Mendham High School Student Selected for Prestigious Honor Choir
Performing at the 2025 ACDA National Conference
Dallas, Texas March 18-22, 2025
Lindsay Portland, from West Morris Mendham High School, was selected to perform in the Honor Choir at the 2025 ACDA National Conference in Dallas, TX. More than 5,000 students in middle and high schools throughout the United States auditioned. The prestigious ACDA National Honor Choir performed on March 22 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center—considered one of the world’s best concert halls, and well-known for its exceptional acoustics.
The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is a nationally recognized nonprofit membership organization with a mission to inspire excellence and nurture lifelong involvement in choral music for everyone through education, performance, composition, and advocacy. Approximately 6,000 individuals attended the National Conference March 18-22 in Dallas—the premier gathering for choral music professionals—from legends in the field to emerging professionals. The conference attracts vocalists, educators, conductors, composers, and choral industry partners from around the world.
Approximately 300 students were selected through a competitive blind nationwide-audition to join the High School SATB Honor Choir, directed by Chris Maunu, conductor, educator, and composer based in Portland, Oregon. Chris serves as Artistic Director of the acclaimed Pacific Youth Choir, Affiliate Faculty at Portland State University, and Artistic Director of the professional ensemble Choro in Schola. Selection for the ACDA National Honor Choir is truly humbling, and reflects the artistry, skill, and dedication of the students who make up the choir given the thousands of talented vocalists from around the country who audition.
About the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Founded in 1959, ACDA is a nonprofit music-education organization whose central purpose is to inspire excellence and nurture lifelong involvement in choral music for everyone through education, performance, composition, and advocacy. For more information go to acda.org.
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