Dana Van Slyke, Choral Director
Auditions

SENIOR HONORS  |  DISTRICT XII  |  ALL-STATE  |  MUSICAL  CABARET  |  NEXT YEAR 

Broadway Cabaret Audition

Get Cast List Here!!

AUDITION DATE: November 8, 2011

Everyone at Herndon HS is welcome to audition for the 2012 Broadway Cabaret.


REHEARSAL/PERFORMANCE DATES
Before auditioning, students need to check to make sure that they are available on the Saturday and dress rehearsal dates and all performance dates shown below.  All other rehearsals will be held after school throughout December and January. Conflict sheets will be collected from the cast, and then the after-school  rehearsal schedule will be created.
Saturday Rehearsals: Jan 21, 28 2012
Dress Rehearsals: Feb 13,14,15, 2012
Performance dates: Feb 16,17,18  2012 (Feb 21 snow date)---7:30
AUDITION INFORMATION
Students will sign up for a time slot. Sign-up sheets will be posted outside the Choir Room.The auditions will take place in the Choir room during the day on Tuesday, Nov 8.  There is no school on Nov 8th; it is a teacher work day.

AUDITION MATERIALS

•    Students must prepare a song from a Broadway or Disney musical. It must be under 2 minutes long. This is not a talent show. This song will not be
      performed in the show.
•    They are encouraged to dress as the character or to dress up. It needs to be a polished performance ready audition.
•    Students are encouraged to bring an accompaniment CD / I pod track. If none is available they may bring sheet music and an accompanist will be
      provided.


All-State Choir Audition

AUDITION DATE: Thursday, February 9, 2012
    Washington and Lee HS, Arlington

This audition is for all juniors and seniors who make District Choir. It will be held during the first night of District Choir.

Audition Piece is "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind"  by Thomas Augustine Arne with text from Shakespeare's As You Like It.

The following information about All State can be found here.

Rules and Regs
Forms
Attire
Adjudication Form
Sheet Music and Tracks
Sight Reading Examples

Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind Sheet Music and Practice Tracks

Soprano I   Sheet Music | Track
Soprano 2  Sheet Music | Track

Alto 1         Sheet Music | Track
Alto 2         Sheet Music | Track

Tenor 1       Sheet Music | Track
Tenor 2       Sheet Music | Track

Bass 1       Sheet Music | Track
Bass2        Sheet Music | Track

All State Selectees for 2012- TBD
     
All-State Choir dates: April 26, 27, and 28, 2012 at

E. C. Glass High School
2111 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Phone: (434) 522-3712


District XII Chorus Audition

The VMEA District XII Chorus audition is open to all choir students in grades 9 through 12. The audition is mandatory for members of the Herndon Chorale and Madrigals.

2012 District Singers Listed Here

AUDITION DATE: Saturday, November 5, 2011

LOCATION  McLean High School (Students must provide their own transportation to the audition.

AUDITION TIME BLOCKS
Time block assignments are shown below. Please arrive 15 minutes before your block starts.
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B =
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AUDITION PROCEDURE
Ms. Van Slyke will be there all day helping with auditions. When you arrive check in at the registration desk and then go into the warmup room and sign in. They will call your name when it is your turn. You may use your music if your wish. Practice tracks are posted below. This is worth 90 out of 100 points. You will also have a short sightsinging example to perform. This is worth 10 out of 100 points. You will have two judges that sit behind a screen to listen to you. There will also be a student helper in the room to play the CD for you.

AUDITION  FORM and FEE

VCDA District Chorus Commitment Form
$TBD – ( for students who are accepted) Make checks payable to "Herndon Choral Boosters"

AUDITION MUSIC
The sheet music to And the Glory of the Lord- Handel's Messiah  was handed out in class. Please see Ms.Van Slyke if you did not receive it.

PRACTICE TRACKS- And the Glory of the Lord-Handel's Messiah Schirmer No. 3829

Click here to see the chart which indicates what measures ( piano, singer begins and ends) applies to your voice part

Soprano 1
Soprano 2
Alto 1
Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Bass 1
Bass 2


District XII Chorus dates: February  9, 10,11 2012 @ Washington and Lee HS in Arlington (selected students)



Ensemble Placement Auditions for 2012-2013


Details will be announced in the Spring.

Congratulations 2011-2012 Ensemble Singers!


Congratulations to everyone for their auditions for Herndon Chorale, Show Choir, Vocal Jazz and Madrigals.

Mrs. Van Slyke would like everyone to be sensitive and respectful of each others feelings when/if you respond to these results on Facebook or in school. Some people will be excited and some will be disappointed and we want to be supportive of everyone.



Vocal Jazz            Show Choir                     Madrigals                     Herndon Chorale


Fall Musical Audition: Beauty and the Beast


CAST LIST


Click here for the rehearsal schedule.

Performance dates are December 2-4, 9-10, 2011


VMEA Senior Honors Choir Audition

AUDITION DATE: Saturday, October 1, 2011

LOCATION: Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia

This audition is for seniors only. We will travel to Longwood College as a group; details will be announced.

Those selected will attend the Senior Honors Choir event and perform at the VMEA Conference. Complete audition details, required forms, sheet music, and audio files are available on the following website: www.vcda.net

The audition piece is I attempt from Love's sickness to fly- Henry Purcell     The tempo will be quarter note=120.

AUDITION PRACTICE TRACKS

Soprano 1                              |Sheet Music| Music Track

Soprano 2                              |Sheet Music| Music Track
       
Alto 1                                     
|Sheet Music| Music Track

Alto 2                                      |Sheet Music| Music Track

Tenor 1-Treble Clef             |Sheet Music| Music Track

Tenor 1-Bass Clef                |Sheet Music| Music Track

Tenor 2-Treble Clef            |Sheet Music| Music Track

Tenor 2-Bass Clef               |Sheet Music| Music Track

Bass 1                                    |Sheet Music| Music Track

Bass 2                                    |Sheet Music| Music Track


VMEA Conference dates: November 17-19, 2011, in
Norfolk, Virginia at The Marriott Waterside and Sheraton (selected students)