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ACDA NATIONAL Alphabetical Listing of Interest Sessions
2025 2025 ACDA National Conference March 18-22, 2025 Dallas, Texas

Concert Events (Purple Track, Orange Track, Both Tracks)
March 18-22 Dallas, TX

devote their time and considerable talent to rehearsals Dallas Symphony
and performances with the Dallas Symphony, as well Children’s Chorus
as appearances across the United States and with or-
chestras in venues around the world. The chorus trac-
es its origin to an early 1977 meeting between DSO
Music Director Eduardo Mata, Managing Director
Lloyd Halderman, and University of Texas at Dallas
Chancellor Bryce Jordan. Mata asked that a large-scale
permanent vocal ensemble be created to make possible
regular performances of major choral works with the
orchestra. The DSC’s first performance took place un-
der Mata’s direction at the Music Hall at Fair Park on
September 23, 1977, with a performance of the Mo-
zart Mass in C minor.

Anthony Blake Clark is director of the The Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus, led by ar-
Dallas Symphony Chorus. He is in de- tistic director Ellie Lin, builds upon the rich history and
mand by both amateur and professional practice of choral singing established in the Greater
choral artists and serves as chorus direc- Dallas region, including the Dallas Symphony Cho-
tor for the Dallas Symphony and is music rus through its over forty years of service. The DSCC
director of Baltimore Choral Arts. He has worked with provides a multi-tiered choral curriculum for children
prestigious orchestras such the Berliner Philharmoni- and youth in grades four to twelve, with a continued
ker, Baltimore Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Vienna emphasis on artistic excellence and representation of
Radio Orchestra, and the Richmond Symphony Or- Dallas’s diverse communities.
chestra for esteemed conductors such as Marin Alsop,
Fabio Luisi, and Sir John Eliot Gardiner. He and his Ellie Lin is artistic director of the Dallas
choirs have performed at the Berlin Philharmonie, Vi- Symphony Children’s Chorus. She also
enna Konzerthaus, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The Ken- serves as artistic director/conductor of
nedy Center, and the Washington National Cathedral. the Great Land Choral Society and a fac-
Clark completed a master’s degree at the United King- ulty member at Texas Music Conserva-
dom’s University of Birmingham. tory. At the DSCC, Lin oversees the artistic and admin-
istrative staff, and leads choruses for performances in
stand-alone concerts, community appearances, concert
tours and participations in Dallas Symphony Orches-
tra concerts. Lin’s choirs have performed in Austria,
Germany, China, Taiwan, Argentina, Canada, and in
almost every state in the United States. She received
both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the East-
man School of Music.

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