Accompanists must have original copies of selections.Choirs may be scheduled to sing from 8 a.m.Schools sending multiple groups cannot be assured of same day scheduling. Every attempt will be made to honor performance date and time requests.District Festival participation includes warm-up, performance, clinic and sight reading. The voicing and level within the school category is the director’s choice and will have no bearing on literature choice. Policy change for 2022-2023 School Year - All Choral Festival entries must sight read in their school category, i.e HS must read HS Sight Reading and JHMS must read JHMS Sight Reading.All other MSVMA Festival literature requirements apply.Adjudicators are required to comment on the quality of literature for all Choral Festival events.In order to perform an arrangement of a copyrighted piece, you must have written permission that includes all pertinent information.It is not acceptable to rewrite a score but adaptation is permitted.įestival Performance of Original Arrangements JHMS directors may change the key to meet their singers' needs.The use of choreography will result in no Final Determination. However, artful staging and appropriate choral movement that reflect performance practice of the genre is permitted. Popular show tunes, vocal jazz, barbershop, or novelty selections are not to be used and will result in no Final Determination.( Click here to view repertoire lists)Īdjudicators will be required to comment in writing on the choice of literature via the rubric. There is no sight-reading level attached to this song directors will simply tell the adjudicator which level and voicing they are choosing to sing when entering the sight-reading room. I f a director is choosing to sing something that is not on either required list, there is a song in the scheduler titled DIRECTOR CHOICE that can be used for the required piece. Each choir must perform two selections of a contrasting nature.įor the 2022-2023 Festival Season, the required repertoire lists are suggested repertoire.Failure to meet established district deadlines will result in your events not being scheduled or an additional late registration fee.Payment should be made by school check or director’s personal check payable to MSVMA and must be postmarked by the deadline.Choirs must pay fees at the time of registration. Invoices must have all the required signatures to be accepted.Online scheduling questions should be directed to Andrea Gay at For technical issues, contact In signing the registration form, the principal and the director a gree to supervise the students from their school to ensure proper conduct at the Festival. Improper student conduct may result in sanctions by the MSVMA Board of Directors. Registration is completed online using the Festival Scheduler. Please consult your District Page for details. Fees and deadlines are determined by each District.
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