Massachusetts ACDA

Serving Massachusetts choral directors with workshops and clinics, festivals, conferences, publications, repertoire lists, networking opportunities, and advocacy to promote excellence in choral music throughout the Commonwealth.

MassACDA Collegiate Big Sing at Harvard University on Saturday, February 21, 2026!

Bring your choirs or individual singers to perform the Beethoven Mass in C under the direction of Dr. Hana Cai, Associate Director of Choral Activities at Harvard, in the wonderful Sanders Theatre. The event will run roughly from 1:00-9:00 pm and like recent years the registration will be $30 per singer with dinner included. More particulars will be coming out as the date gets closer, but here are the at-a-glance details as we them know now:

MassACDA Collegiate Big Sing

Where: Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre
When: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 from 1:00-9:00 pm
Conductor: Dr. Hana Cai
Music: Beethoven Mass in C
Registration: $30 per singer, dinner included

The Massachusetts American Choral Directors Association is committed to several initiatives in regards to diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to the following areas of our organization:

  • Membership: We are committed to increasing our membership to include more teachers, conductors and singers of color and from areas of our state less represented in our organization to date. 

  • Mentorship/networking: We are committed to creating a network of teachers, conductors, and singers willing to volunteer their time to serve as mentors for new teachers and collegiate students.

  • Events: We are committed to re-imagining our regular events while also encouraging participation from more teachers, conductors, and singers of color leading us to learn about and hear various experiences and perspectives. 

  • Resources: We are committed to providing resources for our membership regarding diversity, equity and inclusion comprising of: 

    • Repertoire lists including a number of works from composers of diverse backgrounds and works beyond those of the Western classical idiom.

    • Databases to explore music of composers of diverse backgrounds.

    • Media such as articles, blogs, podcasts, interviews, books, and virtual events on the subject of diversity in the choral realm.