Edward Snouffer, Conductor
2012 Honor Choir Concert
The Woodlands Chamber Choir, Bob Horton, Conductor
First Place Winner 2011
Adjudicators
Loyd Hawthorne, Director of Choral Activities, Hardin-Simmons University (Ret.)
Karen Kenaston-French, Director of Choral Activities, University of Texas Arlington
Robert Simpson, Founder and Artistic Director of the Houston Chamber Choir,
Canon for Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Lecturer of Church Music at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
Clinicians
Rick Bjella, Director of Choral Studies, Texas Tech University
Kenneth Davis, Faculty, St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Ret.)
Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, Director of Choral Activities, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin
2011 Results
First Place and 2011 Honor Choir
The Woodlands High School Mixed Choir, Bob Horton, Conductor
First Runner Up 5A - Spring High School Mixed Choir, Denise Eaton, Conductor
Second Runner Up 5A - Clear Creek High School Mixed Choir, Kyle Pullen & Matt Coffey, Conductors
Third Runner Up 5A - Coppell High School Mixed Choir, Jeff Shulz, Conductor
Performance of Distinction 5A
Cedar Hill High School Mixed Choir, Christopher Rhodes, Conductor
Cinco Ranch High School Mixed Choir, Dorothy Wilson, Conductor
Clear Brook High School Mixed Choir, Jon Marcum, Conductor
Cypress Falls High School Mixed Choir, Deidre Douglas, Conductor
Duncanville High School Mixed Choir, Tyron Shaw, Conductor
Montgomery High School Mixed Choir, Heather Orr, Conductor
Pearce High School Mixed Choir, Michael Lysinger, Conductor
Seguin High School Mixed Choir, Thomas Rinn, Conductor
Westlake High School Mixed Choir, Edward Snouffer, Conductor
First Place 4A Mixed Choir - Rockwall High School, Karen Thomas, Conductor
Adjudicators
Pamela Elrod, Director of Choral Studies, Southern Methodist University
Lawrence Kaptein, Director of Choral Activities, University of Colorado at Boulder
John Silantien, Director of Choral Activities, University of Texas at San Antonio
Clinicians
Kenneth Davis, Faculty, St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Ret.)
Kenneth Fulton, Alumni Professor of Choral Studies & Division Chair, Louisiana State University
Betsy Cook Weber, Director of Choral Studies, University of Houston
2010 Results
First Place and 2011 Honor Choir
Arlington High School Mixed Choir, Dinah Menger, Conductor
First Runner Up 5A - Coppell High School Mixed Choir, Jeff Schulz, Conductor
Second Runner Up 5A - Montgomery High School Mixed Choir, Heather Orr, Conductor
Third Runner Up 5A - Clear Brook High School Mixed Choir, Jon Marcum, Conductor
Performance of Distinction 5A
Cinco Ranch High School Mixed Choir, Dorothy Wilson, Conductor
Clear Creek High School Mixed Choir, Kyle Pullen, Conductor
Cypress Creek High School Mixed Choir, Sharon Paul, Conductor
Jersey Village High School Mixed Choir, Neena Taylor & Gregory Moore, Conductors
Leander High School Mixed Choir, Brian Davis, Conductor
Norman North High School Mixed Choir, Darin Chapin, Conductors
Taylor High School Mixed Choir, Kevin Riehle, Conductor
The Woodlands High School Mixed Choir, Bob Horton & Erin Norvelle, Conductors
Westlake High School Mixed Choir, Ed Snouffer, Conductor
First Place 4A Mixed Choir - Rockwall High School, Karen Thomas, Conductor
Adjudicators
Richard Bjella, Director of Choral Studies, Texas Tech University - Lubbock
Loyd Hawthorne, Director of Choral Studies, Hardin Simmons University - Abilene (Ret.)
David Rayl, Director of Choral Programs, Michigan State University - East Lansing
Clinicians
Jonathan Reed, Associate, Director of Choral Programs, Michigan State University - East Lansing
Paul Tucker, Director of Choral Activities, University of Kansas - Lawrence
Betsy Cook Weber, Director of Choral Studies, University of Houston
2009 Results
First Place and 2010 Honor Choir
Spring High School Mixed Choir, Denise Eaton, Conductor
First Runner Up 5A - Arlington High School Mixed Choir, Dinah Menger, Conductor
Second Runner Up 5A - Coppell High School Mixed Choir, Jeff Schulz, Conductor
Third Runner Up 5A - Clear Brook High School Mixed Choir, Jon Marcum, Conductor
Performance of Distinction 5A
Bellaire High School Mixed Choir, Amy Solberg, Conductor
Cinco Ranch High School Mixed Choir, Dorothy Wilson, Conductor
Cypress Creek High School Mixed Choir, Sharon Paul, Conductor
Cypress Ridge High School Mixed Choir, B J Douglas, Conductor
Garland High School Mixed Choir, Paul Bright, Conductor
Pearce High School Mixed Choir, Michael Lysinger & Laura Taylor, Conductors
Taylor High School Mixed Choir, Kevin Riehle, Conductor
First Place 4A Mixed Choir - Montgomery High School, Heather Orr, Conductor
First Place 4A Women's Choir - Montgomery High School, Joseph Bansuelo, Conductor
Adjudicators
Rosemary Heffley, Choral Director, Mesquite HS & University of North Texas (Ret.)
Lynn Brinckmeyer, Director of Choral Music Education, Texas State University
John Yarrington, Director, School of Music, Houston Baptist University
Clinicians
Ken Davis, Faculty, St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lawrence Kaptein, Director of Choral Activities, University of Colorado at Boulder
James Moore, Director of Choral Activities, East Texas Baptist University
2008 Results
First Place and 2009 Honor Choir
Clear Creek High School Mixed Choir, Kyle Pullen and Sean Pullen, Conductors
First Runner Up 5A - Spring High School Mixed Choir, Denise Eaton, Conductor
Second Runner Up 5A - Pearce High School Mixed Choir, Michael Lysinger, Conductor
Performance of Distinction 5A
Arlington High School Mixed Choir, Dinah Menger, Conductor
Clark High School Mixed Choir, James Hare, Conductor
Cypress Creek High School Mixed Choir, Sharon Paul, Conductor
Garland High School Mixed Choir, Jeff Goolsby, Conductor
Lamar High School Mixed Choir, Scott Houston, Conductor
Leander High School Mixed Choir, Brian Davis, Conductor
The Woodlands High School Mixed Choir, Bob Horton, Conductor
Adjudicators
John Dickson, Director of Choral Studies, Texas Tech University
Jerry McCoy, Director of Choral Studies, University of North Texas
Charles Robinson, Professor of Choral Music Education, University of Missouri- Kansas City
Clinicians
Betsy Cook Weber, Director of Undergraduate Choral Studies, University of Houston
John Silantien, Director of Choral Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio
Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, Director of Choral Activities, Lamar University
