IAMA  Journal   Newsletters    Notes  Publications of the International Adventist Musicians Association

1985 - 2019

(Spring 2016

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• 300 attend Montemorelos University sixth annual band festival
• La Sierra music department building renovations.
• IAMA website major renovation
• Adventist Musicians Biographical Resource Final Update

Music Position Listings for 2017-2018 schoolyear (1-13)

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Personal Notes

Obituaries

 (Autumn 2015)

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• SDA College and University Music Major Statistics
• SDA College and University Enrollments.

Music Position Listings for 2016-2017 school year (1-3)

News/Personal Notes

Obituaries

 (Spring 2015) Online Only

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• Mount Vernon Academy Closes
• Pacific Union College String Quartet tours in Cambodia and Thailand

Music Position Listings (1-11)

News/Personal Notes

Ricky Little

Dan Lynn

Linda Neel

Marvin Robertson

Adventist Musicians Biographical Resource Update

Obituaries

 (January 2015) Online Only

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• IAMA , Thirty Years and Counting . . .
• What used to be . . . SDA teacher hiring practices in the 1960s-1970s
• Canadian University College/Burman University 
• SDA College and University Enrollments.

Music Position Listings for 2016-2017 school year (1-3)

News/Personal Notes

Andrews Academy in Guatemala

The Hinsdale Men\'s Chorus

Northwest Christian School (Puyallup, Washington)

IAMA biography Project Adventist Musicians Biographical Resource

Wilhelmina (Wil) Dunbar

Ivan Flores

Asher Raboy

Kraig Scott

Morris Taylor

Obituaries

Margaret Smith Hafner  1921- 2014

Gretchen Ann Pike  1942 - 2009

Jane Summerour Ralls  1926 - 2013

Pam Chanslor Rhodes 1950 - 2014

H. Lane Schmidt  1937 - 2014

Curtis O.B. Smith  1941 - 2014

Bertil Herman Van Boer  1924 - 2014

Evelyn Kraft Wallace  1922 - 2013

(Spring 2014) Online Only

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• Printing of IAMA Adventist Musicians Biographical Resource dictionary, mailing, reactions, ordering.

Music Position Listings (9-16)

News/Personal Notes

Oakwood University Aeolians to compete in International Competition in July

Jason Max Ferdinand

Lilly Diehl\'s Piano Studio

Lily Pan Diehl

Obituaries

Felix A. Lorenz  1922 - 2013

Garland C. Peterson  1927 - 2014

  (Autumn 2013) Online Only

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• An Overview of IAMA Services and Website  C. Lynn Wheeler, IAMA President
• IAMA Biography Project Concludes in December with over 1100 biographies

News/Personal Notes

Andrews University Music and Worship Conference 1994 

IAMA\'s Job Listing Service Listed 29 Vacancies for the 2013-2014 school year

Oakwood University Aeolians Continue  to Win Awards and Honors

Alan Mitchel

Kenneth Narducci

Bruce Wilson

Obituaries

Harlan C. Bates  1927 - 2013

Clarita Kaufman Burden  1928 - 2013

Janice L.S. Williams  1926 -2013

(Spring 2013) Online Only

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News

IAMA member Ruth Jones Releases Songs of Love and Praise, a collection music she has composed 661.946.2657 PST

SDA College and University Music Majors in U.S., Canada, and Mexico (453 undergraduates)

SDA College and University Enrollments

Andrews University Sixth International Music Competition Winners

PUC hosts Secondary Music Teachers Workshop

Personal Notes

John Boyd, SWAU music teacher, retires

Terry Koch, music teacher, Rogers Adventist School, retires

Linda Mack, AU Music Librarian, retires

Bruce Wilson, band director at WAU, retires

Obituaries

Frederick Bacon-Shone  1924 -2012

Larry D. Karpenko  1944- 2012

Mary Tacoma Maupin  1905 -2012

C. Dwight Rhodes   1922 -2012

(Autumn 2012) Online Only

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• AUC: A Summary Chronology

Related Articles:

