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Join us for the 2023-2024 NCAIS Honors Band, NCAIS Honors Chorus, and Theatre & Dance Workshop Events
 When: October 19-20, 2023
Where: Methodist College
Who: Upper School singers
Cost: NCAIS Member School: $0 | Nonmember School: $25
Student Fee: $70
Fee Includes: Conductor, Masterclass Opportunities with University Faculty, 2 Meals, Snacks, T-shirt, Concert, Recording
Festival Coordinator: Cameron Bolin
 When: October 23-24, 2023 Where: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Who: Middle and Upper School Band Students
Cost: NCAIS Member School: $0 | Nonmember School: $25
Student Fee: $70
Fee Includes: Conductor, Music, Masterclass Opportunities with University Faculty, 2 Meals, Snacks, T-shirt, Concert, Recording
Festival Coordinator: Les Turner
When: March 22-23, 2024
Where: Trinity Episcopal School (Charlotte)
Who: Middle and Upper School students
Cost: NCAIS Member School: $0 | Nonmember School: $25
Student Fee: $70
Fee Includes: Masterclass Opportunities, 2 Meals, Snacks, T-shirt, Performance Recording
Festival Coordinators: Cameron Bolin, Leslie Cossor, and Kathy Leiner
THEATRE & DANCE REGISTRATION COMING THIS WINTER
Are auditions required?
Auditions are not required for either event, but we will keep instrumentation and voicing in mind to create a balanced and successful ensemble.
Do School Music Directors have to attend?
School Music Directors must attend these events with their students. Additional chaperones are up to the discretion of the director.
Chorus
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Open to singers grades 9th-12th,
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Conducted by Dr. Michael Martin,
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Masterclasses with Dr. Jose Rivera from UNCP and Dr. Susan Durham-Lozaw from Methodist University,
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Honors Choral final performance: repertoire will be level 5-6 and include diverse styles of sacred, secular, and world music as well as a Musical Theatre,
- High school singers are welcome from both Choral Ensembles and Musical Theatre classes.
Band
- Open to Middle and High School students.
- Middle school band will be conducted by Brian Taylor.
- High school band will be conducted by Hunter Kopczynski.
- Repertoire will be levels 1-2 for our middle school band and 4-5 for our high school band.
- In addition to full band instruction, students will receive section instruction from the faculty of the UNC-C Music Department for their specific instrument
- We are also looking to offer a percussion ensemble experience for percussionists in addition to performing with the full bands.
Who are the leaders of the Performing Arts Fest events?
- Cameron Bolin and Les Turner, longtime NCAIS music faculty members, are the festival coordinators for their respective genres.
- Music faculty from the respective host universities will be leading various pieces of the events.
- Learn more about the leaders and musicians in the "Bios" section under each event.
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