American Choral Directors Association

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Excellence in Choral Music: A History of ACDA

This session presents an overview of “Excellence in Choral Music: A History of the American Choral Directors Association,” commissioned in 2015 by ACDA’s Research and Publications Committee. It offers a brief chronology of the evolution of ACDA’s structure, leadership, and national and international initiatives, sourced through the written re- ports of previous ACDA historians, and […]

Kansas City MO.
Marvin E. Latimer Jr.



Writing for an ACDA Publication

This interactive clinic is designed to help potential authors on the path to publication. Amanda Bumgarner, ACDA publications editor, will lead the session. Members of the Choral Journal editorial board will be in attendance, along with the editor of the International Journal for Research in Choral Singing, ACDA’s scientific research journal. Participants are invited to […]

Kansas City MO.
Amanda Bumgarner



When Dreams Take Flight

In February 2016, ACDA’s Fund for Tomorrow awarded Delaware ACDA one of its inaugural grants to shine a light on choirs that effect social change in inner cities.Over the past year and a half, Delaware ACDA, the Choir School of Delaware, and composer Dr. Rollo Dilworth have worked together to commission a new work celebrating […]

Kansas City MO.
Rollo Dilworth, Arreon Harley, David Lockart



What is Really Important?

This session will highlight an octogenarian’s perspective on the choral art in America and share fond memories of ACDA’s first and subsequentnational conventions in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas City MO.
Eph Ehly



When Dreams Fly

ACDA awarded Delaware ACDA one of its inaugural grants as an initiative to shine a light on choirs that effect social change in inner cities. Delaware ACDA, the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware, and renowned composer Rollo Dilworth have worked together to commission a new work celebrating the impact of choirs on inner cities. When […]

Pittsburgh PA.
Arreon Harley, Rollo Dilworth, David Lockart



R.E.C.H.A.R.G.E.: Ideas to Rejuvenate or Reimagine Your Teaching

It never fails that attendees say that they look forward to “recharging” at SWACDA. But what does that mean? Aside from spending time with colleagues and being inspired by wonderful clinics and performances, what can you do to take that inspiration and make a tangible difference in your school, church, or community? Robert Ward will […]

Oklahoma City OK.
Robert Ward