American Choral Directors Association
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The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is a non-profit organization with the stated purpose of promoting excellence in the field of choral music. Their membership is comprised of approximately 18,000 choral directors who represent over a million singers.
The organization is broken down into regional subgroups (northeast, west, and so on). Every year, conventions of conductors are held - in even years, a regional convention is held in each region, and in odd years one massive national convention takes place in a major city somewhere in the country. Conductors can apply to have their choirs perform at these conventions through a blind audition-tape process. Being accepted to sing at an ACDA convention is considered a great honor for a choir.
Their official publication is the Choral Journal.