The next upcoming session is to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, June 6-11, 2022. . I Am the Wind was named the winner of the 2020 ACDA Brock Competition for Professional Composers. A Cappella Choir, Samford University - Philip L. Copeland. We welcome and encourage applications from students in both small and large music programs. Perhaps you will find that you, too, are being nudged to explore your passions more deeply. Up to 25 hours of PDPs will be offered at no additional charge. Chasing the Dream: Living Our Best (Choir Director) Life! Choirs/Student Activities, Conference Conversations: Arreon Harley-Emerson, Conference Conversations: J. Donald Dumpson. Lastly, we will invite participants to learn barbershop tags, and leave them with a list of inclusive repertoire ideas for SSAA barbershop ensembles. It is because of my training from Fredonia that I am a creative, flexible and compassionate educator, Rubinstein said. Welcome to the application site for Concert Choirs, Spotlight Choirs, Interest Session Presenters, and Honor Choir members for the ACDA Eastern Region Conference, RESONATE , which will take place February 9-12, 2022 in Boston, MA. Amber Nellett, a candidate for a M.M. 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 masterclasses will offer a wonderful learning opportunity for everyone involved. A Virginia native, Marques L. A. Garrett (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor of Music in Choral Activities at the University of NebraskaLincoln in the Glenn Korff School of Music. Our featured clinicians this year will be Dr. Andre Thomas and Dr. Judy Bowers who are both Professors Emeriti at The Florida State University. 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. The Academy will provide a variety of accessibility services including auditory, visual, and mobility accommodations. ACDA Institutional Members unable to adjudicate at a conference will have the opportunity to participate in At Large Virtual Adjudication. Choirs/Student Activities, Conference Conversations: Arreon Harley-Emerson, Conference Conversations: J. Donald Dumpson. He is the Choirmaster and Director of the award winning, St Thomas Gospel Choir. Suite 220 the 2022 NW ACDA conference. He has also served as a member of the academic faculty for the Gospel Music Workshop of America for 33 years. 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. My love for choral music and music education is inspired by my work with Dan Ihasz, Laura Dornberger and the late Gerald Gray, and I continue to see their guidance reflected in my own teaching, he said. The ACDA-PA President-Elect Designate shall be elected in January of even-numbered years and serve a term of one year beginning July 1 of that year. The first session was held on May 20, 1863, in Battle Creek, Michigan, with 20 delegates in attendance. Everyone will be responsible for dinner on Monday and Tuesday on their own. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The conference will take place at the St. Charles Convention Center. Box 3062120Tallahassee, FL 32306-2120Conference Website, Registration cap: 350Coordinator: Rachel S. HunterEmail: fsuacda2022@gmail.com, Elizabeth Lowe Ahearn, Judy Allen, Tiffanee Arnold, Ruth Barnes, Jean Baxter, Lorelei E. Bayne, Jeanne Beaman, Paul Besaw, B.J. In choral music, we also seek the resonance of the voice through our bodies and in performance spaces. Today the sessions are held every five years in cities with stadiums that can seat more than 70,000 attendees, which includes the more than 2,500 delegates attending and the visitors from around the world who are watching the session. Below, please find important information regarding your conference participation. The 2022 ACDA Eastern Region Board and Conference Committee seek to create sound waves that travel further in different directions, fostering diversity and inclusivity in ways that RESONATE with more people. 1. 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! Whether at the National, Regional, or State level, ACDA is structured so that its members can easily involve themselves in the organizations activities. Recognize their role is to work for the best of the church as a whole, rather than primarily the best for their local area Recently, he was named as the fifth Artistic Director of the two-time GRAMMY Award-Winning Ensemble, The Washington Chorus (Washington, D.C.). I just love coming to the conference and getting to see a city. Applicants are not required to be enrolled in a conducting class at the time of application, only in a college/university music program. You are invited to the ACDA Southern Region Reception at the national conference in Cincinnati! 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. Thisorange trackSSAA choir will begin rehearsals Thursday morning and perform Saturday late afternoon. 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. Identity, Inclusion, and Excellence in the ACDAPenelope Cruz, David Fryling, Arreon A. Harley-Emerson, & Wendy MoyIII. 11480 Commerce Park Drive Robert A.M. Ross presents a new system for singers and choral singers to acquire the necessary musical vocabulary (both rhythmic and intervallic) to become more proficient sight readers through structured warm-up exercises based on essential musical vocabulary. 2022 New England Collegiate Choral Festival. Jessica Npolesis Interim Chair of Music Education and Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of North Texas. Performances oftenRESONATEwith a person because they vibrate sympathetically with some experience that the individual carries within, and the impact of those experiences cannot be underestimated; however, it might be true that only certain experiences have beenrepresented, perhaps making it difficult to findresonanceandrelevancefor many. He earned his PhD in Music Education (Choral Conducting) at Florida State University. This session will include works by the following: Keith Hampton, Moses Hogan, Donte Ford, Stan Spottswood, M. Roger Holland, II and Anthony Leach. Donald Dumpson, Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, Rollo Dilworth, Joshua Jacobson,Thomas Lloyd, Wendy Moy, Diana Saez, & Julia Zavadsky, Is Your Voice Sacred, Spiritual, or Cultural?Shireen Abu-Khader & Nahla Mattar, presenters, Margaret HillisUnlocking Her Approach from Score Study to Rehearsal PlanningCheryl Frazes Hill, presenter, Philosophy and Praxis: A More Inclusive Pedagogy Through Repertoire SelectionJabarie Glass & Shohei Kobayashi, presenters, The Power of Story in Song: Feeding the Choirs SoulDean Luethi, presenter, Resonate in Rehearsal: Revisiting the Harmony that Distinguishes Choral MusicBryan E. Nichols, presenter, Songs from the African Diaspora: Choral Arrangements from Latin AmericaDiana V. Sez, presenter, Trauma-Informed Choral Music EducationRebecca DeWan & Tammy Carusone, presenters. Our featured clinicians this year will be Dr. Andre Thomas and Dr. Judy Bowers who are both Professors Emeriti at The Florida State University. ACDA EASTERN commissioned work byMoira Smiley. We cant wait to see you in person. Below, please find important information regarding your conference participation. February 15, 2021. 