Sr. High TTBB Honor Choir

Singers in grades 10-12

Tenor 1 & 2, and Bass 1 & 2

Conductor: Richard Schnipke

ELIGIBILITY

Singers who will be in grades 4 – 12 in March 2026, as listed above, may apply.

Application deadline is October 6, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time.

Singers must be members in good standing of their sponsoring musical organizations.

Application Fee of $35

REGISTRATION FEES & COSTS

Registration Fee: $225

This fee covers lunch on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, as well as the costs of the honor choir.

This fee does NOT include hotel accommodations. Participating singers and their parent(s) or parent-appointed chaperones will be responsible for arranging and paying for their accommodations. A link will be provided after students are accepted to make reservations at a conference rate in designated hotels.

Personal transportation to and from Memphis, TN is the responsibility of the participant.

Scholarship applications will be made available to accepted participants to support participation for students with financial need.

EXPECTATIONS

Accepted singers must be in attendance at all scheduled rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and performances.

Singers must be well-prepared on all music prior to arrival. Part checks will take place before the first rehearsal on Wednesday, March 4. Singers who are not prepared will not be allowed to participate in the honor choir.

Singers are expected to abide by all ACDA Honor Choir policies. If rules are broken, singers will be sent home at their personal expense.

Singers must have an ACDA sponsor (or a representative named by the sponsor) staying at a conference hotel who can provide ACDA with a working cell phone number. Supervision is only provided during rehearsal and performance times. Singers are under parent/chaperone supervision at all other times.

COMMUNICATION

All information regarding the Honor Choir experience will be communicated through the ACDA sponsor. Singers should check regularly with the sponsor and on the Honor Choir Announcement webpage for updated information. Singers must have an ACDA sponsor (or a representative named by the sponsor) staying at a conference hotel who can provide ACDA with a working cell phone number.

Any questions can be addressed to Lesley Mann and Matthew Morrison, ACDA Honor Choir Chairs, at lmannacda@gmail.com.

AUDITION PROCESS

1.  Online applications will open September 8th. See instructions for accessing the application in the purple box below.

2.  The Sponsor must submit the online application information.

3.  Include a non-refundable application fee of $35.00 paid online on the application site.

4.  The Sponsor uploads two separate sound files for each student, including a vocalise and a repertoire excerpt. Details are specific to the honor choir, as stated below.

5.  Your mobile device will suffice to make a recording. Acceptable file formats include .mp3 and .m4a. The system will not accept .wav files.

6.  Do not speak the name of the applicant or otherwise identify the applicant on the recording. Applicant name and identifying information will be hidden from the audition judging committee.

7.  Remember to record yourself with the accompaniment track playing out loud.

8.  Audio-Enhanced Recordings will be disqualified. Recordings should NOT be enhanced electronically in any way. If enhancement/fraud is detected the submission will be discarded.

9.  Score Links and Rehearsal Tracks are embedded in the following table.

10.  The application window closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. The Help Desk at the National office will be available for technical support until 5 p.m.

A Note From National Office:

All Honor Choir Applications in every Region now require that you log-in through your ACDA member portal account. There are two ways to access the application:

• Go to www.acda.org; Click Sign In in the upper right. Sign in. Click “My Profile” in the upper right. Click “Calls” on the left navigation.
• Go to https://my.acda.org/s/calls. Follow the same sign in process as above.

NOTE: You will only be able to see the applications that are open and available in your Region. You will not see any available applications if your Region has not opened yet. You will not see any applications if your ACDA membership has lapsed. See the bottom of this page for the opening schedule.

You’ll know you are logged in correctly when you either see an open application (see dates below) OR you see a message that says “No calls are currently open. Please check back later”

You should check to see that you can log-in to your ACDA member portal IMMEDIATELY and that your ACDA membership is current. Only Active, Life, Paying Life, and Retired members may submit students for Honor Choir Auditions.

Can’t log in or seeing the incorrect Region? Check your mailing address on your profile. Email us at membership@acda.org if you still need assistance.

Children’s Choir Grades 4-6
Soprano/Alto
Professor Coty Raven Morris

Sound File One: Vocalise:

Soprano: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on F#4. Play the starting pitch only.

