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Contents January 2026/Volume 66, Number 5

Conference Previews

Eastern Region Conference

9 Conference Overview 16 Insight Choirs
10 Headliners/Opening Night Concert 18 Performing Choirs
12 Special Events 24 Interest Sessions
14 Student Conducting Masterclasses 44 Honor Choir Conductors

Midwestern Region Conference

47 Conference Overview 50 Performing Choirs
48 Headliners/Opening Night Concert 58 Interest Sessions
49 Special Events 68 Honor Choir Conductors

Northwestern Region Conference
Annual dues (includes subscription to the Choral
Journal): Active $125, Industry $150, Institutional 71 Conference Overview 78 Performing Choirs
$135, Retired $45, and Student $15. Library
annual subscription rates: U.S. $75; Canada $80; 72 Headliners/Opening Night Concert 85 Interest Sessions
International $170. Single Copy Issues US/Canada: 74 Special Events 94 Spotlight Reading Sessions
$9; International: $20. Circulation: 13,000. Main 75 Encounter Choirs 95 Honor Choir Conductors
office: 405-232-8161
76 Student Conducting Masterclass
The Choral Journal (US ISSN 0009-5028) is issued
monthly except for April, July, and December by the
American Choral Directors Association. Periodicals Southern Region Conference
postage paid at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and ad-
ditional mailing office.
99 Conference Overview 108 Performing Choirs
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 100 Headliners/President’s Concert 116 Interest Sessions
Choral Journal, PO Box 1705, Oklahoma City, 104 Special Events 127 Honor Choir Conductors
Oklahoma 73101-1705. 107 Student Conducting Masterclasses

Since 1959, the Choral Journal has been the
Southwestern Region Conference
refereed, international journal of the American
Choral Directors Association. Each issue features:
scholarly articles, anonymously peer-reviewed by
the editorial board; refereed articles on pedagogical 129 Conference Overview 146 Student Conducting Masterclasses
or scientific issues for the choral conductor; refereed 130 Headliners/Opening Night Concert 149 Performing Choirs
articles with practical advice and ideas for the choral 131 Special Events 160 Interest Sessions
conductor; reviews of books, recorded sound, and
choral works by choral experts; and editorials from 137 New Horizons Immersion Day 170 Honor Choir Conductors
association leadership. The January issue previews 144 Music & Worship Immersion Day
each year’s regional or national conference offerings.
Articles from the Choral Journal can be found in
the following online databases: JSTOR (Arts &
Sciences XI Collection); ProQuest (International Western Region Conference
Index to Music Periodicals); University Microfilms
International; NaPublishing; RILM; EBSCO; Web
of Science; and WorldCat. Advertising options are 173 Conference Overview 179 Performing Choirs
available for members and nonmembers. Cover 174 Headliners/Opening Night Concert 186 Interest Sessions
art by Efrain Guerrero. Interior art by Tammy 176 Special Events 194 Honor Choir Conductors
Brummell. Musical examples by Tunesmith Music
<www.Tunesmithmusic.com>. Copyright 2026. 178 Student Conducting Masterclasses