The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts. The American Prize is unique in scope and structure, designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, directors, ensembles and composers in the United States at professional, college/university, community and high school levels, […]
Spotlight on non-major/open enrollment collegiate choirs! Share your repertoire ideas!!
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 […]
Robert Shaw Award Nominations Now Open
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 […]
ACDA Soprano-Alto Choirs National Commission Consortium–Call For Participation
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 […]
Composition Initiatives National Standing Committee–Call for Committee Membership
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 […]
Diversity Initiatives National Standing Committee–Call for Standing Committee Membership
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 […]