The June/July issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “The Capitalistic Machine Against a Radical Individual” by Richard Robbins. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _______________________ American composer Marc Blitzstein (1905–1964) spent much of 1932 planning and composing The Condemned, an ambitious “choral opera” for four […]
CJ Replay: Performing Religious Music of the African American Experience
The June/July issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Performing Religious Music of the African American Experience” by M. Roger Holland II. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _______________________ The fervor of sensitivity and attention to issues of justice and equity concerning the […]
CJ Replay: Daniel Friderici’s Rules for Choral Singing
The June/July issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Daniel Friderici’s Rules for Choral Singing” by Sion M. Honea. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _______________________ After four centuries, Daniel Friderici’s (1584-1638) rules for choral singers and directors still offer valuable advice on […]
June/July Choral Journal Preview
The newest issue of Choral Journal is available online. Following is a list of the articles you will find in this issue. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. Below is a preview of the articles you will find in this […]
Spring 2021 ChorTeach Preview
ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online publication, designed for those who work with singers of all levels. A full annotated ChorTeach index is available online at acda.org/chorteach. Over 160 articles are organized into seventeen categories. For submission information, to view the index, or to read the latest issue, visit acda.org/chorteach. Following is a list of the articles in the Spring 2021 […]
IJRCS — Assessment in the Choral Classroom: A Case Study of a Secondary Choral Program
The International Journal of Research in Choral Singing (IJRCS) is ACDA’s scholarly publication that welcomes studies that apply rigorous, systematically-grounded methodologies, either quantitative or qualitative, to investigate phenomena of potential interest to all who sing in, work with, or are otherwise interested in choral ensembles. Below is the abstract of this article written by Elizabeth (Libby) […]