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 African American gospel tradition has become a regular part of choral programs in school, church, community, and professional choruses across the world. As gospel-style selections become increasingly popular within the choral landscape, choral conductors with limited experience and training in this style are seeking technical tools that will allow their choruses to perform with […]
Salt Lake City, UT.Have you been fearful of wading into the “deep waters” of performing Chinese choral music? This session will get you started on the path to discovering and using the tools that will unlock your adventure into this new and rewarding experience. A brief overview of the choral music repertoire in China will be given, and […]
Salt Lake City UT.ACDA’s Second National Symposium on American Choral Music will be held June 12–13, 2015, in Austin, Texas. It will focus on Latin American choral music of the colonial and modern periods, featuring some of the leading composers, scholars, and conductors in that field. This session will highlight the headliners, ensembles, and workshops to be featured […]
Salt Lake City UT.This session explores the music of Romani (Gypsy) Choirs of Ukraine and Russia from folk tradition to professional ensemble to discover the artistic value, gratifying performance experience, and pedagogical applications of Romani music. Elements of vocal production, performance intensity, improvisation, and theater will be presented, and the audience will sing examples from the repertoire. The […]
Salt Lake City UT.An overview of the evolution of the Negro spiritual in American musical culture: what influences contributed to its development and propagation, and how it evolved from the oral experience to became vehicles for public performance as solo and choral works on the concert stage. This session will include lecture/demonstrations and interactive performance activities.
Little Rock AR.World music provides opportunities for cultural exploration in addition to enriching an ensemble’s musical vocabulary. We will explore the processes in finding and selecting appropriate repertoire. Attendees will learn about programming, rehearsing, and performing world choral music.
Little Rock AR.
