ICEP SPOTLIGHT – Sweden 2015 KÖRSAMARBETE MED SVERIGE (CHORAL CONNECTIONS WITH SWEDEN) This week marks the beginning of the second phase of the 2015 ICEP exchange with Sweden. The fourteen 2015 ICEP Conducting Fellows will travel to the land of Volvo, IKEA, and ABBA to embark upon musical adventures as cultural ambassadors for […]
International Initiatives
International Conductors Exchange
The 2016 ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program deadline is approaching. ACDA is pleased to announce the 2016 International Conductors Exchange Program (ICEP) with South Korea. ICEP is providing opportunities for the next generation of choral leaders to represent the United States as ambassadors to the world in the exchange of music, ideas, and cultures. In […]
Greetings from Cuba
The American Choral Directors Association is south of the border this week for the inaugural U.S. / Cuba Symposium of Choral Music, May 25-31. Taking place in sunny Havana, the event features rehearsal demonstrations by Cuban choral conductors and performances by some of Cuba’s best choral ensembles; including the National Choir of Cuba, the Exaudi […]
USA/Cuba Choral Summit
The Pope may be one of the most celebrated visitors Cuba has welcomed this spring, but next month, the American Choral Directors Association will be there, joining with choral conductors and composers of Cuba for the ACDA initiated US/Cuba Choral Summit in Havanna. This event grew out of ACDA’s International Conductor Exchange Program (ICEP) […]
Announcing the International Conductors Exchange Program
On this ChoralBlog on March 29th, Tim Sharp, Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association wrote: The ongoing internationalization of ACDA’s program offerings has been enhanced by collaboration …. Collaboration is the key to making relationships align toward the accomplishment of a shared vision. As part of that ongoing internationalization, I am pleased […]