2022-23 MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND CHORUS FESTIVAL
Music Educators of Bergen County, Inc. announces auditions for the 2022-2023 Bergen County Middle School Chorus and Band. The Bergen County Chorus and Band have consistently displayed a high standard of musical excellence and have been an important annual event for many of the county’s outstanding student musicians.
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Middle School County Band Information
The 2022-2023 audition piece for wind instruments is High Flight by Chris Bernotas. This piece was commissioned by MEBCI to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Middle School Bergen County Band and it will be premiered at the festival in November. All wind instruments should prepare the entire first part.
The 2022-2023 Percussion solos (composed by Gary Fink) are:
Mallets: SOLDIER’S SONG
Timpani: ROYAL MARCH
Multi-Percussion: CARMEN’S CAPITULATION- (Measures 1-75 Only)
PERCUSSION REQUIREMENTS and TIMPANI TUNING PDF
WIND INSTRUMENT SCALE REQUIREMENTS PDF
MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND STUDENTS
MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS PDF
MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND STUDENT APPLICATION
Please direct all questions to your local band director first.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND DIRECTORS
MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR INSTRUCTIONS PDF
DIRECTOR APPLICATION
Middle School County Choir Information
The 2022-2023 Choir Audition Solo is The Water is Wide. Please download the following file:
(The Water is Wide- PDF of ALL FOUR PARTS)
Soprano: The Water is Wide (A Major)
Alto: The Water is Wide (F Major)
Baritone-High: The Water is Wide (B-flat Major)
Baritone-Low: The Water is Wide (G Major)
Choir Scale Requirements are posted here: (MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR SCALES PDF)– REVISED 9/8/2022
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENTS
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS PDF
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENT APPLICATION
Please direct all questions to your local choir director first.
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTORS
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR INSTRUCTIONS PDF
DIRECTOR APPLICATION
The Festival Coordinators are:
William Ullman, Emerson Public Schools (Emerson)
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Stacey Sassi, Roy W. Brown Middle School (Bergenfield)
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