NJ ACDA is honored to announce and welcome Dr. Rollo Dilworth as our Headliner Clinician for our 2026 Summer Conference: Still We Sing! We are also elated to announce our guest conductors for the 2026 Summer Honors Choir, Amanda Hanzlik , SSA Honors Choir Conductor and Patrick Hachey, SATB Honors Choir Conductor! Rollo Dilworth  is Professor of Choral Music Education and the Elaine Brown Choral Chair at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance in Philadelphia, PA

This year’s theme,  Still We Sing,  calls for sessions that acknowledge our challenges, celebrate our strengths, and equip educators, conductors, and students with tools that renew purpose and inspire growth. We welcome sessions that: Offer practical strategies, innovative ideas, or research-based approaches that enhance choral teaching and learning. Promote wellness, equity, creativity, and community-building within choral spaces.–  Reflect the theme by highlighting resilien

The 2026 New Jersey ACDA Summer Conference invites ensembles to apply to perform as a Spotlight Choir at the Summer Conference. This year’s theme, “Still We Sing,” celebrates the power of choral music to sustain, connect, and uplift communities through challenge and change. We welcome applications from all ensembles, highlighting the rich diversity of the choral community throughout the State of New Jersey.  We seek ensembles whose performances reflect resilience, renewal, an