• The Atlantic Union Approves in Principle an Evangelistic Training School at AUC (AUC PR office, 16 February 2012)
• AUC to be location of Non-Accredited Training School . . . Adventist Today News Team
• Update on AUC, PR office, 14 May 2012
• Massachusetts Board of Education Site Visit,  AUC PR office, 28 August 2012
• The Mass DHE Visit, AUC PR office

News

Personal Notes

Herbert Blomstedt

Elsie Landon Buck

Kristian Leukert

Obituaries

Elsie Landon Buck  1922 - 2012

Juanita Stilwell McElwin  1928 - 2012

(Summer/Autumn 2011) Online Only

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• 25 Years at Kettering, An interview with Jerry Taylor by William Ness
• Jazz, Essential Study in Our Schools? Mervyn R. Joseph

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Adventist University of the Philippines Choir Wins Three Top Awards in Famed International Competition

Oakwood University\'s Aeolians Take Top honors -Again! - in National Competition

Washington Adventist University\'s Music Building Nears Completion

SDA College and University Music Majors in U.S., Canada, Australia, and Mexico (491 undergraduates)

SDA College and University Enrollments

Personal Notes

Alan Thrift

(Winter/Spring 2011)

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• The Oregon Adventist Men\'s Chorus
• Music at Helderberg College
• On Morning Wings . . . Related Article: Terry and Terri Koch

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Andrews University 4^th International Music Competition

Atlantic Union College Discuss a working relationship

Oakwood University\'s Aeolians and Committed win national recognition

Les Cahiers on Facebook and its internet site

Walla Walla University ensembles tour in the U.S. and Canada

Personal Notes:

Dean Boward

Wilhelmina Mueller  Dunbar

Rachel Hyman

Obituaries

Hugh Martin   1914 -2011

Janet J. Miller  1916 - 2010

 (Summer/Autumn 2010)  

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The Heritage Singers

• Commission a Composition - and Create a Lasting Legacy   Bruce Wilson

News

• • • Atlantic Union College reinstates the music degree program
    • The Oregon Adventist Men\'s and Romanian Mens\' choruses tour in U.S.
    • Avondale College Choral groups perform at the Sydney Opera House
    • Wayne Hooper compositions and arrangements free at www.vop.com/hoopermusic 
    • SDA College/University Enrollments
    • SDA College and University undergraduate majors (433) and performance areas

Personal Notes:

• • ​J. Bruce Ashton
  • Bruce Wilson
  • Jerry Taylor
  • James Schoepflin
  • Jennifer Penner
  • Thelma Johnson McCoy
  • Richard Hickham
  • Rachelle Berthelsen Davis
  • Chad Carlson
  • Edino Biaggi

Obituaries

• • • Alfred Csammer  1938-2009
    • Gerald Ferguson  1924 -2010
    • Derwin Landis   1930 - 2010
    • Kathy Narbona  1963 - 2010
    • Keith Rhodes  1932 - 2010
    • Merritt Schumann  1922 -  2010
    • Samuel Ray Tooley  1943-2010

   (Winter/Spring 2010)

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• Washington Adventist University Begins Construction of New Music Building

Related Articles:

• A Cultural Advantage
• Music facilities at WAU through the years
• The Choral Tradition at WAU
• Instrumental Music at WAU
• Piano projects enhance keyboard offerings at Adventist universities and colleges

(Canadian University College, La Sierra University, Oakwood University, Pacific Union College, and Southern Adventist Universit)

Related Articles:

• Other keyboard projects south of the border . . .
• Piano Evolution
• American Influence in Piano Making
• What\'s in a Name?

News

Andrews University brass ensemble tours in Germany

Collegedale Academy and an American League baseball game in Atlanta

La Sierra University\'s Wind Ensemble featured at CBDNA convention

Les Cahiers on Facebook and its internet site

Loma Linda Academy concert band tours

University of Montemorelos conducting workshop and brass group to play at General Conference Session in Atlanta, Georgia.

