Festival Information:
Application: 2020 Clearwater Choral Festival Application (Link coming soon)
(Nominations for the 2020 Festival will begin September 15, 2020)
Application Process: Directors may nominate up to four balanced octets (32 students) of talented singers using the online application. Applications are due October 9, 2020. Directors will be notified of selected students starting October 12, 2020. We recognize that all schools may not be able to submit balanced octets. Please do not leave out any students because of this. Please submit all names and a selection will be made.
Repertoire: The Clearwater Choral Festival takes pride in the quality of repertoire that is selected for the festival choir each year. For the 29th Annual Festival, the UWEC Choral Faculty is working diligently to choose repertoire that upholds the standards of excellence we showcase in our festivals and ensembles. More information coming soon!
Practice Tracks: Practice tracks will be made available September 15th, 2020.
Fees: The participation fee for each student is $25.00 (does not cover cost of music), and is payable upon registration on October 24, 2020. Participating students will receive a complimentary digital recording of the final concert and a Clearwater Festival T-shirt. All meals will be on your own while attending the festival. Checks for the participation fee ($25 per student) will be collected at registration and should be made payable to the UWEC Choral Area. No school purchase orders, please.
Application Form: Nominations for the 2020 festival will begin September 15, 2020. (Registration form coming soon)
Questions: Contact Dr. Frank A. Watkins, Director of Choral Activities (watkinfa@uwec.edu) or Avery Burns, Choral Area Assistant (burnsar6790@uwec.edu)
Application: 2020 Clearwater Choral Festival Application (Link coming soon)
(Nominations for the 2020 Festival will begin September 15, 2020)
Application Process: Directors may nominate up to four balanced octets (32 students) of talented singers using the online application. Applications are due October 9, 2020. Directors will be notified of selected students starting October 12, 2020. We recognize that all schools may not be able to submit balanced octets. Please do not leave out any students because of this. Please submit all names and a selection will be made.
Repertoire: The Clearwater Choral Festival takes pride in the quality of repertoire that is selected for the festival choir each year. For the 29th Annual Festival, the UWEC Choral Faculty is working diligently to choose repertoire that upholds the standards of excellence we showcase in our festivals and ensembles. More information coming soon!
Practice Tracks: Practice tracks will be made available September 15th, 2020.
Fees: The participation fee for each student is $25.00 (does not cover cost of music), and is payable upon registration on October 24, 2020. Participating students will receive a complimentary digital recording of the final concert and a Clearwater Festival T-shirt. All meals will be on your own while attending the festival. Checks for the participation fee ($25 per student) will be collected at registration and should be made payable to the UWEC Choral Area. No school purchase orders, please.
Application Form: Nominations for the 2020 festival will begin September 15, 2020. (Registration form coming soon)
Questions: Contact Dr. Frank A. Watkins, Director of Choral Activities (watkinfa@uwec.edu) or Avery Burns, Choral Area Assistant (burnsar6790@uwec.edu)
Outstanding Vocalist Award
UW–Eau Claire Choral Festival Scholarship, $1500.00
The UW–Eau Claire Department of Music offers $1,500.00 in Choral Scholarship(s) to qualifying high school senior members of the Clearwater Festival Honor Choir. Participants must prepare a memorized classical solo for the audition. The Voice/Choral Faculty will determine scholarship recipients; outstanding vocalist(s) will perform at the Festival Concert Saturday evening. Scholarship recipients are required to participate in a choral ensemble at UW-Eau Claire during the 2021-22 academic year in order to receive the scholarship.
Outstanding Vocalist Award Adjudicators:
Julie Deboer, mezzo-soprano
Mark Mowry, tenor
Kenneth Pereira, baritone
Please complete the Outstanding Vocalist Award audition application form and submit by Monday, October 12. Auditions will be scheduled during the festival Saturday, October 24. It is in the student's best interest to provide his or her own accompanist.
UW–Eau Claire Choral Festival Scholarship, $1500.00
The UW–Eau Claire Department of Music offers $1,500.00 in Choral Scholarship(s) to qualifying high school senior members of the Clearwater Festival Honor Choir. Participants must prepare a memorized classical solo for the audition. The Voice/Choral Faculty will determine scholarship recipients; outstanding vocalist(s) will perform at the Festival Concert Saturday evening. Scholarship recipients are required to participate in a choral ensemble at UW-Eau Claire during the 2021-22 academic year in order to receive the scholarship.
Outstanding Vocalist Award Adjudicators:
Julie Deboer, mezzo-soprano
Mark Mowry, tenor
Kenneth Pereira, baritone
Please complete the Outstanding Vocalist Award audition application form and submit by Monday, October 12. Auditions will be scheduled during the festival Saturday, October 24. It is in the student's best interest to provide his or her own accompanist.
