American Choral Director's Association Youth Honor Choirs
ACDA- National Honor Choir- March 2019
Honor Choir- Singing in an ACDA National Honor Choir is life changing! Through our honor choirs, the finest choral musicians from all over the country will meet in Kansas City to rehearse with a master conductor and perform choral music at the very highest level.
All singers must be sponsored by an ACDA member to audition and participate. Singers may choose to audition for on choir from the following:
Auditions
All auditions will consist of three separate recordings:
Timeline
September 1-October 3, 2018: Audition fee: $30 per audition, non-refundable.
October 1-31, 2018: Audition Adjudication
November 15, 2018: Audition results posted online and emailed. Honor choir schedules and designated hotel information released. Reserve rooms in designated hotels immediately.
December 10, 2018: Due date for required forms and $135 registration fee submitted online. Shortly after this due date, music packets will be mailed to each singer's home address and part tracks will be made available online.
December-February 2019: All singers learn their Honor Choir music on their own using their music packet and part tracks provided. All music must be learned before the first rehearsal in Kansas City.
February 27, 2019: On-site registration begins at noon in Kansas City, MO.
March 2, 2019: Final concerts for all choirs at the Kauffman Center
Terms and Agreements
Statement of Obligation and Financial Commitment
ACDA- National Honor Choir- March 2019
Honor Choir- Singing in an ACDA National Honor Choir is life changing! Through our honor choirs, the finest choral musicians from all over the country will meet in Kansas City to rehearse with a master conductor and perform choral music at the very highest level.
All singers must be sponsored by an ACDA member to audition and participate. Singers may choose to audition for on choir from the following:
- Children's Honor Choir
Grades 5-9, unchanged treble voices
Conductor: Emily Ellsworth - Middle School/Junior High SATB Honor Choir
Grades 7-9, treble, changed, and changing voices
Conductor: Derrick Fox
Auditions
All auditions will consist of three separate recordings:
- Ascending and descending scale on "ah"
- Prepared excerpt performed with provided accompaniment
- 60-seconds of a vocal solo of your choice, a cappella or accompanied
Timeline
September 1-October 3, 2018: Audition fee: $30 per audition, non-refundable.
October 1-31, 2018: Audition Adjudication
November 15, 2018: Audition results posted online and emailed. Honor choir schedules and designated hotel information released. Reserve rooms in designated hotels immediately.
December 10, 2018: Due date for required forms and $135 registration fee submitted online. Shortly after this due date, music packets will be mailed to each singer's home address and part tracks will be made available online.
December-February 2019: All singers learn their Honor Choir music on their own using their music packet and part tracks provided. All music must be learned before the first rehearsal in Kansas City.
February 27, 2019: On-site registration begins at noon in Kansas City, MO.
March 2, 2019: Final concerts for all choirs at the Kauffman Center
- Children's 11:45-12:15pm
- MS/JH SATB 12:45-1:15pm
- SSAA 5:15-5:45pm
- TTBB 4:30-5:00
Terms and Agreements
Statement of Obligation and Financial Commitment