Briar Cliff University Media Announcement

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University is conducting the 24^th Annual Pre-All-State Choral Music Camp for 270 high school students, Aug. 1-4, 2010 on the Briar Cliff campus. The intensive three-day choral music camp prepares students for the 2010 Iowa All-State Chorus auditions.

Dr. Sean Burton, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Briar Cliff, is serving as musical director for the Pre-All-State Choral Music Camp, and Sister Mary Day, OSF, DMA, is camp coordinator.

Assisting with musical instruction at the camp are Jean Busker and six Briar Cliff alumni: Jake Delfs, co-director of choral activities at Bishop Heelan Catholic High School, Sioux City; John Flanery, assistant director of choral activities, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg; Brian Johnson, director of choral activities, Lewis Central High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Jayne Koch, director of music, First Lutheran Church, Sioux City; Christopher Miller, assistant director of choral activities, Sioux City West High School; and Rachael Wragge, co-director of choral activities, Bishop Heelan Catholic High School.

High schools represented at the camp are Boyden-Hull, Corning Community, Galva-Holstein, George-Little Rock, Harlan Community, Hull-Western Christian, Kingsley-Pierson, Lawton-Bronson, Le Mars Community, Lewis Central-Council Bluffs, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto, Marcus-Meridan-Cleghorn, Remsen St. Mary’s, Rock Valley, Sheldon Community, Sibley-Ocheydan, Sgt. Bluff-Luton, Sioux Center Community, Sioux City Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City East, Sioux City North, Sioux City West, South O’Brien, Spencer Community, Unity Christian, West Monona, West Sioux-Hawarden and Westwood-Sloan Community.

On Aug. 4, the Briar Cliff Pre-All-State Choral Music Camp will conclude with a concert at 7 p.m. at the Grandview Park Band Shell (Kucinsky Music Pavilion). This free concert is open to the public.