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Saturday, October 21, 2017

 “I loved getting to sing with older guys. I just kept thinking, ‘So that's what a tenor is supposed to sound like!'"

– High School Sophomore

Join  Us  For  This  Not-To-Be-Missed  Annual  Event!

• NO ADVANCE PREPARATION NECESSARY! All music will be taught at the festival.
• Student Registration is only $10.00 (includes music and lunch)
• Adult Registration is only $15.00 (includes music and lunch)

• TWO FESTIVAL CHOIRS!
• The adult (changed) voices choir led by conductors:
• • Dr. Alan Stevens, ETSU Associate Director of Choral Activities
  • Dr. Noah DeLong, Milligan College Director of Choral Activities
• The boys choir led by conductor:
• Ms. Jane Morison, Director of the Mountain Empire Children's Choral Academy
• OPEN to all boys, grades 4 and up!
  

"I loved  getting to work with the different conductors. Each of them were so confident and passionate and yet so different. That was a big eye opener for me - that they could all be so good and so different in their style."

-High School Senior

REGISTER NOW!

Click on the appropriate option below:

Men in Song ENSEMBLE Registration (to register multiple individuals at once)

Men in Song INDIVIDUAL Registration (to register a single participant)

Boys in Song GENERAL REGISTRATION (to register all participants)

Pay Participation Fee ONLINE or at on-site registration

On-site festival registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
Advance Registration is not required by STRONGLY encouraged!

Seeger Memorial Chapel at Milligan College

**Festival Participation Fees may be paid online via ETSU Marketplace or by cash or check at registration.  

Concert Attire:

All boys should wear black pants and a white button-down shirt.

Men can wear the performance attire of their participating ensemble or any appropriate performance outfit. No unified outfit is required!

“One of the most inspiring festivals in which my students have ever participated!"

-Jean Burkhart, Choir Director at Seymour High School

2017 Festival Schedule

 
Men in Song (all changed voices)

9:30-10:00 Registration in Seeger Chapel lobby ($15.00 for adults and $10.00 for students)
10:00-10:20 Welcome and warm-ups in Mary B. Martin Auditorium
10:20-10:30 Move to sectional locations
10:30-11:45 Sectional rehearsals
11:45-11:55 Return to Mary B. Martin Auditorium
11:55-12:30 Full Rehearsal in Mary B. Martin Auditorium
12:30-1:45 Lunch at the Milligan College Dining Center
                      *Lunch is provided with the participation fee
1:45-3:30 Full Rehearsal in Mary B. Martin Auditorium
3:30-4:00 Break & Mini Performance by Greyscale and Heritage
4:00-5:10 Full Rehearsal with strings
5:10-5:30 Full Rehearsal with Boys in Song and strings
5:30-7:00 Dress for concert and dinner on your own (Milligan Dining Center or off campus)
                      *Dinner is not provided with the participation fee
7:00 Call time for concert in Seeger Chapel lower level
7:30Men in Song 2017 Festival Finale Concert

Boys in Song (all unchanged voices 4th grade and up)

1:00-1:30 Registration in Seeger Chapel lobby ($10.00 for all boys)
1:30-3:30 Rehearsal
3:30-4:00 Break & Mini Performance by Greyscale and Heritage
4:00-5:10 Rehearsal
5:10-5:30 Full Rehearsal with Men in Song and strings
5:30-6:00 Concert rehearsal onstage
6:00-7:00 Dress for concert and dinner at Milligan College Dining Center
                        *Dinner is provided with the participation fee
7:00 Call time for concert
7:30Men in Song 2017 Festival Finale Concert

Festival Repertoire

Boys in Song:

Bashana Haba-Ah, Nurit Hirsh, arr. Henry Leck
The Island of Lost Socks, Benjamin Dawson

Men in Song:

Gloria from Mass in G, Wenzel Müller, arr. Jacob Narverud
No Time, Traditional camp meeting song, arr. Susan Brumfield
How Can I Keep From Singing?, Robert Wadsworth Lowry, arr. Gwyneth Walker

Combined Festival Choirs:

Why We Sing, Greg Gilpin

Host Ensembles: (Click logo for social media)