Welcome to Towson University's ACDA chapter! What is the ACDA? Founded in 1959, the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is a nonprofit music-education organization whose central purpose is to promote excellence in choral music through performance, composition, publication, research, and teaching. In addition, ACDA strives through arts advocacy to elevate choral music's position in American society. Photo to left is our advisor, Dr. Kennedy, and past and present members at a choral conducting retreat this past summer.