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WELCOME!
Message from the President
Dear ACDA-PA Friends,
Not too long ago my husband and I had dinner at a lovely restaurant in Philadelphia. A young Serbian waitress served us. She had been in the country for a short time, and her English was remarkable. I asked her if I could sing a Serbian folk song for her. “Of course” she said. When I began the song (Nick Page's arrangement of Niska Banja) her eyes brightened and she took in a sudden breath of delight. When I finished, she remarked how I had sung it perfectly! When I got home, I sent Nick Page an email thanking him for his part in uniting our large, seemingly disparate world through music.
A few years prior, an unfamiliar older gentleman walked through my backyard toward the rolling hills ahead of my house. I knew there was innocence about him, and I thought he must be from another country and visiting his family. When I approached him, I learned he was from Czechoslovakia and was indeed visiting his family. He barely spoke English. I sang to him the first verse of Donald Patriquin's Ach! Synku, Synku, and then he sang for me, God Save the Queen!
Ah, the power and beauty of music to unite humanity and form relationships. We experience this everyday with our choirs. How fortunate we are! We “visit” countries from many shores, touch hearts of singers and audiences, are touched- forever so- by those whose voices and spirits we nurture and inspire.
The 2007-2009 ACDA-PA board welcomes you! We want to help inspire and support your choral endeavors. Explore our website, take part in our many honor choirs around the state, attend our amazing summer conference, meet new friends. Please feel free to contact us with questions or let us know your needs. We are here for you! We look forward to meeting you, knowing you, and working with you!
Sincerely,
Eileen M. Hower,
President and the 2007-2009 ACDA-PA Board
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