Ole Miss Choral Festival
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi


You are cordially invited to participate in the Ole Miss Choral Festival which will be held in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on the Ole Miss campus. All high school and middle/junior high school choirs are invited to participate in this exciting choral event.

Groups that may participate:

Mixed Choir, Men's Chorus, Treble Chorus, Chamber/Madrigal Choir (Each choir must have a minimum of twelve (12) singers.) A fee of $200 per choir will be charged.

Adjudication
There will be a panel comprised of three judges who will give written comments. Three numbered original scores of each selection will be required. Each group may participate for comments only or rating and competition. Trophies for Best in Class will be awarded to choirs with the highest score in each category. Ratings of I, II and III will be used for the competition.

Performance Timing
Each group may perform a warm-up selection (if desired) followed by two required selections suitable for adjudication. Each group will be allowed fifteen minutes to walk on, perform, and leave the stage. There will be no sight reading or required music list for this festival.

The Choral Festival Application is available by clicking here, Choral Festival Application , or by choosing our link at the top of this page. You will have to have Adobe Acrobat Reader to download this page. To send this form by e-mail, type in the information, and save it to your desktop. Then send the file as an attachment to "choirs@olemiss.edu" (and subsequently mail payment). If you prefer to have the application form faxed or mailed to you, please call the Office of Choral Activities at (662) 915-5115 or e-mail the Office of Choral Activities at choirs@olemiss.edu.