We are delighted to list chapter conferences, workshops, and webinars on this page. Please note that chapter events are organized and run independently by each state chapter leadership team. Any questions should be directed to the state (follow learn more links).
Chapter presidents may submit additions to this list using this online form.
July
Jul. 19-21 – Arkansas ACDA’s 2021 Summer Conference. Registration: $99 / students $49. Headliners are Dr. Kristina Caswell MacMullen (University of North Texas), Dr. Jace Saplan (University of Hawai’i – Mānoa), and Dr. William George-Twyman (Booker T. Washington High School). Student immersion day is Jul. 18 (included in student registration). Learn more. – VIRTUAL
Jul. 20-23 – Missouri ACDA’s Conference Choral Music: Upside Down. In Springfield, MO. Registration: rates vary by membership type. Learn more. – IN PERSON
Jul. 21-23 – Washington ACDA’s Summer Institute. Dr. Julie Wu is the headliner. Registration: $15. Learn more. – VIRTUAL
Jul. 22-24 – Texas Choral Directors Association’s Summer Convention. Registration: rates vary by membership type. Learn more. – HYBRID
Jul. 26-27 – California Choral Directors Association’s Summer Choral Summit. Registration: $30. Students free. Learn more. – VIRTUAL
Jul. 27 – Tennessee ACDA’s Re-Entry: Finding Our Way Back Together! In Murfreesboro, TN, with online options. A one-day conference addressing the upcoming return to the choral rehearsal room – where we’ve been, what the most current recommendations are, and where we’re going. Registration: $60 in person; $40 online only. Learn more. – HYBRID
Jul. 28-29 – Iowa Choral Directors Association’s Music Heals 2021 Summer Symposium. In Pella, IA, with online options. Begin to heal your heart and recover with song. Keynote speaker is Jake Runestad. Sessions led by Braeden Ayres, Evan Powers, Christy Elsner, Chris Munce, Jennifer Daniels, Edith Copley, and others! Join in person or register for the virtual option for live video. Registration: rates vary by membership type. Learn more. – HYBRID
August
Aug. 1-2 – Pennsylvania ACDA’s Summer Conference “New Horizons.” Headliners are Dr. Rosephanye Powell and Dr. Andrew Clark. Registration: $35. Learn more. – VIRTUAL
Aug. 2 – ACDA Eastern Region’s Institute for Composer Diversity Seminar. Explore, utilize, and contribute to a new resource that is helping choirs to diversify their repertoire. Free. Learn more. – VIRTUAL
Aug. 3 – Oregon ACDA’s Virtual Summer Workshop. Virtual. Featuring Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand from Oakwood University. Learn more. – VIRTUAL
Aug. 3-6 – ACDA of Minnesota’s Summer Dialogue. At St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN. Three and a half days of engaging interest sessions, all-state conductor sessions, new music reading sessions, annual exhibits fair, and evening afterglows. Learn more. – IN PERSON
Aug. 6-7 – ACDA Voices United Virtual Conference: Preparing for a New Tomorrow. Join for inspiring sessions from headliners Michael John Trotta and Ysaye Barnwell and colleagues. Learn more. – VIRTUAL
Aug. 14 – Maryland/DC ACDA’s Making the Switch: Transitioning from Secondary to Elementary. For new teachers and teachers transitioning from secondary or instrumental to the elementary choral-general classroom. Free. Learn more. – VIRTUAL
Aug. 21 – Maryland/DC ACDA’s Restart, Recoup, Revive: A Pop-up PD on Restarting Rehearsals. Jump start your rehearsals this fall with sessions on re-engaging the voice and repertoire and recruitment. Free. Learn more. – VIRTUAL
