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From the NATIONAL OFFICERS

President

PRESIDENT
January 2025 is somehow upon us, and we all know DAVID FRYLING
what that means: It’s time for the ACDA Choral Journal dfryling@acda.org
National Conference issue!
In my last January column I listed three reasons why VICE PRESIDENT
you could not afford not to attend your ACDA Region- EDITH COPLEY
ecopley@acda.org
al Conference. This January—to showcase some of the
things you will experience if you join us in March—I’m PRESIDENT-ELECT
David Fryling offering the following Dallas-specific context to those PEARL SHANGKUAN
reasons you still can’t afford to miss this conference: pearl.shangkuan@calvin.edu

1. (Re)connect with friends old and new amid the rich Dallas cho- SECRETARY/TREASURER
ral arts community. TOM MERRILL
Grab lunch with dear friends! Buttonhole that composer you want to merrilltg@gmail.com
commission! And experience the Texas choral culture firsthand with the PAST PRESIDENT
Welcome to Dallas Concert (featuring The Greater Dallas Choral Soci- ANDRÉ THOMAS
ety for Children and Youth, St. John’s Music Ministry, Vocal Majority, and athomas@acda.org
the Turtle Creek Chorale) and the Dallas Farewell Concert presenting
Jake Runestad’s Earth Symphony (conducted by Jake with the Baylor Univer- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
sity Symphony Orchestra, Baylor University A Cappella Choir, University ROBYN HILGER
of Texas-Arlington A Cappella Choir, University of Texas-San Antonio executivedirector@acda.org
Chamber Singers). NATIONAL R&R CHAIR
GRETCHEN HARRISON
2. Learn from experts in our field, exploring new ways to approach nationalrr@acda.org
what we do.
Learn how choirs across the nation are using choral music to support mis- EASTERN REGION PRESIDENT
sions that are social or community related via the Insight Choir sessions AMANDA HANZLIK
amandahanzlik@gmail.com
(featuring the Dallas Street Choir, Credo Community Choir, UT Dallas
Choirs, and Prairie View A&M University Concert Chorale). Watch veteran MIDWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
conducting teachers mentor graduate students in the ACDA Conducting DERRICK FOX
Masterclass. And hear JoAnn Falletta conduct Verdi’s Requiem (fea- foxderri@msu.edu
turing The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony Chorus & NORTHWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
the Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus).
STEVEN ZIELKE
stevenzielke@nwacda.org
3. Hear new music and new ways of musicking.
Learn by singing with genre-specific choral experts in our three Im- SOUTHERN REGION PRESIDENT
mersion Choirs: Black Diaspora (Anton Armstrong and Brandon Boyd), JEFFERY AMES
Southeast Asia (Tracy Wong and John Byun), and Latinoamérica (Daniel Al- jefferyacdasouthern@gmail.com
fonso and Diana Saez). And come early to join the Bent But Not Broken SOUTHWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
3.5 Tuesday pre-conference event, elevating the vocal music and artists of JONATHAN D. OWEN
the Black and African Diaspora and giving voice to marginalized communi- Jonathano@swacda.org
ties of music makers.
It takes a choral village to vision and plan each of our conferences, and— WESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
on behalf of all of our membership—I want to extend a heartfelt thank JULIE DANA
you and congratulations to ACDA Vice President Edie Copley, Conference jreydana@comcast.com
Chair, and her Dallas Conference Planning Committee: INDUSTRY ASSOCIATE REPRESENTATIVE

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KI Concerts
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