ALL DISTRICT SCHEDULE
8:00 a.m. - Registration in Commons outside of Recital Hall
8:30 a.m. -9:45am - Rehearsals begin (9-10 chapel, 11-12 in recital hall)
10am-11:30- rehearsals continue (9/10 recital hall, 11/12 chapel)
10am - State Auditions begin
11:30-1:00 - Lunch off campus
1:00pm-2:30pm - Rehearsals resume (9-10 in Chapel *stage practice for concert, 11-12 in Recital Hall)
1:15 p.m. - Directors Meeting (choir room)
2:45pm -4:15 pm final rehearsal (9/10 recital hall, 11/12 chapel *stage practice for concert)
4:15 - Break (Kids change clothes, doors open for Concert)
4:45 - Students Line-up
5:00 - Concert
MANDATORY REHEARSALS
In an effort to have the highest quality honor choir, all students participating in the All District Choir are required to attend one of the following mandatory rehearsals. Failure to do so, will result in removal from the choir. All students must be accompanied by a staff member from their school.
Tuesday, October 27 Mountain Grove HS - 6pm-9pm
Wednesday, October 28 - Central High School and Ozark High School - 6pm-9pm
Auditions - Saturday, September 19th at Kickapoo High School
All District Choir Performance - Saturday, November 7th at Evangel University
9/10 students sing "I'll Say It Anyway" followed by a scale (Soprano G, Alto Db, Tenor F, Bass B) up and down on solfege, numbers or a neutral syllable. Afterwards, they also sight read a 4 measure selection. Ti-la, 2 skips with do-mi-sol and two sets of 8th notes. The sight reading will start and end on do.
Mandatory Rehearsal Options:
Tuesday, October 27 - Mtn Grove High School - 6:00-9:00pm
Wednesday, October 28 - Central High School and Ozark High School - 6:00-9:00pm
Clinicians:
- 9/10 Honor Choir - Westin Sorrel
- 11/12 Honor Choir - Dr. John McDonald
Audition Materials:
11/12 - Here is the link to the folder of all solos for 11/12 auditions. Please let me know if you have any issues accessing it.
9/10 - Here is the link to the folder with all of the tracks for "I'll Say it Anyway" which is used in even numbered years.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lxzbtLBnydjwgjm_Yygw14dMxcLeiqvu?usp=sharing
INVOICE/ PAYMENT INFO
You may make a copy of the all district invoice thru this link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NCtYrGAZSekgpckMVSFMhz90kyDBhsFnhQekz7iKf_E/edit
Payment is preferred thru the SCMMEA website.
Please make all payments to SCMMEA. Both 9/10 and 11/12 entries. If you go to the treasurer tab, there is a payment window there and then you can select 9/10 and 11/12 but they must be two separate transactions. Thank you!
If your students are in the top 25 in their voice part, they have the opportunity to audition for the Missouri All State Choir on November 7th during the All District day. They will need to sing their voice part on "Exultate Justi" which is attached here https://www.moacda.org/_files/ugd/49baea_b4a8a209ce6a4c06b98088751620077c.pdf
The audition track is here: https://www.moacda.org/all-state-choir-audition-music
All District Literature
9/10 Clinician – Westin Sorrel
Repertoire:
Tuba by Barrett
Music of Life - Boykin
Sanctus from Missa Brevis in F - Mozart
My Very Own - Susan LaBarr
Turn the World Around - Arr. Larry Farrow
11/12 Clinician – Dr. John McDonald
Repertoire:
I Am Loved - Christopher Harris Hinshaw 08764903
May Night (Die Mainacht) - Johannes Brahms, adapt Arthur Frackenpohl - Hal Leonard 00007777
Traveler's Hymn - Matthew Lyon Hazzard
Pattern In the Pandemonium - Jennifer Lucy Cook