ACDA-PA invites proposals for interest sessions to be presented at the 2023 summer conference.
Sessions will be 50 to 60 minutes in length and can be on any topic related to the 2023 theme: "Enhancing Ensemble Expression". Topics could include, but are not limited to, choral repertoire; conducting gesture; choral and vocal pedagogy; community building; artistic collaboration; choral commissioning; and diversity, equity and inclusion. The deadline for interest session applications is 11:59pm EST, May 1. Successful applicants will be notified of acceptance by May 15. Facilitated by Upper Voice R&R Chair Kathryn Hylton, ACDA-PA will present a free choral repertoire reading session featuring new and outstanding choral repertoire for High School, Upper Voice, and Children's Choirs. Participants: download the "Reading Session" app from the Apple or Google Play Store! If you are attending the PMEA Annual In-Service Conference, join the session at 8:30AM on Saturday, April 22.
ACDA-PA announces the 11th Annual Choral Composition Competition
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Be part of the excitement at the 2023 ACDA-PA Summer Conference
JULY 30-AUGUST 1 AT MESSIAH UNIVERSITY! Headliners: Andrea Ramsey & Anthony Trecek-King Performance by Parkside Harmony and more Sunday night! Reading & Interest Sessions, Conducting Masterclass, Awards Banquet Registration opens April 1 at acdapa.org Plus TWO different Honor Choir opportunities for your singers: CHOIR FOR ALL Honor Choir Open to quartets of singers from high school, college, community, and worship choirs Conducted by Andrea Ramsey IN THE MIDDLE Middle School Honor Choir A one-day choral festival for singers who have completed grades 6 through 8 Conducted by Anthony Trecek-King
This just in: in 2022, ACDA’s “Sing Up” drive needs YOUR input! National is asking folks to share testimonials about being a member. Submit a testimonial and you, too, will be entered into a drawing for one of five sets of ACDA swag, including a newly designed ACDA t-shirt!
You can submit your testimonial in one of two ways:
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! Below, please find important information regarding your conference participation. Conference Check-In will take place at the Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts on Sunday afternoon, from 11:30am until 7pm. At check-in, you will receive a conference booklet with schedule and locations, conference badge, campus map, music packets, and on-campus housing assignments, keys, meal cards, etc. In the meantime, the conference schedule is available here. Parking is available in front of the High Center. Parking anywhere on campus is free, and there is parking directly outside of apartments and dorm buildings for those residing on campus. Virtual Reading Session Packets are available through JW Pepper, and we invite you to sign-in to this system in advance of the conference. Log-in information is attached to this email. Meals (lunch and dinner) are provided during this conference. Should you have any important dietary restrictions, please share them in advance with Joy Meade jmeade@messiah.edu so we can accommodate you as best as possible. Breakfast is provided in the dining hall for those residing on campus from 7-8am each morning. Coffee/tea will be available throughout the conference. Conference Updates will be sent via Textedly during the conference. If you want to subscribe to updates, text acdapa to 888-522-1307. Covid Policies: Please do not attend the conference if you are experiencing Covid symptoms. Please consider testing prior to arrival and consider wearing a KN-95 mask indoors to prevent the spread of Covid. ACDA-PA highly encourages masking while singing during this conference. If you test positive during your time on campus, Messiah University policy mandates that you vacate campus immediately. Let’s make this a healthy and inclusive conference for all! Thank you for your cautiousness and consideration. Residing on campus? A reminder that sheets, pillowcase, pillow, blanket and two towels are provided. The dorms are clean but basic – bring your own comfort items. Thank you for respecting that Messiah University is a tobacco and alcohol-free campus. Should you have any questions or concerns during the conference, please feel free to reach out to Joy Meade, ACDA-PA conference chair. Joy’s cell is 610-513-1909. See you in one week! Warmly, Liz Colpo – ACDA-PA President Joy Meade – ACDA-PA Conference Chair
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