ACDA News

In the September Collegiate R&R column in Choral Journal, the spotlight will be on non-major/open enrollment collegiate choirs! By the proposed definition, a non-major/open enrollment choir is any ensemble (1) with students who are new to singing or in their first few years of music/voice study, (2) with a significant percentage of non-music majors or instrumental […]

Deadline for Nominations: August 31, 2024 The Robert Shaw Choral Award is given to a choral leader who has made unusual contributions to the art of choral music. The recipient is chosen by the ACDA Past Presidents Advisory Council. The Robert Shaw Choral Award is presented during each national conference. The following criteria for selection were approved […]

The ACDA Soprano-Alto Choirs National Commission Consortium consists of treble choirs that pool their resources to commission new works for treble choirs.  The call for participating choirs opens on May 22, 2024. The call for participation closes on August 15, 2024.  This Consortium was started in 2007 by Debra Spurgeon (the SSAA chair at the […]

ACDA is seeking Composition Initiatives Committee (CIC) members. All interested and qualified individuals are invited to submit a curriculum vitae and letter of application to Robert Bode, CIC chair, by Thursday, September 5, 2024. About the Composition Initiatives National Standing Committee The Composition Initiatives Committee of the American Choral Directors Association aims to support and advocate for […]

ACDA is seeking  Diversity Initiatives National Standing Committee (DIC) members. All interested and qualified individuals are invited to submit a curriculum vitae and letter of application, including a vision statement for ADEIBR in the Association, to Arreon A. Harley-Emerson, DIC chair, by Thursday, September 5, 2024. About the Diversity Initiatives Committee The Diversity Initiatives Committee […]

Each year the Julius Herford Prize Subcommittee of the Research and Publications Committee 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 requirements, whether the institution defines the project as a “dissertation,” “document,” “thesis,” or “treatise,” etc. The submitted […]

Call for Choral Journal Editorial Board Members There will be two openings on the Choral Journal Editorial Board for terms starting in January 2025. Choral Journal Editorial Board members are volunteers recommended for a four-year term and may be reappointed once, for a maximum of eight years. Members are responsible for reviewing article submissions while […]

The 2025 National Conference will feature five nights of outstanding concerts in Dallas, Texas on March 18-22, 2025. The featured ensembles ere invited to perform to showcase their exceptional artistic merit and unique choral perspectives. This week, we feature the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Santa Fe Desert Chorale Founded in 1982 by Lawrence “Larry” Bandfield, […]

Rosephanye Powell has been awarded the 2025 Brock Commission to premiere at the American Choral Directors Assocation’s 2025 National Conference in Dallas, Texas. Rosephanye Powell has been hailed as one of America’s premier women composers of solo vocal and choral music. She has an impressive catalogue of works published by some of the nation’s leading […]

The 2025 National Conference will feature five nights of outstanding concerts in Dallas, Texas on March 18-22, 2025. The featured ensembles were invited to perform to showcase their exceptional artistic merit and unique choral perspectives. Starting in April, we will bring you details about the featured ensembles. This week, we feature The University of Pretoria […]