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49th Annual Summer Symposium 2023
July 17-20, 2023

48th Annual Summer Symposium 2022

July 25-28, 2022
Central College, Pella, IA
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The ICDA Summer Symposium will be held July 25-28, 2022, at Central College in Pella. We're very excited to be returning to our traditional 4-day format and offering a wealth of opportunities to our membership! Highlights include concerts from Vocal Artists of Iowa, a cappella vocal band m-pact, the dynamic youth choir VocalEssence Singers of This Age, and Grammy Award-winning New York Voices, with Robyn Starks Holcomb leading the All-Iowa Show Choir, and Darmon Meader leading the All-State Jazz Choir. Our Worship Event will be in collaboration with Kyle Pederson (who most recently was the ACDA Genesis Prize winner), Lee Nelson, and VESOTA. We will welcome back Jake Runestad to conduct a directors’ choir of his works, and a variety of directors will be selected to take part in a conducting masterclass with Bruce Chamberlain. Social events include a night at Pella's Butcher's Brewhuis, as well as our annual gala. Please read below for a full list of our presenters, and plan on joining us in Pella July 25-28!

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This ICDA Symposium is brought to you with the support of these sponsors:

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Participatory Choirs and Events

Robyn Starks Holcomb

Robyn Starks Holcomb

G. Phillip Shoultz III

G. Phillip Shoultz III

Ruth Dwyer

Ruth Dwyer

Andy Beck

Andy Beck

Joseph Svendsen

Joseph Svendsen

Jodi Friest

Jodi Friest

Jon Hurty

Jon Hurty

Mary Citta

Mary Citta

Lee Nelson

Lee Nelson

Zachary Durlam

Zachary Durlam

Michelle Droe

Michelle Droe

Kevin Droe

Kevin Droe

Nathan Windt

Nathan Windt

Coty Raven Morris

Coty Raven Morris

Bruce  Chamberlain

Bruce Chamberlain

Robert Williams

Robert Williams

Joy Hesse

Joy Hesse

Jennaya Robison

Jennaya Robison

Kyle Pederson

Kyle Pederson

Darmon Meader

Darmon Meader

Collette McClellen

Collette McClellen

Brandon Waring

Brandon Waring

Josh Glasner

Josh Glasner

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Will Lopes

Will Lopes

Gretchen Windt

Gretchen Windt

Derrick Fox

Derrick Fox

Lexi Robson

Lexi Robson

Jake Runestad

Jake Runestad

Alan Greiner

Alan Greiner

Paul Sykes

Paul Sykes

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Meg Byrne

2022 Symposium Chair

Meg Byrne is the Director of Vocal Music at Pleasant Valley High School, a position she has held for 27 years. There she directs Chamber Choir and the Leading Tones, an a cappella jazz choir. Meg also teaches AP Music Theory, and has been the Instructional Lead for Vocal Music. Outside of Pleasant Valley, Meg sings regularly with the Augustana Choral Artists. She holds degrees from Bryn Mawr College (BA Music), University of Northern Iowa (BM Music Education), and Western Illinois University (MS Education). Meg has been a member of ACDA for 30 years, has served the ICDA board as one of the chairs of the All-State Jazz Choir, and is currently the chairperson of the 2022 ICDA Summer Symposium.

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