Chorus

All Catholic Chorus Festival
February 13, 14, 15, 2025
Bishop Shanahan High School
 

Festival Host – Ms. Evelyn Stolhman
Guest Conductor – Dr. Marci Major

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Music Education and Music Therapy 

West Chester University

Auditions will be in person at Bishop Shanahan High School Monday, December 2, 2024, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

Students are required to:

Sing a Major Scale: using solfege syllables or a neutral syllable (ex: La). 

Soprano I – G to G

Soprano II – E to E

Alto I – C to C

Alto II – A to A

Tenor I – F to F 

Tenor II – E to E

Bass I – D to D

Bass II – C to C 

Sing excerpts from the two pieces listed below:

Students should learn both pieces from beginning to end. Excerpts will be sent one week before auditions.

Magnificat - Francesco Durante 

The World Will See – Kyle Pederson

Rehearsal Tracks for both songs

(OPTIONAL) Sight Reading 

Points will be added to the student’s final score if the student opts to do the sight singing.

• Scoring and Parameters listed here. 

• Sight-Singing Examples for each Voice Part.

Students are required to attend two mandatory rehearsals at Shanahan

Monday, February 3, 2025, 6:00 to 8:00 PM 

Monday, February 10, 2025, 6:00 to 8:00 PM