Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival Calendar
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2024
- Early September – Email and mail 2024 workshop information.
Schools should respond promptly via the online registration form to register. - Friday, Sept. 27 – Fall Workshop
Committee will meet at 9 a.m.
Directors should bring their "best octet" with them (maximum of eight students).Association membership fee of $50 must be paid at the workshop.
- Before Oct. 15 – Email summary of Fall Workshop meeting.
2025
- Before Jan. 15 – Email Honors Choir audition information to the schools.
Schools should plan to hold auditions with a guest adjudicator. - Monday, Feb. 3 – Deadline for submitting Honors Choir audition results.
Results are due via email by the end of the business day. - Monday, Feb. 3 – Email 2025 festival registration information to all directors who attended the Fall Workshop.
- Wednesday, Feb. 5 – Honors Choir audition results will be emailed to directors and mailed to each student who auditioned (along with additional Honors Choir details).
- Friday, Feb. 21 – Deadline for submitting online festival registration to WMU.
Note: The festival is not obligated to accept registrations received after Friday, Feb. 21.
Per capita fee of $5 per Festival Chorus student or $8 per Honors Choir student should be mailed as soon as possible after registering, but do not delay submitting the form; your business office can mail the check later. - Tuesday, March 4 – Seating tickets will be sent by priority mail.
- Honors Choir rehearsals
Monday, March 3 – 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Dalton Center Zegree Rehearsal Room 1116
Monday, March 10 – 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Dalton Center Zegree Rehearsal Room 1116
Wednesday, March 12 – 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Dalton Center Zegree Rehearsal Room 1116
Wednesday, March 12 – 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Dalton Center Zegree Rehearsal Room 1116
Thursday, March 13 – 4 to 5:15 p.m. in Miller Auditorium (Festival Day). - Thursday, March 13 – Festival Day
9:15 Suggested chorus arrival time
9:45 Latest possible chorus arrival time
9:45 Announcements and introductions
10:00 Morning rehearsal begins
12:00 Morning rehearsal concludes
12:15 Conductors buffet lunch and annual meeting
12:15 WMU ensemble dress rehearsal (concludes 1:15)
1:30 Sectional rehearsals begin
2:15 Sectional rehearsals conclude
2:30 Afternoon rehearsal begins
4:00 Afternoon rehearsal concludes
4:00 Honors Choir run-through begins
5:15 Latest conclusion of Honors Choir run-through
5:15 WMU ensemble dress rehearsal (concludes 6:15)
6:45 Chorus reports to seating area
7:00 Concert begins - Friday, May 2 – Do everything possible to email link for audio recording files to schools by this date.
- Before June 1 – Do everything possible to mail 2026 music list by this date.