Conference News 
Date: June 7, 2013 by Scott Dorsey  Views: 161
 ACDA needs YOUR creativity to name the label.
The American Choral Directors Association has entered into an agreement with Naxos of America® for the development of a recording label devoted exclusively to choral music. There is just one thing missing; a name for the label. ACDA is staging an online contest to find an appropriate name. Open to ACDA members, each entry may include up to five potential names. The winning entry will receive a boxed set of the complete Bach cantatas, courtesy of Naxos. ACDA's "Name the Label" Contest runs through July 4. Date: May 15, 2013 by Scott Dorsey Views: 345
The American Chor  al Directors Association is currently accepting applications for the 2014 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student Music Composition Contest.
The award includes a cash prize of $1,000 and the prospect of having the work premiered during a divisional or national conference of the American Choral Directors Association.
The application and guidelines for the Student Composition Competition Application are available online. The deadline for application is October 1, 2013 Date: April 3, 2013 by Scott Dorsey Views: 1734
If you missed  receiving a hand-out from one of the interest sessions presented during the recent ACDA National Conference, you can now access those documents online through Google Docs at https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4d-9-gjnSpFbkxGVjdRdTItMGc&usp=sharing. ; They are listed by the last name of the colleague who presented the session. A list of interest sessions is available in the 2013 Conference Program Book. Date: March 21, 2013 by Scott Dorsey Views: 1256
Want to have a little slice of the performances from the 2013 ACDA National Conference?
You can order CD and DVD recording of the concerts from SoundWaves. There are three easy ways to get Conference recordings. You can use the the CD, DVD and MP3 Order Form which can then be be mailed, faxed or emailed to Soundwaves. Orders may be placed by phone by calling 419-433-4918. For those seeking recordings of the honor choirs, they may be ordered online.
Date: March 8, 2013 by Scott Dorsey Views: 1000
While the venues in the Dallas Arts District are within close proximity (some as close as a baseball toss), there may be times when a lift would be welcome. When your feet have had enough, take advantage of Art Cart. The free Art Cart is available to shuttle you to and from events and venues. It's a perfect way to enjoy lunch or dinner at One Arts Plaza, without missing the next concert or interest session.
Date: March 6, 2013 by Scott Dorsey Views: 1037
 Tuesday Nite Jazz is a curated music series offering live jazz, blues, and gospel on the second Tuesday evening of each month, when the historic sanctuary of St. Paul United Methodist Church, organized by recently freed slaves in 1873 at what is now 1816 Routh Street, becomes the premier listening room in the city.
The Sandaga Jazz Band is the justly praised house band every Tuesday night at Sandaga 813, Dallas Observer's 2012 pick for Dallas' Best Jazz Club. Tuesday Nite Jazz extends a special welcome to the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association. The concert starts at 6:30 p.m.. A reception will follow the performance at about 8:30 p.m.
Date: March 6, 2013 by Scott Dorsey Views: 1145
 The 2013 ACDA National Conference Program Book (which also happens to be the March issue of the Choral Journal) is now available in an e-zine format. This allows you to not only read it in various platforms, but all of the advertisements in the e-zine version of the Program Book are linked directly to the vendor.
Date: March 2, 2013 by Scott Dorsey Views: 507
New Choral Music from Mexico
Clinician: Philip Brunelle
Demonstration Choir: VocalEssence
Saturday, March 16, 9:15 a.m. in the City Performance Hall
For the past five years, VocalEssence through its ¡Cantaré! program has brought choral composers from Mexico to Minnesota to be in residence at elementary and high schools, composing music for young people that is premiered each May in a concert by the students. The composers also give the students a first-hand picture of life in Mexico today. Their music, using Spanish texts and with English translations, is now available through the recent launch of VocalEssence Music Press, an online publishing service. During this session, Philip Brunelle and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers will demonstrate select pieces for elementary and high school choir available from VocalEssence Music Press, with several of the composers traveling from Mexico to share in the session.
Date: March 1, 2013 by Scott Dorsey Views: 715
The Barbershop Harmony Society
wants to see YOU at the ACDA National Conference
See you in Dallas, March 12-16, 2013!
For more than 75 years, the Barbershop Harmony Society has been leading the cause of preserving recreational music as a rewarding, lifelong activity. Over the past two decades especially, the Society has increased its commitment to serve our communities and schools, with an emphasis on bringing vocal music to young men.
It’s working! This year’s International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival brought more than 450 young men to Orlando, Florida for an unforgettable “mountain top experience,” made possible by scholarships from Harmony Foundation totalling more than $170,000.
In recent years, the Barbershop Harmony Society has been dramatically expanding its presence at music industry gatherings and our lineup of activities at this year’s ACDA convention are aimed squarely at helping music educators bring young men into their school music programs by delivering music and activities that are fun, accessible, and promote healthy vocal habits and performance skills.
Here’s where you can find us at the ACDA convention in Dallas:
- Reading session
Wednesday, March 13, 12:15 pm, Meyerson Symphony Center - Horchow Hall (lower level)
ACDA Director of Education Scott Dorsey will lead a session that allows teachers to read through, hear, and learn teaching techniques for men’s barbershop repertoire that is accessible for different age groups and ability levels of students.
- Industry Showcase
Wednesday, March 13, 2:45pm, Winspear Opera House - Hamon Hall (Lower Level) See and hear the barbershop style in a performance setting! Learn what the barbershop experience does for men as singers and music educators. Meet three of our Barbershop Harmony Society music educators, as well as the CEO, who has made his mark in the organization by developing an annual collegiate choral festival that has encompassed more than 1500 singers in its nine years.
- Networking Coffee
Saturday, March 16, 7:00-8:00 am, Sheraton Conference Center, 3rd Floor/Houston Ballroom.
Meet your professional peers who have found success in their programs by collaborating with BHS chapters and resources. Learn how you can tap into a worldwide network of ardent supporters of school music programs.
- Drop by for a visit at our booth
Wednesday - Friday, Booth 211-12, Meyerson Symphony Hall, second floor
- FREE QUARTET MUSIC PACKETS FOR SINGERS! Instantly generate interest with free that your singers can succeed with quickly. Sing one with our accomplished quartet vocalists right at the booth!
- See performances from the International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival, and find out how your men’s chorus can take part in the 2014 Festival in Long Beach, California.
- Learn about about the Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest, now in its 22nd year, and ways your singers can tap resources to succeed.
- Connect to summer Harmony Camps, Youth Festivals and other support resources from the Barbershop Harmony Society
- Looking for another gig? Barbershop choruses are always looking for skilled musicians who want to expand their horizons.
How can we help you?
Maybe the most important thing we can do is to hear what you need.
There isn’t a Barbershopper alive who wouldn’t tell you, “I wish I had started singing twenty years earlier!” To that end, our members are willing to expend extraordinary amounts of effort to ensure that future generations can enjoy the rich musical brotherhood that comes from choral singing.
Come meet us at Booths 211/212 at the 2013 ACDA convention and tell us what YOU need to bring out the “inner singer” in more students in your school!
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