In response to member requests in our survey, we have organized a set of virtual roundtable discussions focused on specific Repertoire & Resource areas. On Sunday, July 26, select one of the following roundtables to join for a discussion on how to move forward in this unprecedented time for choral musicians:
Children's & Middle School Choirs moderated by Shawn Funk & Jordan Shomper High School Choirs moderated by Liz Colpo & Kelly Rocchi Collegiate Choirs moderated by Chris Jackson & Andrew Withington Community & Worship Choirs moderated by Mark Boyle & Joe Stuligross Dear ACDA-PA members,
We want to thank all those who attended tonight’s panel, “Justice and Equity in your Choral Spaces”. It was a wonderful discussion, filled with thoughtful and practical advice. Thank you to each of our panelists for your wisdom and for taking time to share it with us. In this technological age, online security is always a concern. Unfortunately, we encountered a situation this evening where our session was hijacked by offensive content. We immediately ended the session and canceled the Virtual Happy Hour. Although the situation was out of our control, we would like to sincerely apologize for any distress this has caused. In the future, we will work diligently to better secure our state-wide offerings, while continuing to offer vital and valuable programming to the ACDA-PA membership. Thank you again for your support. Caron Daley ACDA-PA President Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s ACDA-PA Awards!
These awards will be presented in person at the ACDA-PA 2021 Summer Conference. Outstanding Young Conductor Award Jordan Shomper This award recognizes the efforts of a new or aspiring young conductor. Elaine Brown Award for Choral Excellence Steven Sametz This award is presented to an individual for outstanding lifelong work in the choral art. Full biographical information can be found in the special summer edition of POLYPHONY. This summer, in response to our canceled conference, we are bringing the ACDA-PA newsletter, Polyphony, out of retirement to showcase some of the material you would have seen in-person! Several of the people who applied to present an interest session have written up their session in prose! In lieu of reading sessions, President-Elect Liz Colpo has compiled lists from our eleven Repertoire and Resource areas! Thank you to our R&R Coordinators and Chairs! Click the graphic below to view the newsletter:
Join Moderator Dr. Dustin Cates as he and his panel discuss Justice and Equity Issues in Your Choral Spaces. As we prepare for the fall, taking the opportunity to explore how current events, particularly as they relate to inclusion, diversity, and representation may manifest themselves in your rehearsals. Rep resources will be discussed, as well as how COVID-19 disproportionately impacted communities of color.
For complete biographical information about the panelists, click here. A Virtual Happy Hour will follow the session in a separate Zoom meeting with a link that will be posted at the end of the webinar for participants. This Webinar DOES require pre-registration (a correction to the May 20 email), and is open to ACDA-PA members, ACDA members from other states, and choral colleagues who are not a part of ACDA (be sure to share how great ACDA membership can be!).
There is a limit of 500 participants, so please register early. Once you register, an email will be sent to you with the webinar link! Register here: https://duq.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hFgTn6KpTMGt46uPlelVPA After the webinar, join us for a VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR! Hosted by Susan Medley, ACDA-PA’s Vice-President, this session promises to be a great opportunity to socialize and connect. The Happy Hour link will be shared during the webinar! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ACDA-PA’s *first ever* Zoom Webinar and “Virtual Happy Hour” take place on Sunday, June 7 at 7pm! There is no need to pre-register for this event. The Zoom link will be sent out in the June 1 email.
TEACHING CHOIR ONLINE! Join our four esteemed panelists as they share strategies for choral instruction and performance in a virtual paradigm. Four R&R areas will be represented: Community, Collegiate, Middle School and High School! Janet Galvan, Professor and Director of Choral Activities, Ithaca College
Jordan Shomper, Choral Director, Cocalico Middle School, ACDA Middle School Repertoire and Resources Chair
Lee Saville-Iksic, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Youth Chorus
Matthew Klenk, Choral Director, North Penn High School, ACDA-PA High School Repertoire and Resources Chair
The ACDA-PA board has been busily discussing alternate forms of professional development for members, and we would like to invite you to the following events:
In addition, each month we will be sharing several video and print resources with you, including repertoire lists from each R&R area! We are looking for more content to share this summer! Please submit the following by May 25:
You should have just received an email from no-reply@editmysite.com. Our website content management system, Weebly, sent that out automatically after I uploaded the membership database to the site to create member accounts. Please follow the link to complete your membership registration.
Since most of us have a lot of time on our hands right now, I figured it would be a good time to get this taken care so we can start using the member area to share content in the future to our members. Stay healthy and safe! Shaun Cloonan ACDA-PA Communications Chair |
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