NYACDA General News

October 27-28, Ithaca College
Conference Registration form: https://forms.gle/TziuC2ZWuZgxwx7x6
Paypal Link: paypal.me/ACDANewYork

Begins 6pm Friday, ends 5:30pm Saturday
Masterclass Materials Due October 1st, Application and Reference letter required

Masterclasses:

• Conducting Gesture Masterclass: Dr. Eric Rubinstein, Nazareth University
• Rehearsal Masterclass: Dr. Khyle Wooten, Ithaca College
• Teaching Masterclass: Session on how to introduce a piece led by practicing K-12 and Community choral conductors and educators:
  • Liz Geisewite (Children’s Chorus)
  • Megan Field (Elementary Chorus)
  • Ernest Backus (Middle School Chorus)
  • Evan Powers (Middle School Chorus)
  • Kristin Zaryski (High School Chorus)
  • Dr. Baruch Whitehead (Community Chorus)

Professional Development Sessions:

• Get off the Score with Choral Music (Dr. Jason Thompson)
• Working with Community Choirs (Dr. Baruch Whitehead)
• Teaching with Engagement (Jameelah Taylor)
• Working with A Cappella Choirs (Evan Powers)
• Advice from First Year Teachers (Jenna Stufkosky & T.J. Barnes)
• Applying for the Job (Gina Costanza, Adam Shatraw, and Deepak Marwah)

Please complete the attached form if you are interested!

NY-ACDA recognizes that we have an opportunity to create systemic changes in our operating procedures to include a more diverse set of voices by opening up a call for nominations for members to participate in various leadership capacities.  We invite you to either nominate or self-nominate for one or more of the positions listed below. Priority will be given to those who self-nominate. 

R&R (Repertoire and Resources) leadership has been expanded to include more areas of priority for NY-ACDA and each R&R area is a co-chair position. This allows for more leaders to be engaged with our state membership and is hopefully easier and more enjoyable for each dyad. If you are someone or know of someone who is looking to share expertise, creativity, and experience in the choral arts with our choral community in NY, we invite you to use this form.  This form will be open until September 15th at which point, the board will reach out to each nominee.

The current board is:

President: Bill Culverhouse

Past-President: Doreen Fryling

President-Elect: Joslyn Thomas

Secretary: Morgan Beaton

Treasurer: Megan Field

ADEI Chair: Eric Williamson

Additional Leadership:

Honors Choir Chair: TBD

Liaison to R&R Chairs: Doreen Fryling

Membership Chair: Morgan Jolley

Website Manager: Emily Crowe Sobotko

Social Media Manager: Kyla Surajbali

Open leadership spots are available for the following positions  (this is not the full listing of co-chairs):R&R Co-Chair for Middle School/Jr. High Choral Music
R&R Co-Chair for High School Choral Music
R&R Co-Chair for Collegiate Choral Music
R&R Co-Chair for Lifelong Community Choral Music
R&R Co-Chair for LGBTQIA+ and Choral Music
R&R Co-Chair for Research
R&R Co-Chairs for Student Collegiate Activities
R&R Co-Chairs for TTBB
R&R Co-Chair for Culturally-Centered Music

As per National ACDA, these R&R positions will be encouraged to provide:

-Leadership

-Information

-Networking

-Excellence among colleagues

-Professional growth opportunities

-Promotion of choral music in the lives of people

NY-ACAD R&R Co-Chairs serve a two-year term which involves:

• several meetings a year on zoom
• an investment of time based on your own dyad
• at least one contribution to NY-ACDA members in your R&R area (this could be a blog for the website, session at a conference, Zoom event, addition to the newsletter, stand-alone event)
• Provide repertoire and resources curation for your area 

If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]

Register here on the NYSSMA Website

REGISTRATION FORM: Please complete the Registration Form  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqGto9wZ0a6yA2n1U-1090srvlVCIIVdE6vBOobRV4ZY-YNQ/viewform?usp=sf_link by Friday, June 30th.

PAYMENT: The cost to participate in the program is $140 (this does not include housing and meals). You may either pay by PayPal or Check. If you received a scholarship, please select “partial registration” in the Paypal options.

Summer Honors Choir Registration

Full Registration $140.00 USD Partial Registration $70.00 USD

MORE INFORMATION: For more information regarding the NYACDA Summer Honor Choir, please refer to your Acceptance Letter (sent via email) or contact Johna Rae Barrow [email protected]. 

Elementary Honor Choir Nomination Form

Junior High Honor Choir Nomination Form

High School Honor Choir Nomination Form

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