SA & TB Festival
Bring any number of your S/A and/or T/B sections to our daytime event celebrating music for treble and tenor/bass choirs. The cost is only $15 per student (includes lunch on campus).
Students in grades 9-12 are welcome to attend, with priority given to grades 10-12 in the event of capacity restrictions. Please try to bring balanced groups of singers if possible (for example, nine sopranos and one alto makes for an interesting ensemble).
Registration is due by Oct. 6.
Performance Material
Each choir will be rehearsing and performing two pieces. Please purchase scores in advance (no illegal photocopies are allowed) and spend time learning this music before arriving at the festival.
Soprano/Alto Choir
- Sing to Me, by Andrea Ramsey (SA/two-part): JW Pepper | Poppler's
- Shine on Me, by Rollo Dilworth (SSA - NOT the two part): JW Pepper | Poppler's
- Rise, by Arianne Abela (SATB - arr. Joseph Kemper): Free Download
Tenor/Bass Choir
- A Festiva Alleluia, by Mary Lynn Lightfoot (TB): JW Pepper | Poppler's
- This Old Hammer, arr. Neil Ginsberg (TBB): JW Pepper | Poppler's
- Rise, by Arianne Abela (SATB - arr. Joseph Kemper): Free Download
*We invite you to use the music retailer of your choice to purchase the scores for our festival. For your convenience, we include links to the exact scores/editions from a few music retail websites. Please understand that illegal photocopies are not allowed to be used at this festival. Order your scores early to ensure delivery and preparation time is maximized.
Tentative Schedule
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2021 – Details subject to change
9 a.m. Registration (Hvidsten lobby)
9:30 a.m. Warmups
9:45 a.m. Sectionals
10:00 a.m. Round Table Discussion (for attending teachers) – Topics will include information on preparing students for college auditions, favorite treble/tenor-bass repertoire, best warmups, etc.
10:15 a.m. Large Group Rehearsals
11:15 a.m. Brief walking tour of campus
11:45 a.m./12:30 p.m. Rehearsal in Centrum/Lunch in Anderson Commons (groups alternate)
2:00 p.m. Informal concert in Centrum
(faculty solo performances, undergrad solo performances, rehearsed selections by festival choirs)
2:30 p.m. Concert ends – Head home