The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), headquartered in
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...
,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
, is a non-profit organization with the stated purpose of promoting the field of
choral music
A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...
. Its membership comprises approximately 22,000 choral directors representing over a million singers.
ACDA is organized in six regions: Midwestern, Eastern, Northwestern, Southern, Southwestern, and Western. Every year, conferences with topics pertaining to choral conductors are held. In even numbered years, a region conference is held in each region, and in odd numbered years, a national conference takes place in a major U.S. city. In 2021, ACDA organized its first virtual national conference in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the organization returned to an in person conference, with Cincinnati serving as the host city. Each year, a different university hosts the yearly ACDA chapter.
Their official publications are the ''
Choral Journal'', as well as the scientific research journal ''
International Journal of Research in Choral Singing'' (online only).
As of 2020, Robyn Hilger was serving as the organization's executive director.
Brock Commission
Since 1991, the ACDA awards the "Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission" to "a recognized composer to write a choral composition in an effort to perpetuate quality choral repertoire."
See also
*
John B. Haberlen, a past national President of the Association
References
External links
Official siteInternational Journal of Research in Choral Singing
{{authority control
Music education organizations
Vocal and choral music organizations
American choral conductors
Music organizations based in the United States
Music education in the United States
Arts organizations based in Oklahoma
Organizations based in Oklahoma City