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.
Context: It is safe to state that most music history classes focused on traditional Western music omit any mention of music from the United States until the end of the nineteenth century or early twentieth century when composers such as Beach, Ives, Copland, Barber, Bernstein, etc., begin to make an impact on the international musical […]
Dallas, TXThis session will offer recruitment and retention strategies specifically aimed at community college choirs. It will address methods for building a strong choral program when faced with a transient student body, budget constraints, and other challenges. A student-centered approach to recruitment and retention will be presented with the goal of decreasing reliance on non-student singers […]
Dallas, TXDale Warland’s lifetime pursuit of excellence and beauty in the choral art has placed him at the apex in the pantheon of choral conductors worldwide. His namesake Dale Warland Singers (DWS) are a lasting testament to his accomplishments in the execution of his artistic vision, documented over the years in many performances and recordings. After […]
Dallas, TXThe Book of Psalms is often called the hymnal of the scriptures. Jewish and Christian congregations share this common heritage of praise, lament, and prayer. Of the 150 (or 151, depending on how you count them) Psalms, our congregations would be hard-pressed to even loosely recite, let alone sing, more than a dozen. How can […]
Dallas, TXWith America’s changing demographic and the difficult international situation, there is an urgent need to connect to music of the Muslim world. This choral music is little understood or known. Thus, this session focuses on repertoire, getting participants to understand the great diaspora of music of the Muslim world by singing a selection of pieces […]
Dallas, TXA special Music & Worship session at the 2013 ACDA Conference in Dallas will feature contemporary and classic Jewish choral repertoire. Choral and congregational singing will interweave with lecture blasts about the selections. Nick Strimple and session planner Coreen Duffy will explain the traditional context of the choral literature presented, and will suggest new and […]
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