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.
For a brief, remarkable period during the early part of the twentieth century, singing truly functioned as America’s pastime, bringing communities together through song. The purpose of this session is to present a historical context for how involving all people in singing should be a standard that we aspire to as a professional organization, and […]
Minneapolis MN.This session addresses effective techniques for the choral conductor who seeks to elicit cohesive musical and technical responses from string players. Strategies addressed include altering the tone color of a string ensemble to correspond to that of a chorus, modifying articulation in order to unify and clarify text, the administration of bowings to enhance and […]
Kansas City MO.The gentle yet powerful, soft-spoken yet courageous voice of Mister Fred Rogers continues to inspire our world’s neighborhoods today. This session will explore how the simple yet profound lessons explored for more than three decades of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” can become a model for our choral classrooms, church music ministries, and choir communities
Kansas City MO.Transformational choral experiences are a much desired yet elusive result of our work. These moments that touch lives and create lifelong singers can occur all too rarely. In this session, four leaders will share their vision, research, expertise, and experience in the search for a truly communal art. Discussion will explore inspiring models for empathetic […]
Kansas City MO.Singers are looking for a place to belong and be accepted, and we are responsible for creating this hospitable environment. This session will examine strategies for fostering a communal environment in any setting involving choral music. Vulnerability, trust, nurture, honesty, story telling, collaboration, playing, building traditions, and fostering group commitment will be explored.
Kansas MO.This session will explore all the various completions of Mozart’s Requiem, K. 626, providing comparisons, editorial procedures and opportunities to hear/sing the various differences. In addition, options for orchestration will be examined. Finally, there will be detailed discussion of late-eighteenth-century performance practices as they pertain to Mozart’s sacred music, bringing some clarity to the myriad […]
Pasadena CA.
PO Box 1705
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1705
(405)232-8161
