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2026 ACDA Southwestern Region Conference March 4-7, 2026 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Coro Lux Bradley Ellingboe has led a wide-ranging
career in the world of singing, including
accomplishments as a choral conductor,
soloist, composer, scholar, and teacher. As
a conductor, he has led festival choruses
in thirty-five states and fifteen countries. A bass-bari-
tone, Ellingboe has been a soloist under such conduc-
tors as Robert Shaw, Helmuth Rilling, and Sir David
Willcocks. Ellingboe has more than 160 pieces of mu-
sic in print. For his scholarly work in making the songs
Coro Lux (“Chorus of Light”) is an auditioned com- of Grieg more accessible to English-speaking singers,
munity chorus based in Albuquerque and founded in King Harald VII of Norway awarded him the Medal
the fall of 2015. Under artistic director Bradley Elling- of St. Olav. The University of New Mexico Alumni
boe, the chorus has grown into one of the top choruses Association named Ellingboe Faculty of the Year in
in the Southwest. Coro Lux consists of a “family of 2008. Upon his retirement from UNM, he founded
choruses,” including the fifty-five voices of Coro Lux, Coro Lux.
as well as the chamber ensemble Luminare and the El
Faro Youth Chorus. Highlights of the 2025–26 season
include collaborations with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Opening Night Reception
Indigenous composer Raven Chacon, two performanc- Open to All Attendees
es of Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard,
conducted by the composer and including narrator Ali Join us for a warm Southwestern welcome at the
MacGraw, our annual celebration of African Ameri- New Horizons Welcome to Albuquerque Reception,
can music (FebFest), and April’s performance of Cardera immediately following the Welcome Concert. We’ll
de las Islas for chorus, guitar, and charango under guest gather in the beautiful First United Methodist Church
conductor Dr. José Daniel Flores Caraballo. Fellowship Hall—the church’s original sanctuary—for
conversation, connection, and community as we begin
our 2026 SWACDA journey together.

2026 ACDA Southwestern Region Conference March 4-7, 2026 Albuquerque, New Mexico

S pecial E v en ts
Special Events

transportation from the Clyde Hotel to the World Bal-
Hot Air Balloon Rides (Wednesday 6:30am) loon headquarters and back. The morning begins with
a 6:00 a.m. pickup followed by a breathtaking ride over
Kick off your SWACDA 2026 Conference with an the beautiful New Mexico landscape—a once-in-a-life-
unforgettable adventure high above Albuquerque! On time experience and the perfect way to launch your New
Wednesday, March 4, conference attendees will have the Horizons journey.
opportunity to experience a hot air balloon ride with Availability is limited, and reservations must be made
World Balloon, one of Albuquerque’s premier opera- directly with World Balloon before February 1, 2026
tors. This add-on event costs $189 per person and $125 (505-293-6800).
for children (ages 5–14) and includes free round-trip

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