The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a non-profit organization with the stated purpose of promoting the field of choral music. Its membership comprises approximately 22,000 choral directors representing over a million singers.[1]
ACDA is organized in six regions: Midwestern, Eastern, Northwestern, Southern, Southwestern, and Western. Every year, conferences with topics pertaining to choral conductors are held. In even numbered years, a region conference is held in each region, and in odd numbered years, a national conference takes place in a major U.S. city. In 2021, ACDA organized its first virtual national conference in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the organization returned to an in person conference, with Cincinnati serving as the host city. Each year, a different university hosts the yearly ACDA chapter.[citation needed]
Their official publications are the Choral Journal, as well as the scientific research journal International Journal of Research in Choral Singing (online only).[citation needed]
As of 2020, Robyn Hilger was serving as the organization's executive director.[2]
Brock Commission
editSince 1991, the ACDA awards the "Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission" to "a recognized composer to write a choral composition in an effort to perpetuate quality choral repertoire."[3]
| Year | Composer | Title | Orchestration | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Theron Kirk | O For A Thousand Tongues | |||
| 1993 | Carlisle Floyd | A Time to Dance | |||
| 1994 | Daniel E. Gawthrop | Sing a Mighty Song | |||
| 1995 | Daniel Pinkham | Alleluia for the Waters | |||
| 1996 | James Mulholland | That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More | |||
| 1997 | Stephen Paulus | God Be With Us | |||
| 1997 | Gian Carlo Menotti | Jacob’s Prayer | |||
| 1998 | Samuel Adler | A Psalm Trilogy | |||
| 1999 | Gwyneth Walker | I Thank You God | |||
| 1999 | Adolphus Hailstork | The God of Glory Thunders | |||
| 2000 | David Brunner | The Circles of Our Lives | |||
| 2001 | Eric Whitacre | Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine | 10 min | ||
| 2002 | Richard Nance | Psalm 36 | |||
| 2003 | René Clausen | Memorial | |||
| 2004 | Z. Randall Stroope | We Behold Once Again the Stars | |||
| 2005 | Morten Lauridsen | Nocturnes | |||
| 2006 | Mack Wilberg | Dances to Life | |||
| 2007 | David Conte | The Nine Muses | |||
| 2008 | Eleanor Joanne Daley | Life's Mirror | |||
| 2009 | Dominick Argento | Cenotaph | |||
| 2010 | Joan Szymko | All Works of Love | |||
| 2011 | Steven Sametz | Three Mystical Choruses | |||
| 2012 | Chen Yi | Distance can’t keep us two apart | A capella mixed choir | 5 min | Text by Wang Bo[4] |
| 2013 | Steven Stucky | Take Him, Earth | SATB choir and 9 instruments | 13 min | |
| 2014 | Alice Parker | The Definition of Beauty | SSAA, unaccompanied | 4:45 min | |
| 2015 | Jake Heggie | Stop this Day and Night with Me | SATBBB, unaccompanied | ||
| 2016 | Ola Gjeilo | The River | choir, piano and string quartet | [5] | |
| 2017 | J.A.C. Redford | Homing | Mixed chorus and orchestra | 28 min | |
| 2018 | Tarik O'Regan | All Things Common | Acapella SATB | 5 min | |
| 2019 | Jake Runestad | A Silence Haunts Me | SATB choir and piano | 11:30 min | Text by Todd Boss |
| 2020 | Ivo Antognini | There is that in me | |||
| 2021 | Bob Chilcott | Songs My Heart Has Taught Me | |||
| 2022 | Ēriks Ešenvalds | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening | |||
| 2023 | Jennifer Higdon | The Absence | |||
| 2024 | Andre J Thomas | In Time of Silver Rain |
See also
edit- John B. Haberlen, a past national President of the Association
References
edit- ^ "American Choral Directors Association". acda.org. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ Sharp, Tim. "Opinion | The pandemic shut down choirs. We're finding new ways to sing together". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "American Choral Directors Association". Acda.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ^ Make (2012-02-17). "2012 Brock Commission – ACDAEast". Acdaeast.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ^ "Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) is one of the most frequently performed composers in the choral world" (PDF). Olagjeilo.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.