Association of British Choral Directors

Welcome to the Association of British Choral Directors

The UK's only organisation entirely devoted to those leading choral music.

ABCD announces its first Gold Commercial Member »: abcd announces its first Gold Commercial Member - OUP becomes the first organisation to sign up to abcd’s new Gold Commercial membership.
Posted: Monday, 16th July 2018
Deadline extended for Convention early birds! »: Early Bird rates are still available for our Annual Convention! Book your place by this coming Friday, 6 July and save on the full price.
Posted: Monday, 2nd July 2018
Last week for Convention early bird discounts! »: Our Convention Early Bird discount finishes at the end of this month, giving a £20 saving on the full rate.
Posted: Monday, 25th June 2018

Emerging and Progressive Courses - London 2018 »: Sat 21st Jul 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018; 10am - 5pm, 28th April, 29th April (Progressive only), 2nd June, 21st July, 8th September, 13th & 14th October St Gabriel's, Pimlico and St John's, Waterloo Observer places available for all dates - £30 abcd members, £40 non-members. Book your observer place online below.
Our new Emerging Course will run in parallel
33rd Annual Convention »: Thu 23rd Aug 2018 - Sun 26th Aug 2018; Leeds Beckett University Book online here for the following events: Pre-Convention Conducting Course 23-24 August Main Convention 24-26 August Young Conductors' Course 24-26 August Orchestral Conductors' day 25 August (in partnership with Making Music) Inspiration and support for everyone leading singing, showcasing