Oakwood University to launch comprehensive string program this fall

Oakwood University Academy choir and its conductor involved in community music activities

Union College presents original musical

Walla Walla University brass quintet tours in Europe

Walla Walla University hosts 45^th annual music festival

SDA College and University undergraduate majors (460) and their performance areas

Personal Notes:

Jared Ballance

Heidi Cerna

John Nuemann

Jonathan Wall

Obituary

Roger Theisen  1935-2010

   (Summer/Autumn 2009)

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Oakwood University President\'s Spring Message sets Stage for New Musical Composition  (An oratorio inspired by the Simon of Cyrene statue by Alan Collins located at Oakwood University)

• Walker Memorial Academy Steel Band wins Top Prize in East Coast Competition
• SDA College and University Enrollments
• Columbia Union College renamed Washington Adventist University
• Music Major enrollment and Faculty in SDA Colleges and Universities in the U.S. and Canada
• IAMA Election Results
• Biography Project Nears End
• A Painful Childhood Odyssey

(Rudolf Strukoff\'s experience as a child in Europe during World War II)

News

2110 General Conference Session Brass Choir

Adventist Gospel Music Directory

Obituaries

Alma Montgomery Blackmon  1921 - 2009

Frank Graham Heppel  1918 - 2009

Barry Jon Lauritzen  1958 - 2009

Joni Mae Robinson Pierre-Louis   1927 - 2009

   (Winter/Spring 2009)  

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The New England Youth Ensemble

(Historical overview of this ensemble, now in its 40^th year!)

• IAMA Celebrates 25 Years!

(Historical overview of the International Adventist Musicians Association)

• The Wedgwood Trio (Wedgwood)

(The story of this historic ensemble and its effect on Adventist Music)

• The Liberty Singers and Wretha Griffin Lang

(The story of a professional level choral ensemble, its director, and its success in a Florida community)

News

IAMA\'s Future

IAMA Biography Project

Atlanta\'s New Creation Choral Group & Its Part in President Obama\'s Inauguration

The Riverside, California, Mt. Rubidoux SDA Church Choir- Winners in Competition

http://www.howsweetthesoun.com/media/video_player/21

Sacred Music Piano Festival at the Loma Linda University Church

Southern Adventist University Steinway Piano Project

Upper Columbia Academy Gives a Christmas Concert in Spokane\'s Fox Theatre

Columbia Union College\'s Concert Band Tours in Puerto Rico

Personal Notes:

Florence Clarambeau

John T. Dennison

William DeWitt

Ivan E. Flores

Jeremy Irland

LeRoy Peterson

   (Summer/Autumn 2008)

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• A Trip to China

(Canadian University College choir members participated in a series of concerts that provided a cultural countdown to the XXIX Summer Olympic Games)

• Music at Canadian University College

(Historical overview of music at Canadian University College)

• Wendolin Pazitka Munroe (Biography)
• A Providential Choice (A personal experience by Wendolin Pazitka Munroe)
• In Memoriam: Giving a Musical Gift in memory of a Loved One or Friend

(A personal experience by William Ness)

• Jazz in Adventist Schools?

(An introduction along with a reprint of an article from Adventist Today on music in the Adventist experience)

News

Pacific Union College $1.2 million piano project

Personal Notes:

Kimberly Bulgin

Elsie & Edwin Buck

• Obituaries
• Lyle Jewell  1924 -2008
• Opal Miller Payne 1911 -2008 
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•     (Winter/Spring 2008)
•   PDF
• Andrews University Honors Herbert Blomstedt
• Andrews University celebrates Blomstedt\\\'s 80^th Birthday
• Herbert Blomstedt (Biography)
• Music and Spirituality (Excerpts from Blomstedt address at AU)
• Standing with the Giants (Blomstedt Article)
• The University of Montemorelos Celebrates Thirty Years of Music
• Three Decades of Music at the University of Montemorelos
• Historical overview of music at the University of Montemorelos
• Music at Avondale College (Australia)
• Historical overview of music at Avondale College
• Alan George Thrift (Biography)
•       News

