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.
This session explores aspects of performance practice of Latin American choral music, focusing on style, tone production, articulation, instrumentation, and rhythm. This session addresses issues of diversity as it targets two goals: 1) it explores the music from many regions of Latin America, and 2) it empowers our colleagues to work with a diverse membership.
Kansas City MO.This session seeks to enlighten its audience on transcribing/scoring gospel music for the mixed (SATB) chorus in various formats, including choral octavos and hymnals. The presenters will share their insight on maintaining cultural integrity within the score through various elements, including accessible piano accompaniments, non-doubling bass/baritone vocal lines, and otherwise, while reading though several published […]
Kansas City MO.This session will focus on ways that conductors may encourage diversity within their ensembles specifically through recruiting, engagement in cross-curricular activities, and diverse repertoire. The session will off er practical strategies for ensembles, along with a reading packet that will highlight underrepresented cultures, styles, and composers.
Kansas MO.How can music build bridges between communities in divisive times? This panel discussion will feature choral conductors and song leaders who are pursuing justice and reconciliation through choral music by engaging diverse populations of singers in dialogue-based conflict transformation, restorative practices, and creative youth development in to the rehearsal and performance process.
Kansas City MO.Many choirs struggle with communicating expressively. However, studies show that a visually expressive ensemble will come across as more engaging for their audience. Having a “full bodied” performance can bring a choir’s singing to the next level and create an engaging performance for an audience member. Through storytelling, movement, games, and imitation, this session discusses […]
Kansas City Convention Center Room 2101Singers’ gender identities influence interactions in choral rehearsal and performance spaces. As choirs often are safe spaces for many types of diversity, it is vital that we consider singers’ lived gender identities and expressions and how they influence the choral experience. This interactive session will explore practical, research-based strategies to navigate the increasingly complex gender […]
Kansas City Convention Center Room 2102 AB
PO Box 1705
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1705
(405)232-8161
