Elementary and Middle School Honor Choir Festival

Registration is now closed.

Berry College will host the fifth annual Elementary and Middle School Honor Choir Festival for students in grades 5-8. Students from across the South will enjoy a day on the beautiful Berry College campus in choral rehearsals and workshops with 5th and 6th Grade Unchanged Voice Honor Choir Guest Clinician, Mr. Vincent Oakes, and 7th and 8th Grade Mixed Honor Choir Clinician, Dr. Stefanie Cash. Choir participants will also have the opportunity to work with Berry faculty and students. At the conclusion of the Festival, the students will present a concert of choral works, showcasing the talent of the students. Come join us for a wonderful day of learning and inspirational music. 

Thursday, March 28, 2024 

Clinicians

Vincent OakesSA Unchanged Voices Elementary Choir 
(Grades 5-6)

Mr. Vincent Oakes, GUEST CLINICIAN
Artistic Director, Chattanooga Boys Choir
Director of Choral Music, The Baylor School

DrStephanieCash.jpgSSATTB Mixed Voices Choir (using re-voiced literature) 
(Grades 7-8)

Dr. Stefanie L. Cash  
Director of Music Education  
Berry College

SA UNCHANGED VOICES HONOR CHORUS REPERTOIRE

  • “Dream Keeper,” Rollo Dilworth (Hal Leonard, 08749868), JWP# 10011858
  • “If you Heard My Voice,” Sherry Blevins (Hinshaw, HMC 2516), JWP# 10873712
  • “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho,” B. E. Boykin (Klavia Press), JWP# 11383527

MIXED HONOR CHORUS REPERTOIRE

  • “Be the Change,”* Laura Farnell (Hal Leonard, 00668194), JWP# 11397402
  • “Sing to Me” (SSA only), Andrea Ramsey (Santa Barbara Music Publishing, SBMP1003), JWP# 10291193
  • “Little Wheel A-Turnin'” (TTB only), Greg Gilpin (Shawnee Press, 00293446), JWP# 11164295
  • “Sisi Kushangili,”* Victor C. Johnson (Choristers Guild, CGE318), JWP# 10998119

*Re-voicing instructions will be sent upon registration

UNCHANGED VOICES CHOIR SCHEDULE 

  • 9:00 am – Students Arrive
  • 9:00 - 9:25 am – Registration in Ford Dining Hall
  • Teachers pick up materials
  • All 5thand 6th grade unchanged voices choir students stay in Ford Dining Hall
  • 9:25 - 9:30 am – Welcome to Berry Choir Festival
  • 9:30 - 10:45 am – Rehearsal in Ford Dining Hall
  • 10:45 - 11:00 am – Break
  • 11:00 - 12:15 pm – Rehearsal in Ford Dining Hall
  • 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm – Lunch in Ford Dining Hall with chaperones
  • 1:15 - 2:30 pm – Dress Rehearsal in Ford Dining Hall
  • 2:30 - 2:45 pm – Break/Change into t-shirts
  • 2:45 - 3:45 pm – Rehearsal in Ford Auditorium
  • 3:45 pm – Move to risers in Ford Dining Hall for performance
  • 4:00 pm – Final Concert

MIXED VOICES CHOIR SCHEDULE 

  • 9:00 am – Students Arrive
  • 9:00 am – Students Arrive
  • 9:00 - 9:25 am – Registration in Ford Dining Hall
  • Teachers pick up materials
  • All 7thand 8th grade mixed voice choir students move immediately to Ford Auditorium
  • 9:25 - 9:30 am – Welcome to Berry Choir Festival
  • 9:30 - 11:00 am – Rehearsal in Ford Auditorium
  • 11:00 - 11:15 am – Break
  • 11:15 - 12:30 pm – Rehearsal in Ford Auditorium
  • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm – Lunch in Ford Dining Hall with chaperones
  • 1:30 - 2:45 pm – Rehearsal in Ford Auditorium 
  • 2:45 - 3:00 pm – Break/Change into t-shirts
  • 3:00 - 3:50 pm – Dress Rehearsal in Ford Dining Hall
  • 3:50 pm – Move to seats in Ford Dining Hall for performance  
  • 4:00 pm – Final Concert

ELIGIBILITY

Unchanged Voices Choir - Bring your best 5th and 6th grade unchanged voice students, maximum of 10 students. Parts will be assigned after registration. Additional students may be submitted as alternates and will be assigned, as space permits, after close of registration. 

Mixed Voices Choir - Bring your best 7th and 8th grade students in balanced SSATTB sextets, if possible. If you have extra students in specific sections after balancing sextets, please bring them as well, maximum of 10 students. Additional students may be submitted as alternates and will be assigned, as space permits, after close of registration. 

Registration is now closed.

COST

$30.00 per student - Catered lunch + T-shirt. (Complimentary director's breakfast and lunch provided by the choral program. Music is NOT PROVIDED.)

STUDENT DRESS

Comfortable and casual. Performance will be in choir festival t-shirt and jeans.

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