Oil City Middle and High School Choirs

Congratulations to our 2014 Award Winners: National Choral Award: Jenny Williams John Phillip Sousa Award: Jenny Williams Semper Fidelis Music Award: Amber Culver Music Department Award: Clinton Ames C. Frank Puleo Scholarship Award: Alex King Swing Out King and Queen: Bradley Rodgers and Jenny Williams

Music Department Picnic  5:00 PM OCMS Picnic Pavillion Fried Chicken, Drinks, and Tablewear Provided Last Name A-M: Bring Salad, Casserole or Side Dish Last Name N-Z: Bring a Dessert SENIOR RECOGNITION FOLLOWING DINNER!!! Open for all MS and HS Band and Choir Members AND Families! Come Join Us!!!

The Oil City High School Rhapsody in Blues and Quartets are in need of the following voice parts:   RIBs - All Voice Parts (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) Women's Quartet - All Voice Parts (Tenor, Lead, Baritone, Bass) 4Ward On! - Tenor Auditions will take place the week of May 27 th .  Students auditioning for RIBs are asked to prepare a piece that they can sing well a cappella (no limitation on style of music.  School appropriate, please).  Consideration will be made for those who can hold pitch well throughout their audition, and sing in a strong, healthy voice. Prospective quartet members will be asked to prepare all voice parts to the following pieces: Women: I Love to Sing 'Em Tag Men: Ring, Ring the Banjo Parts will be up on the website this week. All current students in grades 8-11 are eligible to audition. YOU MUST BE SCHEDULED FOR A CHOIR (CONCERT CHOIR, WOMEN’S CHOIR, A CAPPELLA CHOIR) TO PARTICIPATE IN R.I.B.’S AND QUARTETS ...

Music Department Events this Week: Tuesday:  Senior Choir - Periods 4 and 9 Part Checks/RIB Auditions - 8th Grade Chorus, Concert Choir, Women's Choir Puleo Scholarship Selection - Band and Choir Officers - Period 4 Women's Quartet - Meeting for prospective members - 2:40 to 3:15 (ANYONE PLANNING ON AUDITIONING FOR WOMEN'S QUARTET FOR 2014-2015 SHOULD PLAN TO ATTEND) SENIOR WRITING PROMPTS FOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK DUE BY MIDNIGHT!!! Wednesday: Senior Choir - Periods 4 and 9 Part Checks/RIB Auditions - 8th Grade Chorus, Concert Choir, Women's Choir Puleo Scholarship Voting - Band and Choir Seniors - All Day Radical Rhythm Performance for Venango Christian Women's Association - 12:15 Performance at Cross Creek Men's Quartet - Meeting for Prospective Members - 2:40 to 3:15 (ANYONE PLANNING ON AUDITIONING FOR THE TENOR POSITION IN 4WARD ON! SHOULD PLAN TO ATTEND!) Music Department Picnic - 5:00 OCMS Picnic Pavillion (Last Name A-M, bring salad/side/...

This week, we look at one of the possible pieces for next year's Swing Out.  In Remembrance is a mixed choir piece, and comes from a larger Requiem Mass (Mass for the dead).  This text is from a famous anonymous poem that discusses thoughts on the soul. This is a possible selection for Swing Out theme  War and Peace,  encompassing songs of patriotism, battle, and the hope for lasting peace. BASED OFF OF THE PMEA RUBRIC, EVALUATE THE CHOIR'S PERFORMANCE This piece is being performed by The Bucknell Chapel Choir. What do you notice about their posture, their sound, and their accuracy?  Even though the room echos a lot, can you understand their words? Why or why not? What story is the piece telling? What do you think of the piece? Is this something that fits the style of what we do? If you are a middle school chorus member, is this something that we can accomplish within the course of a concert season?  Be sure to answer the questions ...

This week, we look at one of the possible pieces for next year's Swing Out.   Cloudburst  is a mixed choir (SATB) piece.  The text is sung in Spanish.  This is a possible selection for Swing Out theme  The Elements , encompassing songs about Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire. BASED OFF OF THE PMEA RUBRIC, EVALUATE THE CHOIR'S PERFORMANCE This piece is performed by a mixed adult/student choral ensemble, with the composer conducting.  What do you notice about their posture, their sound, and their accuracy?  Can you understand their words?  Why or why not? What do you think of the piece?  Is this something that fits the style of what we do?  If you are a middle school chorus member, is this something that we can accomplish within the course of a concert season? Be sure to answer the questions using some of the terminology on the adjudication form provided to you in class. A Copy of the PMEA Assessment Rubric can be found here:...

This week, we look at one of the possible pieces for next year's Swing Out. In Flander's Fields  is either a men's or mixed choir piece.  We will probably perform the mixed chorus version.  This text is from a famous poem that discusses the aftermath of war. This is a possible selection for Swing Out theme  War and Peace,  encompassing songs of patriotism, battle, and the hope for lasting peace. BASED OFF OF THE PMEA RUBRIC, EVALUATE THE CHOIR'S PERFORMANCE This piece is being performed by a middle school choir. What do you notice about their posture, their sound, and their accuracy?  Even though the room echos a lot, can you understand their words? Why or why not? What story is the piece telling? What do you think of the piece? Is this something that fits the style of what we do? If you are a middle school chorus member, is this something that we can accomplish within the course of a concert season?  Be sure to answer the quest...