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Connecticut
June 19-23, 2012 -
There is still time to register for the YALE INTERNATIONAL CHORAL
FESTIVAL, a new event organized by the Yale Glee Club, produced in
collaboration with the Yale School of Music, the International Festival
of Arts & Ideas, and the Yale Alumni Chorus. All activities will take
place on the campus of Yale University (New Haven, CT, USA). Outstanding
choirs from four continents will come together for five days of singing,
learning, and exploring the connections that choral music fosters
between people.
During the festival, a two-day symposium entitled Choirs Transforming
Our World, organized in association with the International Federation
for Choral Music’s Conductors Without Borders network and the American
Choral Directors Association’s International Conductors Exchange
Program, will take place. Symposium presenters include Doreen
Rao, Francisco Nuñez, Simon Halsey, Philip Brunelle,
Andre de Quadros and many others who are using choral music to
create positive social change, promote mental well-being, and foster
community. For more information, please visit
www.yaleinternationalchoralfest.org. To register for the symposium,
please visit
www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1010892.
Delaware
Maine
Maryland/D.C.
August 9-11, 2012 - The Voices
United Choral Conference at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA
(Washington, DC metro area). A collaboration of the DE, MD/DC, and VA
ACDA chapters, the 13th Annual Voices United Conference is a perfect way
to kick off the academic year, featuring interest sessions, reading
sessions, conducting master classes, our Children's Honor Choir and
Festival Honor Choir. This year our headliners are executive director of
ACDA, Dr. Tim Sharp, Dr. Janet Galvan of Ithaca College, and renowned
composer, Jim Papoulis.
Visit www.acdavoicesunited.org
for more information
August 26-31, 2012 -
Encore Institute at Chautauqua Institution, offering Encore Chorale,
dance and theatre.
http://encorecreativity.org.
Massachusetts
July 15-18, 2012 - MassACDA Summer
Conference at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. Headliners include
Debbie Mello, Dr. Daniel Bara, and Dr. Deanna Joseph. More info
is here.
A Lannom Award is offered for score study with a master conductor.
See this link for more information.
New Hampshire
September 29th, 2012
New England Area ACDA Collegiate Conference, Saturday, September 29
New Hampshire is thrilled to invite members and non-members who are
preparing for a career in choral music education to attend the first
annual New England Area ACDA Collegiate Conference. It
will be held on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 at Keene State College,
in Keene NH. Registration is due September 12,
2012. For more information or to learn how to register, please
visit the NH website at http://www.nhacda.org/.
New Jersey
March 31, 2012, 9:30AM-12:45PM -
Paul Mealor, Reading Session, 'A Tender Light'.
Info here.
Princeton Univ parking info
here.
July 24-25, 2012, Princeton, NJ -
Summer Conference for Choral Musicians.
Flyer here.
New York
August 18-21, ACDA Summer
Conference, Crowne Plaza, Albany, NY
We welcome all ACDA members from the surrounding states who would like
to join us in Albany for out annual summer conference! There will be a
Director’s Choir conducted by Dr. Peggy Detwiler as
well as repertoire-pedagogy sessions from Dr. Rebecca Reames,
Dr. David Fryling, and Dr. Elisa Dekaney. We
also have two honor choirs that are made up of singers selected through
a nomination process: the Elementary Children’s Honor Choir conducted by
Dr. Sandra Mathias and the Middle School Honor Choir
conducted by Francisco Nuñez.
For more information go to
www.nyacda.org!
Pennsylvania
July 28-31, 2012, ACDA-PA Summer
Conference at Penn State University, State College, PA
We invite Pennsylvania ACDA members and members from neighboring
states to join us on the beautiful campus of Penn State University in
State College, PA for our annual Summer Conference, July 28-31, 2012.
The conference will begin with an Intergenerational Mixed Honor Choir
under the direction of guest conductor Dr. Janet Galván
of Ithaca College. Dr. Tim Sharp, Executive Director of
ACDA, will also serve as a headliner for our conference. Interest
sessions, plenary sessions, reading sessions, and more will be available
to members with plenty of time for professional networking and
discussion. To register for the Honor Choir or conference, submit a
proposal for an interest session, or for more information, visit our
website at www.acdapa.org, or
contact Jason Bishop, ACDA-PA President-Elect, at djb46@psu.edu
Rhode Island
Vermont
Last revised May 04, 2012