YOUNG ADULT | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Music
Congratulations on your selection as a Finalist for the 2019 Honors Performance Series!
Sheet Music & Rehearsal Aides
Sheet Music & Rehearsal Notes
Click the links below to access the sheet music and your Conductor's rehearsal notes for all pieces:
Please Note: Honors Choir Finalists in the US and Canada will receive their sheet music by mail in June (except Ave Maria, which was backordered). All other performers are expected to download and print their sheet music, which they should bring with them to Sydney.
Rehearsal Tracks
Click the links below to access rehearsal tracks that will assist as you rehearse the program repertoire.
Honors Performance Series Rehearsal Tracks - Instructions and Tips
Young Adult Honors Choir Rehearsal Tracks
A Reminder for All Ensembles
Finalists are expected to bring a simple, black binder or folder to Sydney in which they will keep their music. A simple paper presentation folder, three-ring binder, or similar is acceptable, as are more formal music folders.
Program Repertoire
Dr. Redding is looking forward to making beautiful music with you this summer and has selected a number of pieces to highlight your talent and range. Sheet music and part assignments will be shared in early May; we encourage you to begin familiarizing yourself with online recordings of each piece so you are familiar with the repertoire when the sheet music is sent out.
Click here to access the program repertoire for the 2019 Young Adult and High School Honors Ensembles at Sydney Opera House.
Tickets to the Honors Performance at Sydney Opera House
Please note that the Finalist package does not include a ticket to the Honors Performance for friends or family members. While each loved one participating in an Honors Family Program receives one Priority Seating ticket to the performance, we recognize that other family and friends may want to purchase individual tickets or sit elsewhere in the hall. Individual, non-priority tickets may be purchased through the Sydney Opera House Box Office. Tickets (as available) will go on sale 60 days before the performance at https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events.html.
About Your Conductor
Dr. Jeffery Redding
Conductor, Young Adult Honors Choir
Dr. Jeffery Redding is past Director of Choral Activities at West Virginia University and currently serves as Director of Choral Activities at West Orange High School in Florida. He has been featured as guest conductor at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and Orchestra Hall on numerous occasions. Dr. Redding has conducted several divisional and national ACDA National Honor Choirs, as well as All-State and Honor choirs in more than 25 states. In 2014, he was the only American adjudicator at the International Choral Festival, Verona, Italy. He is a member of ACDA, NAfME, FVA, NATS, and Chorus America. Currently, he is the State R&S Chair for High School Mixed Choir for Florida ACDA, and he was awarded the R. Wayne Hogoboom Distinguished Service Award for dedicated service, leadership, and excellence by the Florida Chapter of ACDA in November 2015. Dr. Redding holds a Ph.D. in Choral Conducting/Music Education and an M.M.E., both from Florida State University, and a B.S. in Music Education from Florida A&M University.
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