6-7-8-9 Honors Choir


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Participation Requirements
  • Participation in Honors Choirs is by audition for students who are members in good standing of their school’s vocal music program, as verified by the director of record under the MSVMA school membership.  
  • SA Honors Choir is organized for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.
  • SSA and TTB Honors Choirs are composed of 7th, 8th and 9th grade students.


Each school can send up to 32 singers, but no more than 24 singers per SSA, or TTB ensemble or 16 SA singers is allowed.  


Audition Information

  • Regional Auditions will be individual online auditions for a fee of $15.
  • Students will submit one video audition. 
  • Singers will select the choir they are auditioning for SA, SSA or TTB and learn the appropriate audition song that coincides with their choir.  The SA and TTB will audition with the accompaniment and SSA will be a cappella.  
  • Singers auditioning are required to attend the rehearsal with an Honors Choir director in a clinic situation and perform in the regional concert to be considered for the State Honors Choir. The clinic and audition pieces are to be prepared in advance of the regional day. The audition piece is to be memorized. 
  • Audition results, forms, and general information will be emailed to the directors within three working days after the regional performance. It is the director’s responsibility to print as many forms as necessary for singers. Music will be given out during the first rehearsal.


Fees

Regional Honors Choir Fee: $15.00 per student.  Member educators (directors) must register students.


State Honors Choir Information

  • State Honors Choir results will be announced October 29 and member educators (directors) will be able to register students until November 6.


Fees

State Honors Choir Fee: $90 per student.  


Apparel

Apparel is available for purchase for State Honors Choir participants.

In order to ensure delivery by January, please place order by December 18.

Link below: 


2026-2027 Required Attendance Dates


East Regional Rehearsal and Concert       

October 24, 2026

South Lyon East High School

52200 10 Mile Road

South Lyon, MI 48178

West Regional Rehearsal and Concert       

October 24, 2026

Location TBD

                                                                             

2026-2027 State Honors Choir Required Rehearsals 


November 7, 2026

Location TBD


November 21, 2026

Marysville High School

555 E. Huron Blvd.

Marysville, MI 48040


January 9, 2027

Charlotte High School

378 State Street

Charlotte, MI 48813


2026-2027 State Honors Choir Performance 


January 21, 2026
DeVos Place
Grand Rapids





Anne Lawrence
6789 Supervisor

annelawrence@msvma.org



2026 - 2027 Schedule 


September 14   

  Online auditions open


October 11 

  Online audition deadline Midnight


October 24   

  East and West Regional Rehearsal and Concert 

  9 AM -1 PM


October 29       

  State Results Announced


November 6    

  Fees and forms deadline


November 7       

  Rehearsal 10 AM - 4 PM


November 21   

  Rehearsal 10 AM - 4 PM


December 18

  Apparel orders due 


January 9         

  Rehearsal 9:30 AM - 4 PM


January 21       

  Rehearsal 12 PM - 6 PM

  State Honors Choir Performance 6 PM




Practice Recordings:

SA Folder

SSA Folder

TTB Folder


2026-2027 Regional Honors Choir Info

Remember that all students who submitted an audition must attend this day to be considered for one of the State Honors Choirs.

October 24 East and West Regional Schedule

9 AM - 10 AM Student Check-in

10 AM -12 PM  Rehearsal 

10:15 AM Directors Meeting

12:15 PM Regional Concert

January 21 Performance Schedule

12 PM - 1 PM Student Check-in

1 PM Rehearsal

6 PM Concert


6789 Honors Choirs Coordinators

Sadarra Fields

State SA Coordinator

sadarrafields@msvma.org

Christopher Knapp 

State SSA Coordinator

christopherknapp@msvma.org


Luke Timmer

State TTB Coordinator

timmerl@charlottenet.org


2026-2027 State Honors Choirs Directors and Accompanists


6-7-8 SA

Eric Floetke, Director


7-8-9 SSA

Kathryn Becksvoort, Director


7-8-9 TTB

Rachel Niewiada, Director


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