We are thrilled to introduce the outstanding conductors leading our 2026 MWACDA Honor Choirs! These inspiring educators bring a wealth of experience as both conductors and teachers, and each is deeply committed to student-centered music-making. Click here to meet them!
Brandon JohnsonMWACDA Collegiate Choirs Coordinator Listen and explore 3 works recommend by Brandon Johnson, our Collegiate Choirs Coordinator! From Light to LightJ. Aaron McDermidCome to MeIly Matthew ManianoDziediet, Meitas! Laura Jēkabsone Read the article and listen to all of the pieces here!
James Quitman MulhollandProfessor Emeritus at the School of Music at the Jordan College of the Arts, Butler University My quest for beauty in life began rather early. Of course, the beauty of music, but also the beauty of literature, (poetry). I was an only child; my home was in Laurel Mississippi, (also the home of great soprano and friend Leontyne Price). For entertainment most evenings, my Father quoted poetry and my Mother played the piano and sang. I had a strong boy-soprano voice and soon I began joining in, and at nine began studying voice and piano. I memorized Dad’s favorite poems by rote. At twelve, I began studying composition with a young composer who returned to his home in Laurel after suffering a nervous breakdown while working on his doctorate. He was a “God-send” to…
Amanda WeberMWACDA Lifelong Choirs Regional Coordinator Listen and explore 8 works recommend by Amanda Weber, our Lifelong Choirs Regional Coordinator! Olam Chesed YibanehRabbi Creditor Menachem, arr. Micah Hendler In the Morning, In the EveningBex Gaunt Love Is Welcome HereCatherine Dalton Do Not Be DauntedNancy Grundahl Draw Us NearJoel Thompson Come Unto MeBernice Johnson Reagon A Carol for All ChildrenAdolphus Hailstork Joyous LightJ. David Moore Read the article and listen to all of the pieces here!
