The new date will be June 6-11, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. As the world continues to navigate through the pandemic, ACDA is working to increase accessibility through a combination of in-person, virtual, and hybrid opportunities. Click the file names to open PDF documents: Click on the links below to complete the conference evaluation survey or to receive Act 48 credit hours for your attendance and participation in the summer conference: Cost includes: meals (Sunday BBQ Dinner, Monday Banquet Dinner, Monday/Tuesday Lunch; note: breakfast is included for those staying on campus), all reading session music, sessions and keynotes with Elaine Hagenberg &MarquesGarrett, and 1 ticket to Chanticleer concert. American Academy of Audiology Only one other choir from New York State, the Treble . Those staying overnight will have breakfast provided. A native of Florida with a Cuban-American background, Dr. Napoles taught middle school chorus in the public schools of Miami and Orlando, FL. Thisblue trackSATB choir will begin rehearsals Wednesday evening and perform Friday evening. Early Bird $75 After June 15, 2022, $100 Student Member Engage and make new connections at conference receptions and events, off-site activities, and the amazing city of Seattle. Please read each conference website carefully for the opportunities offered.All scheduled events are listed below using the following key: *adjudication offered atthe conference **adjudicationnot offered at the conference***two-day eventAll events below are scheduled to be in person. 3. The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is anational organizationfounded in 1959 to serve the professional needs of all choir directors. The standards are very high and the competition is tough. - Dr. Vernon Huff. Summer 2022 - ACDA-PA Click for Conference Schedule Conference Printed Materials Click the file names to open PDF documents: Conference Program Booklet Opening Concert Program Opening Concert Additional Details (bios, texts, translations) Choir for All Honor Choir Program Post-Conference Online Forms That is tough, because there is so much great choral music being arrangedand composed right now, Huff remarked. Elaine has music in print with various publishers including Oxford University Press, G. Schirmer, Hinshaw Music, and Beckenhorst Press. Dr. Npoles is an active conductor, clinician, and adjudicator, frequently engaging in guest conducting opportunities locally, regionally, and nationally. His choirs have toured throughout China, South Africa, the United States, and have appeared at national and regional conferences. Lastly, we will invite participants to learn barbershop tags, and leave them with a list of inclusive repertoire ideas for SSAA barbershop ensembles. The Academy will provide a variety of accessibility services including auditory, visual, and mobility accommodations. Choral Commissions Premiered by Essence of Joy, Penn State. The sessions will be held on Friday, February 11, and they will be led byrenownedconductor-teachers Brandon Boyd, Craig Hella Johnson, Sandra Snow, and Jan Taylor. ACDA is divided into six geographic regions, as well as fifty state chapters, all with their own conferences, newsletters, festivals, clinics, and workshops. O, I Got a Light,arr. There are truly wonderful things happening in our choral/opera/voice programs and it will be a thrill to show our neighbors from around the eastern division, Huff said. Honor Choir rehearses with Marques Garrett, Childrens & Community Youth Choirs Shawn Funk, Junior High / Middle School Choirs Stephanie Magaro, Beyond Elijah Rock: Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers, Vocal Jazz, Contemporary & Commercial Music Samantha Roberts, College and University Choirs Christopher Jackson. I felt truly cared for at Fredonia, Rubinstein said. A New Approach to Musical Vocabulary Acquisition for Singers and Choirs. The MassACDA board would like to congratulate Dr. Lisa Graham, who has been elected to serve as our next President for the 2023-2025 term. The MassACDA Summer Conference will be held at Assumption University (Worcester, MA) from Sunday, July 10 to Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Cum Sancto Spiritu, Jos GarciaLaus Trinitati,Faith MorganWhen Thunder Comes, Mari Esabel ValverdeJoy,Hans HeruthSign Me Up,arr. She is also the founding Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Gay Men's Chorus, which just . Whether at the National, Regional, or State level, ACDA is structured so that its members can easily involve themselves in the organizations activities. More info here. Besides the public masterclass, students will have a private session with their master teacher at least one day before the Friday session. A two-time Michigan Emmy Award winner, a 2017 Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient, and a 2015 GRAMMY Award nominee,Eugene Rogersis recognized as a leading conductor and pedagogue throughout the United States and abroad. Currently, she publishes her concert music independently through Elaine Hagenberg Music which is distributed through GIA. Only 17 choirs drawn from nine Northeastern states were selected to participate in the ACDAs 2022 conference to be held Feb. 9 to 12 in