Chapter Newsletter
November 2021
Maryland/DC American Choral Director's Association
IT'S GIVING TUESDAY! PARTNER WITH US!
MD/DC ACDA Honor Choir Scholarship Fund: 
Applications are being accepted NOW!
Dear Maryland/DC ACDA Members,

The MD/DC ACDA has created an Honor Choir Scholarship Fund to assist with the costs involved in participation in ACDA Honor Choirs. The Honor Choir Scholarships will be given by lottery to any singer with financial need who has been accepted into ACDA Honor Choirs and applied for assistance. The first recipients will attend the 2022 ACDA Eastern Region Conference in Boston, MA. 

Help support local singers by contributing to the MD/DC ACDA Honor Choir Scholarship Fund NOW!
Donations are graciously accepted at all times via PayPal*: 

MD/DC ACDA will match up to $500 of all donations.

*If you would prefer to make your donation via check, please contact Megan Fitzharris, the HC Scholarship coordinator at choralfitzharris@gmail.com or Rachel Carson, MD/DC President, at rcarlson@gmail.com.
Do you have a singer attending the 2022 ACDA Eastern Conference Honor Choirs who needs financial support?
Applications for scholarships are now being accepted. The application deadline is January 1, 2022. 

Thank you in advance for partnering with us to help get our talented students and singers to go and enjoy a fulfilling and enriching Honor Choir experience.

Sincerely,

MD/DC Executive Board
Joint ACDA/MCEA Fall Reading Session
ACDA and MCEA's first joint reading session on October 9th was a huge success! The weather outside was perfect and our four terrific presenters Ann DuBose-Li, Lynnell Randall, Toni Daniel, and Diana Sáez introduced us to interesting and diverse repertoire for Elementary School, Middle School, High School, and Collegiate/Community choirs. It was wonderful to meet new teachers and conductors and gather again in person with our peers to sing and eat lunch together on the patio after two years of online events. We also couldn't have done it without the generous support of the Maryland State Boychoir who hosted us at their beautiful Center for the Arts and catered our lunch! We can't wait to do it again and are planning another reading session for this spring.
CONGRATS TO JOSH FISHBEIN!!!
Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Prize Winner

Congratulations to our very own Joshua Fishbein on winning the Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Prize for his work "Out of the Ashes of Holocaust." Joshua currently serves as our Music & Worship R&R Chair.

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Do you have an upcoming concert or event?
We know that there are great things going on in choral programs across our region. We want to highlight your choral programs! If you have any upcoming concerts, performances, or events, please email the flyer and event details to ocie.shaquan.banks@gmail.com so that we can post them on our website and social media platforms.
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