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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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] |
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OPEN LAMC DRESS REHEARSALS* (Participating choirs are invited to attend a LAMC dress rehearsal) |
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| 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