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About the Festival

2007 will be the fifteenth annual Boy Choir Festival for boy singers in grades 5-8. Both treble and changed or changing voices are included, with most of the music in three parts (SAB) . The festival is designed to give boy singers a chance to find out what it is like to work with many others of like minds. It sets out to prove that boys can sing very well together and can have a great deal of fun doing so.

Host schools for past festivals have been:

• Frankfurt International School
• International School Hamburg
• Vienna International School
• Munich International School
• American International School of Luxembourg
• American International School of Zurich
• The American School of Paris
• Antwerp International School
• American International School of Budapest
• International School of Aberdeen
• VIenna International School

Past conductors have been:

• Phillip Bell of Vienna International School
• Michael Lansdon of International School Hamburg
• Dianne Pritchett of Antwerp International School
• Evelyn Smith of the Munich International School
• Harald Halvorsen of the American School of Paris
• Ian Thompson of the International School of Düsseldorf
• Peggy Jenks of International School of Luxembourg
• JoAnne van der Vat of the American School of the Hague
• Keith Montgomery of the American School in London
• Bruce Nelson of the Anglo American School of Moscow

The 2007 festival will be held at The Antwerp International School, hosted by Dianne PRitchett. The guest conductor will be Andrew Dittgen of the Bilkent University Preparatory School. The music which has been chosen for this festival is three part mixed/SAB. Each school should bring students in each voice part, ideally 2 of each part. Each school should bring a minimum of one B singer.

Audition Instructions

Teachers are requested to audition their own students for the AMIS Middle School Choir Festivals. This should be a formal audition procedure designed to show that the singer can hold his own part amd can learn fairly quickly.

Many teachers use procedures such as having the student sing a round with the teacher singing a different part. Another procedure frequently used is to have a sstudent hear a melody and sing it back to the teacher to test tonal memory. Another test might be to play two or more parts including the student's part, while the student sings his own part. There are many acceptable variations on the testing procedure which should be designed to make sure that the most qualified students participate in the festival. it is especially important that students have a good pitch sense and are capable of holding a part. Unqualified students can spoil the festival experience for the rest of the participants.

Students are responsible for the complete learning of all repertoire and should not be recommended unless they are able to meet the demands of performing challenging literature with other outstanding students. They must be capable of concentrating during long rehearsals each day. Students must be well prepared so as to insure a positive experience. It is the responsibility of each teacher to be sure the students are fully prepared.

Arrival Information

All participants are requested to be at Antwerp International School with their students to meet host families at 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon, which is the end of the school day. Participants are requested to make their travel information with this in mind If they are having trouble with this requirement, they should contact AMIS headquarters sooner rather than later. It may not be possible to accept schools with very late arrivals or very early morning departures as this is unfair to host families. Please keep in mind also that no participating schools may arrive on Thursday morning of the festival.

Participating Schools

The following schools are participating in the MSHBC in Antwerp:

Antwerp International School
International College Beirut
Bilkent University Preparatory School
American School in London
International School of Luxembourg
International School of Düsseldorf
Zurich International School
International School of Aberdeen
American School of Paris
International School of Brussels
Munich International School
Frankfurt International School
American School of The Hague
Anglo American School of Moscow
ACSHillingdon International School

Repertoire List MSHBC

Contact Information Antwerp International School
Antwerp International School
Veltwijcklaan 180
Ekeren (Antwerpen) 2180
Belgium
Phone: +323 543 9300
Fax: +323 541 8201
email for Dianne Pritchett, your host: [email protected]

Teachers’ Hotel Information
Dianne has made hotel reservations for the teachers and chaperones as requested. Teachers will need to pay their own hotel bills in Antwerp.

Our special costs are € 122 for a single and € 164 for a double, per night, including breakfast

Hotel web site: www.hyllithotel.be
Hyllit Hotel
De Keyserlei 28-30
B-2018 Antwerp
Belgium
telephone: +323 202 6800
fax: +323 202 6890

Concert Information

The concert for the Middle School Honor Boys' Choir Festival in Antwerp will be held at the Antwerp International School at 7 p.m. (19:00) on Saturday, October 6.

There is no charge for the event but the audience will be given the opportunity to contribute to the AMIS Financial Aid Fund should they wish to do so.

Because seats in this auditorium are numbered, parents wishing to request tickets should do so by contacting the music teacher who is participating in the festival to request that tickets be put aside for them, in order to insure the best seats. Advance ticket requests should be made to the AMIS office by September 30th. After this date, tickets will then be available to the larger community.