20th Annual High School Choir Festival
Friday, April 24, 2009 | 9 am–2 pm
Welcome to the 2009 HSCF Information Center!
Here you will find updated information throughout the year about the High School Choir Festival. You will also find copies of all of the forms available to download, as well as copies of the free public domain selections that include Music Director Grant Gershon's edits.
Upcoming Events or Deadlines
| Date | Event/Deadline | Time | Location |
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| Aug 29 | Fall confirmation packets will be mailed | ||
| Sep 26 | DEADLINE: Festival music order forms due | ||
| Nov 1 | HSCF Directors’ Meeting (Mandatory) | 9am – noon | Music Center |
| Nov 8 | Invited LAMC Dress Rehearsal* Lou Harrison – La Koro Sutro | Chinary Ung – World Premiere |
2:30 – 5:00pm | WDCH |
| Jan 30 | DEADLINE: First Set of forms are due Showcase Choir Applications, Area Rehearsal forms, Masterclass forms, Updated Student Count |
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| Feb 9 | Showcase choirs chosen and notified | ||
| Feb 21 | Invited LAMC Dress Rehearsal* Bruckner – Motets | Clearfield – Dream Variations | Liszt - Inno a Maria Vergine | Muhly – Expecting the Main Things from You | Pärt - De Profundis | Sametz – World Premiere |
10am – 12:30pm | WDCH |
| Mar 7 | Area Rehearsal One (Choirs and Directors choose one of two rehearsals to attend.) |
9am – noon | Music Center |
| Mar 14 | Area Rehearsal Two (Choirs and Directors choose one of two rehearsals to attend.) |
9am – noon | Music Center |
| Mar 28 | Invited LAMC Dress Rehearsal* Bartók – Slovak Folk Songs | Brahms – Zigeunerlieder | Copland – Old American Songs | Poulenc - Chansons Francaises | Tormis – Forgotten Peoples Cycle |
2:30 – 5:00pm | WDCH |
| Apr 3 | DEADLINE: All outstanding forms are due
Participant Release Forms, Final Student Rosters, Final Student Counts, Chaperone Lists, Luncheon RSVP’s |
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| Apr 24 | 20th High School Choir Festival | 9am – 2pm | WDCH |
| May 8 | DEADLINE: Directors’ and students’ final evaluation forms are due [This is a required component of Festival participation] |
9am – 2pm | WDCH |
| May 30 | Invited Chorale Dress Rehearsal* Sierra – Missa Latina |
10am – 12:30pm | WDCH |