22nd Annual High School Choir Festival

Friday, April 15, 2011  |  9 am–2 pm

Applications are now available for the 2011 High School Choir Festival at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday, April 15, 2011. Click here to download an application packet. The deadline to submit a Festival Application is Friday, May 28, 2010.

Welcome to the 2011 HSCF Information Center!

Here you will find updated information throughout the year about the High School Choir Festival. Please check the download tab for all of the forms and resources to download.

Festival Day Schedule – Friday, April 15, 2011

8:00 – 8:50 am Arrival and Registration
9:00 – 10:45 am Rehearsal of Massed Choirs [closed to the public]
Grant Gershon leads students in the morning rehearsal
11:00 – 11:45 am LAMC Chamber Singers Performance [open to the public]
(Honor Choir Rehearsal with Grant Gershon in Choral Hall)
Noon Lunch – students eat in the Gardens, BP Hall, and cafeteria space
(Directors’ Luncheon in LA Phil Board Room)
12:30 pm Auditorium opens for audience seating
1:00 – 2:00 pm Festival Concert [open to the public]
Greetings and Introductions
Recognition of Directors

Festival Chorus (Combined High School Choirs)
Grant Gershon, conductor
    Repertoire TBA

Festival Honor Choir
Grant Gershon, conductor
    Repertoire TBA

 

FESTIVAL PARTICIPANT CALENDAR [TENTATIVE]

Date Event/Deadline Time Location
Sep 10 Directors’ Information Packets Mailed    
Oct 23 HSCF Directors’ Meeting (Mandatory)
DEADLINE 1: Director Release Form, Area Rehearsal Request Form, Masterclass Request Form, Updated Student Count Form
9am – noon TBA
Dec 3 DEADLINE 2: Honor Choir Nominations Due
Also, all outstanding invoices are due
   
Dec 17 Honor Choir Participants Announced    
Feb-Mar Masterclasses with 4 LAMC Chamber Singers TBD Schools
Mar 11 DEADLINE 3: All outstanding forms are due
Student Release Forms, Student Count/Chaperone/Transportation Form
   
Mar 19 Area Rehearsal One
(Choirschoose one of two rehearsals to attend.)
9am – 12pm DCP
Mar 26 Area Rehearsal Two
(Choirschoose one of two rehearsals to attend.)
9am – 12pm DCP
Apr 15 22nd LAMC High School Choir Festival 9am – 2pm WDCH
Apr 29 DEADLINE 4: Final Evaluation forms are due
[This is a required component of Festival participation]
   


OPEN LAMC DRESS REHEARSALS*
(Participating choirs are invited to attend a LAMC dress rehearsal)
Sep 25 Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil 10am – 12:30pm WDCH
Nov 6 French Connections 2:30 – 5:30pm WDCH
Jan 29 London Bridges 10am – 12:30pm WDCH
Apr 9 Haydn: The Creation 2:30 – 5:30pm WDCH
May 21 Ellington: Best of the Sacred Concerts 2 – 5pm WDCH

* LAMC rehearsal programs, schedule, and availability subject to change