By Dan Forrest The COVID pandemic has deeply affected composers of choral music. Our normal revenue streams have diminished or dried up, and the collaborative opportunities that normally provide encouragement, affirmation, and inspiration have been put on hold. Our national ACDA Composition Initiatives Committee met in mid-2020 to discuss ways to support choral composers through […]
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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Getting Through Tough Times
“Tough times don’t last, tough people do, remember?” Gregory Peck We’ve made it to February, whoopee! And what a year 2021 has been so far. YIKES! There are days I just try to get through my everyday challenges. And there are other days when I worry for our country and the world and am not […]
The Conductor as Yogi: Teaching for Awareness
Ramona M. Wis Cloudiness on Groundhog Day is a good thing because, legend has it, this means the groundhog will not see its shadow and Voila! No more winter! We might be rooting for clouds today, but cloudiness of a different kind—lack of clarity or understanding—can obscure our best work. How frustrating to not be able to “see,” in any […]
Decision Time
By Hilary Apfelstadt, ACDA Interim Executive Director More Zooming? Do I really want to go to a virtual conference? Should I go to a virtual conference? Those two questions might have different answers: perhaps you think you cannot stand another virtual event of any kind, but should you? That is another matter. ACDA’s live conferences […]
When Song Is Silenced: Wistful for a Return to Choral Singing
By Peter Severson On my first Sunday morning at Princeton, I roused myself from Buyers Hall early enough to get to the Chapel for worship. Some mixture of tradition, habit, and curiosity landed me in a pew near the back. I’d sat in a similar spot for Opening Exercises the week before, awestruck by the […]
Deadline Extended: Choral Journal Summer Festival and Workshop Listings Due Feb 28
ACDA’s annual free summer workshop and festival listing will appear in the May issue of Choral Journal for events taking place May 1 – Sept 1, 2021. Submissions are due by February 28 to . NOTE that we have extended the deadline to accommodate those are still determining if their event will be virtual or in person. Please format your submission as follows: Date […]