American Choral Directors Association
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The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a non-profit organization with the stated purpose of promoting excellence in the field of choral music. Its membership comprises approximately 20,000 choral directors representing over a million singers.
ACDA is organized in seven Divisions, i.e., Central, Eastern, North Central, Northwestern, Southern, Southwestern, and Western. Every year, conventions of conductors are held - in even years, a divisional convention is held in each division, and in odd years one massive national convention takes place in a major city somewhere in the country. Conductors can apply to have their choirs perform at these conventions through a blind audition-tape process. Being accepted to sing at an ACDA convention is considered a great honor for a choir.
Their official publication is the Choral Journal.
In addition to the divisional organization, a similar break out is done along specialization lines. The specialties are:
Boychoirs Children's Choirs College & University Choirs Community Choirs Ethnic & Multicultural Choirs Jazz Choirs Junior High & Middle School Choirs Male Choirs Music in Worship Show Choirs Senior High School Choirs 2-Yr College Choirs Women's Choirs Youth & Student Activities
Each specialty is organized under a Repertoire and Standards (R&S) Committee system, with a National Committee, Division Committees, and State chairpersons. The National Chairperson for each specialty is also a member of the National R&S Committee which meets annually to discuss issues common to all specialties.
The Divisions are organized by state chapters as follows:
Central Division:
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Eastern Division:
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland & District of Columbia
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
North Central Division:
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Northwestern Division:
Alaska
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Southern Division:
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Southwestern Division:
Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Western Division:
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
Utah
