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. However, even if we have our dream job, it can still be easy to forget the reasons we chose this rewarding profession. The conference committee this year was interested in showcasing living and minority composers, Huff indicated, so he pulled together a program that was challenging and also reflected the diversity of choral music thats currently available. "The conference was an amazing experience and I am already planning on attending next year in Seattle. You will leave this session feeling inspired to take action and do something positive in your communities. The national conference will be held in Cincinnati Feb 22-25, 2023. 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. The Fredonia Chamber Choir rehearsing in Rosch Recital Hall, Dr. Vernon Huff conducting, for the ACDA Eastern Region Conference on Feb. 11. PJs and Loungewear encouraged! Learn More. 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. They review financial and practice policies and act on initiatives and questions that impact our church world-wide. The work we do each day contributes to our identity and can serve as a source of meaning and joy. 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. He currently serves at the Historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia, PA. The MassACDA Summer Conferencewill be held at Assumption University (Worcester, MA) from Sunday, July 10 to Wednesday, July 13, 2022. O, I Got a Light,arr. ", American Academy of Audiology Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, Hearing and Balance Symptoms and Conditions, New York State and Federal Law, Regulations, and Professional Conduct for Hearing Aid Dispensing: Updated 2023. I am thrilled for the Chamber Choir to represent our amazing Voice area at the convention. Thisorange trackSSAA choir will begin rehearsals Thursday morning and perform Saturday late afternoon. The AAA Annual Conference offers many opportunities to connect with peers, learn about upcoming information, receive guidance on new audiological developments, and more. Wise earned a B.F.A. ACDA is coming to Orlando! 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. More details can be found on ourAnnual Conference page. 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! Scroll down for Interest Session Details and Presenter Bios. The 7th Annual Clinical Education Forum will highlight important practice management topics and strategies for how to introduce them in student clinical experiences. Blog Archives - ACDA-PA ACDA Eastern Region President-Elect Amanda Hanzlik interviews Arreon Harley-Emerson about the 20223 A Place of Belonging Conference. We are delighted to list chapter conferences, workshops, and webinars on this page. Keep an eye on our website for information regarding our 2024 Eastern region Conference save the dates now! In this session, well take an in-depth look at. 2 Graduate Credits, $250 Suite 220 This session will explore three choral works by Black composers: Harry T. Burleighs Southern Lullaby and Margaret Bondss Credo. These pieces are featured on a new album of choral works by Black Composers being recorded this summer titled Walking Through the Valley: Choral Music from Black Composers, 1920-2022. We will explore the compositional styles of each composer, and discuss the complicated and rich texts by Langston Hughes and W.E.B DuBois. Amber Nellett, a candidate for a M.M. She was asked to return in 2020 and again in 2021. Only one other choir from New York State, the Treble Choir from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College CUNY, was chosen. In our choirs, within our institutions, and as members of the greater chorus of humanity, belonging to a community means that each member is heard, understood, seen, and valued. This session will include works by the following: Keith Hampton, Moses Hogan, Donte Ford, Stan Spottswood, M. Roger Holland, II and Anthony Leach. The conference president, 1. A Cappella Choir, Samford University - Philip L. Copeland. AADD has also forged partnerships with several academic institutions, including St. Louis University . JUNE 6-11, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. I felt truly cared for at Fredonia, Rubinstein said. 0 Comments National Conference Act 48 Form 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. ACDA Eastern Conference 2024 | Providence, RI, United States - Exhpo.com These masterclasses will engage four undergraduate and four graduate students who are enrolled full-time in a music degree program. 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. 