ACDA News

Do you have an exciting ACDA-sponsored event to share with the membership? Maybe it’s your upcoming State Conference? Maybe it’s a Sip and Sing? Maybe it’s a one-day workshop for collegiate members? Whatever your ACDA event is, we want to share it in the Wednesday e-newsletter! CLICK HERE to list your event. This opportunity is […]

Submission Deadline: June 15, 2026 at 11:59pm central time The National Chairs for ACDA Repertoire & Resources are calling for scores to be considered as part of the 2027 National Conference Sessions, as well as the 2027 Virtual Reading Sessions. R & R Chairs are responsible for reviewing and recommending repertoire to the ACDA community. […]

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026 The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) invites expressions of interest from qualified individuals to serve on the inaugural ACDA Music Industry Task Force, a new advisory body that will become a Standing Committee of the Association. This task force, composed of 5–7 leaders drawn from across the choral and commercial […]

Dan Forrest has been awarded the 2027 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission which will premier at the 2027 ACDA National Conference in Minneapolis, MN in March of 2027. Receiving the Brock Commission is an extraordinary achievement for any composer but there is something profoundly meaningful about this full-circle moment. In 2005, Dan Forrest was recognized […]

Use the links below to navigate to the instructions to download the J.W. Pepper digital reading session pieces for the Region Conferences. Anyone is welcome to download and view the pieces, not just conference attendees! Note: It takes time to download all of the materials. You want to do this long before you come to […]

Submission deadline: February 27, 2026. The American Choral Directors Association’s (ACDA) Diversity Initiatives National Standing Committee (DIC) is currently seeking applicants for a newly established Divisive Laws and Concepts Task Force. All interested and qualified individuals are invited to submit a curriculum vitae and a letter of application, which should include a vision statement for […]

Dr. James Higgs Has Been Awarded the Prize for “Terza Messa by Marianna Martines: Significance, Style, and Critical Edition.” The Julius Herford Dissertation Prize: Each year the Julius Herford Prize Subcommittee accepts nominations for the outstanding doctoral terminal research project in choral music. Projects are eligible if they comprise the principal research component of the degree […]

ACDA’s annual free summer festival and workshop listing will appear in the March/April issue of the Choral Journal for events taking place May 1 – Sept 1, 2026.Submissions are due by January 15, 2026 to . Please format your submission as follows: Date of EventEvent TitleLocation (specify if Virtual)1-2 sentence description of the eventContact nameContact email/phone Note: This is a text listing […]

Musculoskeletal Interference and Injury in Professional Conductors; Research conducted by Caron Daley, Ryan Sullivan, Gregory Marchetti & Brianne Wehner Description: You are invited to participate in a research project exploring musculoskeletal health in US-based conductors working with collegiate and professional musicians. The goal of this research study is to investigate conducting-related physical exposures, onset, prevalence, […]

The following ACDA members have been named as 2026 Grammy Music Educator Award Semifinalists. Congratulations! Cindy Ellis Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer Miami, FL Jasmine Fripp KIPP Nashville Collegiate H.S Nashville, TN Angela McKenna Classen SAS Oklahoma City, OK Lisa Holt Cedar Park High School Cedar Park, TX Sarah Labrie Lexington High School […]