Outstanding Choral Student (OCS)
Outstanding Choral Student auditions are held to select a male and a female winner from each district, who then compete at the state level to be selected as Outstanding Male or Outstanding Female Choral Student. All candidates prepare a resume and a vocal solo, and are interviewed after performing. District and State OCS winners are honored at the All-State Concert.
Outstanding Choral Student District Auditions:
Deadline*
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Date
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Location
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| District I: | December 17, 2010 |
January 14, 2010 |
Decatur High School |
| District II: | December 17, 2009 |
January 14, 2010 |
Holt High School |
| District III: | December 17, 2009 |
January 14, 2010 |
Liberty Park Middle School |
| District IV: | October 20, 2009 |
November 17, 2009 |
Oxford High School |
| District V: | November 3, 2009 |
December 1, 2009 |
Huntsville High School |
| District VI: | October 21, 2009 |
November 18, 2009 |
Tallassee High School |
| District VII: | December 18, 2008 |
January 14, 2009 |
St. Paul's Episcopal School, Mobile |
| *Please add a $50.00 late fee after this date. | |||
AUDITION Fees:
- Audition Fee per student: $10.00
- School Audition Application Fee: $40.00
Mail a completed F18 by the deadline above to:
- District I: Carl Davis, AVA District I Chair, Decatur High School, 1011 Prospect Drive, Decatur, Alabama 35601
- District II: Loren Snyder, AVA District II Chair, Eastwood Middle School, 6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
- District III: Margaret Heron, AVA District III Chair, Mortimer Jordan High School, 8601 Old Hwy. 31, Morris, AL 35116
- District IV: Susan McCall, AVA District IV Chair, Oxford High School, 915 Stewart St., Oxford, AL 36203
- District V: Sherry Smith, AVA District V Chair, Huntsville High School, 2304 Billie Watkins Dr., Huntsville, Alabama 35801
- District VI: Jerry Cunningham, AVA District VI Chairman, Tallassee High School, 502 Barnett Blvd., Tallassee, AL 36078
- District VII: Kathy Hughes, AVA District VII Chair, Spanish Fort High School, 1 Plaza de Toros, Spanish Fort, Alabama 36527
Bring to the audition:
- three copies of a resume packet with F19 as the cover page for each packet
- (judges are NOT given a copy of the music to be performed)
District winners:
- will be notified by the District Chairman within a day after the audition.
- will undergo the same audition/interview process at the State Level during All-State Festival on February 28, 2007.
- will provide seven complete resume packets for the State OCS audition/interview (including the three used for the District audition)
State winners:
- will receive notification that they have won during the All-State Festival
- will perform on the Friday or Saturday All-State concert
Print and study the Outstanding Choral Student Procedure P10 for more specific information regarding every aspect of the Outstanding Choral Student event.
