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 responsibilities of choral directors in the classroom are numerous and can often seem overwhelming. Serving as the only voice instructor for most students, teaching music literacy, and providing creative opportunities for all students are just a few of these demands. The focus of this session will be how the selection of literature is the […]
Cincinnati OH.In this session, Phillip Brunelle will share many invaluable insights and perspectives regarding “programming with a passion.” He brings a vast and varied wealth of knowledge and experience in creating and developing concert programs for the church ensemble as well as the professional choir.
Cincinnati OH.A large portion of Latin American sacred music and all nationalistic madrigals are unaccompanied while popular music tends to be accompanied by traditional instruments. Composers and arrangers began to infuse their unaccompanied music with unique regional sounds by using voices to imitate traditional instruments or included eurhythmics as a compositional resource. These explorations have resulted […]
Santa Barbara CA.When Deke Sharon (Pitch Perfect, NBC’s The Sing Off) founded the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America, there were two hundred college unaccompanied groups in the United States, and now there are over two thousand, with countless high school ensembles following closely behind. This session will teach you the best way to find members, run […]
Santa Barbara CA.This session focuses on the repertoire of the Muslim world by having participants learn of the great diaspora of music by singing a selection of pieces from various social, cultural, and linguistic contexts. Attendees will be able to acquire practical ideas for performance and strategies for how to locate and sing this repertoire artistically and […]
Santa Barbara CA.This session surveys the current choral landscape in the Philippines with specific attention to principle and younger composers, and to repertoire, publications, online resources, and performance considerations. Attendees will receive handouts with repertoire resources and information to support new connections, programming, and quality performances of Philippine choral music.
Santa Barbara CA.
