KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ALL-STAR CHOIR FESTIVAL
NOMINATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS
The deadline for nominations is September 4, 2015
Preference will be given to nominations received by Friday, May 1, 2015
1. Print out nomination form and duplicate one for each nominee. Nominees are to complete the student
portion and return to you.
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You may nominate up to ten students.
Please rank students carefully as all nominees may not necessarily be selected to participate.
Carefully consider vocal ability, character, and leadership potential.
Help us balance the All-Star Choir by nominating students from all voice types if possible.
Please inform nominees of the following:
Optional Vocal Coaching Sessions (JUNIORS & SENIORS ONLY): Students must prepare an art
song appropriate for solo and ensemble contest. If the piece is memorized, the student may be nominated
for a cash award and selected to perform on the final concert. There is an additional fee of $5 for the
15-minute vocal coaching sessions.
Audition (SENIORS ONLY): Seniors participating in the vocal coaching sessions also have the
opportunity to audition for the School of Music. Students should sing two memorized art songs: one with
English text and one in a foreign language. Auditioning students will also be given a short skill assessment
to demonstrate their sight-reading and pitch-matching abilities. Songs in a foreign language may be
selected from any of the following composers.
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Italian: Scarlatti, Caldara, Donaudy, Giordani, Bononcini, Monteverdi, Carissimi, Gluck,
Handel, Marcello, Pergolesi, Lotti
German: Brahms, Schubert, Schumann
French: Debussy, Fauré
2. Complete the director’s portion of the nomination form. IMPORTANT: Please rank all nominees in order of
overall ability.
3. Return nomination forms by mail, fax or email:
Attn: Liz Franks, Festival Coordinator
KSU All-Star Choir Festival
Kent State University
1325 Theatre Drive – E101
Kent, OH 44242
School of Music Fax: 330-672-7837
Email: efranks2@kent.edu
Fee information (to be paid to KSU):
$40 per student: includes T-Shirt, Music Packet and Recordings of the All-Star Choir Concerts (recordings will be made
available online)
$5 per student for optional vocal coaching sessions with KSU faculty
Fee information for KSU Hotel & Conference Center (to be paid to hotel):
$29-$39 per student based on quad or triple occupancy—includes continental breakfast
$58-$119 double or single (directors/chaperones only)—includes continental breakfast
Send no fees now! Participants will be notified of acceptance by Monday, September 14. Fees must be paid in full at
registration in order to participate.
For questions contact Dr. Scott MacPherson at 330-672-2909 or via email at smacpher@kent.edu.
NOMINATION FORM
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ALL-STAR CHOIR FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 11-12, 2015
TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE STUDENT (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY):
NAME ______________________________________ MALE ___________ FEMALE ___________
STUDENT’S EMAIL ______________________________ STUDENT’S PHONE ___________________
HOME PHONE ______________________
VOICE PART (CIRCLE ONE) SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS
T-SHIRT SIZE, ADULT SIZES (CIRCLE ONE) S M L XL XXL
YEAR IN SCHOOL (CIRCLE ONE) FR SO JR SR
YEARS OF SINGING EXPERIENCE ______
MUSIC SOLOS, AWARDS AND/OR HONORS_______________________________________________________
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______ JUNIORS AND SENIORS ONLY: If I attend the festival, I would like to be scheduled for a 15-minute vocal
coaching session with one of the Kent State University faculty. Additional fee of $5. (If the piece is memorized, the
student may be nominated for a cash award and selected to perform on the final concert.)
______ SENIORS PARTICIPATING IN THE COACHING SESSION: I am a potential music major or minor and would
like to audition for the KSU School of Music during the festival.
TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE DIRECTOR (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY):
DIRECTOR’S NAME ____________________________________________
SCHOOL ______________________________ PHONE ___________________
SCHOOL ADDRESS _________________________________________________
EMAIL ___________________________ CELL PHONE ________________________
T-SHIRT SIZE, ADULT SIZES (CIRCLE ONE) S M L XL XXL
USING LETTER GRADES (A THROUGH D) RATE EACH STUDENT IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
_____ TONE
OVERALL RANKING OF NOMINEE _____
_____ INTONATION
(“1” to your best student, “2” to the next best, and so on.
_____ MUSICALITY
Do not give two students the same ranking.)
_____ READING ABILITY
_____ LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL
_____ SELF-MOTIVATION
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ___________________________________________________________________
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REGISTRATION (IF ACCEPTED TO THE ALL-STAR CHOIR FESTIVAL. DO NOT SEND PAYMENT WITH FORM.)
$40 (PER PARTICIPANT) ALL-STAR CHOIR FESTIVAL PACKET
Including: Music, T-shirt and Recordings of the All-Star Choir Concerts (recordings will be made available online)
_____ $5 VOCAL COACHING SESSION (JUNIORS AND SENIORS ONLY)
_____ SCHOOL OF MUSIC AUDITION (SENIORS ONLY)
NOMINATION FORMS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 4, 2015