Regional & National ACDA High School Honor Choir

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The American Choral Director's Association hold Honor Choir auditions every year. On even years, they hold Regional Honor Choir Auditions. Students from the northeast (11 states) are eligible to audition. On odd years, they hold National Honor Choir Auditions. Students from the entire country (all 50 states) are eligible to audition. Each year hundreds of students audition for minimal spots. Caravel has been fortunate to send students to both Regional and National Honor Choirs in Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Baltimore, Dallas, Minnesota, Boston and Pittsburgh. Our students have been fortunate to work with world-renowned conductors and singers from across the country. It is hard work and truly the experience of a lifetime! Students interested in auditioning must contact their CA choral director to review the audition requirements and set up time/s to prepare the audition material. Students should also be prepared to work diligently on their audition material at home and with their private vocal teacher (if applicable) as well.
The cost of these events vary from year to year. There are audition fees and recording & accompanist fees (when applicable). If a student is accepted there are registration fees (which typically includes hotel accommodations) and travel fees. The Music Boosters offer a few special fundraisers during the year to help students cover expenses but it is not a guarantee that all expenses will be reimbursed.

SSAA HS Honor Choir Audition
Accepting Auditions for SSAA Voices in Grades 10 - 12
Conducted by Dr. Pearl Shangkuan
https://calvin.edu/directory/people/pearl-shangkuan
Auditions accepted September 1-29, 2022

2022-2023 SSAA Honor Choir Audition Information

Recorded Audition Procedure for All Applicants High School SSAA Honor Choir
Note: Audio-Enhanced Recordings will be disqualified. If enhancement is detected the submission will be discarded.

You will submit three separate recordings described below to complete your audition. All recordings must be in mp3 format. Do not speak the name of the applicant or otherwise identify the applicant on the recording. Applicant name and identifying information will be hidden from the audition judging committee to ensure a blind audition.
Eligibility for Audition

Application (through Submittable) deadline is September 29, 2022 at 5PM CST.
Singers must be members in good standing of their sponsoring musical organizations.
Singers who wish to apply for the High School SATB Choir must submit a separate application and pay the additional fee. Please note, auditioning for both ensembles has no bearing on admission to either ensemble.
Application fee of $30

Registration fees and costs: Accepted singers are responsible for all of the following

Registration/participation fee
- Option A) $580.
  - This fee covers three (3) hotel nights, two (2) meals each day on Thursday and Friday, and breakfast on Saturday, as well as the costs of the honor choir.
  - Students will be assigned to quadruple-occupancy rooms (two queen beds per room) in the Hyatt Regency for three nights, February 22-24, supervised by ACDA-provided chaperones.
- Option B) $350
  - This fee covers two (2) meals each day on Thursday and Friday, and breakfast on Saturday, as well as the costs of the honor choir.
  - This fee does NOT include hotel accommodations. Participating singers and their parent(s) or parent-appointed chaperones will be responsible for arranging and paying for their accommodations. A link will be provided after students are accepted to make reservations at a conference rate in designated hotels.
Personal transportation to and from Cincinnati, OH.
Scholarships are available and financial need will have no impact on the audition outcome.

RECORDING A
Sing the ascending and descending major scales appropriate to the voice part. Scales should be sung on the vowel “ah” as in father. Only the starting pitch may be played. Accompanied singers will be disqualified.

Voice Part

Soprano I
Soprano II
Alto I
Alto II

Starting pitch for ascending scale

B flat above middle C
A above middle C
E above middle C
D above middle C

Starting pitch for Descending scale

C above middle C
B above middle C
A above middle C
G above middle C

RECORDING B
Sing m. 67-85 of “Ubi Caritas” by Dan Forrest, a cappella. Quarter note = 60 bpm.
These rehearsal tracks should be used to learn and record the audition excerpt. The audition excerpt should be recorded with the track playing through headphones so that the recording does not include anything other than the student’s voice.

Practice Tracks

Sheet Music

RECORDING C
Sing 30 seconds of a range-appropriate folk song, or a song taught in voice lessons, class or in chorus, accompanied or unaccompanied. It is important that the piece chosen best demonstrates the tone quality and musicality required of a choral singer. If accompaniment is used, please limit the introduction to 5 seconds at the most. Clearly state the title of the prepared solo and the name of the composer/arranger at the beginning of this part of the recording.

SATB HS Honor Choir Audition
Accepting Auditions for SATB Voices in Grades 10 - 12
Conducted by Dr. Eugene Rogers
https://www.eugenerogers.com/bio
Auditions accepted September 1-29, 2022

Recorded Audition Procedure for All Applicants
Note: Audio-Enhanced Recordings will be disqualified. If enhancement is detected the submission will be discarded.

You will submit three separate recordings described below to complete your audition. All recordings must be in mp3 format. Do not speak the name of the applicant or otherwise identify the applicant on the recording. Applicant name and identifying information will be hidden from the audition judging committee to ensure a blind audition.

Eligibility for Audition

Application (through Submittable) deadline is September 29, 2022 at 5PM CST.
Singers must be members in good standing of their sponsoring musical organizations.
Singers must be sponsored by a current ACDA member.
Singers who wish to apply for the High School SSAA Choir must submit a separate application and pay the additional fee. Please note, auditioning for both ensembles has no bearing on admission to either ensemble.
Application fee of $30

Registration fees and costs: Accepted singers are responsible for all of the following

Registration/participation fee
- Option A) $580.
  - This fee covers three (3) hotel nights, two (2) meals each day on Thursday and Friday, and breakfast on Saturday, as well as the costs of the honor choir.
  - Students will be assigned to quadruple-occupancy rooms (two queen beds per room) in the Hyatt Regency for three nights, February 22-24, supervised by ACDA-provided chaperones.
- Option B) $350
  - This fee covers two (2) meals each day on Thursday and Friday, and breakfast on Saturday, as well as the costs of the honor choir.
  - This fee does NOT include hotel accommodations. Participating singers and their parent(s) or parent-appointed chaperones will be responsible for arranging and paying for their accommodations. A link will be provided after students are accepted to make reservations at a conference rate in designated hotels.
Personal transportation to and from Cincinnati, OH.
Scholarships are available and financial need will have no impact on the audition outcome.

RECORDING A
Sing the ascending and descending major scales appropriate to voice part. Scales should be sung on the vowel “ah” as in father. Only the starting pitch may be played. Accompanied singers will be disqualified.

Voice Part
Soprano I
Soprano II
Alto I
Alto II
Tenor I
Tenor II
Bass I
Bass II

Starting pitch for ascending scale
B flat above middle C
A above middle C
E above middle C
D above middle C
A flat below middle C
F sharp below middle C
E flat below middle C
C sharp below middle C

Starting pitch for Descending scale
C above middle C
B above middle C
A above middle C
G above middle C
E above middle C
Middle C
G below middle C
E below middle C

RECORDING B
Sing select excerpt from “Set Me As A Seal” by Margaret Burk. m. 35-49 are to be performed a cappella.

These rehearsal tracks should be used to learn and record the audition excerpt. The audition excerpt should be recorded with the track playing through headphones so that the recording does not include anything other than the student’s voice.
All music and sound files are available on the audition website.

Practice Tracks

Sheet Music