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Basic Details

Only school choirs are qualified to enter. No community or private choir are permitted.
Competition will consist of 3 divisions: Elementary School Choir, Jr. High Concert Choir, Jr. High Show Choir
3 Rounds total for each division.
PBC reserves the right to shrink to 2 rounds depending on how many school choir’s enter the competition.
3 judges will consist of: Georg Stangelberger, Craig Westerndorf, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
- Hodgie Jo will act as a fourth judge only for Show Choir Division
- Fernando Malvar-Ruiz is the LA Children’s Choir Director
Judges will score choirs under the following 5 categories: Tone, Intonation, Diction, Presentation, Musicality
Show Choir Division will have an additional category of “Movements”
Each category will have a score of 5 points each. Meaning the highest scored choir from 1 judge is 25 points (30 for Show Choirs). The highest possible score a choir could earn is 75 points. For Show Choir, this would be 120 points as Hodgie would act as an additional judge.
The highest scored choirs will be placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
- 4th place is added for Elementary School.
Each participating choir is to pay $50.00 as a Participation Fee.
Repertoire from participating elementary and concert choir will consist of choral standards, traditional, or folk songs.
Repertoire from participating show choirs will mainly consist of pop, jazz, or show tunes.

Round 1

Each Choir is to send a Taped Recordings (Youtube Videos) for the judges to grade.
January 8th is the submission date
January 15th is the announcement for Round 2 Winners
In preparation for the video, each choir should:
- Perform 2 Songs at their full length
  - 2 Songs may consist of any genre for Elementary and Concert Choirs
  - Have Students be in their “Dress Code” for performance

Round 2, (Semi Finals)

Date is February 3rd
Takes place at the Boys Choir Building
Prepare 4 copies of each song for each judge
Written feedback will not be provided
Vocal feedback is a possibility to look into if we can provide recording devices for each judge
10 Minutes to Warm-Up will be provided in either Training Choir or Town Choir Room
15 Minutes of Performance consisting of 3 songs in the Great Hall.
Show Choir repertoire may consist of 2 “Show” songs and a choral standard

Round 3 Finals-Ticketed Concert

Date TBD
Location is at a High School Auditorium Venue
Each Ensemble participating as a finalist must sell 20 tickets to the Final Concert
Each Ensemble is required to a Compulsory Song along with 2 selections which may consist of music from the previous rounds.
Elementary Compulsory Piece-Dona Nobis (2-3pt Canon)
Concert Choir Compulsory Piece-Shine on Me (Rollo Dilworth SAB/SSA)
Show Choir Compulsory Piece-TBD (Craig to contact Horizon Show Choir for suggestion)

Each Choir Participating agrees to allow the Phoenix Boys Choir to use images from the Final Concert for publicity purposes