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Some final reminders. App chair Mark Boyle has prepared another excellent video with invaluable tips, reminders, and other information. Watch video.

Conspirare Premiering Winners of ACDA’s Genesis Prize - TONIGHT!

The premieres are tonight (Weds., Mar. 17, 5:30 p.m. PDT / 8:30 p.m. EDT), in an online, free event. There is an optional RSVP by 3:00 p.m. PDT / 6:00 p.m. EDT today for the option to participate via Zoom. Listeners who do not wish to RSVP in advance can view the event by going to the event page.

Meet the Women of BWCCN (Black Women Conductors & Composers Network) - Mar. 19, 5:30 p.m. PDT / 8:30 p.m. EDT

Nyadia Thorpe and Maria A. Ellis are hosting this event in conjunction with the ACDA national conference. Panelists include B. E. Boykin, Jasmine Fripp, Jessica Milner, Gina Moore, Coty Raven Morris, Chantae Pittman, Dr. Zanaida Robles, Jan Taylor, and Maestra D'Walla Simmons-Burke. This event is open to all members. Learn more.

Workshop: William Grant Still Initiative for Black Conductors - Mar. 21, 23/25, 27

This three-session event welcomes Black conductors, musicians aspiring to conduct, and those curious about a career in conducting. The workshop includes a preview of the Conductors Retreat at Medomak experience, and information about applying for the William Grant Still Scholarship, which provides five Black conductors and aspiring conductors with full tuition and expenses to participate in the Conductors Retreat at Medomak (its 25th year), and mentoring following it. Only workshop participants will be eligible for the scholarship to the summer retreat (Jun. 30 - Jul. 18). Learn more and register.

Chapter virtual conferences and webinars open to members in other states:

No registration required. View sessions live (all at 6:00 p.m. PST/9:00 p.m. EST) from Western Region’s Facebook page. Recordings posted on Western’s YouTube channel for asynchronous viewing.

Does your chapter or region have a virtual event coming up that is open to other members? Ask your president to submit your ACDA event here to be included in this list!

ACDA Southwestern Region President-elect Jeffrey A. Murdock has just been named GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year. “I am thankful for my current students at the University of Arkansas, who have bought in to my radical positions related to justice and equality and who are committed to engage learners with a praxis that is both culturally responsive and paradigm shifting,” he said.  “I am thankful for the American Choral Directors Association, who continues to move in tangible ways toward the inclusion of ALL in our noble art. Thank you all for your support, and I look forward to continuing this great work alongside each of you, my dear friends and colleagues.” Read more.

Did you know that you can manage your member profile directly from the ACDA app? Update your profile photo, change your contact info, or check your member status with just a few taps! 📲 Click here to download!

Dr. Jeffrey A. Murdock kicked off an idea in February - Black History Month - by profiling "Black Conductors and Clinicians You Need to Know" every day of the week on Facebook. You can still scroll through his February postings here!

This month, National Women's History Month (with International Women's Day on March 8), Dr. Janet Galván is taking on the mantle by profiling many "Women Choral Conductors and Clinicians You Need to Know" via her Facebook timeline. Scroll through her Facebook posts here.

An exciting new opportunity for emerging women composers, including mentorship and hands-on training in choral composition. More information. Deadline: Apr. 1.

The latest results of our sponsored research studies on COVID-19 and choral singing are posted on this resource page, as well as information on online tools and professional development, free choral music from ACDA composers, and much more. Check the page regularly for added resources. Recently added:

The Mar. 2021 issue of Choral Journal is the conference program book. Please note: while the times listed in the book say Standard Time (ST), they are really Daylight Time (DT).

At this point of writing, there are a number of events/workshops by BCC and STP that are still available for those who are interested. BCC's Building Bridges program is still accepting registrations for upcoming workshops for youth/young adult choirs and music educators featuring Sir Mark Carpio (of The Philippine Madrigal Singers) and Lone Larsen & VONO (Sweden). STP continues to welcome participating choirs and conductors to their crowdfunding community - participants in Tiers 2 and up will have exclusive access to purchase and perform (digitally/live) a number of the new commissions (based on their Tier) during the Exclusivity Period (up until Jun. 1, 2021). Their educational workshops are ongoing. For more information, kindly visit: https://bridgechoralcollective.ca/ and https://www.sonictimelapse.com/. Read full post.

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