THE CARNEGIE HALL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL
"My choir has struggled, laughed, joked, cried, perspired, and argued ... and we wouldn't trade any of those experiences because it strengthened us as a whole and helped us define our choral identity."—Shorewood High School Aeolian Choir member on the 2008–2009 Festival
Download the Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival 2010–2011 application here (PDF 94kb) and the festival brochure here (PDF 262kb).
The 2010–2011 Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival brings together selected choirs with professional singers for a one-of-a-kind, yearlong educational program. The Festival offers the unique opportunity to perform selections from a piece of major choral repertory in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, under the baton of a renowned choral maestro, and accompanied by a professional orchestra, professional choristers, and professional soloists.
Program Timeline
2010
January—Application materials available
April—Deadline for applications
June—Selected choirs are notified
September—Directors of the selected choirs begin their yearlong professional development, including score study, workshops, and sharing best practices.
November / December—Norman MacKenzie visits each high school for a full day of rehearsals.
2011
January—Norman MacKenzie choir visits continue
February—Participating choirs travel to New York for three days of rehearsals followed by the final performance, conducted by the Festival maestro, at Carnegie Hall.
For more information or to receive a brochure, contact Erica Westcott at hschoralfestival@carnegiehall.org or call The Weill Music Institute at 212-903-9625.
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Carnegie Hall performance
No participation fee
Professional development
weekend for Directors
Norman MacKenzie visits each
high school for a full day of
rehearsals
Rehearsal days in New York
Choral directors participate in
final performance
Full details here › (PDF 262kb)
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Read participant reactions, and view a photo slideshow of the 2008–2009 Festival here ›
View a slideshow of the 2007–2008 Festival here›
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