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October 2015 ChoraLink
 H ave you registered yet? There are so many reasons to sign-up for the Boston Conference, it's hard to know where to start. Boundary-breaking Headline Choirs; Top-notch Auditioned Choirs; World-Class venues; Inspirational, practical, and bleeding-edge interest sessions; Conductor and Composer Masterclasses; A one-of-a-kind Music in Worship event; Face-to-face access to some of the industry's leading vendors-all set in Boston's magnificent Back Bay.
 If you haven't yet visited our Online Conference Overview, you're missing out. Stop by and learn more about each presenter, each choir, each venue...I'm confident once you take a look you'll be inspired to sign up for the conference and book your room right away.
As always, I'm listening, and I'm here to serve.
ACDA Eastern Division President
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Deadline approaches: Helen Kemp Award Nominations
 The ACDA Eastern Division calls for nominations to be submitted by Monday, November 2nd, for the 2016 Helen Kemp Award for Lifetime Commitment to Excellence in Choral Music. The award, initiated in 2010 and named in honor of its first awardee, honors an individual who, through teaching, performing, and sharing, exhibits a lifelong passion and commitment to the choral art. To submit a nomination before Monday, November 2nd, please click here.
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Student Opportunities
- A maximum of ten (10) Kegerreis Student Scholarships will be awarded to college and university students at the undergraduate and graduate levels for the Eastern Division Conference in Boston, MA, each in the amount of $400. Applications must be submitted no later than November 2, 2015.
- We are looking for Student ACDA members to volunteer to work at the ACDA Eastern Division Conference held in Boston on February 10-13, 2016. In exchange for your service, part or all of your conference registration fee will be waived! Apply to be a volunteer today!
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We Stand on the Shoulders...
Trish Joyce
Director - Coriste, New Jersey Youth Chorus
 I'm sure that all of us have heard this phrase, or variation on this phrase, many times - We stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. We've all had those awe-inspiring moments, at ACDA Conventions, which we will never forget. As I think back over these, two of my strongest memories are from earlier Conventions that I attended...Read the rest at the ACDA East Blog.
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Q&A with Jameson Marvin
 Why are you passionate about being a part of ACDA?
...I have attended all but one national conference since 1969 (my first year as director of choral ensembles at Vassar College) and all Eastern Division conferences since 1975 when Vassar's mixed choir performed in Boston.
The experience of attending ACDA conferences energizes me - by hearing many choirs, I can put my work in perspective - and when comparing my work to the best of them I realize where my attention should go. And that is VERY important. ..Read the rest at the ACDA East Blog.
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Leonardo Dreams of his Singing Machine
Paul Head
Director of Choral Studies, Univ. of Delaware
I attended my first ACDA regional convention in 1984, albeit in the Western Division. At the time, I was a junior in college, persevering through music history and advanced theory toward a career teaching high school. I still remember the sense of awe as so many wonderful choirs assembled in one place, reiterating again and again - the sky's the limit kid! Learn your Roman numeral analysis and get out there. Fly, Leonardo. Fly!
...Read the rest at the ACDA East Blog
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The Heart of the Conference: Auditioned Choirs
Michael Driscoll, Auditioned Choirs Chair
I am honored to serve as the Auditioned Choir Chair for the 2016 Eastern Division Conference in my home city of Boston! One of the aspects of ACDA conferences that I enjoy most is attending the many fine performances - after all, the music itself is at the heart of what do as singers and musicians! And the great thing about our Division conferences is that we get a chance to spotlight and celebrate the work of colleagues and ensembles that are close to home....Read the rest at the ACDA East Blog
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