ACDA COVID-19 Response Committee Formed

In response to the COVID-19 crisis and its resulting effects on the choral art, the ACDA Executive Committee has appointed a COVID-19 Response Committee to create a document that will endeavor to provide a strong statement of support for all choral musicians.

The aftermath of this crisis has and continues to affect singers of all ages in choral programs within our schools, universities, communities, and places of worship throughout the United States. This document will seek to provide a strong, unequivocal statement of advocacy for choral music in our culture. Additionally, the document will offer considerations and current parameters for ensembles, scenario planning with instructional and community-building models to guide our thinking, as well as resources to guide us in the direction of additional information in the near future and beyond. 

This document will be completed and available to the membership on June 15 as a source of support, encouragement, and resources. The report will be distributed widely throughout ACDA’s national, regional, and state communications avenues, including the website, email, and social media.

The ACDA COVID-19 Response Committee is representative of membership  throughout our country and is representative all ACDA regions.  The committee includes the following members:

Writing Team
Jessica Nápoles, chair – University of North Texas
Judy Bowers, University of Louisiana – Monroe
Edith Copley, Northern Arizona University
Thomas Rinn, Colleyville Heritage High School

Contributing Authors
Lynn Brinckmeyer, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX)
Lou De La Rosa, West Valley College (San Jose, CA)
Derrick Fox, University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE)
Gretchen Harrison, Frontier Trail Middle School, Allegro Choirs of Kansas City (Kansas City, KS)
Joy Hirokawa, Bel Canto Youth Choirs of Bach Choir of Bethlehem (Bethlehem, PA)
Terre Johnson, Clayton State University (Morrow, GA)
Robyn Lana, Cincinnati Youth Choir (Cincinnati, OH)
Timothy Westerhaus, Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN)