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Dear Friends and Colleagues of ACDA-MI, “Where Great Lakes meet, Voices Rise” was a wonderful conference opportunity for those of us who attended. It was our ACDA-MI community at work and regardless of where we conduct, teach, or sing, we gathered for our annual ACDA-MI Fall Conference. I read today this Annie Dillard quote in…
Dear Friends and Colleagues of ACDA-MI, This past week, I had the opportunity to attend a local “Friday Night Live” event. It was live music, real stories and a like-minded community of people. We were gathered together to hear some of Detroit’s finest musicians and story-tellers. It was an incredible evening of thought provoking stories…
Dear ACDA-MI Membership, I would like to announce and say congratulations on behalf of the ACDA-MI Executive Board and the ACDA-MI Membership that Shirley Lemon has been selected as our 2026 ACDA-MI Maynard Klein Award Recipient. The Maynard Klein Award for Distinguished Service to Choral Music in Michigan is presented by ACDA-Michigan in recognition of…
ACDA National Honor Choirs are seeking volunteer choral educators to serve as application screeners for the 2027 National Conference Honor Choirs. Volunteers must be current ACDA members with at least three years of teaching experience who currently teach or have taught the grade level of the respective Honor Choir. Selected screeners will review approximately 100–150…
Dear Friends and Members of ACDA-MI, Summer in Michigan…is there any better place? Well, maybe? I had the opportunity to take my entire family of six to Europe. More specifically, to Prague, Czech Republic and several cities in Italy. It was on this trip that I had the privilege of observing two performances where my…
The Maynard Klein Award for Distinguished Service to Choral Music in Michigan is presented by ACDA-Michigan in recognition of artistic excellence and a lifetime of leadership in the field of choral music. This prestigious award is named in honor of Maynard Klein, whose musical achievements established a model of choral artistry and scholarship acclaimed within…
Dear Friends and Members of ACDA-MI, Summer in Michigan… Is there any better place? There is so much to do, to explore, and to enjoy in our Great Lake State, including chamber music festivals, concerts in the park and summer concerts by our many professional and semi-professional ensembles throughout our state. If you are involved…
Dear Friends and Members of ACDA-MI, Have you ever come across a quote by someone that after reading it, you then realized that “I wish I would have printed, posted, or memorized this a long time ago.” Well, that was me this past week as I was reading through some of the emails that came…
Dear Friends and Members of ACDA-MI, Spring has finally arrived in Michigan…I think. Recently, I found myself browsing through a book titled The Ford Sunday Evening Hour Talks by W.J. Cameron, 1938-1939. One of the talks was titled, “Music Educators (March 19, 1939)”. Since these were “live talks” on Sunday Evenings in Detroit, the guests…
From Megan Higle, R&R Chair – Youth and Children’s Community Choirs This year, I had the privilege of serving on the ACDA National Conference (2027) Interest Session Selection Committee (for Youth and Children’s Community Choirs). It was, in many ways, an extraordinary vantage point. I was invited into the current thinking of our field —…