Boston. Choirs/Student Activities, Conference Conversations: Arreon Harley-Emerson, Conference Conversations: J. Donald Dumpson. The 2023 National Conference in Cincinnati welcomes us all back in person to a place where we can celebrate our diversity and affinities, eliminate barriers, and inspire each . PJs and Loungewear encouraged! Fredonia is also connected to the Queens Colleges choir, whose director, Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education Eric Rubinstein, earned a Mus.B. Helping our Singers Understand RhythmWilliam Cutter, presenter, Dalcroze Eurhythmics for the Choral ConductorDavid Frego, presenter, Everyones Song: Gender-Inclusivity in the Choir RoomDustin S. Cates & Ben Herstig, presenters, Identity and Inclusion in Choral Spaces: Pathways to Lasting Change (Three Sessions)I. Voices of Change: Impacting the Communities We ServeMichael Bussewitz-Quarm, Rollo Dilworth, Joshua R. Jacobson, Thomas Lloyd,Wendy Moy, Diana V. Sez, presentersJ. Part choir-director-pep-rally, part TedTalk, this session aims to leave each of us with a renewed sense of purpose and passion. Email: acda-nc2022@uwm.edu Phone: (414) 229-4178 *** NORTHEAST: March 11-12, 2022 Two-Day Symposium Cancelled ** NORTHWEST: March 23-26, 2022 University of Oregon School of Music and Dance 1214 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403 Conference Website Registration cap: 250 Coordinator: Shannon Mockli Email: smockli@uoregon.edu SOUTH: Only one other choir from New York State, the Treble Choir from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College CUNY, was chosen. We welcome and encourage applications from students in both small and large music programs. He currently serves on the board of Chorus America and is the former national chair of the Diversity Initiatives Committee for the American Choral Directors Association. The next upcoming session is to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, June 6-11, 2022. Jessica Npolesis Interim Chair of Music Education and Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of North Texas. Below, please find important information regarding your conference participation. Give to the ONE ACDA Fund. Save the dates and get ready to Resonate in Boston this February 9-12, 2022! The standards are very high and the competition is tough, Dr. Huff noted. Help ACDA bridge the gap and thrive into the post-pandemic times. Join us for engaging events and activities! In addition to composing full-time, Elaine actively engages in bringing her music to life as the guest artist and featured clinician for professional conferences and festivals both in the U.S. and abroad as a composer, conductor, and accompanist of her work. Reston, VA 20191, Copyright 2023 American Academy of Audiology. This is where interest sessions and the Exhibit Hall will be located. From hearing accessibility to amplification and rehabilitative products or services, enhance your practice and patient outcomes through connections with industry representatives. Everything we do between August and February will be focused on the convention performance. The masterclasses are offered to acknowledge and develop the conducting and rehearsal skills of outstanding undergraduate and graduate students and to promote student activity at the conference. This message was sent to conference attendees on July 22, 2022: Dear ACDA-PA Conference Attendee, We are looking forward to welcoming you to the ACDA-PA Summer Conference in one week! and D.M.A., both in Choral Conducting, from Michigan State University and Louisiana State University, respectively. You will leave this session feeling inspired to take action and do something positive in your communities. The 48th Annual Conference, brings you an opportunity to hear from USDA and other industry experts, get connected with members nationwide, share best practices, and more! Essence of Joy is Music 93 in the Penn State School of Music. She was asked to return in 2020 and again in 2021. Rogers holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in choral music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in choral conducting from U-M. Along with traditional in-person attendance, for the first time we are offering one-day, in-person attendance as well as a virtual attendance option. Reaction to the choirs selection from current students and alumni has been universally positive, Huff noted, when the School of Music posted the announcement. TheMassACDA Summer Conference will be held at Assumption University (Worcester, MA) from Sunday, July 10 to Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Whether at the national, regional, or state level, ACDA is structured so that members can easily connect with other choral professionals and become involved in ACDA's activities. Behind the Scores: Demystifying the Compositional Process, Do you enjoy composing? Any questions should be directed to the state (follow learn more links). 