Registration Open!
Church/Community Honor Choir
Information
Step 1:
Complete the
REGISTRATION FORM
(Participation fee of $60 due upon registration)
Step 2:
If you are not choosing to purchase your music through the registration form, please purchase and practice the music for performance on your own.
Step 3:
Reserve a hotel room at University Plaza Hotel -
LOCATIONS
First and Calvary Presbyterian Church
820 E Cherry St, Springfield, MO 65806
If you are not choosing to purchase your music through the registration form, please purchase and practice the music for performance on your own.
University Plaza Hotel
333 S John Q Hammons Pkwy, Springfield, MO 65806
QUESTIONS
Contact either Jason Martin jasonmartincountry@gmail.com
Note: MCDA does not offer refunds in the event the singer cannot attend.
MCDA Church & Community
Honor Choir
July 15-16, 2026
University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO
Event Information
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, July 15
6:00pm-6:45pm Registration at First and Calvary Church Atrium
7:00pm-9:00pm Rehearsal at the church
9:00pm-10:30pm Beer Choir at Hold Fast Brewing (optional)
Thursday, July 16
9:00am-12:00pm Rehearsal at the hotel
12:00pm-1:30pm President’s lunch at the hotel
2:00pm-4:00pm Rehearsal at the hotel
6:15pm Line-up for the performance
6:30pm Banquet performance
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Concert attire is all black: shirts, pants, dresses, skirts, shoes, etc.
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You will need to have a black binder and pencil with you at all times. Water is highly recommended for rehearsals.
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The only meal as part of your conference package will be the President’s lunch on Thursday.
Meet the Clinician
Dr. Julie Yu
Dr. Julie Yu is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University and the Artistic Director of Canterbury Voices, Oklahoma’s premier symphony chorus.
She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Oklahoma State University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas. Before joining OCU and Canterbury Voices, she taught at Norman North High School in Oklahoma, San José State University, and Kansas State University.
She has given presentations, conducted, and/or her choirs have performed for state and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, and the European Music Educators Association. She is the past president of the Southwestern Region of the American Choral Directors Association and served as an International Conducting Exchange Fellow to Kenya in 2019.
Her favorite area of research and performance is working as a guest clinician/conductor for various honor choirs and professional organizations.
