CWU Fall Choral Classic

The CWU tradition of choral excellence continues as the choral area hosts the Fall Choral Classic Festival for high school choirs. About 900 high school students from all regions of Washington will be in residence on November 14 and 15 to perform and receive adjudication from the CWU choral faculty Director of Choirs Dr. Nicole Lamartine, Prof. Vijay Singh, and Dr. Scott Peterson as well as choral luminaries Dr. Ethan Sperry, Director of Choirs at Portland State University, and Dr. Leslie Guleker-Cone, Emerita Director of Choral Activities at Western Washington University. Each choir will perform in the beautiful Hertz Concert Hall in a non-competitive atmosphere that promotes learning and growth of the next generation of choral musicians. The day’s high school performances are punctuated by performances from all CWU choirs: The CWU Chamber Choir, Chorale, Wildcatters, and Vox Divina, along with Vocal Jazz 1 who provides a special jazz component. Each of the CWU choral faculty will lead the participants in group singing activities, as well as provide onstage clinics for each group. Informances - informative performances - include CWU student winners of our local National Association of Teachers of Singing competition, a sample voice lesson, and our student Barbershop quartet, “The Wildcat Warblers.” Members of the CWU student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association act as mentors for the high school choirs and emcees throughout the day. The event is free and open to the public. CWU choral groups perform at 11:40am, 1:20pm, and 5:10pm. For more information and a complete schedule, contact CWU Director of Choirs, Dr. Nicole Lamartine: nicole.lamartine@cwu.edu. Participating Schools: Tahoma High School, South Kitsap High School, Ballard High School, Ferris High School, Richland High School, Kentridge High School, Meadowdale High School, Redmond High School, Bothell High School, Quincy High School, Eastmont High School, Moses Lake High School, Lindbergh High School, Eisenhower High School, Kamiakin High School, Bellarmine Preparatory School, Kentwood High School, Kennedy Catholic High School, Inglemoor High School, Emerald Ridge High School, Mark Morris High School, Auburn Riverside High School, Chiawana High School, Graham-Kapowsin High School