ACDA Radio is now available from the Home Page of the American Choral Directors Association website. ACDA Radio is the result of an agreement reached between the American Choral Directors Association and Naxos Records, one of the largest recording labels in classical and formal art music. Naxos provides a subscription service for computer listening of the entire Naxos catalog, and as a result of the ACDA/Naxos agreement, Naxos is now providing free streaming of their choral-focused channels for all ACDA website users. The ACDA Radio menu appears on the left sidebar of ACDA's website. Four different listening selections are available. The following playlists and content description are now available live:

The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and the American Guild of Organists (AGO) have signed a Letter of Agreement in a collaborative effort towards supporting common goals. In a letter signed by James E. Thomashower, Executive Director of the AGO, and Tim Sharp, Executive Director of ACDA, the two national associations "agree to find ways in which we can offer reciprocity."

Derek Myler, sophomore at Weber State University, has been named the Brock Student Composition winner for 2010 for his setting of Psalm 100. The original Raymond W. Brock Commission was established in 1991 and is awarded to established composers. In the American Choral Directors Association's effort to find another means for furthering its mission to promote choral music and ensure its future, in 1998 ACDA initiated the Brock Memorial Student Composition Contest.

An historic "first" for the American Choral Directors Association is the ability to register for ACDA's Division Conferences online. ACDA is pleased to announce the automation of the registration process through http://acda.org/conference_registration/main adding to the growing list of web-based ACDA membership benefits.

Interview with Daniel Garavano and Tim Sharp announcing the 9th World Symposium on Choral Music, Puerto Madryn, Patagonia Argentina, August 3-10, 2011.  Visit  www.wscm9.com  for complete details and updates.

For the third straight quarter, membership in the American Choral Directors Association grew at a rate of 3%, representing the addition of 500 new members to ACDA over 2008 membership levels. This trend breaks a 5 year cycle of membership decline that is indeed dramatic, particularly in the economic climate of 2009.

According to ACDA Membership coordinator, Leane DeFrancis, analysis of the figures demonstrates areas of membership witnessing the strongest increase are in “Active” and “Student” categories. Categories of membership remaining relatively stable are “Industry”, “Institution”, “International”, and “Library” areas.