CARIBOO FESTIVAL SOCIETY - Willaims Lake, BC, Canada

Vocal Classes

Please refer to the Honours Awards section for award descriptions.

Concert Recital Class: Three Art Songs of suitable difficulty, contrasting in tempo, key and period, and sung in the original language. Excludes Musical Theatre, Folk Song and Gospel.

Vocal Art Songs: Classical selection to be sung in the original language. Attention to pronunciation recommended. Classically composed songs for Piano and Voice.

Soloist and Accompanist: One Art Song of your own choice in any language. Both performers must be of age for class entered. Both performers will be adjudicated.

Opera: An aria from any standard Opera, to be sung in the original language.

Oratorio: An aria from any standard Oratorio, Mass, Passion, or Divine Hymns – sung in original language or English.

Vocal Ensembles: One selection of your own choice of suitable difficulty in more than one vocal part for two or more performers. Enter under the age of the oldest competitor.

Soloist and Obbligato Instrument: One selection of your own choice. Both performers may be adjudicated. Enter under the age of the oldest performer. A piano accompanist is allowed.

Quick Study: Quick Study selections are chosen by the adjudicator. Music may be picked up from the Vocal Director 48 hours before the performance.

Authentic Folk song: These are songs which have no known composer or librettist.

Contemporary Folk Song: These are songs of the 20^th Century written in Folk song style, which have known composers and librettists. Examples – songs by Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, Anne Murray, etc. May be own compositions – no Pop or Rock and Roll.

Sacred Song: Not Oratorio or traditional.

Contemporary Gospel: 20^th Century Gospel selections.

Contemporary Pop: 20^th / 21^st century pop selections. Junior to senior classes. Could include musical theatre pieces without costuming or staging.

Minstrel: This class is intended to provide for those who wish to accompany themselves singing. It is therefore expected that contemporary music will be performed rather than Classical selections that require a correct posture to sustain properly executed vocal technique.

Musical Productions: One selection of your own choice. Costume and staging are NOT optional. You will be adjudicated as presenting a complete performance of a Musical Production.

Contemporary Gospel Ensembles:

Musical Production Ensembles: One selection of your own choice in more than one vocal part to be sung as appeared in the Musical. Costume and staging are NOT optional. Two or more performers, entered under the age of the oldest competitor.

Jazz and Blues: Selections from 20^th century jazz and blues composers. Intermediate and senior classes only.

Family Music Class: Entrants in this class must be related. One or two selections of your own choice.

School Choirs: Extra curricular Lunch Time Choirs with students from more than one class. Two selections.

School Classroom Chorus: Students from one class practicing during class time. Two selections. May combine classes.

Scouting Guiding Canada Choir: Any choir made up of Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Beavers, Cubs or Scouts. Two selections.

Community Choir: Made up of members of the community who practice outside of school.

Church Choir: Made up of members of a Church Choir.

Choir and Obbligato Instrument: Choirs with an integral instrumental part in their music.

Vocal Classes

	Primary Age 8 yrs and under	Junior A Age 9–11 yrs	Junior B Age 12–14 yrs	Intermediate Age 15–17 yrs	Senior Age 18 yrs and over
Classical Voice Concert Recital Class	121	122	123	124	125
Vocal Art Songs
Art Song – English	221	222	223	224	225
Art Song – Canadian	321	322	323	324	325
Art Song – Italian	421	422	423	424	425
Art Song – French	521	522	523	524	525
Art Song – German (Lieder) Singer and accompanist to be adjudicated	621	622	623	624	625
Art Song – German (Lieder) Only singer to be adjudicated	721	722	723	724	725
Art Song -- Other languages Only singer to be adjudicated	726	727	728	729	730
Soloist and Accompanist Singer and accompanist to be adjudicated	821	822	823	824	825
Opera				921	922
Oratorio				1021	1022
Vocal Ensembles	1121	1122	1123	1124	1125
Soloist and Obbligato Instrument Both performers may be adjudicated	1221	1222	1223	1224	1225
Quick Study	1321	1322	1323	1324	1325
Authentic Folk Song	1421	1422	1423	1424	1425
Contemporary Folk Song	1521	1522	1523	1524	1525
Sacred Song	1621	1622	1623	1624	1625
Contemporary Gospel	1721	1722	1723	1724	1725
Contemporary Pop	1821	1822	1823	1824	1825
Minstrel			2823	2824	2825
Musical Productions	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925
Ensembles
Contemporary Gospel Ensemble	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Musical Productions Ensemble	2121	2122	2123	2124	2125
Jazz and Blues				2221	2222
Family Music Class – all levels	2321

Choral Section

	Elementary Primary Choir Gr 1–3	Elementary Intermediate Choir Gr 4–7	Secondary School Choir Gr 8–12
School Choirs	121	122	123
	Gr 1	Gr 2	Gr 3	Gr 4	Gr 5	Gr 6	Gr 7
School Classroom Chorus	2521	2522	2523	2524	2525	2526	2527
	Scouting/ Guiding Canada Choir	Community Youth Choir 17 yrs and under	Community Adult Mixed Choir	Community Adult Men’s Choir	Community Adult Women’s Choir	Church Choir
Community Choirs	2621	2622	2623	2624	2625	2626
Choir and Obbligato Instrument – all levels		2721

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