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2025 ALL-STATE CHORUS CONDUCTOR BIODr. Pearl Shangkuan is a highly sought-after conductor, Appointed in 2022 as the Editor of Hinshaw Music, a major choral music publisher in North America, she also has a signature choral series with earthsongs and is the music editor of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Choral series published by GIA. She has conducted several times at Carnegie Hall and other major concert halls in the US and was an invited guest lecturer at the World Symposium for Choral Music held in Seoul, South Korea. Her guest conducting engagements regularly take her to Europe, Asia, and across North America. Dr. Shangkuan has served on the jury of several international choral competitions in Europe and Asia and has led conducting masterclasses for the ACDA national conference, Chorus America conferences, the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois Choral Conducting Symposium among many prominent programs, institutions and organizations in the US. She has conducted numerous All State choirs, ACDA national and division honor choirs, and choral festivals nationally and internationally and has headlined several ACDA state and other professional conferences. She has commissioned and premiered numerous choral works and her choirs have performed at ACDA national, division and state conferences. The Michigan YWCA honored her with its Arts Tribute Award in 2007. In 2013, Michigan ACDA honored her with the Maynard Klein Choral Award for “artistic excellence and lifetime leadership in choral music.” In 2020, she received a Calvin University Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2023, the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) gave her its Honorary Life Member Award for “distinguished leadership and extraordinary service to the choral community, both nationally and internationally.” 2025 ALL-STATE CHORUS REPERTOIRE
REHEARSAL TRACKSUse the direct link below to purchase and download the 2025 Nebraska All-State Chorus rehearsal track package:
Once your order is complete, a download link will be available immediately. You’ll also receive a ZIP file via email at the address you provided during checkout. Teachers and students are reminded that rehearsal tracks are intended for sale to single, individual students. NMEA asks teachers to be on the honor system and not purchase a set (a "set" is one of each voice part) and distribute them to multiple students. Anyone making an individual order is asked to NOT share their purchased MP3s with anyone else. Alternate Access: You can also find this package through the Kinnison Choral website. Go to SONG LIBRARY > All-State Choirs > Nebraska All-State Chorus 2025. Purchase All-State Chorus Rehearsal TracksREHEARSAL NOTESDr. Pearl Shangkuan has provided rehearsal notes to help guide students' preparation for the 2025 All-State Chorus repertoire. Click the links below to view the notes. View Rehearsal Notes2025 ALL-STATE CHORUS SELECTED PARTICIPANTSThe 2025 All-State Chorus has been selected and is available for the public to view. We look forward to the 2025 All-State performances and the opportunity to work with such dedicated youth from all across our great state! View the ResultsDIRECTOR INFORMATIONALL-STATE STUDENT CONTRACT In order for your students to participate in All-State, they will need to sign and return the Participant Contract. Please note that these participant forms must be MAILED in by directors. Students will not be allowed to participate if this form is not postmarked by November 3rd. Directors will need to send in all signed contracts to: Papillion LaVista South High School Note: ALL STUDENT CONTRACTS MUST BE NOTARIZED! Download the 2025 Student ContractALL-STATE PRESS RELEASES NMEA will be handling a mass press release to all newspapers in Nebraska. A press release template will not be included in this year's materials. ALL-STATE TICKETS FOR NMEA MEMBERS Ticket pre-sale must be completed online. Please read the following instruction documents carefully. Ticket pre-sale does not begin until October 27. You will not be able to order tickets until the pre-sale starts. Lied Center Ticket Instructions for NMEA MEMBERS (All Ensembles)PARENT & LEGAL GUARDIAN INFORMATIONTICKET PRE-SALE FOR CONCERTS AT THE LIED Ticket pre-sale must be completed online. Please read the following instruction document carefully. Ticket pre-sale does not begin until October 27. You will not be able to order tickets until the pre-sale starts. Lied Center Ticket Instructions for Parents/Legal GuardiansALL-STATE MEMORABILIA Thank you to the following businesses for providing All-State memorabilia for participating students and their families! Official All-State merchandise provided by
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lecturer and clinician who has led performances and workshops on six continents. She is the National President-elect of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), having previously served on the Board of Directors of Chorus America, as well as ACDA central division president and ACDA Michigan state president. She is the chorus director of the Grand Rapids Symphony, a Grammy-nominated professional orchestra and Professor Emerita of Music at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
