Honors Festivals 2015-2016


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

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)

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)

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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