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.
The ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program (ICEP) was inaugurated in 2010 with a successful exchange with Cuba coinciding with the 2012 division conferences. In 2014 this extraordinary program will work with China and our partner, the China Chorus Association, to provide once again the opportunity to create meaningful international collaborations that will coincide with all […]
Baltimore MD.This session will concentrate on how to use dynamics, phrasing, articulation, and rubato to highlight each vocal line in order to achieve rhythmic and melodic independence. It is hoped that these guidelines will offer conductors and students the knowledge through which they can project a range of expressivity inherent in each independently flowing polyphonic voice […]
Dallas, TXThis lecture will explore the relationship between the poetry of Wilfred Owen and the Latin Requiem text in communicating Britten’s personal feelings about war. In addition, these texts will be related to Britten’s use of musical motifs and organizational structure in creating one of the most powerful, compelling, and aesthetically significant musical masterworks of modern […]
Dallas, TXThis session, through discussion and example utilizing documentary film trailers, will explore choral music in film and the impact and influence on today’s world of musical performance, composition, historical remembrance, and as a conduit for societal change. Three new and important documentary features will be presented: Requiem for my Mother follows the compositional journey of […]
Dallas, TXThe Lake Junaluska Singers are a 16-voice professional ensemble that serves as the ambassador choir for the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church and of the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. The group began in 1954 and has per- formed nationally and internationally for conferences, dignitaries, and major events. Their music ranges from […]
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