Alto: Ascending Major scale starting on B3. Play the starting pitch only.

Sound File Two: Repertoire Excerpt:

Laudamus Te, Vivaldi, Arr. David Rayl

mm. 56 – 90

The Vivaldi Laudamus Te is scored for two sopranos. For both auditions and the honor choir, Sopranos will sing the Soprano I part and Altos will perform the Soprano II part.

Score Link: Laudamus Te

Rehearsal Tracks (Remember to record yourself with the ACCOMPANIMENT track playing out loud.)

Balanced Voices

Accompaniment Track

Soprano 1 Part Predominant

Alto Part Predominant

Soprano 1 Part Muted

Alto Part Muted

If you have a 6th grade singer whose voice has changed to Tenor or Bass, they may audition for the 7-9 choir. See directions in the Jr. High audition section.

Jr. High Mixed Choir Grades 7-9
Soprano / Alto / Tenor / Bass
Dr. Jessica Napoles

Sound File One: Vocalise:

Soprano: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on F#4. Play the starting pitch only.

Alto: Ascending Major scale starting on B♭3. Play the starting pitch only.

Tenor: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on F3. Play the starting pitch only.

Bass: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on C3. Play the starting pitch only.

Sound File Two: Repertoire Excerpt:

Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound, Handel

Arr. Cramer

mm. 15 – 31.

Score Link: Awake the Trumpets

Rehearsal Tracks (Remember to record yourself with the ACCOMPANIMENT track playing out loud.)

Balanced Voices

Accompaniment Track

Soprano Part Predominant

Alto Part Predominant

Tenor Part Predominant

Bass Part Predominant

Soprano Part Muted

Alto Part Muted

Tenor Part Muted

Bass Part Muted

If you have a 6th grade tenor or bass auditioning for this choir, you will need to select 7th grade in the application. Please email Lesley Mann (lmannacda@gmail.com) to let us know that this applicant is a 6th grade changed voice applicant.

Sr. High TTBB Choir Grades 10-12
Tenor 1&2, Bass 1&2
Dr. Richard Schnipke

Sound File One: Vocalise:

Tenor 1: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on A♭3. Play the starting pitch only.

Tenor 2: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on E3. Play the starting pitch only.

Bass 1: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on C3. Play the starting pitch only.

Bass 2: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on A2. Play the starting pitch only.

Sound File Two: Repertoire Excerpt:

When Music Sounds, Connor Koppin

mm. 20 – 32

Score Link: When Music Sounds

Rehearsal Track (Remember to record yourself with the ACCOMPANIMENT track playing out loud.)

Balanced Voices

Accompaniment Track

Tenor 1 Part Predominant

Tenor 2 Part Predominant

Bass 1 Part Predominant

Bass 2 Part Predominant

Tenor 1 Part Muted

Tenor 2 Part Muted

Bass 1 Part Muted

Bass 2 Part Muted

Sr. High SSAA Choir Grades 10-12
Soprano 1&2, Alto 1 & 2
Dr. Nicole Lamartine

Sound File One: Vocalise:

Soprano 1: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on A4. Play the starting pitch only.

Soprano 2: Ascending Major scale on “Ah” starting on F#4. Play the starting pitch only.

Alto 1: Ascending Major scale starting on B3. Play the starting pitch only.

Alto 2: Ascending Major scale starting on G3. Play the starting pitch only.

Sound File Two: Repertoire Excerpt:

Ave Verum Corpus, Poulenc

mm. 13 – 20

S1 Applicants sing S

S2 Applicants sing M

All Alto Applicants sing A

**Please note that some accepted alto singers may be assigned to sing the middle part for the honor choir event, regardless of what they learn for the audition.

 Please use the rehearsal track with your voice part MUTED for the audition.

Score Link: Ave Verum Corpus, Poulenc

Rehearsal Tracks

Balanced Voices

Soprano 1 Part Predominant

Soprano 2 Part Predominant

Alto Part Predominant

Soprano 1 Part Muted

Soprano 2 Part Muted

Alto Part Muted