Welcome Singers!! At THS, students have MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SING: CHORALE Entry level for students who want to get into a choir. We'll spend lots of time singing, as well as working on your Individual and Ensemble Musicianship Skills (the skills that will earn your entrance into higher-level choirs). NO AUDITION REQUIRED COME SING WITH US!! THS MEN'S CHORUS COME SING WITH US!! A CAPPELLA CHOIR This
is the large, select choir at THS. Choir members are expected to be
serious choral musicians, with good Ensemble skills. ACappella performs
at the Metropolitan Choral Festival and the District Choral Contest
every year, and at all THS Choir Concerts. Both Semesters! AUDITION REQUIREDACappella Choir prepares to sing at the Metropolitan Choral Festival, onstage at the Hult! ADVANCED WOMEN'S CHORUS This
ensemble will sing advanced choral literature written for women's
voices. A wide range of styles will be studied and performed. Both Semesters! AUDITION REQUIRED COME SING WITH US!! HIGH ENERGY JAZZ CHOIR High Energy members are expected to also sing in ACappella Choir, if schedules allow. Both Semesters!! AUDITION REQUIRED INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Singers have individual opportunities during the year, such as All-State Choir, All-Northwest Choir, and District Solo & Ensemble Contest (the qualifying event for the All-State Solo Contest). Auditions for All-State and All-Northwest Choirs are recorded in late September, with a deadline around October 1st. Audition materials for both choirs are available to interested singers at: http://www.oregonmusic.org/choir-auditions.html On that webpage, the audition materials are listed, and a video of a singer doing the audition exercises is posted, to help auditioners get the job done correctly. Singers interested in competing at District Solo & Ensemble Contest should plan on having their songs prepared by the end of January, when registration takes place. To be eligible, singers must be members of THS Choirs, AND be passing all their classes. Thurston Choirs have been well-represented annually in both All-State and All-Northwest Choirs for many years. Members of each choir are chosen based on a recorded audition. These High Energy members were accepted into the 2014 ALL-STATE CHOIR, which performed in the Hult Center. Oh, and the old guy is Mr. H, their proud director. ADVANCED PLACEMENT AUDITIONS: Singers who wish to be considered for advanced placement in THS Choirs, will have two opportunities; there will be a signup sheet in the THS Choir Room during the first full week of school in September, and auditions will be held in mid-January for 2nd semester. For More Info: Mark Huisenga, Director Thurston High School 333 N. 58th Street Springfield, OR 97478 mark.huisenga@springfield.k12.or.us 541-744-5141 (Office) |