End of Year Juries
Thursday, May 30, 2019 by Brian Glosh | Uncategorized
Dear Musicians and Parents,
With our year-end juries in voice and piano quickly approaching, here are some details to aid you in preparing to sing or attend. Juries will take place according to the following schedule:
Friday, May 31, 2019
| Time | Students | Jury | Location | Staff |
| 12:30-1:15pm | 11th Grade (3) | Voice (15min) | Grace Chapel | Suter/Music |
| 1:30-2:30pm | 10th Grade (5) | Piano (6min) | NCS Lower School Music Classroom | Suter/Goen |
| 1:30-2:30pm | 9th Grade (5) | Voice (12min) | Grace Chapel | Fergus/Music |
| 2:30-2:40pm | All Girls | BREAK |
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| 2:45-3:45pm | 10th Grade (5) | Voice (12min) | Grace Chapel | Fergus/Music |
| 2:45-3:45pm | 9th Grade (5) | Piano (6min) | NCS LS Music | Suter/Goen |
BOYS SCHEDULE
| 3:00 PM | All Boys | Snack | STA Choir Room | Glosh |
| 4:00-5:15pm | Junior Boys (11) | Piano (6min) | STA SB 202 | Suter/Goen |
| 5:15-5:20pm | Junior Boys | BREAK |
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| 5:20-6:30pm | Junior Boys (11) | Voice (8min) | STA Upper School Choir Room | Fergus/Music |
| 4:00-5:15pm | Senior Boys (8) | Voice (9min) | STA US Choir Room | Fergus/Music |
| 5:15-5:20pm | Senior Boys | BREAK |
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| 5:20-6:30pm | Senior Boys (8) | Piano (7min) | STA SB202 | Suter/Goen |
Saturday, June 1, 2019
| 9:30-11:00am | Junior Girls (7) | Voice (12min) | Grace Chapel | Fergus/Music |
| 11:00-11:15am |
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| 11:15am-12:00pm | Junior Girls (7) | Piano (6min) | Grace Chapel | Suter/Goen |
| 12:15-1:00pm | Makeup Juries | Piano/Voice | Grace Chapel | Fergus/Music |
Please let us know ASAP if you will be traveling or otherwise unavailable on May 31 or June 1. Also, senior girls, please let Mr. Glosh know if you will be taking a makeup exam on Friday afternoon, so we can include you on Saturday’s schedule.
Juries are open to parents and other singers – please plan to support your children and colleagues! In lieu of written comments, Mr. McCarthy, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Mondel and Ms. Stuart will provide remarks for voice juries, and Mr. Goen, our colleague from St. Albans School, will provide comments for piano juries. Repertoire requirements for all choristers are:
VOICE
-3 Repertoire selections as assigned by voice teacher, from memory
PIANO
-3 pieces as assigned by piano instructor (not memorized)
For both juries, choristers will choose their first selections, and the panel will then request parts or all of the additional selections. It is quite possible that you will not perform each of your three pieces in its entirety. For voice juries, please be prepared to explain the meaning of each of your pieces in a sentence or two, and know the title and composer of each piece.
We are very pleased to have our own Mr. Fergus accompanying the voice juries. Although there will not be a rehearsal opportunity with Mr. Fergus prior to juries, singers will be given a chance to set tempi before singing.
Aural skills testing, which includes sight-singing, as well as piano scales and arpeggios have already been tested by piano instructors during regular choir rehearsals the previous week and will not be part of the public presentations.
Thank you for your preparation! We look forward to hearing you.
