AL ACDA Chorus Festival Short Review

Greetings everyone. On this past Tuesday, November 12, I attended the Alabama ACDA Collegiate Choral Festival. Several college chorus groups from all around the state performed a wide variety of pieces, and it was a very enjoyable experience. There were pieces ranging in language from Latin to English to African, and the styles of these pieces varied as much as the dialects. I remember one group in particular from, I believe, Jacksonville State that sang a piece that sounded like it was African, but it had a neat interlude of sorts in which they all started swaying, humming almost inaudibly, and performing a range of vocal percussion noises. It was very cool, and stood in contrast to the African piece Faulkner’s chorus performed, Indodana, which is a slower spiritual meant to express wailing and pensive sorrow. Overall, there was a wide spectrum of tone qualities, song choices, and performance styles that added together to make the festival a unique and enjoyable experience. Thanks for reading and have a great day! :)

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