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(An excerpt from the interest session “The Revival of 19th-Century A Cappella Music,” presented by James Henry [with Marty Monson, the Fairfield Four, and Crossroads], during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.)          Strong evidence suggests that African Americans, particularly those in the South, were chiefly responsible for forging the early “close harmony” style that […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Building Sound and Spirit: Discovering the Voice of the Choir,” presented by Amanda Quist during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.)   One of the highlights from this session centers around the concept that the chiaroscuro balance and use of overtones that we train in the solo voice can be […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Creating Safe Space: LGBTQ Singers in the Choral Classroom,” presented by Paul Caldwell & Joshua Palkki during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.)   • Say things that encourage an atmosphere of inclusivity. Our gender non-conforming and trans* respondents raised the issue of addressing groups of singers with language which is based on a notion […]

Who says choral conductors don’t have any fun?  Enjoy this little series of cameos of some of our friends who were in Salt Lake City last week.    

If you’ve picked up the 2015 Conference Program, you may have noticed its size.  Being just shy of 200 pages, this monster is almost as thick as some coffee-table books.  Despite its heft, the Choral Journal publication team was hard-pressed to find space for all of the necessary conference information and advertisements.  Their’s was a […]

Regardless of when one might have attended an ACDA conference, there seems to be a general agreement that the concerts are exceptional.  Folks rave about the “best” performance they heard, and if one listens carefully it becomes clear that those ensembles celebrated as being the “best” tend to be the professional choirs and those from […]