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About this event
Join us as we celebrate choral music and musicians, connect with peers, and cultivate our skills. The GA-ACDA Fall Conference will feature performing choirs, interest sessions, reading sessions, conducting masterclasses, a performance from this year’s GA-ACDA All College Choir directed by Jeff Bauman, and from this year's GA-ACDA Treble Honor Choir directed by Mary Biddlecombe.
Dates & Location:
October 2-3, 2026
Kennesaw State University - 1000 Chastain Rd. Kennesaw, GA 30144
Performing Choirs:
Academy for Classical Education Chamber Choir, Crabapple Middle School 8th Grade Husky Chorus, South Forsyth Middle School Advanced Treble Chorus, Pope High School Tenor Bass Choir, Seckinger High School Mastery Chorus, Rainey-McCullers High School Singers, West Forsyth High School Select Treble Ensemble, Harrison High School Chamber Singers, North Gwinnett High School Chorale, Athens Master Chorale, OurSong Atlanta, University of North Georgia Chamber Choir, Jacksonville State University A Cappella Choir, Coro Vocati
Interest Sessions:
The Efficient Director: Work Hacks to Simplify Your Day and Save Your Weekend (Jay Dunn)
Independent Singers, Stronger Choirs: Rhythm as Agency in the Choral Rehearsal (Dr. Laura Leigh Spillane)
Pipeline to Performance: Building Unified Middle-High School Choir Programs (Kenneth Boykin & Antoine Bray)
The Choral Recipe: Practical Vocal Pedagogy for All Choirs (Dr. Andrew Schmidt)
Body and Brain: Vocal Warmups that Activate Both (Dr. J. Christine Linschoten)
From Mismatch to Mastery: Female directors developing male voices in the choral classroom (Zelda Johns & Dr. Elise Sparks)
The Bell Curve of Programming: How to Select Developmentally Appropriate Repertoire for Your Choir (Alexandria Thompson)
Encouraging Improvisation and Composition at the Secondary Level using the Orff Schulwerk and Kodály Approaches (Dr. Stefanie Cash)
Embodied Awareness: The Alexander Technique for Choral Conductors (Madison Tiegreen & Carolyn Mielke)
Dust off Your Baton: Equipping Choral Conductors for Instrumental Success (Caitlin Norton)
Reading Sessions: Elementary School, Children’s Choir, Middle School, SSAA, TTBB, Senior High School, College, Community, Worship
Registration Costs:
Active Members
$75 (increases to $100 on 9/2 and $125 on 9/29)
ACDA members may register to attend the conference in person at Kennesaw State University.
Refunds will not be issued for any reason.
Hotel 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 13th at midnight.
https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/atlkses-907-90cc2eff-51f7-4ec1-bce6-9cc58c4f4992/
Other Hotels:
Hampton Inn Atlanta Kennesaw
Hilton Garden Inn Kennesaw Town Center
Tru by Hilton Atlanta NW Kennesaw
About this event
Join us as we celebrate choral music and musicians, connect with peers, and cultivate our skills. The GA-ACDA Fall Conference will feature performing choirs, interest sessions, reading sessions, conducting masterclasses, a performance from this year’s GA-ACDA All College Choir directed by Jeff Bauman, and from this year's GA-ACDA Treble Honor Choir directed by Mary Biddlecombe.
Dates & Location:
October 2-3, 2026
Kennesaw State University - 1000 Chastain Rd. Kennesaw, GA 30144
Performing Choirs:
Academy for Classical Education Chamber Choir, Crabapple Middle School 8th Grade Husky Chorus, South Forsyth Middle School Advanced Treble Chorus, Pope High School Tenor Bass Choir, Seckinger High School Mastery Chorus, Rainey-McCullers High School Singers, West Forsyth High School Select Treble Ensemble, Harrison High School Chamber Singers, North Gwinnett High School Chorale, Athens Master Chorale, OurSong Atlanta, University of North Georgia Chamber Choir, Jacksonville State University A Cappella Choir, Coro Vocati
Interest Sessions:
The Efficient Director: Work Hacks to Simplify Your Day and Save Your Weekend (Jay Dunn)
Independent Singers, Stronger Choirs: Rhythm as Agency in the Choral Rehearsal (Dr. Laura Leigh Spillane)
Pipeline to Performance: Building Unified Middle-High School Choir Programs (Kenneth Boykin & Antoine Bray)
The Choral Recipe: Practical Vocal Pedagogy for All Choirs (Dr. Andrew Schmidt)
Body and Brain: Vocal Warmups that Activate Both (Dr. J. Christine Linschoten)
From Mismatch to Mastery: Female directors developing male voices in the choral classroom (Zelda Johns & Dr. Elise Sparks)
The Bell Curve of Programming: How to Select Developmentally Appropriate Repertoire for Your Choir (Alexandria Thompson)
Encouraging Improvisation and Composition at the Secondary Level using the Orff Schulwerk and Kodály Approaches (Dr. Stefanie Cash)
Embodied Awareness: The Alexander Technique for Choral Conductors (Madison Tiegreen & Carolyn Mielke)
Dust off Your Baton: Equipping Choral Conductors for Instrumental Success (Caitlin Norton)
Reading Sessions: Elementary School, Children’s Choir, Middle School, SSAA, TTBB, Senior High School, College, Community, Worship
Registration Costs:
Active Members
$75 (increases to $100 on 9/2 and $125 on 9/29)
ACDA members may register to attend the conference in person at Kennesaw State University.
Refunds will not be issued for any reason.
Hotel 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 13th at midnight.
https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/atlkses-907-90cc2eff-51f7-4ec1-bce6-9cc58c4f4992/
Other Hotels:
Hampton Inn Atlanta Kennesaw
Hilton Garden Inn Kennesaw Town Center
Tru by Hilton Atlanta NW Kennesaw