The MEACDA Fall Conference is a refreshing boost of camaraderie, collegiality, and fresh ideas, and is designed to meet the needs of choral directors from all areas.
Save the Date!
Friday, October 9th, 2026
9am-4pm
Crewe Center for the Arts
@ University of Southern Maine
2026 Featured Clinician: Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams, West Chester University
2026 Featured Performing Choirs:
– Massabesic Middle School Choir, directed by Benjamin Holbrook
– Sanford High School Chamber Singers, directed by Ryan Geary
With reading sessions, roundtable conversations, interest sessions, and more!
You can typically expect the following from one of our Fall Conferences:
- Guest clinician(s)
- Keynote address
- Professional Development sessions on timely and helpful topics
- Reading Sessions
- Roundtable discussions on specific topics to facilitate relationship building and problem solving with colleagues
- Past discussions include:
- Addressing SEL needs of learners
- Engaging singers with changing voices
- Community choir engagement & recruiting
- Middle School “Jumpstart” pieces
- Maine composers & arrangers
- Past discussions include:
- Guest choir performances
- and more!
Last year’s program:
⭐️ Conference Materials for 2025 Attendees ⭐️
⭐️ Conference Materials for 2024 Attendees ⭐️
Registered attendees, please check your email for the conference materials passcode.
Recent clinicians include:
- 2026 – Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams
- 2025 – Dr. Robyn Hilger, Dr. Richard Nickerson, Dr. Kyle Nielsen
- 2024 – Krystal Morin & Dr. Kyle Nielsen
- 2023 – Dr. Pearl Shangkuan
- 2022 – Dr. Kristina Caswell-MacMullen
- 2021 – Dr. Peggy Dettwiler
- 2019 – Dr. André Thomas
