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Chamber Choir to Perform at NCACDA

Creighton Chamber Choir invited to perform at one of the largest choral conferences in the United States under the direction of A. Barron Breland.

The Creighton University Chamber Choir will be performing from February 8-11 as part of the The North Central American Choral Directors Association conference, under the direction of A. Barron Breland D.M. They will sing part of the October 12 concert that was held in St. John's Church. The a-cappella concert explores the nighttime, including music by Lassus, Moteveri, Whitacre, et all.

The North Central ACDA is one of several geographic divisions of the American Choral Directors Association. The North Central Division includes Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, with approximately 3000 members.

Founded in 1959, the 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 concert performances by accomplished choirs, educational clinics by leading experts and exhibits by music industry representatives, members have access to diverse and practical conference forums in which to develop their skills and professional knowledge. National conferences are offered in MArch of odd-numbered years. Division conferences take place in February and MArch of even-numbered years.

For more information on the conference, see ncacda.org