UNH Choral Gala

UNH CHORAL GALA

JANUARY 27, 2024

The UNH Choral Gala is an all-day choral festival open to all high school choruses.  Join the inclusive community of singers that make up UNH Choirs for the day, connecting with students from across New England who also love singing.  The Choral Gala seeks to provide an outstanding performance opportunity, positive and supportive atmosphere, and foster relationships between singers and ensembles.  In addition, students will have the opportunity to take voice lessons from the UNH Voice Faculty, and a scholarship may be awarded to study voice at the University of New Hampshire as a music major.  The event culminates in an evening performance in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center.

Each visiting chorus will have the opportunity to perform 2 pieces of their own on the Johnson Theatre stage if they wish, and this will open the concert.  There is no requirement for visiting choirs to perform on their own. The UNH Chamber Singers will perform as well, and then all students will join together for the concert finale, which is comprised of four choral pieces that will be prepared in advance and rehearsed throughout the day.

Participate in the UNH Choral Gala and...

• be a part of a very select musical group of singers from schools across New England
• have the opportunity to perform with your choir on the Johnson Theatre stage
• hear the UNH Chamber Singers performing choral works for all genres
• take a private voice lesson with our Voice Faculty and audition to perform as a soloist at the UNH Choral Gala Grand Finale Concert, possibly becoming eligible to receive a music scholarship
• hear and enjoy performances by our UNH Voice Students
• spend the day on the UNH campus, and experience what it’s like to be a Wildcat

Schedule:

8:30 am: Registration

9:00 am-noon: Rehearsals/sectionals

Noon: Lunch at Holloway Commons

1:30 pm: Rehearsals resume

4:30 pm: Dinner in PCAC

5:30 pm: Concert in Johnson Theatre

Please contact Amy Kotsonis (amy.kotsonis@unh.edu) with any questions

UNH Choral Gala Registration Fee per student: $32

This fee includes:

• Sheet music packet for combined repertoire (4 pieces)
• UNH Choral Gala T-Shirt
• Lunch at Holloway Commons
• Dinner in PCAC

Registration will be completed by each school’s teacher