•     Personal Notes:
•     Melissa Anderson
•     Robert Anderson
•     Byron K. Graves
•     Lucy Lewis
•     Harlen Miller
•     Natasha Hidebran Perez
•     Barry Walmsley
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•  PDF
• The Trumpet Shall Sound . . .
• Music at Faith for Today, groundbreaking religious telecast.
• Herbert G. Hohensee Biography
• Stan Schleenbaker Biography
• Andrews University Wind Symphony Tours in Europe
• Music at Southwestern Adventist University  Historical overview of music at Southwestern Adventist University

•     Appalachian Praise (SDA religious blue grass group)
•     The Creston Adventist Church Choir (British Columbia, Canada)
•     The Denver First Church NAD Arts Conference
•     Glendale Adventist Academy Chorale
•      The Sacramento Adventist Academy Bel Canto Choir
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•   Personal Notes:
•     Debra Bakland (formerly Richter)
•     Elsy Gallardo
•     Glenn Hawkins
•     Marvel Jensen
•     Teona Martiashvili
•     Dwight Morgan
•     Matthew Sandvik
•     Michael Sandvik
•     Bob Schimp
•     Karin Thompson
•     Tim Vandeman
• Obituaries
•     Dean Frederick  1928 - 2007
•     Carl Wessman  1935 - 2007

•  PDF
• The King\'s Heralds
• An Unutterable Sense of Glory
• Ellen White\'s experiences in and views about early Adventist music.
• Music at Walla Walla University
• Historical overview of music at Walla Walla University, a program of many firsts in music in SDA higher education.
• Melvin K. West (Biography)
• Music in Turkey
•       News
•     Gem State Academy "Cool Ringings Bells Festival"
•     Personal Notes:
•     Joanne Andersson
•     Joseph Eunkwan Choi
•     Rudyard (Rudy) Dennis
•     Bruce Kuist
•     Will Stuivenga
•     Jim Teel
•     Liva Zaigalve
• Obituary
•     Wayne Hooper  1920 - 2007

 (Summer/Autumn 2006)

• James Lee III/National Symphony Premiere

A firsthand report of the the premiere of a young Adventist composer\\\'s work by the National Symphony Orchestra.

• Walla Walla Symphony Celebrates 100 Years

An overview of the unique relationship that the WWS and Walla Walla College have shared for nearly a century.

• Music at Oakwood College

Historical overview of music at Oakwood College, how its reputation for outstanding choral groups evolved, and how music has played a major role in shaping the school\\\'s identity.

• Mary Inez Booth (Biography)
• Alma Montgomery Blackmon (Biography)

News

Adventist University of the Philippines

Artistree Ministry

Bass Memorial Academy Update

Battle Creek Academy Band

Rocky Mountain Fine Arts Festival

Southern Adventist University Organ Students

United Youth Congress

Personal Notes:

Philip Binkley

Peter Cooper

Norman Crarey

Carlos Flores

Donald Huff

Greg Kapiniak

Sung-Jung Kim

Dean Kravig

Andrew Lay

Lloyd Mallory

Cyril Myers, Jr.

Kenneth Narducci

Marvin Robertson

Dan Shultz

Ryan Wells

Obituaries

Raiford D. Couden  1930 - 2006

Ellsworth F. Judy  1922 - 2006

Adrian R. M. Lauritzen  1907 - 2005

(Winter/Spring 2006)

• SDA Music Festivals

An overview of music festivals in Adventist education.

• A Pioneering Venture

The story of how the first conference-wide music festival for elementary/junior academy students started and developed

• Music at Andrews University

Historical overview of music at AU, including how music started and developed in its predecessor, Battle Creek College.

• Paul Hamel (A biography)

News

Southern Adventist University 8^th Annual Chamber Music Festival

The Collegedale Academy Madrigal Singers

The Lewiston, Idaho, Adventist Church Christmas Cantata

Walla Walla College Hosts Suzuki Music Camp Week

Personal Notes:

J. Bruce Ashton

Denice Raymundo Dameron

Barbara Favorito

Richard Hickam

Jerry Lange

 (Summer/Autumn 2005)

• Katrina & Bass Memorial Academy

Bass Memorial Academy took a direct hit from hurricane Katrina two weeks into the school year. This is the story of the devastation it brought to that campus and how BMA helped the surrounding community, and how the school was, in turn, helped in its initial steps to recover from this catastrophe.

