The aim of the Australian Choral Festival is to encourage and develop choral music at all levels within a non-competitive environment.
Benefits:
- The chance to perform in a non-competitive environment.
- Be rewarded for their efforts - each chorister receives a participation certificate.
- Each group receives a festival award for their school.
- The chance to hear other choirs. All choirs sit in the auditorium and listen to the other performances of that cluster.
Assessment
A highly qualified assessor in the choral field will give each choir a written assessment of their performance.
The assessment is based on the criteria listed below and choirs will be awarded either Gold, Silver or Bronze.
The criteria are based on the quality of performance, within the context of the difficulty of the repertoire selected and the level ( e.g. primary,secondary) of the individual choir.
Assessment is not based on a comparison with other ensembles.
Criteria is as follows: Sound Quality / Technical Elements / Musical Interpretation / Programming and Presentation.
The opinions and comments made by the assessor are their own personal opinions and are not necessarily those of the festival organizers.
Sections
Junior Primary (Grades 1-4)
Senior Primary (Grades 5-7) Primary choirs (Grade 3-7) are classified as Senior Primary
Primary Showcase
Middle School
Middle School Showcase
Secondary
Showcase Secondary
Each section is broken into clusters of four to five choirs with assessment and awards presented after that cluster’s performance. The advantage of this is that the students can hear other choirs perform, making this an educational experience. The maximum time for each cluster, including time for presentations, is 1 to 1.5 hours.
Performance
Choirs present two contrasting works of their own choice.
Each choir has a strict duration of five minutes.
Minimum number of performers is fifteen. maximum: unlimited
Showcase section allows for creativity, choreography, movement and costume.
Music scores copies for the assessor must be submitted upon arrival to the Coordinator.
Accompanist: This is the responsibility of the choral director to provide, however a C D player is allowed. You have the option of bring your own equipment or using the house P A. If it is the latter you need to notify the Coordinator on the entry form.
Performance dates are as follows:
Middle and Secondary School: Tuesday 20th July 2010 (Times TBA)
Primary School: Saturday 24th July 2010 (Times TBA)
Admission:
Choir members performing: FREE Admission
Adults: $8.00 Concession: $6.00 Children under age 13: FREE
Entries:
All entries must reach the Coordinator by Friday 9th July 2010
Entry forms are available as a download on this site. You’ll find them on the entry forms page.
Send to
The Australian Choral Festival
C/- 1513 Logan Road
Mount Gravatt 4122
Email: info@australianchoralfestival.org
Phone: 07 3349 2006
Fax: 07 3349 2114
Festival guides will be on hand to answer any questions and to relocate groups from the warm up rooms to the performance area.