Summer Conference Retreat

June 28 – July 1, 2025

Peru State College

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SUMMER HONOR CHOIRS

NCDA All-State Concert Choir

All State Concert Choir

Registration fee if accepted – $275 – ALL INCLUSIVE (non-refundable)
(lodging, meals, sheet music)

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN THROUGH APRIL 30.

Nomination Form: HERE

2025 Summer All State Concert Choir Description

OPEN to all 2024-25 high school students

Join high school singers from around the state in an intensive honor choir experience. Students will be immersed in diverse repertoire, expert instruction, and high-level artistry in a beautiful setting on the campus of Peru State College.

2025 All State Concert Choir Clinician – Dr. Ryan Beeken

Ryan Beeken serves as Director of Choral Activities at Wichita State University where he conducts the Concert Chorale and Madrigal Singers, teaches graduate and undergraduate choral conducting, and oversees the choral area. He received Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from Drake University and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts Degrees in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University.

Dr. Beeken’s choirs have performed at State, Regional, and National Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and for state and regional NAfME conferences. Beeken is regularly engaged as a conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. His engagements include over 50 All-States and Honor Choirs in nineteen states, the Czech Republic and Austria, and many invited presentations for symposia across the United States and in Ljubljana, Slovenia.  He recently served as the Artistic Director A Cappella Abroad in 2018, and an international choral festival in Prague and will conduct the Dublin Choral Festival in 2023. He has served on the executive committee of the American Choral Directors Association at both the state and regional levels and is currently the Repertoire and Standards Co-Chair for Student Activities Chapter Development on the national board.

Prior to his appointment at WSU, Dr. Beeken served as director or choral studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and taught at Michigan State University. While residing in Des Moines, Iowa, Beeken directed the Drake Chorale at Drake University. He also taught elementary, middle school, and high school music for sixteen years, most recently serving as Director of Vocal Music for Waukee Schools in suburban Des Moines where he lead a program of over 300 students and twelve ensembles to national distinction.

NCDA Middle Level Honor Choir

June 28-29, 2025

Middle Level Honor Choir Requirements

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN THROUGH APRIL 30

Nomination Form: HERE

Registration fee if accepted – $200 – ALL INCLUSIVE (non-refundable)
(lodging, meals, sheet music)

Middle Level Honor Choir Description

OPEN to all students entering grades 7-9.

Join singers from around the state in an exciting honor choir experience! Students will be immersed in diverse repertoire, expert instruction, and high-level artistry in a beautiful setting on the campus of Peru State College.

2025 Middle Level Honor Choir Clinician – A.J. Reimer

A.J. Reimer, a native of Bellevue, Nebraska, has 20+ years of experience directing choirs in Nebraska. He is the director of the choral program at Bellevue West High School, and is a Past-President of NCDA. He holds degrees (BME and MME) in music education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Mr. Reimer is an enthusiastic educator, and he is thrilled to share his passion for ensemble music making with the 2025 summer Middle Level Honor Choir!

NCDA All-State Show Choir

June 28-29, 2025

All-State Show Choir Requirements

NO AUDITION REQUIRED
REGISTRATION DEADLINE – APRIL 30

Information sheet (including links to excerpts and recordings): COMING SOON

Registration fee if accepted – $275 – ALL INCLUSIVE (non-refundable) (lodging, meals, sheet music)

REGISTRATION FORM – HERE

All-State Show Choir Description

We encourage all show choir directors to consider auditioning students for the All-State Show Choir. We proudly represent students from schools all over the state, and guarantee a rewarding and beneficial experience for our participants!

2025 All-State Show Choir Clinicians

Nick McGraw is currently teaching Middle School Choir in the Burnsville School District and is the Director of Show Choirs at Totino Grace High School in the Minneapolis Metro. Nick spent the last five years as the Director of Choral Activities at Mitchell High School in Mitchell, SD. At MHS Nick conducted four curricular concert choirs, Friend de Coup, and served as the vocal music director for the annual musical. 

In May of 2019, Nick graduated with a Master’s Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While at UNL, in addition to being a full-time student Nick was also a Graduate Teaching Assistant. His assistantship responsibilities included directing Big Red Singers and coordinating Midwest Cup  and the Nebraska Show Choir Camp.  

 

Anne Chapman has been singing since birth and dancing since she could walk. It was a natural progression development growing up in the home of music educators. By middle school, she was earning honors as a vocalist and dancer, and by high school, she was teaching at the dance studio, choreographing show choir, and singing at national Acda conventions. Through her years at Baylor University and remain active in choral and dance endeavors while earning a degree in education.

Anne taught second grade in Texas and Kindergarten in Iowa, but requests for her expertise as a dance instructor, dance team coach, and musical/show choir choreographer led her to transition from classroom educator to performance educator.

Anne’s show choirs  are consistently highly-ranked nationally, and her skill as a clinician has provided her with numerous opportunities to serve as a show choir camp choreographer, guest speaker, and adjudicator.

Nebraska Choral Directors Association (NCDA)