American Choral Directors Association
The mission of ACDA is to inspire excellence and nurture lifelong involvement in choral music for everyone through education, performance, composition and advocacy.
Dale Warland’s lifetime pursuit of excellence and beauty in the choral art has placed him at the apex in the pantheon of choral conductors worldwide. His namesake Dale Warland Singers (DWS) are a lasting testament to his accomplishments in the execution of his artistic vision, documented over the years in many performances and recordings. After […]
Dallas, TXWell … just shift! Are the countless teaching demands wearing you down? Does it seem the surroundings of our teaching world have changed and the approaches you have used in the past are becoming less effective? Well, maybe it’s time for a paradigm shift. Making changes to your approach to discipline, communication, administration, and rehearsal […]
Dallas, TXThe Book of Psalms is often called the hymnal of the scriptures. Jewish and Christian congregations share this common heritage of praise, lament, and prayer. Of the 150 (or 151, depending on how you count them) Psalms, our congregations would be hard-pressed to even loosely recite, let alone sing, more than a dozen. How can […]
Dallas, TXFor the past five years, VocalEssence, through its ëCantarÈí program has brought composers from Mexico to Minnesota to be in residence at elementary and high schools, composing music for the young people in selected schools culminating in a May concert where all the music is performed. This session will demonstrate some of the music that […]
Dallas, TXWith America’s changing demographic and the difficult international situation, there is an urgent need to connect to music of the Muslim world. This choral music is little understood or known. Thus, this session focuses on repertoire, getting participants to understand the great diaspora of music of the Muslim world by singing a selection of pieces […]
Dallas, TXThis interest session will briefly discuss multi-media music theory and its implications for the development of multi-sensory concerts. Video and audio excerpts will be examined as important dos and don’ts for conductors wishing to develop multi-media concerts. Interest session participates will discuss their own attempts at multi-media performances and collectively brainstorm ideas for concerts that […]
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