American Choral Directors Association

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September 2017

Download the complete issue. (22 MB) eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESMost Recommended Choral Music from 20 State Music Lists by Jim Watson ** Watson Bibliography Word Document Download Edward Elgar’s The Apostles: A Major Oratorio Standing Outside Traditionby Thomas Lloyd Searching for an Icon: Eric Whitacre […]

August 2017

Download the complete issue. (22 MB) eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESThe Decline of the American Tune Book by David W. Music Nationalism and Reference to the Past in Pendereckiʻs Polish Requiemby Edward J. Lundergan ARTICLES A Song for Every Choir: HugoDistilerʻs Morike-Chorliederbuch, op 19by Brad Pierson Technology and the […]

June-July 2017

Download the complete issue. (10 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESWatching Bluegrass Grow: The Rise of Bluegrass Music in the Choral Worldby Matthew Bumbach Inclusivity in Action: Transgender Students in the Choral Classroomby Joshua Palkki ARTICLES On the Voice  Singing in ACDAʻs First Fifty Years: Celebrating the […]

May 2017

Download the complete issue. (11 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESConrad Von Zabernʻs De modo bene cantandi and Early Choral Pedagogyby Sion M. Honea A Master of Styles: The Choral Music of William Bolcom by Vaughn Roste Repertoire at ACDA National Conferences: 1960-2017 ARTICLES On the Voice […]

April 2017

Download the complete issue. (9 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESMissa Brevis: An Ancient Genre Revitalized by Anthony Bernarducci A Reconsideration of the Performance of the Chorales in J. S. Bachʻspassio secundum Johannem, BWV 245 by Heather Mitchell ARTICLES On the Voice Striking the Balance: Creating and […]

March 2017

Download the complete issue. (50 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** Conference SchedulesTuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Other Sections Exhibits/Exhibitors Awards General Information ARTICLES Homing: The Words and Music of J.A.C. Redford by Larry Wyatt