• Adventist University of the Philippines Plans New Music Building

AUP, a large Adventist school of higher education has started fund raising to build a music facility, the first on a campus that has always valued music highly..

• Music at La Sierra University

Historical overview of music at LSU + listing of current faculty

• Harold Byron Hannum (Biography)

News

Andrews University hosts 2^nd annual Music and Worship Conference

Atlantic Union College continues its renovation of Thayer Music Conservatory

Canadian University College expands its Casavant organ

Portland Adventist Academy introduces its Steel Band ensemble

The Sunnyside Church in Portland, Oregon, honors Melvin West and Harold Lickey

Personal Notes:

Del and Lois Case

Gennevieve Brown Kibble

Raejin Lee

Bruce and Rosalie Rasmussen

Obituaries

Margaret (Peggy) Bell  1930 - 2005

Frank J. Kravig  1934 - 2005

(Winter/Spring 2005)

• Music at the Voice of Prophecy

The story of the Voice of Prophecy from its beginning to the present.

• Meet Me in St. Louis

A preview of music and related issues at the 58^th World Conference of the SDA church

• Twenty Years of IAMA Publications

The story of how IAMA has grown and its publications evolved

• Music at Pacific Union College

Historical overview of music at PUC + listing of current faculty

• Echoes in the PUC Church

Changes in music for college church services at PUC from the late 1960\\\'s to the present

• LeRoy Peterson

How a violin-toting bodybuilder has helped evangelize Russia

Personal Notes:

Robb Dennis

Marvin Robertson

Obituaries

C. Warren Becker  1923 - 2004

Carolyn Rhodes Bisel   1938 -2005

Jerry Dill   1927 - 2004

Roy Drusky  1930 - 2004   

Bob Edwards   1924 - 2004

Norman Krogstad  1922 - 2004

Bill Shadel   1909 - 2005

(Summer/Autumn 2004)

• La Sierra University Wind Ensemble

This past February the La Sierra University Wind Ensemble was a featured group at the Christian Instrumentalists and Directors National Conference in Tennessee. The story of how that happened and how they did . . .

• The Westside Brass

How a group of former brass players found each other, became a cohesive group, and rediscovered the joy of making music . . .

• Opus-I Ensemble Singers & a Trip to Eastern Europe

A Collegedale Academy music group\\\'s tour to Eastern Europe

• Music at Union College

Historical overview of music at UC + listing of current faculty

• Melvin S. Hill (Biography)

News

Gem State Academy Handbell Ringers

The Andrews University Band in Europe

Ring of Fire handbell choir

The Taylor String Quartet

Union College Piano Pedagogy Degree

The Vision of the Apocalypse at Carnegie Hall

Personal Notes:

Katrina Beddoe Koch

Jerry Lange

Betty Spalding

Obituaries

Charles Hall   

Ruimar DePavia  1961 - 2003

(Winter/Spring 2004)

• The Andrews University Howard Performing Arts Center
• The SDA Church Musicians\' Guild (1970-1989)
• Music at Southern Adventist University (Historical overview of music at SAU + listing of current faculty)
• Dorothy Evans Ackerman (Biography)
• Marvin Robertson (Biography)
• How About a Prism Concert?

Personal Notes:

Warren Becker

Audley C. Chambers

Ellen Cockerham

Jeffery K. Lauritzen

A listing of Issues prior to these can be viewed by clicking on Back Issues . . .(below)

 Back Issues of IAMA Publications (1985- (A listing of magazines and articles)

These magazines are available at the following libraries: Andrews University, Avondale College(Australia), Canadian University College, La Sierra University, Newbold College (England), Pacific Union College, Southern Adventist University, Southwestern Adventist University, Union College, and Walla Walla University