Registration Is Closed
April 25 – 26, 2024
Chicago, IL (In person and Remote)
Big 10 Conference Center
The American Choral Directors Association is pleased to announce the fourth International Symposium on Research in Choral Singing, a forum for the dissemination of research and scholarly activity. The International Symposium will combine diverse presentational formats and break-out sessions with opportunities for in-depth conversation, inquiry, and consideration of future research directions of all types. Penn State University will host the conference, in conjunction with Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) and De Montfort University (England).
The 2024 Symposium will be held in-person with an additional virtual, synchronous option for those who cannot attend in person. The Symposium will be held Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26, 2024 at the Big 10 Conference Center in Chicago, Illinois. Pre-conference workshops for in-person attendees begin at 10am on Thursday, April 25. Primary conference sessions for in-person and virtual attendees begin at noon central time on Thursday, April 25 and conclude by 5pm central time on Friday, April 26.
Registration Options
In-person attendees $125: Attend the conference on-site in Chicago. In-person attendees have access to the pre-conference workshops held from 10am-12pm central time on Thursday April 25 and all primary conference sessions beginning at noon on Thursday, April 25 through 5pm on Friday, April 26. Pricing also includes lunch on Thursday & Friday; afternoon coffee on Thursday and Friday; and breakfast Friday morning.
Virtual attendees $75: Conference access provided via Zoom platform. Access only to the primary conference workshops beginning at noon central time on Thursday, April 25 through 5pm central time on Friday, April 26. No access to the pre-conference workshops. Sessions are only offered synchronously. No recordings will be provided.
US-Based presenters: The expectation for US-based presenters is to attend the conference in person. Please register as an In-Person attendee.
Registration opens January 4, 2024
Travel and Lodging
The conference will be held at the Big 10 Conference Center located at 5440 Park Place, Rosemont, IL 60018
The conference hotel is the Doubletree by Hilton Chicago located at 5460 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. Limited rooms are available in the ACDA block. You can book using the link below. The pricing on the room block expires on April 3. If no rooms are available, additional hotels are in the area and may be booked on your own.
CLICK HERE for the hotel booking site.
Conference Schedule
Subject to Change; All conference times are in the Central time zone.