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. Below, please find important information regarding your conference participation. PDF Symphonic Winds Chasing the Dream: Living Our Best (Choir Director) Life! The 47th Annual Conference, brings you an opportunity to hear from USDA and other industry experts, get connected with members nationwide, share best practices, and more! Conference registration fees will be waived for those selected to take part in the masterclasses. 11480 Commerce Park Drive ACDA Eastern Conference 2020 High School Honor Choir (Live) He serves as the Associate Director of the African American Arts Institute, an IU division devoted to the perpetuation and performance of African American music and art. Wise currently serves on the faculty of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana where he serves as Professor of Practice in the African American African Diaspora Studies department and instructs courses in African American music. 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. 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. Our next regional conference will be held March 6-9, 2024 in Pasadena, CA. Academy members receive many benefits for professional development, practice management, and community development. Each union nominates delegates to represent its field. Early Bird $250 After June 15, 2022, $290 Members Well-respected by the church members they represent A native of Florida with a Cuban-American background, Dr. Napoles taught middle school chorus in the public schools of Miami and Orlando, FL. 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. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. We welcome and encourage applications from students in both small and large music programs. 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. 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. 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. More info here. ACDA Eastern Region Conference 2022 - Vermont ACDA in Music (Piano and Voice) from Denison University (Granville, Ohio). The Chamber Choir is typically composed of 24 singers, split evenly between sopranos/altos and tenors/basses. . Wise has served as the artistic director of the various Raise performing ensembles since 1986 .Wise is known for helping choirs perform gospel music authentically. ** CENTRAL: March 5-7, 2022Missouri Valley College500 East CollegeMarshall, MO 65340Conference Website, Registration cap: 200Coordinator:Janie MorganEmail: Morganj@moval.edu, * EAST-CENTRAL: March 5-7, 2022Adjudication is FullOhio UniversitySchool of Dance137 Putnam HallAthens, OH 45701Conference Website, Registration cap: 250 (might increase)Coordinators: John Bohuslawsky, Teresa HollandEmail: bohuslaw@ohio.eduPhone:(740) 566-6435, * MID-ATLANTIC NORTH:March 16-19, 2022Slippery Rock UniversityDepartment of Dance1 Morrow Way Slippery Rock, PA 16057Conference Website, Registration Cap: 250Coordinator: Jennifer KellerEmail: Jennifer.keller@sru.eduPhone: (724) 738-2773, * MID-ATLANTIC SOUTH:March 18-20, 2022Randolph College2500 Rivermont Ave. Lynchburg, VA 24503Conference Website, Coordinator: Marie Zvosec Email:dance@randolphcollege.eduPhone: (434) 947-8539, ** NEW ENGLAND:March 25-27, 2022Registration has reached capacity. This session will involve singing and listening to archival performances. ACDA is divided into six geographic regions, as well as fifty state chapters, all with their own conferences, newsletters, festivals, clinics, and workshops. Upcoming Events - Massachusetts ACDA 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! Committed members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Rubinstein went on to earn a M.M. With over fifty commissioned works, she has composed new music for the American Choral Directors Association, professional choirs, colleges and universities, community choirs, high schools, and churches. Lela AndersonFaithful Over a Few Things,Glenn BurleighWe Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace,Marques L. A. Garrett. Speakers and Leaders at AAA 2023+HearTECH Expo, Audiology After Dark: A Night on the Town in Seattle for AAA 2023+HearTECH Expo, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, Hearing and Balance Symptoms and Conditions. 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. Only one other choir from New York State, the Treble . 2022 GC Session Date and Location Change - Wisconsin Conference of ACDA Institutional Members unable to adjudicate at a conference will have the opportunity to participate in At Large Virtual Adjudication. Cum Sancto Spiritu, Jos GarciaLaus Trinitati,Faith MorganWhen Thunder Comes, Mari Esabel ValverdeJoy,Hans HeruthSign Me Up,arr. 