Admittedly, it has taken a while to get things where I want them this particular CAMA year. There have been a number of things that have prohibited me from really putting forth the full effort I had planned on presenting for this years program. However, the good thing about strategic work is that you generally have an idea months in advance and just allow it to simmer for a while until the time is right to deliver a completed product. In the case of the parameters for the 2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards, much of the heavy lifting was done long ago on various evenings when a thought would come to me and I would do some jotting. In that it’s now September, the show is starting to come together the way it was initially envisioned, save for the production company whom we have yet to decide on. But, with essentially 14 months to go, we’re pretty much where we want to be from a program/weekend management standpoint. And so, I’ve decided to go ahead and present the parameters for the show in whole.

Good Times //

2012 Performance Criteria

Performance slots for the 2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards are based on the following criteria for each of its 17 openings.

  1. 3 performance slots are given to new artists who have never performed at Christian Acappella Music Awards, regardless of nomination in the program.
  2. 1 performance slot is utilized for the Grand Finale, where all artists performing at the 2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards will be asked to perform a song to be chosen by NACAMA.
  3. 4 performance slots utilized for previous recipients of awards at Christian Acappella Music Awards.
  4. 6 performance slots utilized for nominees for 2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards.
  5. 3 performance slots to be distributed by NACAMA at its discretion.

Running times

  1. 2012 CAMA Thursday Evening Concert – 135 Minutes
  2. 2012 CAMA Friday Evening Concert – 150 Minutes
  3. CAMA Matinee One (Friday) – 115 Minutes
  4. CAMA Matinee Two (Saturday) – 121 Minutes
  5. The 2012 CAMA Pre-Show – 28 minutes
  6. The 2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards – 180 minutes

Start times

  1. 2012 CAMA Thursday Evening Concert – 6:00 pm et
  2. 2012 CAMA Friday Evening Concert – 6:00 pm et
  3. CAMA Matinee One (Friday) – 12:35 pm et
  4. CAMA Matinee Two (Saturday) – 12:15 pm et
  5. The 2012 CAMA Pre-Show – 5:55 pm et
  6. The 2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards – 6:25 pm et

Performance Slots

  1. 2012 CAMA Thursday Evening Concert – 10 Performance Slots
  2. 2012 CAMA Friday Evening Concert – 12 Performance Slots
  3. CAMA Matinee One (Friday) – 4 Performance Slots
  4. CAMA Matinee Two (Saturday) – Closed Program
  5. The 2012 CAMA Pre-Show – 3 Performance Slots
  6. The 2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards – 17 Performance Slots

Time Allotted Per Performance

  1. 2012 CAMA Thursday Evening Concert – 12 Minutes
  2. 2012 CAMA Friday Evening Concert – 11 Minutes
  3. CAMA Matinee One (Friday) – 25 Minutes
  4. CAMA Matinee Two (Saturday) – Closed
  5. The 2012 CAMA Pre-Show – 6 minutes
  6. The 2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards – 5.5 minutes*

*CAMA Performances are limited to 1 song

2012 Christian Acappella Music Awards Categories // Final

  1. The NACAMA Excellence Award
  2. Acappella Pioneer Award
  3. Song of the Year, Choral
  4. Sharon Tolliver Exemplary Faith Award
  5. Song Leader of the Year
  6. NACAMA Service Award
  7. Male Vocalist of the Year
  8. Male Group of the Year
  9. Choral Director of the Year
  10. Female Vocalist of the Year
  11. RUBAL Lifetime Achievement Award
  12. Contemporary Artist of the Year
  13. Performer of the Year
  14. Female Group of the Year
  15. Youth Artist of the Year
  16. New Artist of the Year
  17. Video of the Year
  18. Choral Group of the Year, Contemporary
  19. Producer of the Year
  20. Artist of the Year
  21. Choral Group of the Year, Traditional
  22. Record of the Year
  23. Songwriter of the Year
  24. Song of the Year
  25. Traditional Artist of the Year
  26. Album of the Year

2012 CAMA Show Order – Subject to revision

  1. Performance 01
  2. Song Leader of the Year
  3. Performance 02
  4. Male Vocalist of the Year
  5. Song of the Year, Choral
  6. Performance 03
  7. The NACAMA Excellence Award
  8. The NACAMA Service Award
  9. The Sharon Tolliver Exemplary Faith Award
  10. Performance 04
  11. Acappella Pioneer Award
  12. Performance 05
  13. Male Group of the Year
  14. Choral Director of the Year
  15. Performance 06
  16. Female Vocalist of the Year
  17. Performance 07
  18. RUBAL Lifetime Achievement Award
  19. Contemporary Artist of the Year
  20. Performance 08
  21. Performance 09
  22. Performer of the Year
  23. Female Group of the Year
  24. Youth Artist of the Year
  25. Performance 10
  26. New Artist of the Year
  27. Performance 11
  28. Video of the Year
  29. Performance 12
  30. Choral Group of the Year, Contemporary
  31. Producer of the Year
  32. Performance 13
  33. Artist of the Year
  34. Choral Group of the Year, Traditional
  35. Performance 14
  36. Record of the Year
  37. Songwriter of the Year
  38. Performance 15
  39. Song of the Year
  40. Traditional Artist of the Year
  41. Performance 16
  42. Album of the Year
  43. Performance 17