Massachusetts ACDA
Serving Massachusetts choral directors with workshops and clinics, festivals, conferences, publications, repertoire lists, networking opportunities, and advocacy to promote excellence in choral music throughout the Commonwealth.
Registration now open for Collegiate Big Sing!
Come perform the Beethoven Mass in C Major, Op. 86 at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre on Saturday, February 21, 2026! Under the direction of Dr. Hana Cai, the work will be performed in a newly commissioned arrangement for chorus, piano four-hands, and harmonium by musicologist Michael Ostrzyga. Collegiate ensembles as well as individual singers are invited to attend!
Registration is $30 per person and dinner is included. In addition to rehearsals preparing the Beethoven, the day will include a private “sing and share” in which participating collegiate ensembles will have the opportunity to perform for each other.
Professional Development Points (PDPs) are available for in-service MA educators.
Please register by Monday, January 26.
The Massachusetts American Choral Directors Association is committed to several initiatives in regards to diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to the following areas of our organization:
Membership: We are committed to increasing our membership to include more teachers, conductors and singers of color and from areas of our state less represented in our organization to date.
Mentorship/networking: We are committed to creating a network of teachers, conductors, and singers willing to volunteer their time to serve as mentors for new teachers and collegiate students.
Events: We are committed to re-imagining our regular events while also encouraging participation from more teachers, conductors, and singers of color leading us to learn about and hear various experiences and perspectives.
Resources: We are committed to providing resources for our membership regarding diversity, equity and inclusion comprising of:
Repertoire lists including a number of works from composers of diverse backgrounds and works beyond those of the Western classical idiom.
Databases to explore music of composers of diverse backgrounds.
Media such as articles, blogs, podcasts, interviews, books, and virtual events on the subject of diversity in the choral realm.