What is the All-City Choral Festival?
Hosted by the Huntsville Choral Directors Association (HCDA), the All-City Choral Festival was founded in 1966 to promote excellence in choral singing for students in the Huntsville City Schools System. In the past 50+ years, the HCDA has served countless students through this signature event.
The All-City Choral Festival is held each year to promote collaboration between choral programs in the Huntsville City School System for students in grades 6-12. The festival also provides an excellent opportunity for students to study under the baton of distinguished choral clinicians.
Awards are presented to students who participate in the festival for 6 or 7 years. The accompanying "Outstanding Choral Student" auditions provide incentives and reward excellence and exceptionalism for students in the 8th & 12th grades who plan to continue music studies as they transition into the next educational level.
Please visit the various links to learn more about the HCDA and it’s All-City Choral Festival, as well as Audition & Festival information for all students and parents through the Student Portal tab!
The All-City Choral Festival is held each year to promote collaboration between choral programs in the Huntsville City School System for students in grades 6-12. The festival also provides an excellent opportunity for students to study under the baton of distinguished choral clinicians.
Awards are presented to students who participate in the festival for 6 or 7 years. The accompanying "Outstanding Choral Student" auditions provide incentives and reward excellence and exceptionalism for students in the 8th & 12th grades who plan to continue music studies as they transition into the next educational level.
Please visit the various links to learn more about the HCDA and it’s All-City Choral Festival, as well as Audition & Festival information for all students and parents through the Student Portal tab!
Meet the Clinicians
Dr. Ian Leoppky, UNASATB Choir & Middle School Mixed Choir
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Ian Loeppky has been Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Alabama since the fall of 2003. His studies began at the University of Manitoba, continued at the University of Minnesota with Kathy Romey, and finished at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati with Earl Rivers and Stephen Coker. He has also studied with Helmuth Rilling, Dale Warland, Frieder Bernius, Martin Isepp, Charles Bruffy, and Bobby McFerrin. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Music Educators National Convention, the National Collegiate Choral Organization, the Alabama Vocal Association, the International Federation for Choral Music, Choral Canada, Phi Mu Alpha, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He is a member of the editorial board for Anacrusis, the journal of Choral Canada.
Loeppky has worked as a singer, scholar, conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and arranger in Canada, the United States, and Portugal. He directs the two elite choral ensembles at UNA and teaches undergraduate and graduate choral conducting, choral techniques, world music, and graduate choral literature. In addition, he is founder of the Florence Camerata, Associate Artistic Director of the Huntsville Community Chorus Association, Artistic Director of KIConcerts biennial Voices United international festival, a frequent contributor to the ACDA Choral Journal and Anacrusis. and is in demand as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the region and internationally. His works are published by Kelman Music Press, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and UNC Jazz Press. Under his direction, the UNA Chamber Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble sing regularly at local and regional concerts, festivals, and conferences. |
Lori Hetzel, UKSSA Choir & 6th Grade Choir
Lori Hetzel is the Associate Director of Choral Activities, Associate Director of the School of Music, and professor of Choral Music Education at the University of Kentucky where she conducts the UK Women’s Choir and the ever-popular a cappella group “Paws and Listen”.
Among her many academic accomplishments, she was the recipient of the University of Kentucky “Great Teacher of the Year” award in 2000, a finalist for the Provost Awards for Outstanding Teaching in both 2009 and 2010, and the winner of the Robert K. Baar Choral Award in 2011 – “given to one choral director in the state who exhibits outstanding leadership in choral music and promotes music education in the state of Kentucky.” Lori Hetzel received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Wisconsin/Green Bay, the Master of Music from the University of Missouri/Kansas City and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University. Outside of the university, Dr. Hetzel serves as Artistic Director of the Lexington Singers Children’s Choir and conducts the LSCC Chamber Choir. The Lexington Singers Children’s Choir was formed to provide specialized choral opportunities for the children of central Kentucky and now offers four select choirs in which children can participate. The group performs not only in the greater Lexington area but has also presented concerts with the Indianapolis Children’s Choir - Kantorie, the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir (Atlanta), the Central Illinois Children’s Choir, and at the Kennedy Center as part of the “Our Lincoln” concert presented by the Kentucky Arts Council. They are often seen in collaboration with other area musical groups including the Lexington Singers, Lexington Philharmonic, UK Opera Theater and the UK Choirs. |
Get in Touch With Us
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Huntsville, AL 35801 |