May 6-9, 2010
Mount Allison University, Sackville
Valerie Long, Ph.D.
Dr. Valerie Long is delighted to again collaborate with the New Brunswick Choral Federation in the role of clinician with the NB Youth Choir. Valerie has had a lifelong association with all that is music and possesses a wealth of knowledge from her teaching, conducting and performing background.
She received her undergraduate degrees in music and music education from Memorial University in Newfoundland. Upon completion of these degrees, Valerie taught in a number of schools in St. John's, Ottawa and Madison, Wisconsin. She received her Masters of Music in Choral Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Doctorate in Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction from the same institution. Her broad teaching experience has included instruction in classroom, choral, and instrumental music from Kindergarten through high school and university.
Valerie is also an accomplished musical director/pianist, with numerous musical theatre productions to her credit and has earned a reputation for being an engaging and highly respected choral director, adjudicator and clinician.
This past year, Valerie was honoured to be selected as "Music Educator of the Year' by Music NL (industry of musicians in Newfoundland). Among her many activities, she directs two accomplished community choirs in St. John's - Les Ms. (lesms.ca) and the Holy Heart of Mary Alumnae Choir (heartnotes.net).
See photos of the May 2009 NBYC and read a review of the performance.
About the National Youth Choir
National Youth Choir 2010 will take
place in Saskatchewan (in conjunction with Podium
2010), 8-23 May 2010. This acclaimed youth choir,
consisting of a quartet of singers from every
province in Canada, will gather for a week-long
residency with guest conductor Dr. Victoria Meredith of
the University of Western Ontario before embarking
on a tour of the province of Saskatchewan,
culminating in a gala final performance at Podium
2010 in Saskatoon.
The National Youth Choir is a project of the Association of Canadian Choral Communities in collaboration with Canada’s provincial choral federations and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Selected singers (and alternates) will be contacted by Friday, 27 November 2009. Following notification, the National Youth Choir Coordinator will provide selected singers with all other pertinent information.
The cost to each National Youth Choir chorister is $500. All travel and accommodation will be covered.
Music will be mailed to selected singers in advance. It is expected and required that each chorister will have all music entirely prepared prior to arriving in Saskatchewan.