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ACDA NATIONAL
2025 Audition Guidelines for Performance 2025 ACDA National Conference pg 5

March 18-22 Dallas, TX

9. Non-refundable application fee of $50 submitted by credit card only.

IV. Screening Process

All auditions are “blind”; that is, the Adjudication Committee will not know the identity of the choir or conductor. There are
two levels of screening:

1. An initial screening level at which finalists will be selected; and

2. A final screening level at which only those recommended from the first screening will be considered.

Level 1: Led by the National R&R Chair, an Adjudication Committee will be formed in each R&R area. Each committee will
consist of no fewer than seven members comprising: National R&R chair of the area, National & Region R&R Coordinators
of the area, current and/or former Region R&R chairs, choral directors who have previously performed at an ACDA Region
or National conference, past Region Presidents, past National Officers, National Standing Committee members, and others
appointed by the National R&R chair to ensure a diverse listening committee.
No person submitting performance audition materials for the 2025 National Conference may serve on an Adjudication
Committee. The online submissions process automatically tabulates responses from adjudicators and generates a list
indicating the collective top ten submissions in ranked order, plus five alternates.

Level 2: The National Conference Committee will hear the top 10 submissions in each R & R area, unless fewer than ten
are submitted in that area, in which case all submissions will be heard by the National Conference Committee. Audition
screening committee members will not know the identity of groups until AFTER final decisions are made so as to maintain
the integrity of the blind audition process.

Every effort will be made to represent a broad range of excellent performing ensembles from each R & R area.

The rubric showing the performance criteria and rating scales which will be used by the adjudicators, along with all the
information included here, is available at acda.org/conferences.

V. Schedule of Dates & Application Link

• Auditions Open: February 1, 2024

• April 17, 2024: Audition application, uploads, and payment completed by 11:59 pm CDT

• Help desk support is available until 5pm central time on April 17, 2024. After that time, no support will be provided,
even if technical issues are encountered. Applicants are encouraged to plan ahead to ensure they can complete the
submission process. Late submissions will not be accepted for any reason.

• June 15, 2024: National auditions review completed

• July 1, 2024: Applicants notified of audition results

Application available online at the Submittable platform at acda.org/conferences.

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