2023 Nebraska All-State Chorus

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2023 ALL-STATE CHORUS CONDUCTOR BIO

Recognized as an inspirational and motivational conductor, pedagogue, and lecturer, Gary Packwood has appeared throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and has conducted all-state and honor choirs in over 40 states. Dr. Packwood has served as professor of music and director of choral studies at universities throughout the southeast and his choirs have performed at The White House,
throughout Europe, and at State and Regional Conferences sponsored by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

A Lifetime member of the ACDA, Dr. Packwood is a past president of the Southern Region of ACDA and serves on the board for the National Collegiate Choral Organization. He was President-Elect of the Alabama Choral Directors Association, and Repertoire & Standards Chair for Multicultural Music Perspectives for ACDA Southern Region. A member of the NAfME, Dr. Packwood served as Vice-President of the Higher Education Division for the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) and is also a member of the Texas Choral Directors Association and the National Association for Teachers of Singing.

In 2017 Santa Barbara Music Publishing began the Gary Packwood Choral Series, which features compositions that specialize in music for developing and advanced young voices. He also has additional music publications through MusicSpoke, Alliance Music, and a new choral series Gentry Music. Dr. Packwood has published articles in the Choral Journal, Teaching Music, the 2nd Edition of the AmeriGrove Dictionary, and a book chapter in GIA’s Publication of Conducting Men’s Choirs, and the book Choral Reflections: Insights From American Choral Conductor-Teachers published by Hal Leonard. He is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

2023 ALL-STATE CHORUS REPERTOIRE

PLEASE NOTE: We are currently working with publishers to avoid minimum order requirements and get the best price possible for our members. Currently, Poppler's Music and The Musician's Choice have said that they will provide individual packets. We have also found that the Laudaute Jehovam edited by Erich Valentin is available for download on IMSLP.

2023 ALL-STATE ENSEMBLES SELECTED PARTICIPANTS

The 2023 All-State Ensembles have been selected and are available for the public to view. We look forward to the 2023 All-State performances and the opportunity to work with such dedicated youth from all across our great state!

2023 All-State Selected Participants - ALL ENSEMBLES

REHEARSAL TRACKS

Rehearsal tracks for the 2023 All-State Chorus are now available for purchase. NMEA is partnering with Choral Tracks again to provide rehearsal tracks for S1, S2, A1, A2, T1, T2, B1, and B2 at the cost of $14 each. Click the link below to purchase the tracks through the Choral Tracks website.

Purchase Rehearsal Tracks

Questions about rehearsal tracks can be sent to the Executive Director at [email protected].

Teachers and students are reminded that rehearsal tracks are intended for sale to single, individual students. NMEA asks teachers to be on the honor system and not purchase a set (a "set" is one of each voice part) and distribute them to multiple students. Anyone making an individual order is asked to not share their purchased MP3s with anyone else.

REHEARSAL NOTES & PRONUNCIATIONS

Dr. Gary Packwood has provided rehearsal notes and a pronunciation guide for Sa Nuit d’Été to help guide students' preparation for the 2023 All-State Chorus repertoire. Click the links below to view the notes and pronunciation guide.