Organizations Filed Purposes:
EMPOWERS CHORAL MUSICIANS TO CREATE TRANFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
CCDA SPONSORS TWO REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HONOR CHOIRS ON THE WEEKENDS, ONE IS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND THE OTHER IS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AREA. EACH REAGIONAL FEATURES THREE HIGH SCHOOL HONOR CHOIRS. THE WEEKEND PROGRAM PROVIDES UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO SING IN SELECTED CHOIRS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NATIONALLY-AND INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN CHORAL CONDUCTORS. STUDENTS PAY A NOMINAL FEE TO AUDITION IN LATE SEPTEMBER AT VAROUS SITES ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEMOSTRATING THEIR SKILLS TO A 2-JUDGE PANEL WHO ISSUE A SCORE BASED ON STANDARDIZED RUBIC. STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY ARE PLACED IN ONE OF THE THREE CHOIRS BASED ON VOICE-TYPE AND PAST PARTICIPATION. EACH STUDENT INDICATES WHETER THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ALL STATE HONOR CHOIRS.
THERE ARE THREE REGIONAL CHOIRS IN THE COASTAL, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN/ SCVA AREA. EACH REGION HAS A TTBB CHOIR, AN SATB CHOIR, AND AN SSAA CHOIR. SINGERS AUDITION IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER TO BECOME A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE STATE'S REGIONAL HONOR CHOIRS IN NOVEMBER. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN A REGIONAL HONOR CHOIR AND HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ALL STATE HONOR CHOIR WILL HAVE THEIR AUDITION SCORES ASSESSED FOR PARTICIPATION IN ALL STATE HONOR CHOIR. THE ALL STATE HONOR CHOIR BRINGS TOGETHER THE FINEST HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS FROM THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO SING IN THE ALL STATE CHOIRS IN MARCH.
IN THE SUMMER, CCDA HOLDS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FEATURING PLANARY SESSIONS WITH A HEADLINE CLINICIAN, CHORAL EDUCATION AND PEDOGOGY INTEREST SESSIONS, CONDUCTING MASTERCLASSES, AND VOICE MASTERCLASSES IN OAKHURST, CALIFORNIA. AS AN EXAMPLE, IN 2017, CCDA HOSTED GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING CONDUCTOR JERRY BLACKSTONES AS ITS HEADLINE CLINICIAN, WITH ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS SUCH AS: VESPERS, AN ECUMENICAL READING SESSION OF SACRED MUSIC; HOW TO SESSIONS ON DEVELOPING HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHOIR PROGRAMS; A ROUNDABLE FORUM FOR COMMUNITY CHOIR IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES; SCORE STUDY SESSION; AN EXPLORATION OF CHORAL AND SOLO VOCAL REPERTIORE FROM THE BAROQUE MUSIC PERIOD; AND DISCUSSION OF BOOSTING IMPROVISATION CONFIDENCE WITH MUSIC ANALYSIS TOOLS (MOTIVE, REPETITION, SEQUENCE).
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Kathleen Preston | EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR | 0 | $37,080 |
| Jeffrey Benson | PRESIDENT-ELECT | 2 | $1,500 |
| Buddy James | BAY AREA REP | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Kikkawa | SOUTHERN REP | 1 | $0 |
| Polly Vasche | CENTRAL REP | 3 | $0 |
| Alissa Aune | NORTHERN REP | 1 | $0 |
| John Russell | FAR SOUTH REP | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Teraoka-Brady | CENTRAL COAST REP | 4 | $0 |
| Chris Peterson | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Lori Marie Rios | MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT | 5 | $0 |
| Lou De La Rosa | VICE-PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Rob Istad | PRESIDENT | 14 | $0 |
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