Say hi to us in Milwaukee at the Michigan ACDA Social Hour on Thursday, February 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Cocktail Lounge!
As we approach a very busy time in our musical calendars, please take a minute to note the special concerts in our area of the state of Michigan. I find it refreshing and relaxing to be an audience member rather than bearing full responsibility for all aspects of a choral performance. There are numerous opportunities…
Part 1 of 3 What is it that makes a choir’s singing irresistible? Beyond insisting on the obvious basics of clean intonation, resonant vowels, and sparkling diction, is there anything else a conductor can do to increase the excitement level produced by a choir’s performance? And if so, how can the skills needed to create…
Why attend Conferences, Conventions and Workshops? Well, for me, it was 1973. I’d been teaching seven years, and resisted going anywhere for anything extra, due to the amount of time my jobs consumed that would take me away from my family. I was teaching high school and also a church choir, plus having some private…
The ACDA Central Division Conference February 26 – March 1, 2014 Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel Cincinnati, Ohio The first ACDA Central Division conference I attended was in Cincinnati in 2000. Pat Wiehe and Kitty O’Donnell of North Central High School in Indianapolis told me about this event and that if I wanted to go,…
Dear Choral Friends, I begin my term as President of the Michigan Chapter of A.C.D.A. with great excitement and enthusiasm. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve in this capacity. Michigan has been my home for thirteen years, and I am now honored to offer my energy, skills, and…
Many thanks to the A.C.D.A.-MI Membership and Board of Directors for an exhilarating two years. It has been an honor to serve such outstanding musicians as your president as we advance the choral arts. Let us together continue to face the current economic challenges knowing how the choral arts are vital to the spirit of…
The American Choral Director’s Association is pleased to announce the third biennial Children’s Choir Conductor’s Retreat, a one-of-a-kind event designed specifically for the needs of conductors who work with children’s choirs in schools, in the community, or in a sacred setting. The January 18-19 weekend event in Downtown Minneapolis includes sessions by national clinicians, reading…
Our choral art is unlike any other because of one aspect above all: the inescapable presence of text. The real impact of choral music comes from the power of text, because text is where story dwells. As a result, we must convincingly tell the story of each song we offer. What makes this possible is…
ACDA Michigan is proud to showcase the talents of some of our own composers at our conferences! Here are websites for the Michigan Choral Composers who are participating in the 2013 Fall Conference or who participated last year. (Not all of the composers have websites.) This year: Marjan Helms: www.marjanhelms.com Sean Ivory: www.caldwellandivory.com Greg Jasperse:…
Wow! What a nice list! Last year your ACDA-MI board determined that one of the most helpful things we could do to for our members is to provide you with repertoire suggestions. We have noticed that repertoire lists posted on this site always get more “hits” than any other articles. Therefore your R & S chairs…
