Issue: January 2023

Happy New Year Sherry!

We made it to 2023! Here is your January 2023 Newsletter. This issue includes:

MD/DC ACDA Members presenting/performing at National Conference
ACDA National info
Voices United 2022 Wrap-Up
Joint Fall Reading Session Wrap-Up
Upcoming Events
And more!

We are so excited about what lies ahead! We have many exciting things planned and hope to see many of you soon!

Sincerely,

Maryland/DC ACDA Executive Board

MD/DC ACDA IN CINCINATTI!

We are so excited to support members of the MD/DC chapter and their choirs who were selected to present/perform at the ACDA National Conference in Cincinnati, OH Feb. 22-25!

INSIGHT CHOIRS:

Oakland Mills High School Singers

Dr. Edryn Coleman, Conductor

Dr. C. Paul Heins, Conductor

SESSIONS:

Accessible and Beautiful: SATB/SAB Music by Minority Composers/Arrangers

Oakland Mills High School Singers and Dr. Edryn J. Colemean

GenOUT's Choral Community: Queer Youth Creating Change

GenOUT Youth Chorus and Dr. C. Paul Heins

Choral Songs from the African Diaspora in Latin America

Dr. Diana Sáez (Townson University), Suzzette Ortiz, and Juan Tony Guzmán.

Teaching Beyond the Music

Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand,

University of Maryland

HEADLINE CHOIR:

The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

ACDA NATIONAL - February 22-25, 2023

ACDA 2023: A Place of Belonging

Belonging is fundamental to being human. In our choirs, within our institutions, and as members of the greater chorus of humanity, belonging to a community means that each member is heard, understood, seen, and valued.

The 2023 National Conference in Cincinnati welcomes us all back in person to a place where we can celebrate our diversity and affinities, eliminate barriers, and inspire each other towards collective action ensuring that everyone feels they belong to our shared journey.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS JANUARY 19, 2023!!!

Program Book

Conference Info

ACDA Voices United Wrap-Up

Voices United 2022: Summer of Renewal, August 4-6, 2022

Annual Collaborative Summer Conference

by the DE, MD/DC, and VA chapters of ACDA

We were thrilled to return to an in-person Voices United conference for the first time in 3 years! The conference was held in the beautiful Hylton Performing Arts Center on George Mason University’s Science and Technology campus in Manassas, VA. Our fabulous headliners included Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand, Dr. Troy Robertson, and Dr. Janet M. Hostetter. Plans are in the works for next year’s conference to be held August 3-5, 2023 at the Hylton in Manassas. We hope to see some of you there!

Joint Fall Reading Session Wrap-Up

Program Booklet

Repertoire

Photo Gallery

We held our 2nd annual Joint ACDA/MCEA Fall Reading Session on Saturday 10/15 and were once again graciously hosted by the Maryland State Boychoir! It was a beautiful fall day and we sang diverse and engaging choral music led by our four wonderful presenters Margaret Nomura Clark, Min Nam, Marcus D. Smith, and Joshua Fishbein. After the reading session, we reconnected and met new colleagues over lunch and engaged in a dialogue about ADEI (Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in our choral programs.

Thank you to everyone that came out to support.

To view the photo gallery, click here.

Upcoming Events

Purchase Tickets

Do you have an upcoming concert or event?

We know that there are great things happening in choral programs across our region. We want to highlight your choral programs! If you have any upcoming concerts, performances, or events, please complete this form so that we can add them to our Website! Also, email the flyer and event details to ocie.shaquan.banks@gmail.com so that we can post them on our website and social media platforms.

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