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Fall Conference

Registration will open August 2026

Save the Date!
Friday, October 9th, 2026
9am-4pm


Location to be announced Summer 2026

See below for the 2025 Fall Conference program:

MEACDA Fall Conference 2025 FlyerDownload

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.

⭐️ Conference Materials for 2025 Attendees ⭐️
⭐️ Conference Materials for 2024 Attendees ⭐️

Registered attendees, please check your email for the conference materials passcode.

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
  • Guest choir performances
  • and more!

Recent clinicians include:

  • 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
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