ACDA News

ACDA members are well represented among this season’s winners of The American Prize. We offer congratulations to these prize winners, as well as those who placed in the competition. American Prize Winners Choral Conducting – The Dale Warland Prize Wei Cheng (UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus) won the American Prize’s Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting […]

Dr. Derrick Fox has been elected president-elect to ACDA’s largest region. He will step into Midwestern Region leadership immediately, serving as president-elect through June 2024, then as region president on the National Board for two years, beginning in July 2024. Fox is the Director of Choral Activities and Distinguished Associate Professor of Music at the […]

Six members have been accepted into ACDA’s International Conductors Exchange Program (ICEP) and are set to exchange with six of their counterparts in Germany. ACDA is pleased to announce the following 2022-23 fellows: John McDonald, McKendree University Jeffrey Murdock, University of Arkansas Erin Plisco, Missouri State University Jennifer Sengin, Georgia State University Meg Stohlmann, Gonzaga […]

ACDA has announced two new appointments to national positions, one to the Research & Publications Committee and another to the National Board. Dr. Elizabeth Parker, Associate Professor of Music Education at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University, has been named to ACDA’s Research & Publications Committee. The committee, chaired by Dr. […]

The International Journal for Research in Choral Singing is accepting nominations and applications for the Editor, Associate Editor, and Editorial Board Members. Click here to read more about the positions and how to submit a nomination. The deadline is Sep. 15, 2022. Terms begin Jan. 1, 2023.

World Symposium on Choral Music – Apr. 25-30, 2023 The International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM), of which ACDA is a founding member, is holding their 2023 symposium in Istanbul, Turkey. The event promotes artistic excellence, cooperation, and exchange by bringing together the finest choirs and choral leaders for performances, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, and choral […]

ACDA is pleased to announce that new appointments have been made to two of its national standing committees. Dr. Nicolás Dosman is now a member of the International Activities Committee, and Dr. Joni Jensen has joined the Composition Initiatives Committee. ACDA’s standing committee are made up of member volunteers who have specific expertise and experience […]

ACDA has made new appointments to two of its national standing committees: the Committee on Choral Repertoire and Resources (R & R), chaired by Gretchen Harrison, and the Advocacy and Collaboration Committee, chaired by Dr. Emily Williams Burch. Six new appointments have been made to the R & R committee: Kelsey Burkett, Contemporary/Commercial Choirs Co-chair […]

ACDA region leadership changed over on July 1. Welcome to our new region presidents! Christopher Kiver, Eastern Region President. Dr. Kiver is Director of Choral Activities at Penn State. There, he conducts the Concert Choir and Glee Club, oversees the graduate choral conducting program, and teaches classes in choral conducting and choral literature. He is Director of […]

Lift Every Voice is a new column in Choral Journal concerning issues of access, diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and restorative practice (ADEIBR) in choral music. ACDA hopes that this column can provide a space to incubate ideas about inclusive practices and provide mentorship for choral practitioners. Logistics: 1,000-word minimum; 3,500-word maximum Shorter pieces on similar […]