HS Auditions

SAT DATES

Please be aware that Region Auditions and Region Weekend have SAT date conflicts. You need to plan accordingly.

There are other dates available to take the SAT so avoid October 9th and November 6!

ALL-STATE 2010-2011
Dates/Sites/Repertoire

Region 24 Phase 1 Auditions (WOMEN ONLY)
September 30th at Marcus High School
3:00 pm- Registration; 4:00 pm- Phase 1 Auditions Begin
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Music to be prepared:
(One selection dropped)

                                      1. Psalm 23- Stroope
                                      2. Daemon Irrepit Callidus- Orban
                                      3. Gloria Mvmnt. 1- Rutter
                                      4. Wonder- Wilberg

(Only three selections will be auditioned NO SIGHT-READING, Chairs 1-46 advance).
***Please note the change in the number of students that advance from previous years. Just because you earn chair 36 or below does NOT insure a place in the Region Choir. Chairs 1-46 will audition again at the Region Auditions and the top 36 will earn a place in the Region Choir.

Region 24 Auditions (Women and Men)
October 9th, Newman Smith High School
9:00 am- Registration; 10:00 am- Region Auditions Begin
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Audition Information

Music to Be Prepared:
(One selection dropped)
Note: Women will prepare the same selections as Phase 1 audition, but sing different cuts

                                         1. Psalm 23- Stroope- WOMEN only
                                         2. Ave Maria- Bruckner- MEN only
                                         3. Daemon Irrepit Callidus- Orban- MEN and WOMEN
                                         4. Gloria Mvmnt. 1- Rutter- MEN and WOMEN
                                         5. Wonder- Wilberg- MEN and WOMEN

(Only three selections will be auditioned, all students will sight-read, Chairs 1-15 advance)

Region 24 Sectionals
October 26th 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

West Zone (Carroll HS; Marcus HS, Flower Mound HS, Lewisville HS): Carroll SENIOR HS (1501 W. Southlake Blvd; Southlake)

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East Zone (All of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD; All of Frisco ISD; Hebron HS, The Colony HS, Little Elm HS: Hebron HS (4207 Plano Parkway; Carrollton)

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Region 24 Clinic/Concert
November 5th-6th at Lewisville HS Cluster
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Nov. 5th: 5:30 – 9 pm: Clinic
Nov. 6th: 8:30 am: Check in, 5:00: Concert
Treble Choir (Chairs 16-36), Mixed Choir (Chairs 1-15)

Region 24 Pre-Area Auditions
November 16th, Grapevine HS
3:30 pm- Registration; 4:30 pm- Begin Auditions

Music to be prepared:
(One selection to be dropped)

1. Hallelujah (from "Mount of Olives")- Beethoven MEN only
2. Ave Maria- Brahms- WOMEN only
3. Os Justi meditabitur sapientiam (Gradual)- Bruckner- MEN and WOMEN
4. Praise the Name of the Lord ("All Night Vigil")- Rachmaninoff- MEN and WOMEN
5. Gloria Mvmnt. III- Rutter- MEN and WOMEN

(Only four selections will be auditioned, Chairs 1-5 advance, all students will sightread)

Area “A” Auditions
January 8th, Abilene Cooper High School in Abilene, TX

Music to be prepared:

1. Os Justi meditabur sapientiam (Gradual)- Bruckner
2. Gloria (ALL Mvments)- Rutter

(All students will sight-read)

TMEA All-State Convention
February 9th- 12th, San Antonio

All-State Mixed (Chairs 1-4)
All-State Treble (Chairs 5-10)
All-State Men (Chairs 5-8)

Check http://www.tmea.org for audition notes

There are various rounds of auditions as part of the TMEA All State Process. Each round will have a set of prepared literature to audition which will be posted on this website. The Region auditions are separated out by the following:

Phase 1 (Women Only) - Students will receive the cuts and mp3 files prior to the audition. For voice parts with two audition rooms the top 23 students will advance from each room for a total of 36 students on that particular voice part. For voice parts with one audition room the top 36 will advance. This round DOES NOT INCLUDE SIGHT READING

Region (Men & Women) - Students will receive the cuts and mp3 files prior to the audition. The top thrity-six females from each voice part will audition again including sight reading. Numbers 1-15 will be named to the All Region Mixed Choir and will continue to Pre-Area. Numbers 16-36 will be named to the All Region Treble Choir. All males will audition and numbers 1-15 will be named to the All Region Mixed Choir and will continue to Pre-Area. This round INCLUDES SIGHT READING.

Pre-Area - Members of the All Region Mixed Choir (numbers 1-15 from the Region Audition) will prepare the appropriate literature for the audition. Students WILL NOT RECEIVE THE CUTS UNTIL THEY ARRIVE. This round INCLUDES SIGHT READING. Numbers 1-5 from each voice part will be named Area Candidates for Region 24 and will continue on in the All State Audition Process.

Area Audition - Will take place in Abilene. Students from four regions will be auditioning for a total of twenty students auditioning per voice part. Students WILL NOT RECEIVE THE CUTS UNTIL THEY ARRIVE. This round INCLUDES SIGHT READING. For females numbers 1-4 will be named to the All State Mixed Choir and numbers 5-9 will be named to the All State Treble Choir. For males numbers 1-4 will be named to the All State Mixed Choir and numbers 5-8 will be named to the All State Men's Choir.

Phase 1 Auditions
This link will take you to the Phase 1 Audition page

Region Auditions
This link will take you to the Region Audition page.

Pre-Area Auditions
This link will take you to the Pre-Area Audition page.

TMEA Music List and All State Notes
This is a VERY IMPORTANT LINK. You will find the list of all of the All State Music. There are rehearsal notes and corrections on various pieces. Be sure to look at the rehearsal notes and misprint links to find out all of the information you need for a successful audition.