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From the NATIONAL OFFICERS

President

PRESIDENT
DAVID FRYLING
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Choir dfryling@acda.org
is Community. And Community only exists where
there is Belonging. Whether it’s coming together in VICE PRESIDENT
song, collaborating with composers and other col- EDITH COPLEY
ecopley@acda.org
leagues, or sharing moments of discovery in our mu-
sical journey with our students, we thrive as choral PRESIDENT-ELECT
David Fryling artists only when we create spaces where others feel PEARL SHANGKUAN
that they are seen and that they belong. pearl.shangkuan@calvin.edu
Every year our national and regional conferences serve as pinnacle ex-
periences, bringing us physically together to celebrate, learn, and inspire. SECRETARY/TREASURER
Our horizons are broadened and our assumptions are challenged as we TOM MERRILL
each in our own way search not only for inspiration but also for affinity at merrilltg@gmail.com
these events. And, of course, the face time we are gifted with our various PAST PRESIDENT
“relatives” within our ACDA family is an even deeper treasure in our post- ANDRÉ THOMAS
2020 world. athomas@acda.org
But let me remind you—ACDA is so much more than a single yearly
event. The other 360 days of the year ACDA offers a wealth of opportuni- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ties for professional growth, networking, and service; including: ROBYN HILGER
executivedirector@acda.org
• Regional and state summer programs designed to enrich and NATIONAL R&R CHAIR
rejuvenate each of us
GRETCHEN HARRISON
• Webinars targeted to specific genres and topics of interest nationalrr@acda.org

• Local reading sessions and retreats, offering the chance to engage EASTERN REGION PRESIDENT
with your hometown colleagues while exploring new repertoire AMANDA HANZLIK
and rehearsal techniques amandahanzlik@gmail.com
• This journal, which holds so much knowledge, experience, and
wisdom between every one of its covers MIDWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
DERRICK FOX
• Whatever we can dream up next, together!
foxderri@msu.edu
Our work as choral artists is deeply meaningful and profoundly import- NORTHWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
ant, and our strength is only as potent as the diversity of voices, ideas, and STEVEN ZIELKE
experience we amplify. In this month’s journal you will find several ways stevenzielke@nwacda.org
to add your voice (or nominate someone else’s) to our mission, including:
SOUTHERN REGION PRESIDENT
• A call for nominations to the Research & Publications Committee JEFFERY AMES
• A call for nominations for the Julius Herford Dissertation Prize jefferyacdasouthern@gmail.com
• A call for applications the the 2026 International Conductors SOUTHWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
Exchange Program (ICEP) JONATHAN D. OWEN
Jonathano@swacda.org
You matter deeply to the continued pursuit of ACDA’s vision to “Create
powerful artistic experiences and be advocates for cultural and education- WESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
al change that we might transform people’s lives.” We do this by getting JULIE DANA
involved, amplifying each other’s voices, and embracing the full scope of jdana@acdawestern.org
what belonging to ACDA already means, and what it might look like in the INDUSTRY ASSOCIATE REPRESENTATIVE
future.
OLIVER SCOFIELD
KI Concerts
CHORAL JOURNAL March/April 2025 Volume 65 Number 7 3 oliver@kiconcerts.com