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We talked about the high percentage of caucasians at the recent ACDA leadership conference in Dallas and I blogged about it here the other day.   The general feeling was that we better start paying attention to the cultural diversity of the United States and especially the Latino population.   But what about the Asian […]

Minnesota Public Radio has posted a streaming version of the opening concert of the Chorus America conference from last week.   The program includes Cantus Choral Arts Ensemble Magnum Chorum Minnesota Chorale National Lutheran Choir One Voice Mixed Chorus The Singers VocalEssence Minnesota Youth Choir Consortium Click on the links in the middle of the […]

As part of the preparation for this summer’s General Convention, the Standing Committee on Liturgy and Music of the Episcopal Church commissioned a report on a possible revision of the Hymnal 1982.  According to Robert Hendrickson, program director of the St. Hilda’s House and Ascension House residential internship programs for young adults and new clergy curate and […]

(Today’s London Dispatch is by Stephen Sawyer, a recent high school graduate from Rosemount, Minnesota.  Two days after returning from his experience with the ACDA National Youth Honor Choir in England, Stephen will report for his challenging first year as a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy.)   My name is Stephen Sawyer. I have […]

(Today's London Dispatch is by Chad Berg, a a member of the ACDA National Youth Honor Choir and a student at the University of St. Thomas)   My name is Chad Berg. I am currently on the ACDA National Youth Honor Choir Tour in London, England. Along with touring the historic and beautiful city of […]

The ACDA National Youth Honor Choir contunes its adventure around London.  The 73-member choir has spent several hours in rehearsal with Simon Carrington; with members growning as choral singers while becoming evermore an ensemble.  When not in rehearsals, they have enjoyed seeing the sights around London, including St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, The Tower of […]

Singers from throughout the United States arrived in the UK early this morning aboard two flights from Toronto for the start of the ACDA National Youth Honor Choir’s tour of England.   At this moment, they are taking in the sights in the Royal Borough Town of Windsor.  After enjoying a little sight-seeing, they will […]

While many industries in 2010 were struggling to recover from the recession, the nonprofit arts and culture industry continued to serve as an economic engine for the country, pumping billions of dollars into the national economy, a new report from the Americans for the Arts finds. Based on data from 9,721 arts and culture organizations […]

The Composers’ Community has an ongoing series highlighting a member composer. This month’s choice is Karen Thomas. Click here to read an interview with her, hear sample MP3s and videos, and get more details.

The national leadership of ACDA recently met in Dallas to brainstorm the next direction for our organization.   One of the most important parts of that brainstorming was a survey that was recently distributed to the membership.   But let’s here from the ChoralNet participants:   What is ACDA’s biggest problem?   What one thing […]