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2026 ACDA Midwestern Region Conference February 25-28, 2026 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Amy Johnston Blosser served for nine Indian Trail High School and Academy
years on the ACDA national board as the Chorale
R&R committee chair and was the 2023
National Conference chair for auditioned
choirs. She has helped plan ACDA con-
ferences in Cincinnati, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Salt
Lake City, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Miami, Chicago,
and Los Angeles. Under her direction, Bexley High
School Vocal Ensemble has performed at NAfME and
ACDA state conferences, including Central Region
performances in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Her choirs
tour extensively throughout the United States, Canada,
and Europe. Blosser was named Educator of the Year The Indian Trail High School and Academy Cho-
for Bexley City Schools in 2011 and is the associate di- rale is the premier mixed choral ensemble at Indian
rector of music at First Community Church. She was Trail High School and Academy in Kenosha, Wiscon-
selected for the 2015 ACDA International Conductors sin. Founded in 2010, this seventy-voice ensemble is the
Exchange Program with Sweden. cornerstone of the school’s vocal music program. The
group has performed at regional festivals, state con-
ferences, and internationally in cities including Rome,
Paris, London, Vienna, and Salzburg. Representing a
ACDA Membership diverse student body, the Chorale offers inclusive mu-
sical experiences that foster both artistic and personal
AUT MATIC growth. Through a wide-ranging repertoire, adjudicat-
ed events, and global collaborations, the ensemble helps
R E N E W A L students develop lifelong skills and become thoughtful,
creative, and engaged citizens.

John Choi is the director of choral music
at Indian Trail High School and Acad-
emy in Kenosha, WI, leading Chorale,
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rigal Choir. He served on the Wisconsin Choral Di-
rectors’ Association board (2008–2012) and planning
committees for WCDA conferences (2006–2013), and
received the WCDA Outstanding Young Choral Direc-
Scan to learn how! tor Award in 2008. In 2023, Choi earned the KUSD
Spark Award for excellence in education. He holds a
acda.org BM from Carroll University and an MME in choral
conducting from UW-Milwaukee. Choi also advises the
Indian Trail National Honor Society chapter.

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