Hello Future Boyertown Middle School East Students!
My name is Mrs. Leibensperger, and I'm super excited to be your choir director in middle school!
To enroll in MSE CHORUS, all you need to do is register with your school counselors—EVERYONE is welcome to sing in MSE Chorus as a graded class next school year!
MSE Vocal Ensemble is an extra select choir for 6th grade students (in addition to Chorus) and requires an audition. Vocal Ensemble meets twice per cycle during 10th period. Students can still participate in Orchestra, Band, and other Clubs. Motivated, confident singers who are looking to improve their singing and learn extra music are invited to audition for MSE Vocal Ensemble, which typically consists of approximately 40 singers. In addition to the Winter and Spring Chorus Concerts, 6th grade Vocal Ensemble usually sings at a few extra events throughout the year (ex. sports games, Chicken Dinner fundraiser, community events).
AUDITIONS will be held DURING SCHOOL: NHUF on May 14th, GES on May 14th, and WES on May 22nd. If you currently attend a non BASD school, please email me to schedule an in-person or video audition: kleibensperger@boyertownasd.org
Prepare: "The Star-Spangled Banner" - practice video linked below!
I will score each singer based on the following criteria: tone quality, pitch accuracy, rhythmic accuracy, and intonation (tuning). I will announce the singers that I have selected before the end of the school year via email, so please be on the lookout for an email from me after auditions are over. Please keep in mind that being chosen for Vocal Ensemble at the middle school level is more competitive than in elementary school and cuts will be necessary; for example, last year, 98 students auditioned from three buildings, and only 45 were selected total.
In order to be chosen for Vocal Ensemble, you must also be enrolled in 6th Grade Chorus class. *If you need to change your 6th grade music registration to join Chorus, please contact me at kleibensperger@boyertownasd.org so that we can add 6th Grade Chorus to your schedule.
Looking forward to a fun year of singing together!
Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed
at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there,
Oh, say, does that
Star-Spangled Banner yet wave,
O’er the land of the free,
and the home of the brave?
MSE Show Choir and Vocal Ensemble
performing at the Reading Royals/Santander Arena