District 7 Chorus Auditions
Calendar
September 1st - Registration Opens
October 15th - Registration Closes
October 26th - Auditions at Central York High School
Director Registration available on the MEMBERS SITE.
October 15th - Registration Closes
October 26th - Auditions at Central York High School
Director Registration available on the MEMBERS SITE.
Repertoire
2024-2025 Audition Repertoire
Vocal
"How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" - Brahms (Free Download)
"Entreat Me Not To Leave You" - Dan Forrest (Purchase Here)
Piano
"How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" - Brahms (Free Download)
"Waters Ripple and Flow" - Deems Taylor (Purchase Here)
In accordance with PMEA policy and copyright law, all students must use purchased copies of music that is not in public domain. Photocopies of the Powell scores are not permitted to be used in the audition, and are grounds for disqualification. A printed octavo or e-print score is acceptable.
Accompanists must be prepared to play the accompaniment of “How Lovely” and “Waters Ripple and Flow” and the choral parts of the open score from “How Lovely” and “Entreat Me Not To Leave You.”
All audition material can be found here.
The Audition Materials Folder is set up to be viewed by anyone with the link. If you click the link and it says "Access Denied", it is because your school Google account does not allow you to view Google Drive folders from outside organizations. In this case, you will need to sign out of your school Google account on your device to view the folder. Do not press the "Request Access" button, as that will not solve the issue. Instead, try signing out of your school Google account and clicking the link again.
Vocal
"How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" - Brahms (Free Download)
"Entreat Me Not To Leave You" - Dan Forrest (Purchase Here)
Piano
"How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" - Brahms (Free Download)
"Waters Ripple and Flow" - Deems Taylor (Purchase Here)
In accordance with PMEA policy and copyright law, all students must use purchased copies of music that is not in public domain. Photocopies of the Powell scores are not permitted to be used in the audition, and are grounds for disqualification. A printed octavo or e-print score is acceptable.
Accompanists must be prepared to play the accompaniment of “How Lovely” and “Waters Ripple and Flow” and the choral parts of the open score from “How Lovely” and “Entreat Me Not To Leave You.”
All audition material can be found here.
The Audition Materials Folder is set up to be viewed by anyone with the link. If you click the link and it says "Access Denied", it is because your school Google account does not allow you to view Google Drive folders from outside organizations. In this case, you will need to sign out of your school Google account on your device to view the folder. Do not press the "Request Access" button, as that will not solve the issue. Instead, try signing out of your school Google account and clicking the link again.
District Chorus Audition Eligibility
A. Students are eligible to audition and participate in District 7 Chorus who are presently in grades 9-12.
B. Only students in grades 10-12 are eligible for Region and All-State festivals.
C. Students must be in ‘good standing’ in their school’s choir to be eligible for the festival.
D. Students must be able to attend the entire Festival from registration through the final concert. Exceptions may be made for illness, providing the student missed no more that four (4) hours of rehearsal time. Exceptions will be handled according to PMEA guidelines.
E. Students should not apply to audition for a District Festival if, for any reason, including religious activity, they plan to miss a part of the festival. A student must participate in the complete festival program commencing with registration and concluding with the final concert, except in the case of illness that must be verified in writing by a physician within 5 days of the festival. Students must rehearse and perform all musical compositions selected for the concert.
F. Students must earn membership in a District 7 Festival through a “selective” audition.
G. Participation by Private, Parochial, Charter, Cyber and Cyber-Charter School Students (Updated 2023): Private, Parochial, Charter, Cyber and Cyber-Charter School students must participate in their own school musical ensembles, or community-based equivalent, in order to be eligible to participate in any PMEA or NAfME festival (band for band, orchestra for orchestra, and chorus for chorus) and must be sponsored by the appropriate PMEA member director in their school. The private, parochial, charter, cyber or cyber-charter school of attendance must be recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as an official school entity. Cyber and Cyber-Charter students would participate in PMEA events within the PMEA district where they live. A sponsoring PMEA member-director must be musically qualified and must serve in an audition capacity as assigned. A public school may not sponsor a private or charter school student under any circumstances.
B. Only students in grades 10-12 are eligible for Region and All-State festivals.
C. Students must be in ‘good standing’ in their school’s choir to be eligible for the festival.
D. Students must be able to attend the entire Festival from registration through the final concert. Exceptions may be made for illness, providing the student missed no more that four (4) hours of rehearsal time. Exceptions will be handled according to PMEA guidelines.
E. Students should not apply to audition for a District Festival if, for any reason, including religious activity, they plan to miss a part of the festival. A student must participate in the complete festival program commencing with registration and concluding with the final concert, except in the case of illness that must be verified in writing by a physician within 5 days of the festival. Students must rehearse and perform all musical compositions selected for the concert.
F. Students must earn membership in a District 7 Festival through a “selective” audition.
G. Participation by Private, Parochial, Charter, Cyber and Cyber-Charter School Students (Updated 2023): Private, Parochial, Charter, Cyber and Cyber-Charter School students must participate in their own school musical ensembles, or community-based equivalent, in order to be eligible to participate in any PMEA or NAfME festival (band for band, orchestra for orchestra, and chorus for chorus) and must be sponsored by the appropriate PMEA member director in their school. The private, parochial, charter, cyber or cyber-charter school of attendance must be recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as an official school entity. Cyber and Cyber-Charter students would participate in PMEA events within the PMEA district where they live. A sponsoring PMEA member-director must be musically qualified and must serve in an audition capacity as assigned. A public school may not sponsor a private or charter school student under any circumstances.