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.
Works from the California missions are elegant and unusual additions to the available choral repertoire and have a uniquely Californian style. Much of the extant music from the mission period lies dormant in large choir manuals. This session aims to share some of the beautiful California mission music while providing an example of how it […]
Pasadena CA.Deepen your understanding and broaden your variety of programming for your ensemble by learning more about Latin styles within vocal jazz. This session will discuss fundamentals of basic Latin grooves and how to move toward stylistic authenticity in performance. Elements to be discussed include bossa nova, samba, phrasing, style, articulation, groove, and diction for Brazilian […]
Pasadena CA.Sephardic Jews are descendants of Spain, where Ladino was the spoken language. Ashkenazi Jews come from the “Pale of Settlement” in Eastern Europe, where Yiddish was the vernacular. This session will introduce and explore a sampling of the choral repertoire available in these two languages, each a hybrid language of its own. Ladino is similar […]
Pasadena CA.Through video, photos, recordings, and audience participation, this session will demonstrate the practice of choral music as it exists in the Manda Wilderness of northwestern Mozambique, Africa. From May through August 2013, the clinician traveled to Malawi and northwestern Mozambique to work with the choirs. The clinician also attended local church services and observed how […]
Boston MA.Have you ever wondered what is a quarter tone? Did you ever think of introducing your choir/students to an Arabic song? This is your chance to do it. In this workshop, participants will get hands-on experience. They will learn Nassam Alayna-el Hawa (Blowing Breeze), a classic song popularized by singer Fairouz, who is known as […]
Boston MA.This workshop is designed to introduce outstanding Chinese choral pieces to conductors who are interested in enhancing their ability to program a variety of multicultural choral repertoire. As a native Chinese speaker, the presenter will also introduce the proper pronunciation of Chinese phonetics and their application in Chinese choral music. Due to the fact that […]
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