From our friends at WCLV-FM: JUBILATION!!! The 3rd Annual WCLV Jubilation Church Choir Festival SING!!! For goodness’ sake!!! WCLV, 104.9 FM, Northeast Ohio’s classical music station, and The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, will cooperate in launching the third annual regional church choir festival culminating in the final rounds at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on May 20 and 21, 2010. Said WCLV President Robert Conrad, “This third annual Jubilation continues the mission of this festival to remind Cleveland and the surrounding areas of that beautiful and time-honored tradition of choral music in our houses of worship and to further heighten the standard of choral music in the 21st century.” First Prize ~ $1,000 and the best choir in North East Ohio for 2010 trophy Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Honorable Mentions ~ $500 e@ and a Jubilation Plaque Or one choir may receive a special plaque and $500 for a Jubilation Mention for special recognition during the proceedings The
judges for the final rounds are: Dr. Peter Jarjisian, Professor; Coordinator of Choral and Vocal
Studies; at Ohio University. Robert Page, former Choral Director for
the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, current Conductor for the Mendelssohn Choir and
Chair of the Choral Department at Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Jerold Ottley, Director, Mormon Tabernacle Choir 25 years The preliminary rounds will be based on
recorded submissions, and the deadline for receipt is March 20, 2010. Logon to: www.wclv.com and click
the Jubilation for Official Rules and
Entry Forms. Jubilation phone line
is: 216.464.0900, ext. 253. Entries on tape or CD should be sent to
WCLV, 26501 Renaissance Parkway, Cleveland, Ohio 44128. After preliminary judging, six (6) choirs
will be chosen to go on to the final rounds. Notification by March 25, 2009 will be made to those chosen
choirs. The six choirs will be
asked to prepare a twenty minute program each, which will then be adjudicated
by a panel of distinguished judges.
The final rounds will be broadcast live before an audience at The
Cathedral at St. John Evangelist on Thursday, May 20, and Friday May 21, at
8:00 p.m. The host or the
broadcasts will again be Lloyd Newell, the radio voice of the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir.
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