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2025 Applications & Registration

2025 Director Awards (Nominations open on August 1st):

2025 GA-ACDA Distinguished Director Award Nomination Link Deadline: September 15

2025 GA-ACDA Young Director Award Nomination Link Deadline September 15

2025 GA-ACDA Mid-Career Director of Excellence Award Nomination Link Deadline: September 15

2025 Dates & Location:

  • March 1 – May 1 - Applications window for Performing Choirs, and Interest Sessions

  • April 1 - Conducting Master Class Submissions Opens

  • August 1 - Early Bird Conference Registration Opens @ $75 per guest

  • August 1 - Awards Applications 

  • August 1 - Treble Honor Choir & All College Choir Registration Opens

  • September 2 - Conference Registration Increases to $100 per guest

  • September 30 - Conference Registration Increases to $125 per guest

  • October 3-4, 2025 STATE CONFERENCE

  • LOCATION: Kennesaw State University | 1000 Chastain Rd. | Kennesaw, GA 30144

Conference Registration Price:

  • Active Members - $75 (increases on 9/2 and 9/30)

  • Retired Members - $75 (does not increase)

  • Student Members - $15 (does not increase)

Hotel Information:

Established Blocks:

Embassy Suites Atlanta-Kennesaw Town Center

620 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw GA 30144

Kennesaw State Specialty Rate:

Guests can make reservations by calling 770-420-2505 and pressing 1 to book reservations for GA-ACDA group, or via the personalized group page linked below. Link group cutoff date is Sunday, September 14th at 11:59pm, or whenever all rooms in the block are sold.

GA-ACDA Conference Hotel Block Booking Website

Other Hotels:

  • Hampton Inn Atlanta Kennesaw

  • Hilton Garden Inn Kennesaw Town Center

  • Tru by Hilton Atlanta NW Kennesaw

Conference Program:

Digital Link: coming soon!

Friday, October 3rd

8:00 Registration Opens - Henriquez Atrium

8:45 Opening Session - Morgan Concert Hall

9:20 Interest Sessions

  • Conducting for Better Communication - Ronnie Oliver, Wilson 114

  • Music for All: Inclusion Strategies for All Learners - Brittney Jaynes & Kate Lessin, Wilson 119

  • Narrow, Focus, and Maximize: Efficient Rehearsal Practices - Scott AuCoin, Wilson 103

  • The Choral (...and Orchestral?!) Conductor: Preparation for Working with Instruments - Daniel deShazo, MU 108

10:30 Interest Sessions

  • Hearts, Hands, and Voices: Movement that Leads to Engaging and Effective Warm-ups - Kody Wallace, MU 103

  • Stop! Collaborate and Listen! How to turn a chorYOU into a chorUS - Michelle Folta, Wilson 114

  • Diamonds in the Rough: Dealing with Musical Diversity in the Volunteer Choir - Clell Wright, Wilson 119

11:30 Lunch Break

1:00 Concert Session #1 - Morgan Concert Hall

  • 1:00: Blake Bass Middle School Treble Choir - Directed by Kelsey Armstrong

  • 1:15: Grovetown Middle School Eighth Grade Choir - Directed by Victoria Alvarez

  • 1:30: Mill Creek High School Mastery Chorus - Directed by Samuel Potts

  • 1:45: Lambert High School Chorale - Directed by Ryan Wason

  • 2:00: New Manchester Jaguar Singers - Directed by Antwoin Holman

2:45 Interest Sessions

  • Conducting Across the Clef: Women Directing Tenor-Bass Ensembles - Chelsea Green & Zelda Johns, Wilson 103

  • Effective Rehearsal Planning through Score Study - Ronnie Oliver, Wilson 108

  • Surviving the Statistic: A Guide to Success for 1st-5th Year Choral Educators - Rachel Odom, Wilson 114

4:00 Conducting Masterclass for Current Conductors with Dr. Stanley Roberts, Scott Rehearsal Hall (Demonstration Choir: GA-ACDA All College Choir)

5:00 Dinner Break

5:30pm - Beer Choir @ Miller’s Ale House - 745 Chastain Rd NW, Kennesaw Ga, 30144 - Appetizers provided, come sing!

