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Even if you have wonderful performance spaces at home, being able to create music in different places is a uniquely powerful experience. It helps connect with the music, and the greater world around you, in a new deeper way. Whether you’re performing in a world-famous hall, or at a competitive festival, or in a small […]

We believe tours are powerful tools for facilitating connection, be it to repertoire, audience, history, each other, or in many other ways. Here are some connection stories from recent tours: “As the choir of an American Episcopal Cathedral, our 7 tours of England with ACFEA have forged a strong connection among us to our Anglican

At ACFEA, when we say we have an experienced staff, we really mean it: The average career length for a Tour Manager in the US is currently over 15 years. The same is true for our colleagues overseas, too — most of our staff in London and regional managers and many of our concert representatives

As more of the population is vaccinated, it’s natural to wonder when various parts of life we’ve been missing can safely resume. And though no one’s going on tour at this exact moment, when should you plan your next concert tour? Right now! Here are five reasons why it’s actually a great time to do

For sixty-five years, ACFEA has worked to provide opportunities for life-changing experiences for people around the world. Celebrating diversity and breaking down barriers is, and always has been, key to that. But we cannot work towards fostering connections without advocating for equity and inclusion for all. The recent events surrounding racial injustice in the US

The Chorus America conference is one of our most favorite events of the year. We’re so grateful for the opportunity to connect with you there — especially this year, when connection of all kinds is precisely what we’re missing! And we’d love to stay in touch! In lieu of dropping off a business card, you

Congratulations to our photo contest category winners: Dylan Crouse, Catherine DeLiso, Mikayla Dodge, Craig Fisher and Hadley Rouse.   Concert Category WinnerMyers Park United Methodist Church Chancel Choir in St. Giles Church in Nymburk, Czech Republic during the group’s concert tour of Austria and the Czech Republic. Photo taken by Craig Fisher.   Group Category Winner Frostburg State University Chamber

Atlanta Boychoir At the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Souion, Greece. The red shirts really add some great color to the picture.   Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Choir Pam Mfaxa and Bryn Mawr staff member Dianne Giombetti in Soweto.   Colorado Children’s Chorale Enjoying some free time at Parque Güell in Barcelona, Spain. I always like it when our

ACFEA is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2015. Over the years, we have received many excellent photos from our groups, several of which we’ve included in our annual newsletter, Tour Notes. In honor of our anniversary year, I’ve selected my 60 favorites from the newsletters I helped put together over the last 12 years. Here are the first 20,