2023 ACDA Reading List Selections

This energetic and celebratory piece opens in a 7/8 that absolutely dances and graciously returns for a joyous conclusion after the middle section poetically expresses the beauty of creation. The SATB

This is a traditional Korean children's song based on nature. Jamjari means "dragonfly" and kkongkkong is an expression that means "to freeze, to stop in place." Children in South Korea

Touching on the subject of depression and mental health in an artful and meaningful way, this piece uses musical devices to represent feelings. Using only a few words, the notes swim through the deep waters

In this Turkish folk song, a young girl laments her boyfriend who has died, reminiscing about their good times together and expressing the emptiness of material things without love. Sorrowful but beautiful,