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January 2016 ChoraLink
January brought three new blog posts from our ACDA choral community leaders, each providing a preview of an interest session at the Boston Conference. We've linked to each of them below. I hope you'll take a closer look to see what you might have missed!
So much awaits you in Boston. You'll experience our boundary-pushing sessions, presented by leading choral scholars and leaders from across the US and abroad. You'll hear inspiring concerts from auditioned choirs hailing from across the division (as well as one from China!). And you'll experience truly world-class professional Headline Choirs in concert each night.
If you haven't already done so, I strongly encourage you to visit acdaeast.org/boston for an an-depth preview of what we have in store. In addition, if you are registered for the conference you should have already been emailed your login credentials for the conference app.  You'll find the full conference schedule, venue maps, bios of conductors and speakers, exhibitors--in short, everything you'll need to plan and navigate your conference right in the palm of your hand. (If for any reason you have not received your login info, please contact Mark Boyle)
Until then, as always, I'm listening, and I'm here to serve.
ACDA Eastern Division President
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Leadership Links
A monthly collection of choir-related links,
suggested by the ACDA Leadership, to keep the conversation going
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January's Blog Posts
Conference Spotlight: Jazz for Kids!
Being a long time jazz fan, and firmly believing that jazz is America's music and we need to teach it, I began a search years ago to find choral repertoire suitable for children and youth choirs.
Choral Music: Healing People, Saving Lives, Making a Difference
Choral musicians claim the immense power of choral singing to transform individual lives and communities. This is because we sing. But, it's also because of what we sing, where we sing, and who is singing a nd many other reasons. The question that I pose is this: Are we, as choral musicians, doing enough for ALL PEOPLE? Read the rest...
The Sacred Harp
Several days ago, I was thrilled to read the New York Times article by Phillip Lutz, "A Different Note on Race at Yale." It recognizes the efforts of Dr. Ian Quinn to implement a tradition of Sacred Harp hymn-singing at Yale University. Referring to his first experience in 2008, Dr. Quinn said, "It just turned my whole world upside down. How moving it was for me to see this musical space where anybody could just walk in off the street and have this experience of singing in four parts without having to audition, without having to feel like they were performing." Read the rest...
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