About the festival

This all-day festival will offer students a space to learn and perform within a tenor-bass specific ensemble with high school singers from across the region. Students will spend the day rehearsing 3-5 pieces in a supportive and fun atmosphere. The day will consist of break-out sectionals and team-building activities led by members of the Statesmen and end with a final concert.

The evening concert will feature selections by the festival choir and the Singing Statesmen singing separately and side-by-side!

The Singing Statesmen

Sample Schedule

​8:15am Student Registration – Lobby – Haas Fine Arts Center (HFA)
9:00am Full Rehearsal – Gantner Concert Hall
9:30am Sectionals
10:00am Combined Sectional
10:45am SNACK & ACTIVITIES (provided)
11:30am Full Rehearsal – Choir Room (HFA 143)
12:30pm LUNCH (on your own)
2:00pm Full Rehearsal – Choir Room (HFA 143)
3:00pm Sectionals
3:45pm Full Rehearsal – Gantner Concert Hall
4:45pm DINNER (provided)
6:15pm Performance Warm-Up – Gantner Concert Hall
7:00pm FESTIVAL CONCERT – Gantner Concert Hall

APPLICATION
Ensemble Applications - COMING SOON

Directors may nominate up to 32 talented singers using the online application. Directors will be notified of selected students prior to the festival.

REPERTOIRE
COMING SOON

​Practice tracks and other learning resources can be found here at a later date (TBD). 

PAYMENT
Fees: The registration fee is $30 per student (no cost for directors) and is payable at registration February 11, 2023. Checks should be made payable to the UW-Eau Claire Choral Area; we are unable to accept purchase orders. The registration fee covers the Festival T-Shirt, concert recording, morning snacks, and dinner. Lunch is on your own in Eau Claire (or bring a bagged lunch to eat on campus).

​*Any students that drop after January 21st, 2023 or do not attend the festival the day of will be charged only $15 dollars per student to cover their festival t-shirt and food expenses.

SAFETY INFORMATION FOR COVID-19
To honor our fundamental commitment to the health, well-being, and safety of all involved in ensemble music-making, the structure of the Tenor-Bass Festival may be modified this year. Modifications follow months of discussion in which the needs of the musicians who gather in-person to make music have been balanced with the most reliable scientific evidence available regarding Covid-19. Any future changes to these protocols and policies will be communicated to directors by email and will be updated on the festival website.

​**ALL accepted participants must provide proof of full vaccination status or negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event. It is the director's responsibility to work with students in compliance with these guidelines before registering them. **​

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