Sing Out! Tenor-Bass Festival
September 20 | 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
| Date & Time | Grades | Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 20, 2024 (8 a.m.–12 p.m.) | 7–12 | Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall | Dr. Zack Durlam, durlam@uwm.edu |
Formerly the Real Men Sing Festival, the Sing Out! Tenor-Bass Festival is open to all current and emerging tenors and basses in grades 7–12. No advance preparation necessary. Students will be organized into middle school and high school choirs, and the morning concludes with performances from both ensembles. Interest and reading sessions are available for directors.
Directors
- Associate Professor, Choral Conducting
- Director, Choral Activities, Concert Chorale, Kameraden
- durlam@uwm.edu
- 414-229-2869
- Music Building 165
- Assistant Professor, Choral Music Education
- Director, Bella Voce
- huttonj@uwm.edu
- 414-251-8155
- Music Building 159
Schedule
| 7:15 a.m. | Check-in and seating: Students should dress professionally and according to their school dress code. No performance attire required. |
| 8–11:30 a.m. | Warm-ups, rehearsal, director workshops and reading sessions, and performance by the UWM Kameraden Tenor-Bass Choir. |
| 11:30–noon | Performances by seventh/eighth-grade students, ninth- through twelfth-grade students and combined choirs. |
Sheet Music
Schools must provide music for each participating singer. Music can be ordered from Brass Bell Music Store in Glendale, which has the music available at a discount.
| 7–8 grade repertoire | 9–12 grade repertoire |
|---|---|
| Be the Light, Franklin J. Willis (TTB, piano), Endeavor SKU 1001131 Youth, Shawn Mendes, arr. Mac Huff (2-part), Hal Leonard 00285082 When I Rise Up, J. David Moore (round), Graphite | Convidando está la noche, Juan García de Zéspedes, arr. Eugene Rogers (TTBB), Mark Foster 00265665 Ho Boys Can’t Line Em, arr. Anthony Trecek-King (TTBB), Walton WW1778 When I Rise Up, J. David Moore (round), Graphite |
Registration
Open to Choral Directors. Limited to the first 700 registered 9–12 graders and first 300 registered 7–8 graders. All payments must be received by September 1, 2024. Middle and high schools should register separately unless they have a single director at both schools – in which case they may register on one form and pay a single registration.
Cost
$93 per school (fewer than 40 students)
$183 per school (40+ students)