Say hi to us in Milwaukee at the Michigan ACDA Social Hour on Thursday, February 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Cocktail Lounge!
The mission and purpose of this section is to provide a vehicle of communication from the board of directors to the membership.
Jared Anderson is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Michigan Tech where he conducts the Michigan Tech Concert Choir, teaches courses in music theory, group voice, and basic musicianship, and coaches singers in Tech theater productions. Originally from Orem, Utah, Dr. Anderson has conducted ensembles in Utah, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan….
Betsy Marsh, Bella Voce editor, enjoys working with singers of all ages. After 36 years in public education, she recently retired from Van Hoosen Middle School in Rochester Hills, MI. Ensembles under her direction consistently earned superior ratings, performing with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, at the Michigan Music Conference, and at the Michigan Summer Choral…
Dr. Gabriela Hristova is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Michigan-Flint Department of Music where she conducts both the University Chorale and Chamber Singers, and teaches courses in choral and instrumental conducting and music performance. Dr. Hristova is conductor of the Department of Music’s Summer Academy of Music…
Special thanks to Jared Anderson for serving the organization as Interim Marketing and Advertising Chair after being elected President-Elect. Please see Jared’s contact information on the CONTACTS page of this website.
Deborah Fristad is recently retired from Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, MI, where she had been teaching since 1997. She conducted three choirs, five select ensembles, two show choirs, and co-directed the spring musical. She also served as department chair for the Visual and Performing Arts Department. In May, 2013 her Women’s Ensemble…
Welcome to ACDA-Michigan! We are a committed group of choral directors, anxious to begin another great season of music making. If you are not an ACDA member, we invite you to join our ranks. Make ACDA an important part of your professional life. We welcome your comments and participation. Please contact me at any time…
With the coming of a new president every two years in state ACDA chapters comes a fresh group of state ACDA board members. It is an opportunity to bring new people to leadership and to place previous members into new positions built upon their past work. Just completing a term as repertoire and standards chair…
I am looking forward to this great opportunity to serve you and the Michigan ACDA! Bella Voce will no longer be a publication in the traditional sense. This edition is the first ever that will be entirely online. All the printing will be left to you! We feel that the advantages are tremendous and the…