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: Art 203Milwaukee, WI 53211Conference Website, Registration cap: 330Coordinator: Dan SchuchartEmail: acda-nc2022@uwm.eduPhone: (414) 229-4178, *** NORTHEAST:March 11-12, 2022Two-Day Symposium Cancelled, ** NORTHWEST:March 23-26, 2022University of OregonSchool of Music and Dance1214 University of OregonEugene, Oregon 97403Conference Website, Registration cap: 250Coordinator: Shannon MockliEmail: smockli@uoregon.edu, *** SOUTH-CENTRAL:March 14-15, 2022Two-Day Symposium Cancelled, * SOUTH-CENTRAL:March 16-19, 2022Adjudication and Informal Concert has reached capacity.Lamar UniversityDepartment of Theatre & DanceP.O. in Music Education at Fredonia in 2008. We all seek experiences thatRESONATEwith us: emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, musically. Presenters will first describe a brief history of the barbershop style and the defining characteristics of the genre, as well as discuss the Everyone In Harmony Initiative. Or are you curious about how to explain the process to your singers? In 2019, Dr. Npoles made her Carnegie Hall debut as choral conductor for the WorldStrides OnStage Honors Performance Series. 2020 Preview Alleluia (Live) 1 5:04 Reading 1 (Live) High School Honor Choir & Edith Copley 2 0:18 Ubi caritas et amor (Live) High School Honor Choir & Edith Copley 3 5:38 Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Sing Unto God (Live) A New Approach to Musical Vocabulary Acquisition for Singers and Choirs. That is tough, because there is so much great choral music being arrangedand composed right now, Huff remarked. Walt is responsible for starting one of the very first Gospel Choirs in the Episcopal Church. Discover the next gem for your singers in a variety of voicings and instrumentations. This conference will include sessions that focus on the following areas: We will be offering CEU credits for sessions attended during the 2022 Annual Conference. ACDA Annual Conference: Advanced Registration Deadline March 31st Anaheim, CA | April 16-19 ACDA is coming to Anaheim! ACDA East President-Elect Interviews Dr. J. Donald Dumpson, discussing his upcoming conference appearance . In addition to being the founding director of EXIGENCE, Dr. Rogers is the director of choirs and an associate professor of conducting at the University of Michigan. Learn more about the General Conference Session by clicking here. Google Calendar. 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. The AAA 2023+HearTECH Expo will be held at the Seattle Convention CenterArch Building, 705 Pike Street Seattle, WA 98101-2310. The RESONATE Conference Guiding Principles. Reaction to the choirs selection from current students and alumni has been universally positive, Huff noted, when the School of Music posted the announcement. Dr. Npoles is an active conductor, clinician, and adjudicator, frequently engaging in guest conducting opportunities locally, regionally, and nationally. Journey through African American Music in Worship. Suite 220 The purpose of these sessions is to provide a resource for the student conductors, to ask and answer questions, and to focus each conductor on the tasks at hand for the public masterclasses. Delegates from around the world meet every five years to vote on important issues facing the world church. Wise earned a B.F.A. This is a tremendous honor not only for the Chamber Choir, but for our incredible Voice program, as well as the entire School of Music," remarked Dr. Vernon Huff, who serves as director of Choral Activities and conductor of the Chamber Choir. MassACDA will provide participants with the opportunity to receive PDP hours for the conference or graduate credit available through Westfield State University. Venue America's Center 701 Convention Plaza St. Louis, MO 63110 United States . Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence, https://campustravel.com/university/messiah-university/, Featured guest clinicians Elaine Hagenberg & Marques L.A. Garrett (bios below), Featured concert by Chanticleer & the Susquehanna Chorale (bios below) with Chanticleer talkback afterward, Performance by the "Choir for All" Honor Choir, World premiere performances of the 2020 and 2022 winning selections from the ACDA-PA Choral Composition Competition, Reading sessions for all repertoire & resources areas, Recognition of ACDA-PA award winners at the banquet, Discounted on-campus housing at Messiah University. A lay person Behind the Scores: Demystifying the Compositional Process, Do you enjoy composing? and D.M.A., both in Choral Conducting, from Michigan State University and Louisiana State University, respectively. Cum Sancto Spiritu, Jos GarciaLaus Trinitati,Faith MorganWhen Thunder Comes, Mari Esabel ValverdeJoy,Hans HeruthSign Me Up,arr. Conference registration fees will be waived for those selected to take part in the masterclasses. 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. Scroll down for Interest Session Details and Presenter Bios. 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. 3. Elaine has music in print with various publishers including Oxford University Press, G. Schirmer, Hinshaw Music, and Beckenhorst Press. Everything we do between August and February will be focused on the convention performance. Its roster is chosen following auditions held during the first week of classes, Huff noted, and then, it's off to the races. 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.