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. Nickname: Capital of the New Century, O-K-C, O-City, O-C Location in Oklahoma County and the state of Oklahoma. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... This article is about choirs, musical ensembles containing singers. ...

Background Information

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. Individual singers may also apply to sing with the ACDA National Honors Choir. About 300 singers are selected from around the country to sing in the national 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.

Divisions

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 

External link

• Official page