ACDA Conference
2010 SUMMER CONFERENCE: JULY 11–14 Daily schedule coming soon!
CREDIT OPTIONS
- One (1) graduate credit OR
- Fifteen PDPs
- Minimum fifteen contact hours and summary paper required for either option
MEALS AND LODGING
- Air-conditioned, apartment-style dorm rooms available
- Shared kitchen, living room, and bath
- Double or single occupancy, same gender only
- Linens provided
- Roommate requests accepted
- Meals may be prepaid or purchased on a cash basis
- Request deadline: July 1
NON-CREDIT REGISTRATION FEES
Includes PDPs or participation only
| $230 | Registration received by May 31 |
| $250 | Registration received by June 15 |
| $270 | Registration received after June 15 |
GRADUATE CREDIT REGISTRATION FEES
| $250 | Graduate credit registration received by July 1 |
| $25 | Late fee (graduate registration received after July 1) |
SPECIAL REGISTRATION RATES
| $60 | Student rate (valid student ID required) |
| $80 | Per diem rate (any portion of a day incurs the full daily rate) |
ABOUT MASS ACDA
MassACDA is the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. Founded in 1959, the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is a nonprofit music education organization, the central purpose of which is to promote excellence in choral music. ACDA members teach choral music in public and private schools (kindergarten through senior high school) and at the college and university levels. They conduct a variety of choral groups including boy's choirs, children's choirs, men's and women's choruses, junior and senior high school choirs, college and university choruses, ethnic choirs, vocal jazz ensembles, and symphony choruses. They also conduct choirs in their communities and in their places of worship. MassACDA welcomes all choral conductors to its summer conference at Gordon College.
2010 ACDA CLINICIANS
This summer's conference of Mass. ACDA features two clincians who are in great demand for ACDA events: Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt and Dr. Rollo Dilworth. In addition to their interest sessions, the conference will include choral reading sessions and time to meet informally with colleagues. This event has its own schedule and includes evening sessions. The conference can be taken for PDPs or one graduate credit through Gordon College. Call the Graduate Music Department at 978.867.4429 for more information regarding PDPs or graduate credit.
Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt is Professor of Choral Studies and Director of Choral Activities at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She conducts the OSU Chorale, teaches conducting, and coordinates the graduate conducting program. A prolific author, she has published seventy-five articles on choral music in various refereed journals. She is a frequent presenter and speaker at professional conferences, giving keynote addresses for several state and Division ACDA conferences. Currently National Vice-President of ACDA, Dr. Apfelstadt sang with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers for several years and recorded two CD’s for Telarc with them in France.
Dr. Rollo Dilworth was recently appointed as Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University’s Boyer School of Music in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education, he serves as conductor for the University Chorale. Dilworth has written and/or arranged over 150 choral works that are currently in print. He authored a book of choral warm-ups for elementary and secondary choral ensembles entitled Choir Builders: Fundamental Vocal Techniques for General and Classroom Use. He frequently serves as a guest conductor and/or clinician for honors, festival, and all-state choirs throughout the United States and abroad.