2023 Fall Conference Registration
Singers’ Banquet: Programs with Beauty, Balance, and Truth
October 27-28, 2023
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Announcement: Registration is still available for the Fall Conference. Know that we have over 125 members registered and we are out of the reading session packets. We also had to turn in the final count for the box lunches for our Friday lunch. If you are registering after 5 pm on Wednesday, please bring a tablet or a laptop with you so you can access the headliner and reading session music.
Venues-
Smith Memorial Concert Hall: Friday and Saturday in the afternoon
Music Building: Saturday morning
Krannert Center for the Arts-Great Hall: Friday evening UIUC Concert and Saturday afternoon, Honor Choir Concert
Conference Theme-
A strong choral program provides a variety of experiences so that everyone can find a seat at the banquet table. All humans have a universal need to experience beautiful and inspirational music. Providing balance through a variety of repertoire-old and new, genres, course/choir offerings, cultures, genders, inspirational texts, and musical settings will help every singer connect to the music and feel a sense of belonging in the ensemble. Texts that touch the heart and mind with truth, justice, and a wide spectrum of emotions will be relevant to all. The gift of belonging begins when our singers relate to and appreciate the music they sing together.
HEADLINERS & HONOR CHOIR DIRECTORS:
André J. Thomas
Cheryl Frazes Hill
HONOR CHOIR DIRECTORS:
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
Belford Hernandez
Please complete both REGISTRATION and PAYMENT for Fall Conference participation.
Fall Conference Registration Prices
| Early Registration Pay by 11:59pm on 9/15 | Registration After 9/15 | |
| IL-ACDA Member | $120 | $130 |
| *New IL-ACDA Member price | $70 | $70 |
| Retired Member | $70 | $75 |
| College Student | $25 | $25 |
| One-day rate for Members | $60 | $60 |
| One-day rate for Retired Members | $40 | $40 |
| One-day rate for spouses of IL-ACDA members or community singers of IL-ACDA directors | $60 | $60 |
| Two-day rate for spouses of IL-ACDA members | $120 | $120 |
*First time ACDA membership after 2/1/2023 is required for the special rate.
Hotel Information-
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
1003 W. Killarney
Urbana, IL 61801
Call the Front Desk at the Holiday Inn Express at 1-217-328-0328
All to reserve your room for a discounted rate of $149.
Breakfast is included.
You can get this price for Thursday (10/26) and/or Friday (10/27) night
Click HERE to book your room with the IL-ACDA discount!
**This price is only available until October 4th.
Parking Information-
It is highly recommended that you purchase a $5 parking permit for your car on Friday. It will be difficult to find street metered parking and the meters will cost $14 per day. Saturday’s parking is free on campus!
Go to the Payment Tab to purchase your parking permit to park your car or SUV at Krannert Center, Lot D5.
The address is Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL
Professional Growth Hours are available!
HONOR CHORUS REPERTOIRE:
High School Honor Chorus Music List & Practice Tracks
Jr. Honor Chorus Music List
CONFERENCE LOCATION:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 S Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
HS Honor Choir Hotel Info-
Hampton Inn
1200 W University
Urbana, IL 60181
217-337-1100
Rooms are available for the discounted rate only until 9/26
Call the hotel to make your reservation and share the Group Name-IL-ACDA Fall Conference 2023 to get the discounted rate. You must reserve the rooms with a credit card. You can bring a check to pay the bill when you arrive or with your school charge card.
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Here are a few documents shared by presenters from 2021:
- Spreadsheet of Reading Session Repertoire (use tabs at the bottom)
- PPT from “Incorporating Streaming Technology into Choral Performance and Worship”