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 […]
Herford Dissertation Prize Nomination Period Open
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 […]