Twenty-Fifth Annual
HONOR READING CHOIR
Monday, October 22, 2012
HONOR CHOIR SCHEDULE:
8:00-8:45 AM: Registration in Concert Hall Lobby (Moody Music Building)
9:00 AM-noon: Rehearsal
9:30 AM-noon: Auditions for the Honor Choir Full Tuition Scholarship (for those who will be majoring in music only in the Fall of 2013)
Noon: Lunch on your own
1:30-4:30 PM: Rehearsal
2:00-3:00 PM: Alabama Choral Participation Award Scholarships Auditions
4:30-6:00 PM: Dinner on your own
6:45 PM: Gathering in Concert Hall
7:30 PM: Concert
Registration will be via email:
honorchoir@bama.ua.edu (after August 22, 2012)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 8, 2012
PARTICIPANTS:
Each new school participating in UA’s Honor Choir can bring a total of eight singers, trying to maintain a balanced ensemble as much as possible (SI S II AI, AII, TI, TII, BI, B2). If you are a returning school, you may bring as many as 16 or more. Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis until the choir is full.
REGISTRATION FEE:
The registration fee of $50 per participant will cover the rehearsals, the cost of the music, a T-shirt, an opportunity to rehearse and perform with University Singers, a Festival Participation Medallion, and the concert. Please make sure that you select the appropriate size of T-shirt for each participating student and for yourself as well. The concert is free and open to the public.
REGISTRATION:
All registration will be via an Excel spreadsheet that is attached to this email, and it can be downloaded here HONOR CHOIR REGISTRATION 2012. Simply download the file, and click the tab in the lower left-hand corner that meets your criteria:
Sheet 1. Returning schools
Sheet 2. New schools
Sheet 3. Guest Honor Choir
Complete the spreadsheet and email it to honorchoir@bama.ua.edu. The registration process is not complete without your school’s payment.
Registration will be available from August 22-October 8, 2012.
VOICE LESSONS
Voice lessons are available from UA School of Music voice faculty for those students who will be music majors in college. Simply click on the drop-down box in the spreadsheet to select which teacher is preferred.
DRESS FOR THE CONCERT: Your school’s concert attire.
THE ALABAMA HONOR CHOIR FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Lauren Goldfuss of Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia won the full out-of-state tuition Honor Choir Scholarship in January 2012. Congratulations Lauren!!!!!!
Haley Malin of Dallas, Texas was the 2011 winner of a full out-of-state tuition Honor Choir Scholarship, and is currently a sophomore studying vocal performance at The University.
A full tuition scholarship will be awarded to a qualified student at the final concert on Monday evening. This award is based upon a superior level of performing ability as evidenced in the student’s audition for the School of Music’s voice faculty. No additional audition is necessary. The Alabama Honor Choir Full Tuition Scholarship pays all resident or non-resident tuition and academic fees for four years and is limited to only those students who will be music majors at Alabama in the Fall of 2013. Receipt of this award requires participation in selected University of Alabama choral ensembles. Students who wish to audition for the full tuition scholarship must audition to be a voice major at the School of Music on Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. to Noon. Please click the link to register HONOR CHOIR REGISTRATION 2012. YOU MUST APPLY TO THE UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS TO THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC TO AUDITION FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP. Contact Dr. Susan Fleming at sfleming@bama.ua.edu for further information concerning audition procedures.
ALABAMA CHORAL PARTICIPATION SCHOLARSHIPS
These scholarships, in varying amounts, are awarded to incoming students whose standard of performance is commensurate with membership in the University of Alabama concert ensembles (University Singers and University Chorus), and who have a sincere interest in outstanding choral performance. The awards are based upon demonstration of a superior level of performing ability and upon applicants’ aptitude and desire for leadership. Auditions for these non-major scholarships will occur on Monday afternoon. The scholarships, in varying amounts, are awarded for the fall semester with the understanding that the student participates in a choral ensemble. They are allocated based on the respective talent level and needs of the university choirs, are renewable for up to four years, and are available to qualified students regardless of major. The students will be vocalization, pitch memory, and sightreading in this audition. These awards are for students who are coming to BAMA in the Fall of 2013, who want to sing in a choir, but who will not be music majors.