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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Dear Members, Our hearts are saddened and troubled that, once again, we write to you to address violence in our communities. The American Choral Directors Association is heartbroken to learn of the shooting that took place at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado. While no motive for this attack has yet […]
Candidates for 2023 ACDA President-elect Announced
The candidates running for national president-elect for the term beginning July 1, 2023, have been announced: Pearl Shangkuan and Brian Galante. Statements Pearl Shangkuan: “Six months after being sent home suddenly as everything shut down, singing a simple warm up at our first rehearsal back, albeit masked and distanced, caused our emotions to overflow. I […]
Three ACDA Members Among CMA Foundation’s 2022 Music Teachers of Excellence
ACDA congratulates members Jesse Cannon III (TX), Sara Cowan (NE), and Trey Jacobs (TN) for being named 2022 Music Teachers of Excellence by the Country Music Association’s CMA Foundation. Awards are “based on their dedication to bringing a high-quality music education to their students and the impact they’ve had on their school community through music.” […]
Ellen Gilson Voth Wins American Prize in Choral Composition
The American Prize winners in the Composers category were announced last week, and we’re delighted to share that ACDA members feature. Ellen Gilson Voth is the 2022 prize winner in Composition – shorter choral works for her work Across the empty square. She was also the 2022 winner of ACDA’s Pearl Prize, for her work […]
Congratulations to Members Awarded a 2022 American Prize
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 […]
Derrick Fox Elected ACDA Midwestern Region President-elect
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 […]