SOUTHWEST DISTRICT

Travis Walker

Dear colleagues,
Thank you all for your support while I was SW District Chair. I never anticipated resigning in the middle of my term! But I thank you for understanding that, with the unexpected decision to bring twin foster girls into our home, several things had to be removed from my list of responsibilities.
Thank you to Travis Walker, who has capably stepped in to lead us. We all appreciate the time he is giving to pick up the slack and make sure our excellent offerings continue.

Cindy Nichols
Southwest District chair

Southwest District Events 2012-13
Thursday	Aug 23	Fall Meeting Country Club, Atlantic, order at 6:00 pm
Saturday	Sept 8	Pre-All-State Clinic Treynor
Tuesday	Sept 18	Opus postmark deadline for audition tapes
Saturday	Oct 20	All-State Auditions
Saturday	Oct 27	Fall Symposium for new teachers Fort Dodge
Thursday	Nov 15 Nov 15-17	Opus Concert at CY Stephens, Ames All-State Festival in Ames
Thursday	Jan 31, 2013	High School Honor Choir, IWCC (snow date Feb. 4) Registration Postmark Deadline: Friday, Jan 11 Andrew Last, Guest Conductor Information and Registration Form Repertoire List JW PEPPER - Southwest Iowa ICDA High School Honor Choir Directors Notes to come MUSIC TRACKS -Bridge all -Bridge SA -Bridge TB -Kyrie all -Kyrie Alto -Kyrie bass -Kyrie sop -Kyrie tenor -Pasture all -Pasture alto -Pasture bass -Pasture sop -Pasture tenor -Refuge all -Refuge Alto -Refuge Bass -Refuge Sop -Refuge tenor -Rememberance all -Rememberance alto -Rememberance bass -Rememberance sop -Rememberance tenor
Tuesday	Feb 19	Middle School Solo/Ensemble/Large Group Clinic Griswold Registration Deadline: Friday, Feb 1 Registration Postmark Deadline: Friday, Feb 1 Information and Registration Form MS Adjudicators Ballot
Tuesday	March 12	Elementary/Middle School Honor Choir Roger Jensen- host Registration Deadline: Friday, Feb 15 Nancy Robson, 5/6 Guest Conductor Arla Claussen, 7/8 Guest Conductor Director's Notes 7/8 grade choir to come Director's Notes- both choirs to come Information and Registration Form 5th and 6th grade Repertoire List to come 7th and 8th Grade Repertoire List JW PEPPER - Southwest Iowa ICDA 5th-6th Grade Honor Choir to come JW PEPPER - Southwest Iowa ICDA Elementary Middle School Honor Choir to come 7-8 MUSIC TRACKS - m4a -Alto Track 9 -Alto Track 11 -Alto Track 12 -Alto Track 14 -Alto Track 16 -Baritone Track 13 updated 2-20-2013 -Baritone Track 17 -Baritone Track 18 -Baritone Track 19 -Baritone Track 20 -Soprano Track 1 -Soprano Track 2 -Soprano Track 4 -Soprano Track 7 -Soprano Track 8 5-6 MUSIC TRACKS - mp3 -Jubilant Song (Cantate Domino) Sop -Jubilant Song (Cantate Domino) Alt -Children of Peace Sop -Children of Peace Alto -Children of Peace Full -Kyrie Sop -Kyrie Alto -Kyrie Full -Rise Up Singing! Sop -Rise Up Singing! Alto -Rise Up Singing! Full -Three Dominican Folk Songs Sop -Three Dominican Folk SongsAlto -Three Dominican Folk Songs Full
Tuesday	May tba	Outstanding Showcase ISU in Ames
	July 21-25	Summer Symposium in Mason City