ACDA News

Are you planning to have students audition for your Region Honor Choirs? If so, there are some critical updates to the application process that warrants your immediate attention. We’ve gone through another update since the 2025 National Conference. We want to ensure you can navigate the system without any hiccups. To have a successful application […]

The International Conductors Exchange Program (ICEP) provides opportunities for the rising generation of choral leaders to represent the United States as ambassadors to the world in the exchange of music, ideas, and cultures. Established in 2010 and coordinated by ACDA’s International Activities Committee, the program has connected choral conductors in the United States with counterparts […]

The Choral Journal Index has been updated once again and is now current through June 2025. The index allows choral music educators, conductors, and researchers to easily search decades of Choral Journal articles by author, title, subject, and keyword. The Index makes it simple to find the trusted resources you need on repertoire, rehearsal techniques, […]

Brandon A. Boyd and Alex Canovas, co-chairs of the 2025 ACDA Brock Student Composition Competition, are pleased to announce this year’s winners. The competition received a large number of submissions from a talented group of student composers across our membership. The winning composition is “In effect it is this: that I love you” by Ethan Soledad (SATB […]

July 1 always marks a time of transition in ACDA. In the odd-numbered years, we experience a change in our National Board, as well as, some National Standing Committee and R & R Leaders. Please welcome the following leaders into their new roles: National Board:Edith Copley, National PresidentDavid Fryling, Past President & Chair of the […]

July 1 marks a very important milestone for many of our State Chapters. We welcome the following members into their role as a State President. These remarkable people take over the forwarding of the work that has been done by those who served before them and will bring new knowledge, skills, and inspiration to us […]

With $100,000 in grant support from the Sphinx Venture Fund, ACDA, Rising Tide Music Press, and the American String Teachers Association, have partnered together, over the last two years, to focus on commissioning up to 24 new works by Black and Latinx composers for the orchestra and choral classrooms. Choral composers were selected in two […]

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the many leaders whose terms are coming to a close on June 30. Your dedication, vision, and countless hours of service have shaped our work in meaningful ways. You’ve led with heart, energy, and creativity, and your work has made a lasting difference. Your impact has been felt across […]

  Dr. Robert Natter has been elected ACDA National Treasurer/Secretary. Congratulations Rob! Dr. Natter (he/him) is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Gettysburg College, where he has been a faculty member since 1998. He teaches conducting and conducts the College Choir, Concert Choir, Audeamus (upper-voice choir) and Camerata (vocal chamber ensemble). […]

Jason Bowers, Justin West, and Adam White have been appointed as new members to the ACDA Research and Publications National Standing Committee. Their terms will begin on July 1, 2025. The Research and Publications Committee oversees all ACDA research initiatives and the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing. Meet the Appointees Dr. Jason Bowers […]