ACDA-Michigan 2026 Fall Conference Schedule

Times, events, and location in parentheses are included. Schedule may adjust slightly before the conference!

FRIDAY, October 9

Time Fall Conference Inter-Collegiate Honor Choir
8:15 – 9:00 AM Conference Registration / Collegiate Honor Choir Registration & Exhibit Booths (Heritage Performing Arts Center)  Conference Registration / Collegiate Honor Choir Registration & Exhibit Booths (HPAC Presbyterian Hall)
8:50 – 9:00 AM Conference Welcome (Alma College Chapel) Conference Welcome (Alma College Chapel)
9:00 – 9:45 AM Rehearsal of the Conductor’s Chorus (Alma College Chapel) Rehearsal of the Collegiate Honor Choir (HPAC Presbyterian Hall)
10:00 – 10:45 AM Interest Session #1 – “Empowered Ensembles: Building Student Leadership Through Routine” – “A Community of Song: Starting or Revamping a Community Chorus” (Strosacker Theatre)  Interest Session #1 – “Empowered Ensembles: Building Student Leadership Through Routine” – “A Community of Song: Starting or Revamping a Community Chorus” (Strosacker Theatre)
11:00 – 11:45 AM Reading Session #1 – Music of Michigan Composers (Alma Band Room) Rehearsal of the Collegiate Honor Choir (HPAC Presbyterian Hall)
12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch on your own Lunch on your own
1:30 – 2:15 PM Interest Session #2 – “A Very Good Place to Start: Solfege for Conductors & Singers” (Strosaker Theatre) – “Expanding the Canon: Historical Choral Literature by Female Composers” (Alma Band Room) Interest Session #2 – “A Very Good Place to Start: Solfege for Conductors & Singers” (Strosaker Theatre) – “Expanding the Canon: Historical Choral Literature by Female Composers” (Alma Band Room)
2:30 – 3:15 PM Interest Session #3 – “The Sacred Sounds of the Black Church Experience” (Heritage Performing Arts Center)Rehearsal of the Conductor’s Chorus (Alma College Chapel) Interest Session #3 – “The Sacred Sounds of the Black Church Experience” (Heritage Performing Arts Center)Rehearsal of the Conductor’s Chorus (Alma College Chapel)
3:30 – 4:20 PM Interest Session #4 – “Political Music, Class of 1940: Lessons for Our Time” (Strosacker Theatre) – “Playful Pathways to Music Literacy” (Alma Band Room) Rehearsal of the Collegiate Honor Choir (HPAC Presbyterian Hall)
4:30 – 5:15 PM Concert Session #1 – Portage Central High School Treble Ensemble – Hope College Chapel Choir (Alma College Chapel) Concert Session #1 – Portage Central High School Treble Ensemble – Hope College Chapel Choir (Alma College Chapel)
5:30 – 7:15 PM Dinner on your own  Dinner on your own
6:00 – 7:15 PM Dinner on your own  Dinner and Q&A with Dr. Derrick Fox (Dinner provided)
7:30 – 7:50 PM Concert Session #2 – Detroit High School of Arts (Alma College Chapel) Concert Session #2 – Detroit High School of Arts (Alma College Chapel)
9:30 PM Concert After-Glow and Social Hour Concert After-Glow and Social Hour
  SATURDAY, October 10
Time Fall Conference Inter-Collegiate Honor Choir
8:15 – 8:50 AM Conference Registration / Collegiate Honor Choir Registration & Exhibit Booths (Heritage Performing Arts Center) Conference Registration / Collegiate Honor Choir Registration & Exhibit Booths (Heritage Performing Arts Center)
8:50 – 9:00 AM Welcome Welcome
9:00 – 9:45 AM Rehearsal of the Conductor’s Chorus (Alma College Chapel) Rehearsal of the Collegiate Honor Choir (HPAC Presbyterian Hall)
10:00 – 10:45 AM Interest Session #5 – Dr. Derrick Fox (Alma Chapel) Interest Session #5 – Dr. Derrick Fox (Alma Chapel)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Concert Session #3 – Maynard Klein Award Presentation – Las Almas – Vanguard Voices Concert Session #3 – Maynard Klein Award Presentation – Las Almas – Vanguard Voices
12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch on your own  Lunch on your own
1:30 – 2:45 PM Undergraduate and Graduate Conducting Masterclass with Eastern Michigan University Choir (Alma Band Room) Undergraduate and Graduate Conducting Masterclass with Eastern Michigan University Choir (Alma Band Room)
3:00 – 3:45 PM Interest Session #6 – “Choral Programming & Popular Music” (Alma Band Room) – “Chants & Chance: Ancient & Modern Techniques for Independent Musicianship” (Strostacker Theatre)  Interest Session #6 – “Choral Programming & Popular Music” (Alma Band Room) – “Chants & Chance: Ancient & Modern Techniques for Independent Musicianship” (Strostacker Theatre)
4:00 – 4:45 PM Rehearsal of the Conductor’s Chorus (Alma College Chapel) Rehearsal of the Collegiate Honor Choir (HPAC Presbyterian Hall)
5:00 – 6:15 PM Closing Concert for Michigan ACDA Fall Conference, featuring Inter-Collegiate Honor Choir & Conductor’s Chorus  Closing Concert for Michigan ACDA Fall Conference, featuring Inter-Collegiate Honor Choir & Conductor’s Chorus
  *Guests/attendees are more than welcome to visit vendor booths throughout the conference