Manitoba Choral
Association
Thank you to our supporters
Registration Fees
Elementary Choirs
since 1976
MCA Members - $90 Non Members - $170
in association with
Middle Years Choirs
MusicFest Canada
MCA Members - $110 Non Members - $190
presents
Secondary and Community Choirs
28th annual
MCA Members - $130 Non Members - $210
Vocal Jazz Ensembles
MCA Members - $185 Non Members - $265
MCA Membership Fees
Church Choir Membership....................................$40
Choir Membership.................................................$80 2 Choirs (within the same organization)............$100 3 or more Choirs (within the same organization)$125
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2014..
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Registration Forms
Registrations are NON-REFUNDABLE and must be
accompanied by payment or they will not be processed.
Faxed applications will not be accepted unless they are accompanied by credit card information.!
Available at:
‣ MCA Office, 5-276 Marion Street
‣ via E-mail: [email protected]
‣ website: www.manitobasings.org
Deadline:
‣ Entries must be received by the MCA office no
later than 5 PM, Friday, October 10, 2014.
Scheduling
‣ Scheduling requests will be considered on a
first-come, first-served basis.
‣ A preliminary schedule will be emailed on
Tuesday, October 14, 2014. At this time,
directors have 7 days to facilitate any changes
independently. The MCA office must be
notified of all changes by Tuesday,October 21, 2014.
‣ The final schedule will be released on
Wednesday, October 22, 2014.
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Manitoba Choral Association
Robert Neufeld, Executive Director 5-276 Marion Street, Winnipeg, MB R2H 0T7
Tel: (204) 942-6037
Fax: (204) 947-3105
[email protected]
www.manitobasings.org
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ChoralFest Manitoba 2014
Co-Chairs: Trygve John Ringereide and Dorothy Dyck
November 17 - 27 2014
Sturgeon Creek United Church 207 Thompson Drive, Winnipeg !
Canadian Mennonite University
500 Shaftesbury Boulevard, Winnipeg
ChoralFest Manitoba 2014
Encouraging and promoting the art of choral music in Manitoba.
ALL AGES * ALL SIZES * ALL SKILL LEVELS
Adjudicators
Format
Early Years (Elementary) School Choirs
Millie Hildebrand (Steinbach MB)
Early Years
Choirs will have 30 minute warmup followed by
30 minutes on stage that includes performance/
adjudication. There will be no clinic for Early
Years Choirs.
Middle Years (Junior High) School Choirs
Millie Hildebrand (Steinbach MB)
Clinician: Carolyn Boyes (Winnipeg MB)
Clinician: Nedra Frances (Winnipeg MB)
Clinician: Andrea Wicha (Winnipeg MB)
Senior Years School Choirs and Community
and Church Choirs
Robert Filion (Ottawa ON)
Spencer Duncanson (Winnipeg MB)
Jeff Joudrey (Halifax NS)
Alisa Wiebe (Winnipeg MB)
Vocal Jazz
Dylan Bell (Toronto ON)
Quincy Davis (Winnipeg MB)
Suba Sankaran (Toronto ON)
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Website
View adjudicator’s bios, detailed info and
updates at www.manitobasings.org.
!MusicFest Canada
ChoralFest is non-competitive.
Adjudicators may recommend choirs to
represent Manitoba at MusicFest Canada.
Middle Years
Ensembles have: 30 minute warm-up, 30
minutes on stage, 30 minute clinic. The clinic
will be with a clinician in another location.
Note for Early and Middle Years
Schedule
Dates
Event
Location
Nov 17-21 Mon-Fri
Senior Years
School Choirs
SCUC, 207
Thompson, Dr.
Nov 21 Fri 7:30 PM
Gala Concert $10/$5
TBA
Nov 22 Saturday
Community &
Church Choirs
SCUC, 207
Thompson, Dr.
Nov 24-25 Mon-Tue
Early Years
School Choirs
SCUC, 207
Thompson, Dr.
Nov 24-26 Mon-Wed
Vocal Jazz
CMU, 500
Shaftesbury
Nov 26-27 Wed-Thu
Middle Years
School Choirs
SCUC, 207
Thompson, Dr.
Performances should take up not more than half
of the allotted time (30 minutes). It is
recommended that Early Years choirs sing 2-3
songs; all others sing 3 songs.
Senior Years and Community and Church
Choirs
Choirs are scheduled and perform in pods of
three. 15 minute warm-up, 15 minute
performance, 30 minute clinic. Maximum of 3
pieces. More information can be found on the
MCA website.
Note to all Choirs
Three original copies of each piece must be
provided to the registration desk upon arrival.
Unauthorized photocopies will not be accepted.
Risers (3 steps, 4 rows) will be supplied.
Vocal Jazz
Ensembles have: 30 minute warm-up, 30
minutes on stage, 30 minute clinic. Ensembles
are encouraged to perform three contrasting
pieces in the Jazz idiom (Swing, Latin, Ballad).
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Equipment provided: 16 microphones, drum
set and cymbals, bass amplifier, acoustic piano
Photos will be taken of Vocal Jazz Choirs at CMU.