• September 1st,  2025- CDA Teacher Membership Fee (Required for Honor Choir Registration)

• PLEASE NOTES - We will no longer have pre-registration. Audition numbers with not be assigned by CDA. Teachers may assign their own audition numbers for the purpose of their own record keeping. 

• Friday, September 12th, 2025 - High School Audition Submission Form due by midnight (Honor Choir Teacher Letter/Process)

• Monday, September 22nd, 2025 - Results Posted HERE

• Friday, October 17th, 2025 - All Honor Choir Student Fees Due ($40 per student)

  • Mail to Naomi Naquin - 400 S College St., Minden LA, 71055

  • School checks written to District VIII CDA

• Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 - 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Rehearsal - Airline High School (required)

• Monday, November 17th, 2025 - 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Rehearsal - Caddo Magnet High School (required)

• Thursday, November 20th, 2025 -5 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Rehearsal - Summer Grove Baptist, Shreveport (required)

• Friday, November 21st, 2025 - All Day - Honor Choir Event - Summer Grove Baptist, Shreveport (required)

  • Students and teachers will be present for the entire day.

  • Schedule for Friday, November 21st: Honor Choir Fall 2025

  • Program for Friday, November 21st: Honor Choir Program Fall 2025

Dr. Shane Thomas is the Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music in the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University where he conducts the Chamber Choir, Cane River Singers, and the Northwestern Choral Artists. He teaches courses in undergraduate and graduate choral conducting, methods, literature, and administrates the choral activities within the department. Thomas serves as the founder and artistic director of the Louisiana Vocal Arts Ensemble. He also serves as the Louisiana ACDA President-elect and the College and Universities R&R Chair. 

Thomas maintains an active career as a clinician, tenor chorister, and professional soloist. He can be found on the rosters of professional choral ensembles such as the Spoleto Festival USA Vocal Fellows, Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, The Union of Cincinnati, Coro Volante, and BWV: Cleveland’s Bach Choir. Thomas received a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Master of Music in Choral Conducting with distinction from Westminster Choir College, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Stetson University. He holds professional memberships in ACDA, NCCO, NAfME, Chorus America, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.