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• About the Festival

  Date: 

  Friday & Saturday, September 6-7, 2024

   

  Time:

  Friday: 6 pm - 9 pm; Saturday: 9 am - 4 pm;
  Saturday: 4 pm Concert in Moores Opera House (free and open to the public)

   

  Location:

  University of Houston, Moores School of Music
  3333 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77204  

   

  Tuition fee:

  $74 (inlcludes participation for 4 students and a teacher)  

   

  Moores School of Music will be accepting applications until August 24, 2024. 
  
  For other inquiries, please email CAA@uh.edu or call 713.743.3398.  

• Teacher Professional Development

  Included for all teachers with a registered quartet.

  We are excited to offer two professional development opportunities tailored for high school choral directors. The first session will focus on repertoire selection, providing practical tips for designing programs and discovering new and classic pieces for choirs of all levels and voicings. The second session is a gesture refresher, where teachers can refine their conducting techniques to enhance clarity and communication with their choirs.

  Participants are eligible for 10 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) clock hours.

• Registration, Tuition, What to Bring

  Registration:

  The University of Houston Fall Cougar Choral Festival is open to all students entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2024. Schools are expected to sign up students in complete mixed quartets. If you have additional students you'd like to sign up and cannot complete a quartet, please email kedespain@uh.edu. We cannot guarantee admission for incomplete quartets, but are happy to add you to a wait list.
  

  Teachers should complete the registration form for each mixed quartet. You may bring more than one mixed quartet, but please fill out a separate registration form for each quartet. 

  Choir Directors, REGISTER HERE

   

  Tuition:

  $74 for each mixed quartet (equal to $18 per student). This fee includes cost of attendance, event t-shirt for students, and lunch for students and teachers on Saturday. A link to pay online will be provided in your registration confirmation email.

  What to Bring:

  1. Music: please bring your scores, either in hard copy (hole punched in a black three ring binder) or on a tablet (must have a black case). Please see the repertoire list below. UH will not provide scores.
     1. UH does have some extra copies of these scores, so if you experience problems acquiring music please contact kedespain@uh.edu (first come, first served). No advanced preparation is required; we will learn all music on site.
        1. SATB Dixit Maria- Hans Leo Hassler. We will use this score on CPDL
        2. SSA: Nigra Sum- Pablo Casals
        3. TBB: Ad Astra- Jacob Narverud
        4. SATB Indodana- arr. Michael Barrett
        5. SATB I’ll Be on My Way- Shawn Kirchner
  2. Pencil or stylus
  3. Water in a container with a spill proof lid.
  4. Attire: Concert attire will consist of jeans (no holes), closed toe shoes, and the festival t-shirt (provided at check-in on Friday night). Dress for rehearsals is casual but should be comfortable and allow for full range of motion. We suggest bringing a light jacket or sweater as some rehearsal areas can be cold.

• Schedule

  Friday, September 6

  5:00-5:45 pm	Check-in in MSM lobby
  6:00-8:00 pm	Sectionals
  	Teache PD Session 1: 7:00-8:00 pm
  8:00-9:00 pm	Group rehearsal

  Saturday, September 7

  8:00-8:45 am	Check-in MSM lobby
  9:00 am-12:00 pm	Group rehearsal on Moores Opera House stage
  	Teacher PD Session 2: 10:00-11:00 am
  12:00-1:00 pm	Lunch (provided)
  1:00-3:30 pm	Dress rehearsal on stage (in concert dress)
  4:00 pm	Concert in Moores Opera House (free and open to the public)