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. Everything we do between August and February will be focused on the convention performance. Thursday, February 23 10:00 p.m. Continental Room of Hotel Cincinnati 35 West 5th Street Save the Date for the 2024 ACDA Southern Region Conference in Louisville The new date will be June 6-11, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. You are invited to the ACDA Southern Region Reception at the national conference in Cincinnati! Dr. The last time a Fredonia choir was invited to perform at an ACDA convention, also held in Boston, was in 1986, when Dr. Donald P. Lang was its director. Belonging is fundamental to being human. Reaction to the choirs selection from current students and alumni has been universally positive, Huff noted, when the School of Music posted the announcement. Israel Greene will present a candid dialogue focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rubinstein was also one of Mr. Ihasz students in the New York State Summer School of the Arts choral program before enrolling at Fredonia for his undergraduate degree. Chapter presidents may submit additions to this list using this online form. Only 17 choirs drawn from nine Northeastern states were selected to participate in the ACDA's 2022 conference to be held Feb. 9 to 12 in Boston. 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. I Am the Wind was named the winner of the 2020 ACDA Brock Competition for Professional Composers. The AAA Annual Conference offers many opportunities to connect with peers, learn about upcoming information, receive guidance on new audiological developments, and more. AAA Annual Conference - The American Academy of Audiology Conference Location. Not only does Fredonia offer a high-quality music education, but a safe space to try new things, and a network of support by colleagues and faculty alike. Engage and make new connections at conference receptions and events, off-site activities, and the amazing city of Seattle. (Additional Chanticleer tickets are available. 2. Delegates from around the world meet every five years to vote on important issues facing the world church. Recently, he was named as the fifth Artistic Director of the two-time GRAMMY Award-Winning Ensemble, The Washington Chorus (Washington, D.C.). The session will also include open discussions of performance practice and resources for recording and performing these works. 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. TheMassACDA Summer Conference will be held at Assumption University (Worcester, MA) from Sunday, July 10 to Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Registration includes access to all sessions; Sunday night dinner, lunch on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and snacks; and all sheet music for those singing in the conference chorus. Currently, she publishes her concert music independently through Elaine Hagenberg Music which is distributed through GIA. Brandon WaddlesAllor che ignuda,Vicente LusitanoShe Lingers On,Zanaida RoblesAll shall be well,Sarah QuartelWild Embers,Melissa Dunphy, Thisblue trackSATB choir will begin rehearsals Thursday morning and perform perform Friday evening. This is where interest sessions and the Exhibit Hall will be located. Make sure to register and secure your housing by March 1 to get the best rates. Elaine has music in print with various publishers including Oxford University Press, G. Schirmer, Hinshaw Music, and Beckenhorst Press. Find current information and announcements regarding the AAA 2023+HearTECH Expo. Mark the date and location on your calendar. Finalists will prepare one piece, selected by the masterclass clinicians from among the repertoire to be performed by their Directors Chorus conference festival ensemble. The MassACDA Summer Conference will be held at Assumption University (Worcester, MA) from Sunday, July 10 to Wednesday, July 13, 2022. March 30, 2022 / 12:00 pm CDT End: April 2, 2022 / 5:00 pm CDT Website: Visit Website. Cincinnati 2023 Conference Conversations: J. Donald Dumpson ACDA East President-Elect Interviews Dr. J. Donald Dumpson, discussing his upcoming conference appearance . Suite 220 ACDA EASTERN commissioned work byB.E. Reston, VA 20191, Copyright 2023 American Academy of Audiology. Chapters and Regions - American Choral Directors Association He has held this position for 31 years. Join us in on the West coast for this must-attend conference, featuring relevant and compelling education, networking events and activities, and an interactive exhibit hall experience. Venue America's Center 701 Convention Plaza St. Louis, MO 63110 United States . The online ballot will be available from 7:00am Monday, February 14, 2022 through 11:59PM on Friday, February 18, 2022. Discover the next gem for your singers in a variety of voicings and instrumentations. ACDA does not have an overflow hotel for the 2022 Annual Conference, at this time we are recommending attendees make their reservations at the Hilton Garden Inn located at 6850 Westwood Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, 32821.