2022 New England Collegiate Choral Festival. Elaine Hagenbergs music soars with eloquence and ingenuity (ACDA Choral Journal). I Am the Wind was named the winner of the 2020 ACDA Brock Competition for Professional Composers. A rigorous audition process was used to select choirs for the conference, with Fredonia representing the very best of choral programs in the northern United States, from Maryland to Maine, Huff said. 4. This session will include works by the following: Keith Hampton, Moses Hogan, Donte Ford, Stan Spottswood, M. Roger Holland, II and Anthony Leach. He is the Choirmaster and Director of the award winning, St Thomas Gospel Choir. Below, please find important information regarding your conference participation. But I know that our wonderful students will step up and meet the challenge, he said. Up to 25 hours of PDPs will be offered at no additional charge. Walt attended both the Westminster Choir College of Princeton, NJ and the University of the Arts of Philadelphia, PA. Walt is a classically trained singer that brings his flare and experience of church music to the Episcopal Church. Subscription to Choral Journal, your region newsletters, and your state newsletter, Access to ACDA Monographs on choral music topics, CONNECTICUTDELAWAREMAINEMARYLAND/DCMASSACHUSETTSNEW HAMPSHIRENEW JERSEYNEW YORKPENNSYLVANIARHODE ISLANDVERMONT, MIDWESTERNNORTHWESTERNSOUTHERNSOUTHWESTERNWESTERN, Community & Professional/Music in Worship, College & Univ. In 2016, Rogers passion for issues of social justice and music was featured in the award-winning documentary Love, Life and Loss which highlights Joel Thompsons powerful Seven Last Words of the Unarmed. The Fredonia choir will be the third of three choirs to give two concerts, at 3 and 5 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 11, at the Old South Church, built during the Gilded Age and considered one of Americas finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Early Bird $75 After June 15, 2022, $100 One Day or Virtual, Overnight accommodations available onsite for $60 a night, or $180 for the entire conference, 1 Graduate Credit, $150 The AAA 2023+HearTECH Expo will be held at the Seattle Convention CenterArch Building, 705 Pike Street Seattle, WA 98101-2310. However, even if we have our dream job, it can still be easy to forget the reasons we chose this rewarding profession. Dr. Rubinstein indicated hes proud to be a graduate of the Fredonia School of Music, saying that he owes much of his professional success to the experiences he received during his undergraduate study. Rubinstein went on to earn a M.M. The choir performs sacred and secular music from the African and African American choral idioms. Wise served as the Co-Director and Director of the Hampton University Ministers Conference Choir Directors and Organists Guild and Academy that provides intensive training in African American sacred music for church musicians. She received her Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Music Education, and PhD in Music Education from the Florida State University. In this session, well take an in-depth look at. Dr. Lela AndersonFaithful Over a Few Things,Glenn BurleighWe Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace,Marques L. A. Garrett. The GRAMMY Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as the worlds reigning male chorus by, The Susquehanna Chorale, founded in 1981 by Artistic Director Linda L. Tedford, is widely recognized as one of the premier vocal ensembles in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. In addition, delegates representing major church institutions are selected. 2022 Conference Schedule - ACDA-PA Conference Schedule Scroll down for Interest Session Details and Presenter Bios Sunday, July 31, 2022 Monday, August 1 Tuesday, August 2 Session Descriptions & Presenter Biographies Headliner Keynote/Plenary Sessions HEADLINER/KEYNOTE SESSIONS BY ELAINE HAGENBERG HEADLINER/KEYNOTE SESSIONS BY MARQUES L.A. GARRETT Dr. Graham is the Evelyn Barry Director of the Choral Program at Wellesley College, a post at which she has served for the past twenty years. 2022 GC Session Date and Location Change. The concerts, sessions, and presentations willreflectthe many different life experiences and realities of our members and those we hope will become part of our sharedresonance. Early Bird $290 After June 15, 2022, $340 Non-Members Wise is the founder and President of Raise Productions Center for the Gospel Arts, a gospel music production and publishing company in Columbus, Ohio established to provide educational training and resources for gospel artists and the community. The General Conference Executive Committee voted on January 12, 2021, for the second time in 10 months, to postpone the 61st General Conference Session due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Delegates are chosen from among both church employees and lay people. ACDA is divided into seven geographic regions, as well as fiftystate chapters, each with its own conferences, newsletters, festivals, clinics, and workshops. The Fredonia Chamber Choir rehearsing in Rosch Recital Hall, Dr. Vernon Huff conducting, for the ACDA Eastern Region Conference on Feb. 11. Walt Blocker brings many years and experiences of Music in Worship. The masterclasses will allow for approximately 20 minutes of podium time during the session. Roy RingwaldSweet Rivers, Shawn Kirchner. Recently, he was named as the fifth Artistic Director of the two-time GRAMMY Award-Winning Ensemble, The Washington Chorus (Washington, D.C.).