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2024 ACDA Eastern Region Conference February 28 - March 2, 2024 Providence, Rhode Island

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The 2024 ACDA Eastern Region Conference in is a dynamic and acclaimed group of young artists
Providence, Rhode Island, will celebrate the power of known for their vibrant performances and innovative
both our individual and collective voice. The confer- programming. Named “Ambassadors of Harmony,”
ence will include 8 Invited Choirs, 15 adjudicated Per- BCC presents 50+ annual performances in diverse
forming Choirs, 3 adjudicated Insight Choirs, 4 Honor venues from Symphony Hall to the White House.
Choirs, 8 Deep Dive Repertoire Sessions, 4 Immersion They’ve graced TED talks, local media, and shared
Choirs, 4 Student Conducting Masterclasses, and 30 stages with luminaries like Idina Menzel and Hugh
adjudicated Interest Sessions. Jackman. Notably, their collaboration on “Fantastic
Deep Dive Repertoire Sessions will focus on 3-5 Mr. Fox” won a Grammy in 2020. BCC’s excellence
pieces discussing context and sharing successful peda- was acknowledged with the National Arts and Hu-
gogical tools. manities Youth Program Award in 2013, celebrated
Immersion Choirs will take the form of two open at the White House with Michelle Obama.
rehearsals focusing on performance practice issues. At-
tendees will select a choir to participate in during the Kenneth Griffith serves as the music
online registration process. director and principal conductor of
All conference performances will take place in Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC), lead-
Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Providence, ing the Premier Choir and guiding the
with the Honor Choirs performing in Veterans Memo- artistic programs. His warm, demand-
rial Auditorium. All other conference sessions will be in ing approach resonates with young performers, fos-
the Rhode Island Convention Center. The two confer- tering connections from elementary to collegiate lev-
ence hotels are the Omni Providence and the Graduate els. Noteworthy performances under his leadership
Providence. include venues like Boston’s Symphony Hall, collabo-
rations with acclaimed artists like Idina Menzel and
Lawrence Brownlee, and a recent tour to Canada.
Wednesday Night Opening Concert Griffith is passionate about the role of singing in
bringing together diverse communities and leading to
social change. Apart from BCC, he recently prepared

Boston Children’s Chorus a chorus for Anthony Davis’s Pulitzer-winning opera,
X: The Life & Times of Malcolm X, earning a Grammy
nomination in 2023. Griffith holds degrees from Cap-
ital University and Bard College.

Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) harnesses the
power of music to connect Boston’s diverse communi-
ties, cultivate empathy, and inspire social inquiry. BCC

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