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 repertoire session and clinic will briefly describe the how-to steps for commissioning new music and the benefits choirs can experience in working with a living, breathing composer to bring new music to life! The majority of the workshop will be conducted as a repertoire session introducing workshop participants to new commissions that are available […]
Providence, RIIn this session, a panel will consider: What considerations should be involved in the performance of the music of a religious tradition unfamiliar to the director or to the ensemble? In what kinds of situations should an interfaith worship service be developed, and who should be invited? What creative, inspirational, and unifying non-worship experiences can […]
Madison, WIUsing several works from standard high school repertoire, this session demonstrates ways to bring score study a practical way of determining rehearsal goals and strategies. Learner outcomes include an increased understanding of how score study relates to interpretive decisions, reduced anxiety about what score study entails, and increased confidence in one’s ability to wed analytical […]
Madison, WIBecause Beyond the Notes is all about the process of music-making, each honor choir will also have a designated open rehearsal during the interest sessions for convention participants to observe the process of music-making from the very beginning as they learn and rehearse a choral piece they receive when they arrive at the conference.
Madison, WI
