The American Choral Directors Association is the world’s largest organization for choral directors. Its 20,000-plus members are leaders of choruses of all kinds, elementary school through university choruses, church and temple choirs, community choruses and professional choirs, plus representatives of the music industry. Continued ...

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rINTERKULTUR Choir
Competition and Festival
American International Choral
Festival (AICF)

World Choir Games
from National ACDA, by Kim Durr

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Concert Listings
member submissions welcome

Job Opportunities
new listings welcome

Community Chorus Directory

What's in Your Folder?
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R&S Pages

Posted by R&S Chairs

Children's Choirs New

Community Choirs New

Junior High & Middle School

High School  New

Women's Choirs

Youth and Student Activities

Current News and Events

High School Festivaly!

Application Deadline: February 1

2012 Festival Dates: May 22-24
Mason Gross School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
with new Wednesday Workshop option

2012 Festival Page, Registration, Information

2011 Photos
2011 HS Festival Page

Earlier sight singing books available for download

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Elementary and Junior High Honor Choirs

Concert Date: May 5, 2012 at
J. P. Case Middle School, Flemington

This year's conductors will be:
Emily Ellsworth, Elementary Honor Choir, and Lon Beery, Junior High Honor Choir

Junior High / Elementary Page
2012 Application and Details

2012 Summer Conferencey!

The 2012 NJACDA Summer Conference has been scheduled for July 24 and 25, again at the Princeton Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ. Co-Chairs for the event are President-Elect Jack Hill and David Lockart.

2011 Summer Conference Page and Photos
2011 Flyer

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Fall Reading Session Draws Crowd

Our newest event, a Fall Reading Session co-sponsored by NJACDA and Westminster Choir College on the college's campus, drew an enthusiastic crowd of 90 people on Saturday, September 17. The main sessions were run with spirit by guest clinician Dr. Paul Head. There were additional break-out reading sessions for Children's Chorus, Middle School, Men's and Women's Choruses, and Jazz and Multicultural Music. Attendees went home with generous packets of excellent music, all selected for their usefulness. Amanda Quist , our Youth and Student Activities R&S Chair, was chairperson/registrar.

NOTE: Next year's Reading Session has been scheduled for September 15, 2012 with guest clinician Rollo Dilworth.

Fall Reading Session Page, Details, Photos

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Events of Interest

Montclair State University
Outreach Events
Apr. 20 Spring Concert
full details

The Princeton Festival
Conducting Workshop
with Dr. Jerry Blackstone

Held June 24-28, 2012, this 5-day professional conducting workshop will offer practical rehearsal strategies, choral warm-up ideas, and sessions on performance issues, score study and preparation, creating compelling performances, and readings of new and recently published choral literature for choirs of all levels. Conductors and auditors will participate in daily conducting masterclasses with Dr. Blackstone and each conductor will conduct the Festival chorus twice daily. The workshop will culminate in a public performance led by the participant conductors.

Enrollment is limited to 8 conductors, with no limit for auditors or singers. For more information about fees, deadlines, and application procedures, visit The Princeton Festival’s website: http://www.princetonfestival.org/events/2012/choral-workshop.php

NJACDA events

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