The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) has sold its building and former National Headquarters in Lawton, Oklahoma, to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Where is ACDA today and where would you like to see it go tomorrow? You can voice your opinion by taking part in ACDA's online survey, currently running through the month of January 2012.  Log-on to acda.org to take part.

ACDA has kicked off a busy season of conferences, beginning with a successful event in Denver.

According to the ACDA National Chair for Children's and Community Youth Choirs, Robyn Lana, "The retreat in Denver was a wonderful success, with over 180 colleagues attending from across the U.S.  The many clinicians provided a wealth of inspiration and information."

This event was just one of fourteen conferences and specialty events the American Choral Directors Association is presenting in 2012.  Take a moment to learn more about these events, and register online.

Arts advocacy is EVERY conductor's business.

To that end the American Choral Directors Assoctaion is joined forces with other national music education associations as a part of The Music Education Policy Rounddtable hosted by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and has become a signatory to the policy statement "Arts Education: Creating Student Success in School, Work, and Life."

ACDA also has an Advocacy Statement that all conductors are encouraged to place in their printed concert programs.