The documentary The Choir and Conductor by Oscar winner Freida Lee Mock, is out Tuesday, April 12 on VOD platforms. The film tells the story of visionary conductor Anne Tomlinson and her extraordinary impact on children through the world-renowned Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC). Billie Eilish, who appears in the film as an alumnus of the LACC, learned to sing starting at age eight when she, like thousands of […]
ACDA Voices United Call for Interest Session Proposals
The ACDA Voices United planning committee is looking for engaging choral professionals to present at their 2022 conference being held August 5 and 6 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, VA. We are looking for a diversity of topics from technical tips for leading a better rehearsal to information about neglected or under-represented […]
Catch a Free Livestream of VocalEssence with The Aeolians March 4 at 10 CST
VocalEssence WITNESS: Rejoice! Young People’s Concert will be a free, livestream event this year on March 4 at 10:00 a.m. Central – or watch on demand after the event. The Aeolians of Oakwood University, named the “2017 Choir of the World” at the World Choir Games and “stars” of the 2019 ACDA national conference, will […]
Ellen Gilson Voth, Winner of the 2022 ACDA Pearl Prize
From the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Composition Initiatives Standing Committee: Ellen Gilson Voth has been named winner of the 2022 ACDA Pearl Prize. The ACDA Pearl Prize, named for the beauty yet simplicity of a pearl, seeks to foster new works for volunteer choirs (community or church choirs, as well as school choirs) that […]