Regional High School Honors Choirs

The High School Honors Choir program offers Regional Honors Choirs, State Honors Choirs and an All-State Honors Choir.


The Regional Honors Choirs program includes: 
Up to four singers per voice part may audition with each school sending no more than 32 singers. Example: 4 Soprano I, 4 Soprano II, 4 Alto I, 4 Alto II, etc. For Regional auditions only, substitutions of the same voice part will be permitted up to three days prior to the event. Example: Soprano I for a different Soprano I.


Singers will audition online individually on their own voice part. The audition piece must be sung in its entirety without accompaniment. Please refer to the instructions and guidelines found on the Acceptd website below.


Audition Guidelines


In each region, a choir will be chosen with a maximum of 170 singers. Participating schools will be notified of the audition results by email. Individual scores will not be released.


Singers chosen for the Regional Honors Choirs will rehearse and perform in December. The repertoire will be the same in all regions including the regional audition selection, two SSAA selections, two TTBB selections and one SATB selection. A performance will take place at the end of the day.


Audition Guideline & Procedures

The director or the student must sign up and create an account before starting the application process. If you experience technical issues with submitting an Honors Choir Application through the Acceptd program, you should visit the following website 

https://support.getacceptd.com/hc/en-us or call the support line at 1-888-725-2122.


October Audition Application Link 

Submit your online audition.

 

Fees

Audition: $25

Regional: $40
State: $110


Regions
Region A:
Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 (except Allegan and Barry counties)
Region B: Districts 6, 8, 10 (Allegan and Barry counties), 11
Region C: Districts 4, 12, 15, 16
Region D: Districts 13, 14

    Emily Verdonk
    Director of Honors Choirs
    emilyverdonk@msvma.org


    Anna Bolton

    State Honors Choir High School Supervisor

    boltonann@apsfalcons.net

    2023 - 2024 Schedule

    September 5    Regional Honors Choir online auditions open 

    October 12       Regional Honors Choir online                                                              auditions deadline 

    October 27       Regional Honors Choir/State auditions        registration deadline

      Midnight         

    December 2      Regional Honors Choir - State auditions

    December 15    State Honors Choir registration deadline

       Midnight

    January 25-27   State Honors Choir rehearsal and                                                       performance at MMC


    The High School Honors Choir Audition selection is:

    Exsultate Justi - Viadana


    Honors Choir Rehearsal Tracks

    2023 - 2024 State Honors Choirs Directors and Accompanist

    HS SATB 

    Erin Colwitz, Director

    HS SSAA

    Eric Reyes, Director

    HS TTBB

    Steven Lorenz, Director


    Region A

    Caledonia High School

    9050 Kraft Ave SE

    Caledonia, 49316

    Host: Kara Stevens

    Region B
    Western Michigan University
    Kalamazoo
    Host:  Kevin West

    Region C

    Anchor Bay High School

    6319 County Line Rd

    Fair Haven, 48023

    Host: Janice Boswell

    Region D
    Bethany Lutheran Church
    202 South 11th Street
    Escanaba
    Host:  John Beck

    Candice Sytsma

    State Honors Choir Region A

    Coordinator

    SSAA Coordinator

    csytsma@grcs.org

    Maxwell Wagner
    State Honors Choir Region B Coordinator
    SATB Coordinator
    maxwell.wagner@ppps.org

    Jaylon Sims

    State Honors Choir Region C

    Coordinator

    TTBB Coordinator

    sims@appublicschools.com

    Sydney Ogren

    State Honors Choir Region D Coordinator

    sogren@eskymos.com


    Consideration for All-State Honors Choir

    Students who wish to be considered for the All-State Honors Choir should indicate their interest on the Region Day/State Application Form and confirm their willingness to participate by signing the form.  For more information on All State click here


    Audition pieces will be the following:

    2023: Exsultate Justi - Viadana

    2024: Ave Verum Corpus - Byrd

    2025: O Vos Omnes - Victoria

    2026: Sicut Cervus - Palestrina

    2027: Jubilate Deo - Orlando de Lassus

                                                   

     State Music Provided By:


                                                                                                      

    Michigan School Vocal Music Association

    P.O. Box 1131

    Big Rapids, MI 49307-1131

    (231) 592 - 9344

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