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ACDA NATIONAL Alphabetical Listing of Interest Sessions
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March 18-22 Dallas, TX
Keynote Address Headliner Concert
Wednesday 8:15 pm - 8:30 pm Wednesday 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Winspear Opera House Winspear Opera House
Craig Hella Johnson is the founding artis- Thomanerchor of Leipzig, Germany
tic director and conductor of Conspirare.
Beloved for crafting thought-provoking
musical journeys that create deep connec-
tions between performers and listeners,
Hella Johnson is also artistic partner at the Oregon
Bach Festival. Hella Johnson is a celebrated guest con-
ductor of choral and orchestral works, and a published
composer, arranger, and educator. Hella Johnson is an
artist in residence at Texas State University, earning the
2022 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/
Creative Activities. His concert-length composition
Considering Matthew Shepard was premiered and recorded
by Conspirare and has been performed by more than
sixty choirs worldwide. He and Conspirare won a 2015 The Thomanerchor was founded in 1212. It is the
Grammy for Best Choral Performance. oldest cultural institution in Leipzig and one of the
city’s most successful cultural ambassadors. The works
of Johann Sebastian Bach, who held the office of
Thomas cantor from 1723 to 1750, forms the choir’s
musical center. The choir’s mission is the cultivation
ACDA NATIONAL of religious choral music. Regular performances in the

“motets” of the Thomas church Leipzig as well as mu-
sical support during the Sunday services form the fo-
cus of intensive rehearsal. The Thomas choir belongs
March 18-22 DALLAS, TX
among the elite ensembles of German and European
musical life and is sought after in concert and media
acda.org productions around the world.

1. REGISTER Andreas Reize was raised in Solothurn,
Switzerland, and sang with the boys
2. BOOK HOTEL RESERVATION choir of St. Ursen Cathedral. He studied
Conference Hotel information is provided after registration church music, organ, piano, harpsichord,
Book NOW to ensure the low-rate ACDA room block! choral singing, and orchestra conducting
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and Graz. He is the founder of Cantus Firmus vocal

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