Overview [Greater Cincinnati Harmony Festival]

In three days, you'll get professional vocal music education, rehearsals, and coaching by Boys dress rehearsal

top music educators and barbershop experts. You'll learn harmony basics, singing technique, choreography, and performance skills. You'll star in a Show with other award-winning barbershop singers on Saturday night - a Show that is open to your family, friends and the public. Perhaps best of all, you'll meet lots of other young women and men who enjoy singing.

Required Preparation

Once you register for the Festival, you will receive sheet music and a learning CD for four songs - three songs will be sung in a Young Women's Chorus or Young Men's Chorus, depending on your gender, and one song will be sung in a big Combined Chorus. Of importance, you'll be expected to know these songs in a voice part of your choice before the Festival. Register as early as possible so you will have plenty of time to learn your music. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.

Fees

The Registration Fee is $225.00* and includes:

Three days of barbershop harmony singing and performance education

All meals, snacks and beverages during both days

Overnight lodging at Northern Kentucky University

Performance opportunity during Saturday evening show

Music and learning CDs for each performance piece (4 songs)

Festival T-shirt to be worn at Festival Performance on Saturday evening

Sponsorship information is available upon request.

* Day campers (without lodging) fee is $160 if registered by May 25. No registrations will be accepted after May 25.

Sponsorships and Donations

Rehearsing choreography

The Greater Cincinnati Harmony Festival is made possible by the generous support of sponsorships, foundation grants, and individual donors. Our thanks go to each and every one of our supporters. Click here if you'd like to sponsor an attendee or make a tax-deductible gift to the Festival.

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FESTIVAL OVERVIEW Harmony Festival 2011
	The Greater Cincinnati Harmony Festival is a unique and comprehensive a cappella harmony music program for young women and men. June 22-25 are the dates for the 2011 Harmony Festival, the sixth time this kind of event has been held in the Greater Cincinnati area. All the classes, rehearsals, and performances will be held in Greaves Concert Hall at Northern Kentucky University, about 10 minutes from downtown Cincinnati. Based on the first five Festivals' resounding success, ALMOST the same schedule will prevail in 2011, and features overnight lodging for the students in one of NKU's fine dormitories. Day-camper registrations are also available. Registration and dorm check-in will be WEDNESDAY NIGHT to give you a full day of music on Thursday! If you're a junior high or high school student who likes to sing, you'll love learning the intricacies of singing four-part a cappella harmony in the Barbershop style. It's a style of singing that can be applied to all types of music - contemporary hits, show tunes, oldies, country, spirituals, and more. What You'll Learn In three days, you'll get professional vocal music education, rehearsals, and coaching by top music educators and barbershop experts. You'll learn harmony basics, singing technique, choreography, and performance skills. You'll star in a Show with other award-winning barbershop singers on Saturday night - a Show that is open to your family, friends and the public. Perhaps best of all, you'll meet lots of other young women and men who enjoy singing. Required Preparation Once you register for the Festival, you will receive sheet music and a learning CD for four songs - three songs will be sung in a Young Women's Chorus or Young Men's Chorus, depending on your gender, and one song will be sung in a big Combined Chorus. Of importance, you'll be expected to know these songs in a voice part of your choice before the Festival. Register as early as possible so you will have plenty of time to learn your music. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Fees The Registration Fee is $225.00* and includes: Three days of barbershop harmony singing and performance education All meals, snacks and beverages during both days Overnight lodging at Northern Kentucky University Performance opportunity during Saturday evening show Music and learning CDs for each performance piece (4 songs) Festival T-shirt to be worn at Festival Performance on Saturday evening Sponsorship information is available upon request. * Day campers (without lodging) fee is $160 if registered by May 25. No registrations will be accepted after May 25. Sponsorships and Donations The Greater Cincinnati Harmony Festival is made possible by the generous support of sponsorships, foundation grants, and individual donors. Our thanks go to each and every one of our supporters. Click here if you'd like to sponsor an attendee or make a tax-deductible gift to the Festival. The Brochure! The Poster! Return to Top of Page