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Fall Conference

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.

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2024 MEACDA Fall Conference Fees:


  • Current ACDA members – $50 – register 
  • Non-ACDA members – $65 – register
  • Collegiate ACDA members – FREE – register 
  • Collegiate non-ACDA members – $35 – register 

Lunch will be available to select for purchase at the time of registration.



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
  • 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:

  • 2023 – Dr. Pearl Shangkuan
  • 2022 – Dr. Kristina Caswell-MacMullen
  • 2021 – Dr. Peggy Dettwiler
  • 2019 – Dr. André Thomas
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