Washington American Choral Directors Association

Tacoma/South Sound, we can’t wait to see you tomorrow for Sip & Sing! It’s not too late to register if you would like to join - link in bio! Please see your email for reminders about location and how many copies to bring. The NW/Bellingham event has been, unfortunately, canceled. We hope to reschedule for a later date!

Holly Chase had great things to say about her experience at Summer Institute! Check it out! “Just had an awesome week at WA ACDA Summer Institute. I got to meet so many new people, and get to know a few other colleagues a little better. Great learning and reading sessions, as usual, but the highlight was for sure getting to learn from Dr. Jose Rivera We’ve gained so many great tools to take into the next school year!

The other highlight was getting to spend the week with my friend Jen. There are very few people that I could spend nearly every minute of 4 days with, and not drive each other crazy! Thanks for being my travel buddy and mutual introvert support person, Luis Jennifer!”

See what collegiate member, Michael Lim, had to say about his experience at Summer Institute this year! “Yesterday marked my 2nd ACDA Summer Institute! It was good to see friends, colleagues, and old teachers again. These events remind me how small yet mighty the WA choir scene is. So many amazing headlining/reading sessions, announcements, and connections made! Every year always inspires me and reinforces why I chose to do what I do. Hope to see you all again next year!

If any of you reading this are my UW Society of Music Educator people, YOU NEED TO ATTEND WITH ME NEXT YEAR! It is so much fun and the connections you make are so special, especially when you are trying to build them as a collegiate. (You could find your future student teaching placement!)”

Have you heard the news??? Washington ACDA can’t wait to welcome Victor C. Johnson as our 2026 Summer Institute headliner! Make sure you save the date

Congratulations to our 2025 Award Winners! It is always a good time to recognize our members who are examples of choral excellence! Congratulations to Reg Unterseher, Jason Saunders, Josh Viles and Anna Frisch!

Summer Institute Atendees - Don’t forget to check your email for your welcome letter! It has very important information regarding the JWPepper app and downloading music ahead of time for the reading sessions!

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow!

Be sure to look for your welcome letter in your inbox! It has information about the JWPepper app and accessing the reading session materials!

We are so excited to see you in just over a week for Summer Institute! Check out our great reading session offerings for this year

Pre-Registration for Summer Institute is open for a little less than 2 more weeks! We hope that you will be joining us at University of Puget Sound. We can’t wait to learn about Latin American music from our headliner, Dr. José Rivera! Register at the link in our bio!

Are you registered? We are only about 2 weeks from prices going up! Link in our bio!