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9-10 Honor Choir
Audition Information
Step 1:
Prepare your audition
Registration will be open February 15-April 15.
Audition fee is $15 to be paid through OPUS
NEW Audition process for 7/8 and 9/10 honor choirs (current grade)
1. My Country ‘Tis of Thee (America) or The Alphabet Song:
Starting on the pitches listed
below, sing the first verse (or one time through for the Alphabet Song) unaccompanied, at a moderate tempo. Accompanied
singers will be disqualified.
Starting pitches for either selection:
Soprano: A above middle C
Alto: E above middle C
Tenor: A below middle C
Baritone: F below middle C
2. SOLO: Sing one to two minutes of a song of any genre (with or without accompaniment), which demonstrates your best vocal technique and musicianship. Limit the piano introduction to no more than 5 seconds.
Step 2:
Submit audition recording and information through OPUS
Step 3:
Selected students should pay their participation fee of $50 through OPUS
T-shirt, 1 lunch, and rehearsal tracks will be provided
Students are responsible for their own music
Questions??
Contact Haley Yonke
MCDA 9-10
Summer Honor Choir
July 13-14, 2026
University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO
Event Information
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Open to students who are currently in grades 9 & 10
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Rehearsals: July 13 (starting at 12:00pm) & July 14 (all day) in Springfield, MO
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Performance July 14 (evening)
Meet the Clinician
Heather Orr
Heather Orr is a veteran choir director with more than 30 years of experience teaching in both rural and inner-city schools. She is widely recognized as a clinician, adjudicator, and conference presenter. Her ensembles have earned numerous state and national honors, and she has directed nine invited convention choirs at TMEA, ACDA, and SWACDA conferences.
Orr holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Heidelberg University and a Master of Music degree from The Ohio State University. She is currently completing her Doctorate in Music Education at Liberty University. Orr serves as Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Texas A&M University, where she directs two freshman choirs and works closely with students in their first year of collegiate singing.
A strong advocate for excellence and integrity in choral adjudication, Orr serves as Vocal Vice President of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association.
She is also a member of the UIL Prescribed Music List Vocal Committee and serves on the National Board of the National Collegiate Choral Organization.
In addition to her university responsibilities, Orr remains actively engaged with high school choir programs and directors as a clinician and mentor.
Note: MCDA does not offer refunds in the event the student cannot attend.
For safety reasons, all rehearsals are closed to the public. Only those who are official chaperones or registered members of the conference (including single day registration) are allowed in the rehearsal space. Please help us maintain the safety of our singers by adhering to these requirements.
For liability reasons, members are not supposed to be official chaperones. But in the event that there was no other option, members still need to register for the conference. Thank you for supporting the organization that supports these ensembles!