MHS/MMS Honors Festival Information
The Audition process involves singing your voice part of an audition piece along with a recording (that has your voice part removed). After singing with the recording, there will be a brief sight singing exercise. You will receive a score and comments within a few days as well as notification of acceptance into the honors ensembles.
For Recordings and Additional Information Visit: www.semmea.org
Weekly After School Audition Practices Will Begin In The Fall
For Recordings and Additional Information Visit: www.semmea.org
Weekly After School Audition Practices Will Begin In The Fall
HIGH
SCHOOL FESTIVALS (for Middle School information scroll down):
All-Cape Honors Festival: (Grades 9-12): Any student may audition and there is no
limit on total number of students who can audition. The audition music is: The Nightingale (by Mendelssohn).
Students are selected from around the Cape
to sing in either the SATB chorus or TTBB chorus.
Audition
date: November 11, Falmouth HS
Festival
dates: February 4-6, Barnstable HS
Southeast Junior District Festival: (Grades 7-9): This festival is available to Freshman and
Middle School students only. This is an
honors festival made up of the best singers from around Southeastern
Massachusetts, grades 7-9.
Any student may audition; however, only six singers per voice part are
allowed total. Preference will be given
to experience and students involved in extra curricular groups and events. Any Freshman singer who auditioned for Senior
District and was not accepted may audition for the Junior District
festival. Accepted students will travel
together to sing in either the SATB or SSA honors choirs.
The audition song for 2015-2016 is Grant Me True Courage, Lord (by Bach)
The audition song for 2015-2016 is Grant Me True Courage, Lord (by Bach)
Audition
date: December 5, Furnace Brook MS
Festival
date: March 4-5, Attleboro HS
Southeast Senior District Festival: (Grades 9-12): This is a high level honors festival made up
of singers from around Southeastern Massachusetts. Any student may audition; however, only six
singers per voice part are allowed total.
Preference will be given to experience and students involved in extra
curricular groups and events such as Vocal Jazz and Coffeehouse. In order to audition for All-State, students
must get a score in auditions high enough to qualify. The audition music is: The Nightingale (by Mendelssohn).
Audition
date: November 21, King Philip HS
Festival
dates: January 8-9, TBA
Massachusetts All-State Festival: (Grades 9-12): This is an elite
level honors festival made up from the top singers in Massachusetts. Students who achieve a qualifying score in
Senior Districts may audition for the All-State Festival. Students selected to All-State will stay
overnight in Boston
and perform at Symphony Hall with the All-State Chorus.
Audition
date: January 24, Shrewsbury HS
Festival
dates: March 10-12, Boston,
MA
MIDDLE SCHOOL FESTIVALS:
Southeast Junior District Festival: (Grades 7-9): This festival is available to Freshman and
Middle School students only. This is an
honors festival made up of the best singers from around Southeastern
Massachusetts, grades 7-9.
Any student may audition; however, only six singers per voice part are
allowed total. Preference will be given
to experience and students involved in extra curricular groups and events. Any Freshman singer who auditioned for Senior
District and was not accepted may audition for the Junior District
festival. Accepted students will travel
together to sing in either the SATB or SSA honors choirs.
The audition song for 2015-2016 is Grant Me True Courage, Lord (by Bach)
The audition song for 2015-2016 is Grant Me True Courage, Lord (by Bach)
Audition
date: December 5, Furnace Brook MS
Festival
date: March 4-5, Attleboro HS
Junior High All
Cape Music Festival: (Grade 7-8): This is a festival made up of talented middle
school singers from around Cape Cod. There is no audition for this festival. Each choir director selects the students that
will be going to the festival. Students
will be chosen by Mr. Raymond based on: membership in Select Chorus (not a
requirement but preference will be given to members), leadership, behavior, and
overall involvement in chorus. Note:
Any student who was accepted and attended the Junior District festival will not
be allowed to go to the Junior All Cape Festival unless there is extra space.
Festival
date: April TBA
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