Asia Pacific Youth Choir 2012
Recruitment
drive
The Asia
Pacific Youth Choir welcomes
new singers from the region!
Please send the application to your national representative on the
Asia Pacific Working Committee list no later than
20
The following materials must be submitted for the application:
1.
Application form (completed), together with:
a. A copy
of the first page of your passport, and
b. A
signed declaration of participation (on the form).
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2. Complete
curriculum vitae
and including the following information:
a.
Education and languages spoken/read
b. School
or employment
c.
Relevant experience/accomplishments
d. Other
related information
3. Audio
files (MP3 format or CD only, Mini Discs will not be accepted). Please see
attached for audition requirements.
4. Letter
of motivation (in English, 100 words max.) answering the following question:
"Why
do you wish to join the
Applications should be mailed or emailed to national representatives on
the list.
Please note:
All applications should reach the organizers
on or before
20 February
Audition requirements
Instructions:
1. Please
use digital audio files (MP3 format, or CD) of high quality; recordings
should not contain ambient/background noise.
2. On the
MP3 file or CD recording, please mark clearly the
a. name
of the candidate in full
b.
voice-part (S / A / T / B), and
c. home
country.
Audition
requirements:
1.
Prepared score:
Tomas Luis de
Victoria's Ave Maria a 4
(whole piece)
This
allows the candidate to demonstrate his/her ability in preparing a given
score at home.
The
candidate should record his/her part, with all dynamics and
articulation, at the correct tempo, in the given key; other parts should be played
on the piano.
2.
Range test: One short exercise of the candidate’s choice,
sung forte and a cappella, on an open vowel, presenting
the entire voice range.
International Federation for Choral Music