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.
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.The choral tradition of the Hawaiian Islands seldom extends beyond Hawai‘i’s shores and, when it does, rarely carries with it themo‘olelo, or story and tradition that gives the music meaning. Eō, a call exclaiming, ‘I am here!,’ explores through song and word the rich, centuries-old tradition of Hawaiian choral music. This ongoing story is told […]
Pasadena CA.This session will show the positive impact of incorporating African Drumming and Dance into choral practice and performance. Specifically, West African Dance is a full-body, high-energy experience requiring both coordination and communication, and control of the body and the mind—skills that are essential for exceptional choral singing. During this session we will examine how singers’ […]
Pasadena CA.This lecture/demonstration session will discuss the pedagogical differences between the gospel and spiritual genres. The clinicians will address pedagogical issues often related to these genres and provide guidelines when working with singers to achieve stylistically correct performance practice with healthy tone production. Much of the discussion and demonstration will aim to supplement and enhance older […]
Pittsburgh PA.Selecting pieces of music from different cultures will enrich your students’ life. However, it is challenging to choose pieces if you are not familiar with the languages. Japanese pronunciation is just like Latin and is easy to learn and teach. In this session, native Japanese choral conductor Mihoko Tsutsumi will share examples of Japanese choral […]
Pittsburgh PA.This session aims to provide participants with an overview of the music of the Mexican cathedrals; educate participants about the choral music of colonial Mexico with particular respect to Antonio Juan as; and offer resources for locating performing editions of music from the cathedrals of Mexico. Until recently, scholarship on the music of the cathedrals […]
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