Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026 The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) invites expressions of interest from qualified individuals to serve on the inaugural ACDA Music Industry Task Force, a new advisory body that will become a Standing Committee of the Association. This task force, composed of 5–7 leaders drawn from across the choral and commercial […]

Dan Forrest has been awarded the 2027 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission which will premier at the 2027 ACDA National Conference in Minneapolis, MN in March of 2027. Receiving the Brock Commission is an extraordinary achievement for any composer but there is something profoundly meaningful about this full-circle moment. In 2005, Dan Forrest was recognized […]

Use the links below to navigate to the instructions to download the J.W. Pepper digital reading session pieces for the Region Conferences. Anyone is welcome to download and view the pieces, not just conference attendees! Note: It takes time to download all of the materials. You want to do this long before you come to […]

Submission deadline: February 27, 2026. The American Choral Directors Association’s (ACDA) Diversity Initiatives National Standing Committee (DIC) is currently seeking applicants for a newly established Divisive Laws and Concepts Task Force. All interested and qualified individuals are invited to submit a curriculum vitae and a letter of application, which should include a vision statement for […]