A soprano has a bad night: There were times when I didn’t even want to look at David, even though I knew I should. I mean, he is the Conductor and all. I suppose I should have looked at what he was doing occasionally. But I knew he’d be giving me the Evil Eye […]
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Angelic Voices
Choral music lifts spirits. Even in a flood. This from Nashville during the flood: The Morgan Park students were forced to leave their hotel rooms, abandoning their costumes and personal belongings, and headed for higher ground. “When we went to the upstairs, to the ballroom, we sang, and people were like, ‘Wow,’ recalled choral director […]
Branding ACDA
Branding means so much these days, whether you know it or not. A brand is “a person’s gut feeling about a product, service, or organization.” (look here for a great presentation on the topic, viewed over 500,000 times). Tim Sharp is a savvy guy. (i’ve had to stop using the word “sharp” to define […]
New ACDA Logo
ACDA has a new logo – see it here: (i love it – clean – modern – and it tells who we are without the cryptic initials – more descriptors below) Here is a way of understanding some of the branding changes: “American Choral Directors” is primary, with “Association” being the secondary statement, […]
Whitafacts
Eric himself pointed out this cartoon. (look here for it posted on his blog) Pretty funny – Enjoy. (originally from Tone Deaf Comics)
An Opportunity for Every Child – Tim Sharp and ACDA
As I first mentioned on Sunday, ChoralNet will begin to feature commentary from ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp as a regular feature. What follows is directly from Tim: One of four initiatives I outlined in my vision for the work of the American Choral Directors Association is a 21st century ACDA that establishes the […]