NHACDA Middle School Honors Choir

Mission: A unique, state-wide auditioned choral festival for middle school students.

Auditions due: Friday, November 21 at 5:00PM.
Festival date: Friday, January 23
Location: Timberlane Regional High School

Information: Over the summer an ACDA committee of 9-10 middle school chorus teachers from around New Hampshire gave input for an auditioned middle school chorus festival. We wanted to create a unique festival from our amazing district festivals, one that was auditioned, state-wide and had unique ensembles. 

Ensemble information: There will be a treble choir and a “baritone” choir that will encompass unchanged, changed and changing voices. The choirs will also come together to sing one closing piece.

Who should audition: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade students in New Hampshire.

How to audition: Each teacher will submit recordings from their student. There should be three separate elements: one scale, one vocalise track that has three vocalises and the folk song, The Water is Wide. Students can record as many times as they like but they should only submit one recording of each track (three total recordings). More information will be provided soon, but we wanted to give students as much time as possible to look at the audition material. 

Audition Material

Registration will be $30 for accepted students.

Thank you for your patience and understanding – this festival is being created by ACDA and our festival committee and we are still working out some details. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or want to serve on the committee. 

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​Facilitated by 2025 NH ACDA Choir Director of the Year Matt Barbosa, join a wide ranging panel of current choral directors in a Reddit - AMA style conversation regarding all of the elements of our profession not necessarily covered by our base degrees. NH choral directors representing both public and private sectors as well as all levels of K-12 education will answer pre-submitted questions as well as live questions from the future, new, and veteran teachers in our audience alike. Participants will be tasked with real-life scenarios from the experiences of our panel, and networking will be an essential focus.

Additional ACDA members, Amy Kotsonis and David Saunders, are presenting choral-themed sessions as well!