From a May 13, 2020, NATS Interview with Tim Sharp
In this time of reflection, I [have been] overwhelmed by the empathy of friends. . . . I was most thankful for the outpouring of incredible kindness by people all around the world. The very first offer I had from someone when they found out that we had the virus, was from a friend in Shenzhen, China, who packaged up a box of masks to send me. . . . I had a Muslim friend in Turkey, who immediately sent me a prayer.
Again, these are things that would not normally be a part of my life. . . . I saw an immediate outpouring by people of cultures that sometimes are not a part of your normal circle. That, to me, was incredible. I knew it was there, but when you have a tangible, absolutely touchable reason for you to get together with people, they acted on it, and they did it in a way that was concrete and that had some vulnerability on their part. That was really touching to me, and it said to me, “Wow, look at what we have here.”
. . . I give great, great thanks for this choral community that I have been afforded over the last few years because I’ve met these people from all over the world. Because I do have them in my life, and they responded. . . . I’ll never be the same, it just changes your whole feeling about whether this meant something or not, all of this networking and context that we have. I’m very grateful for the empathy that I received personally for this period. Read the entire interview transcription
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State Chapter Virtual Conferences & Other Online Workshops
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It's about Connection.
"Now let's recruit for Sing Up! ACDA chapters all across the country are offering amazing virtual events. The generosity of resources and sharing of ideas demonstrates how amazing our membership is. The support of colleagues is shoring up all of us in these uncharted times."
- Ginger Wyrick, North Carolina ACDA Membership Chair
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Student Membership Initiative: To help during these challenging times, all students - new and renewing - pay just $5 this fiscal year (July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021). Just join or renew online as normal at https://acda.org!
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Refer a Colleague Program: When a current ACDA member refers someone who subsequently joins ACDA, we thank them both. We send each party a thank you gift (a playlist with selections from the last national conference performances). Details.
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This directory is putting the international choral world within easy reach! Artists on the directory hail from Canada, Germany, Italy, Nigeria, Norway, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the USA, and can speak and present in English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Russian. These amazing musicians are qualified and eager to share their expertise on topics spanning composition, conducting, counterpoint, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion), diction (with native speakers in various languages), early music, improvisation, music as a business, music technology (including help with virtual choirs), overcoming performance anxiety, self-promotion and auditioning, social-justice advocacy, vocal jazz, vocal technique, vocal wellness during COVID-19 (with an MD/vocalist), and yoga for singers. Visit the directory
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