The American Choral Directors Association is pleased to announce the Jose Tellez has joined the National Office staff as ACDA’s Information Technology Manager. Jose comes to ACDA after 12 years as a Business and Program Analyst II with the Sprint Corporation.  He brings to the Association an impressive list of technical skills and extensive experience […]

By Madeleine Brindley CARDIFF, WALES, UK — A UNIQUE partnership between Welsh National Opera and people with dementia will culminate tonight with a one-off performance. For the last three months a group of more than 40 people with dementia from South Wales have been working with the opera company. Carers and family members have spoken […]

Josh Groban, performing in concert on Tuesday July 12 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana will help raise funds for the Indianapolis Children’s Choir.     A multi-platinum singer-songwriter, Josh Groban recently launched his Find Your Light Foundation in partnership with Americans for the Arts.  This foundation will help raise funds for non-profit organizations located in […]

Friends of ACDA,   There are several of you who know Richard W. Wesp, choral music educator for the past 57 years in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Last week, Dick quietly retired after a long and vibrant career in the Forest Hills School District.   Dick has agreed to allow us to celebrate his long career on […]

ARBROATH, UK — THE LONG service of two members of Arbroath Male Voice Choir was recognised at the annual general meeting in Knox’s Church hall on Thursday. At the start of the meeting, outgoing president Douglas Cant announced that Mr Bill Fenton and Mr Iain Whyte, who have over 80 years of combined singing time […]

By Seline Augustine COLUMBO, SRI LANKA — Soundarie David Rodrigo is the consummate musician who transformed the Western music scene in Sri Lanka by starting and directing a femal’e ensemble, Soul Sounds, the first choir to perform and win awards internationally over the last few years. She was the first Sri Lankan to be on […]