About Midwestern ACDA
Founded in 1959, ACDA is a nonprofit music education organization whose central purpose is to promote excellence in choral music through performance, composition, publication, research, and teaching. In addition, ACDA strives through arts advocacy to elevate choral music’s position in American society.
Through concerts, educational clinics, choral music reading sessions, and exhibits by music-industry partners, ACDA members have access to diverse and practical conference forums in which to develop their skills and professional knowledge. National conferences are held in odd-numbered years and regional conferences are held in even-numbered years. For more information about ACDA, please visit acda.org.
David Puderbaugh
President
University of Iowa
Professor of Music, Assistant Director of Choral Activities
Derrick Fox
Vice President
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music
Mary Evers
Past President
Kai Ton Chau
Treasurer
Calvin University