March 3, 2004

Two Boise State Music Faculty Honored By Association

Two members of the Boise State University music faculty have been honored by the American Choral Directors Association. Jim Jirak and Giselle Wyers have earned performance honors at the Northwest Division ACDA Conference in Boise this week. Each of them submitted recordings of their work as choral directors for the past three years and both were chosen to have their choirs perform for the regional conference. Every other year the six-state Northwest Division of ACDA gathers for workshops, interest sessions and performances of outstanding choirs; this year the convention is being held at Boise State. Attendees include ACDA members from Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. The Boise State Meistersingers, directed by Wyers, performed in the Special Events Center Thursday. The Meistersingers have been part of university life since 1932. The Boise Master Chorale, under the direction of Jirak, will close the ACDA conference with a performance in the Morrison Center. The Chorale, which meets every Monday night on the Boise State campus, will present Antonin Dvorak’s “Stabat Mater” with full orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 6. Tickets are $15 at Select-a-Seat. Wyers is an assistant professor of choral music and has been with Boise State since 2000. Jirak is an associate professor of choral music education and came to Boise State in 1994.   -30- Contact Jim Jirak Music department 208 426-4101 Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275