The POAC of the American Classical Music Hall of Fame is a group of important and influential music organizations who participate in the nomination and voting of Hall of Fame inductees and provide leadership for our artistic mission. The Chair of the POAC is Brian Shepard, Chief Operating Officer of the Music Teachers National Association.
The POAC includes the following organizations.
- American Choral Directors Association
- American Federation of Musicians, Cincinnati
- American Guild of Organists
- American Harp Society
- American Music Center, Inc.
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- American String Teachers Association
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- Chamber Music America
- Chorus America
- College Band Directors National Association
- The College Music Society
- Conductors Guild, Inc.
- Delta Omicron Music Fraternity
- League of American Orchestras
- Mu Phi Epsilon
- Music Critics Association of North America
- Music Educators National Conference
- Music Publishers’ Association of the US
- Music Teachers National Association
- National Association of Composers, USA
- National Association of Music Merchants
- National Association of Schools of Music
- National Federation of Music Clubs
- The National School Orchestra Association
- Opera America, Inc.
- Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
- National Public Radio
- Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity
- Society for American Music
- University of California-Los Angeles
