North Carolina Honors Chorus 2015
Information Sheet
Purpose of NC Honors Chorus: To honor the most capable choral musicians of North
Carolina’s high schools by giving them the opportunity to perform at the very
highest level of achievement and to provide a superior educational experience for
these students and directors.
RCHS can take up to 10% of our total choral enrollment to the audition (5).
Audition Piece: "How Do I Love Thee?" by Eric Nelson
JW Pepper #: 10494463
I would use JW Pepper to order your score (see the URL below).
http://www.jwpepper.com/sheetmusic/search.jsp?keywords=Eric+Nelson+How+Do+I+Love+Thee
Audition Tracks:
The audition rehearsal tracks are online
at https://sites.google.com/site/nchonorschorus/
Students should learn the ENTIRE piece!
Audition Dates:
Thursday, September 24, Meredith College
Please note that you must prepare the entire selection.
The actual audition section (cut) will be posted on Sunday, Sept. 20.
The audition will include:
Vocal Warm ups
Audition Literature Selection with accompaniment track
Sightreading
Sightreading Resource: http://home.att.net/~l.mclure
$24.95 for this great sightreading book
Practice with the sightsinging tracks at:
For Females:
https://sites.google.com/site/honorschorustracks/sight-readingpractice-tracks
For Males:
https://sites.google.com/site/sightsingtracks/male-sight-sing-tracks
You will have to decide on a voice part – Sop. 1, Sop. 2, Alto 1, Alto 2,
Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass 1/Baritone, Bass 2 – if chosen for the Honors Choir
Clinician: Dr. Eric Nelson, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Audition Costs: $20 per student, make checks payable to RCHS, notated to NC Choral
Honors Audition. Audition fee is due Monday, Sept. 7.
RCHS Initial Meeting: Thursday, August 18, Lunch, Music Room – you must be
present in order to be considered for this event
RCHS Audition: TBA, Music Room
You will audition with the accompaniment track and sightreading.
Audition Workshop Dates: (if you would like to go to one of these, you would be
responsible for your own registration, costs and transportation.)
A listing of available workshops can be found at:
https://sites.google.com/site/nchonorschorus/workshops
North Carolina Honors Choir Performance:
Rehearsals will be on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7-8. The performance will be at
the North Carolina Music Educator's Conference on Sunday, November 8th in the
Steven’s Center. Cost requirements include: audition registration fee
($30), purchasing the music for the performance (costs vary each year but no
more than $45), hotel costs in Winston-Salem for one night and food money.
I will need your parent(s) to be available to "chaperone" for the SaturdaySunday event in Winston Salem.