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ACDA 4 U: Northwestern Conference Opens TODAY
All roads in the expanse of the northwest U.S. lead to Seattle for today’s start of the ACDA Northwestern Division Conference. This event, the last of ACDA’s seven divisional conferences, runs though the 19th. “There’s great coffee and great choral music, so grab your toothbrush and get here!” enthused ACDA Northwestern Division President, Solveig […]
ACDA 4 U: Central Conference Opens TODAY
The great lakes are no match for ACDA members in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio who are converging on Fort Wayne for the start of the ACDA Central Division Conference, running today through March 3. “Run, drive, fly, or crawl your way to Fort Wayne,” said Central Division President, Tom Merrill. Members can […]
ACDA 4 U: Northwestern Conference Includes Choral Quiz Bowl
The Choral Quiz Bowl – inaugurated at the 2010 Northwestern Division Conference – is back at the Northwestern Conference for 2012. Teams of 4 students, each from a separate university, will show their knowledge in areas which included choral music, NW ACDA history, and general knowledge. (Who knew that most car horns in the United […]
ACDA 4 U: Northwestern Conference features Kammerchor Stuttgart
Here is a little taste of Kammerchor Stuttgart, schedule to perform at the Northwestern Division Conference. View the complete Conference Profile or Register On-Line.
ACDA 4 U: Northwestern Division Features Lo Còr de la Plana
The Northwestern Division Conference (March 15-18 in Seattle) will include a performance by Lo Còr de la Plana (pronounced “loo quar dey la plan”), a Marseilles choir from the quarter “La Plaine.” It features six singers, accompanied by percussions (bendirs and tamburello), handclapping, and foot-stomping. Founded in 2001, the group devoted itself to the systematic re-creation […]
ACDA 4 U: Northwestern Conference is Just Two Weeks Away
The ACDA Northwestern Division Conference is just two weeks away. This grand event takes place March 15-19 in Seattle, Washington. This is one of seven divisional conferences being offered by ACDA in 2012. “In Seattle, our lives go on, in endless song! Said Northwestern Division President Solveig Holmquist. “How can we keep from singing?” […]
ACDA Smartphone Mobile App – With Love!
On March 15, ACDA members and choral enthusiasts will have yet another fabulous benefit available to them: a Smartphone App! This application will include ACDA’s exclusive “First Listen” program (in collaboration with Naxos) and “Choral Library” (reviews of new choral music). I am announcing the availability of this new ACDA mobile app at each of […]
ACDA 4 U: Central Conference Features “Amazing Mass Music”
The Central Division Conference (March 7-10 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) will feature the concert session “Buenos Aires to Bluegrass: Amazing Mass Music.” This evening concert will highlight two settings of the Mass, the Ariel Ramírez Misa Criolla (performed by the Indiana University/Purdue University-Fort Wayne Choral Union and University Singers) and Carol Barnett’s The World Beloved: […]