Fall 2000

UWSP CHOIRS

Lucinda Thayer, Director of Choral Activities

Office: Noel Fine Arts Center - Rm. 315
Phone: 346-2808

Rehearsal Room: All choirs rehearse in Room 250 in the Noel Fine Arts building.

All choirs are listed under the general course number MUSIC 341. Please pay careful attention to which choir you are registering for.

2. Do I sign up for 1 or 2 credits, and what is the difference between the two?

The expectations for the course are the same, whether you sign up for one or two credits. The flexibility is there simply for your convenience. Some students would be put into an overload situation if they register for two credits and they don’t want that hassle. If you have room in your schedule for two credits, you are encouraged to register for Choir for two credits. It’s entirely up to you!

Yes, but you have to make sure that you register for the different section numbers.

4. What is the concert attire for the choirs?

The concert attire is the same for all choirs. Men are asked to wear tuxedos. Women are asked to wear the same dress. Details regarding purchase of attire can be found on the homepage of this website.

You need to sign up outside NFAC 312 for an audition. Auditions for the Fall 2008 Concert Choir and Choral Union will be held from Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5. Everyone is required to audition, regardless of the fact that you may have been in Concert Choir before! The auditions will be held in NFAC 312.

Keep in mind that the Concert Choir is the most “select” choir of all four and so, the audition is thorough. If you have a prepared solo piece, please bring it along, although a prepared piece is not required. I will vocalize you to check your range and vocal quality. I then play a series of pitches and ask you to sing them back to me - if you do that correctly, I repeat the series and add one more note on to the end and continue to do so until one of us gives up! I play a series of three-note chords and ask you to sing back to me the highest note, and repeat the process asking you to sing the lowest note, and finally, another repetition and ask you to sing the middle note. I will give you a rhythmic pattern and ask you to sing it for me. Finally, I will ask you to do some sight-singing.

7. Are auditions required for Choral Union or the Women’s Choir?
Choral Union: A painless, minimal audition will be held during the first week of classes, and everyone will be asked to fill out an information sheet. If you have sung in Choral Union before, you STILL need to audition again!
Women's Choir: No formal audition is required.

¨ Concert Choir is the most “select” and usually consists of 30-40 singers. It also rehearses five days per week and you are expected to spend some time outside of rehearsal learning your part and memorizing.

¨ Choral Union is a larger mixed choir of 80 singers. Each section (men and women) rehearses three times per week: the women rehearse on W, the men rehearse on TU, and the entire choir rehearses together on Mondays and Thursdays. The repertoire is usually for SATB choir, although often the women sing a couple of pieces for women’s voices and the men sing a couple for men’s choir.

NOTE: Permission to register is NOT required unless a section is closed due to reaching the enrollment limit. This typically happens with the women's section (Section 2). Should you try to register and find the section closed, please e-mail me and I will be happy to put your name on a waiting list

If you have registered for either Concert Choir or Choral Union and do not pass the audition, you will be asked to drop the course.

¨ Women’s Choir celebrated its 10th birthday in the fall of 2007! They do all sorts of interesting music for women’s voices. For more information, contact Dr. Judy Bond: jbond@uwsp.edu