7:00 Concert Session #2 - Morgan Concert Hall

  • 7:00: Atlanta Young Singers - Directed by Paige Mathis

  • 7:15: Dekalb SOTA Chorale - Directed by Jared Duncan

  • 7:30: Atlanta Voices - Directed by Verena Lucía Anders

  • 7:45: GA-ACDA Treble Honor Choir - Directed by Coty Raven Morris

  • 8:00: GA-ACDA All College Choir - Directed by Dr. Paul Neal

Saturday, October 4th

8:30 Registration Opens - Henriquez Atrium

8:30 Coffee & Continental Breakfast - Scott Rehearsal Hall

8:45 Morning Sing - Morgan Concert Hall

9:00 Conducting Masterclass for Students with Deanna Joseph, Scott Rehearsal Hall (Demonstration Choir: KSU Chamber Singers, Director, Ryan Fellman)

10:15 Reading Sessions

  • Elementary School, Middle School, Children’s Choirs - Alexis Lundy, Carla Henry, Michelle Folta, MU 109

  • Church Choir, College Choir, Community Choir - Cody Goss, Jacob Augsten, Robert Glor, Wilson 103

  • Senior High School, SSAA, TTBB - Janet Wooten, Dominique Petite, Alex Ubiera, Wilson 114

11:30 Concert Session #3 - Morgan Concert Hall

  • 11:30: Osborne Middle School Chamber Singers - Directed by Taylor Hall

  • 11:45: Savannah Men’s Chorale - Directed by Justin L. Addington

  • 12:00: Sacred Voices of Roswell - Directed by Dr. Chad Hunt

  • 12:15: Georgia Festival Chorus - Directed by David Scott

  • 12:30: Mercer Singers - Directed by Dr. Stanley Roberts

  • 12:50: University of West Georgia Chamber Singers - Directed by Karen Graffius

Driving Directions / Parking Information (scroll down for parking rules)

Friday & Saturday: All conference attendees should plan on parking at the KSU Central Parking Deck located at 525 Parliament Garden Way NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 (circled in red).  Please park on the 3rd floor or higher to avoid getting a citation. The Bailey Performing Arts center (488 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw, GA 30144) is approximately a 6-minute walk from the Central Parking Deck. Head west on Prillaman Way and look for signs that say GA-ACDA Conference. 

Handicapped Parking: Any guests with a handicap tag may legally park in any handicap designated parking spot in any campus parking lot (including Lot D & E) – no KSU parking permit required.

Bus Drop-off

Buses may drop off at the Bailey Center bus stop on Prillaman Way and then should immediately head to bus parking until time for pickup.

Bus Idling

Buses may park at the KSU Center, which is located at 3333 Busbee Drive (just past Cracker Barrel) – please have buses park in the back of the lot out of the way of regular traffic flow.

PARKING RULES

  • Please allow plenty of time to navigate around campus, find a parking spot, and for walking to the Bailey Performance Center

  • Parking has been approved for Central Deck 3rd floor & above – cars that park in any other area may be subject to receiving a parking citation & a fine from KSU Parking

  • Please do not block the flow of traffic – do not stop or idle on any roadways

  • Do not drop off passengers at the bus stop at Prillaman Way – we need to keep this area clear for buses for ACDA & Cobb Linc buses; only drop off passengers at the front Bailey Performance Center entrance.

  • After parking in the Central Deck, please cross Owl Drive and follow the sidewalk up and around to the front entrance of the Bailey Performance Center. Do not enter the Zuckerman Museum (lower level) – that is operated separately and not to be used as a pathway to the Bailey Center.

  • Use caution and drive slowly when traveling around the roundabout on Campus Loop Rd, or along Prillaman Way – watch for pedestrians and be aware of buses that may block visibility at times.

  • Do not leave cars unattended when dropping off passengers or items.