NCS 2020 Sing Thank you for your interest in applying to National Choral School 2020 - Australia's pre-eminent immersive choral experience. Please fill out the following form to get your application processed and confirmed.Applicant's DetailsChorister First Name*Chorister Last Name*Email address for all correspondence (including offer, registration and fee emails)*Where possible, please provide an email address that is not Bigpond, Yahoo or Rocketmail. Our email system unfortunately does not reliably deliver to the above email providers. 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Gondwana will send a specially formed choir, comprising the finest treble singers from across all of its constituent choirs. This choir will prepare as an ensemble at National Choral School and then come to Sydney for five days of intensive rehearsals before the tour. Cost: $1800 (+GST) Cost does not include return travel to Sydney at the beginning and end of the tour and is additional to costs for NCS 2020. The rehearsal and performance periods are: -- 7 – 20 January 2020: National Choral School -- 4 – 9 July 2020: Intensive Rehearsals in Sydney -- 10 – 16 July 2010: WSCM, Auckland NZ Age Eligibility Ages 11 – 17 at the time of the tour (Thursday 16 July 2020) Availability and Interest We would like to gauge your interest and availability in being part of this choral experience. Places are limited and so a high standard of audition will be expected to gain a position in this choir. Please choose from the drop-down menu below: -- I can commit to participating, pending school approval (Option 1) -- I can commit to participating, pending school approval, but would need financial assistance to attend (Option 2) -- I am not available for this project (Option 3) -- This project does not apply to me (Option 4) World Symposium Choir Tour Availability*Option 1 – AvailableOption 2 – Available pending bursaryOption 3 – Not AvailableOption 4 – Not ApplicableNational Choral School ElectivesWe are planning another group of fascinating electives for NCS 2020. You can read the project descriptions here. In the questions below, choose two that are interesting to you - don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone! Certain electives are only appropriate for some age groups. Feel free to follow your interests, however chorister’s suitability for each elective will be determined in part by age. We will allocate you to one of your preferences where possible; but cannot always guarantee this. Note that Junior Gondwana choristers will be placed in a dedicated Music Theatre stream. Please choose 2 electives*Hold down Control/Apple key to make multiple choicesCreative A Capella (15+)Music of the Middle East (13+)Gondwana in the Community (15+)Suara Indonesian Dance (13+)The Power of One – consort singing (18+)Dido and Aeneas (Operatic Choruses) (15+)The Avant Garde of Choral Music (15+)Music Media (15+)Peter Pan (New Opera) (13+)Referee DetailsPlease provide contact information from one qualified referee who can comment on singing and musical ability.An automated email link will be sent to your referee when we process your applicationReferee First Name*Referee Last Name*Referee Email Address* Referee Mobile PhoneMUSICAL BACKGROUND Please provide a brief summary of your musical background in 500 characters or less (bullet points preferred)*HEADSHOT Upload a current headshot*Please name the image First Name.Surname.2020Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf.AUDITIONPlease choose where you would like to audition for National Choral School 2020. If you are unable to make the dates for a live audition you must send an AV audition. AV Auditions are accepted from applicants from regional and remote areas (those whole live 200km or more from an audition centre). Audio-visual auditions may be permitted in exceptional circumstances, when the auditionee has an unalterable pre-existing arrangement. Please note that a live audition is preferred. Audition Location*Adelaide 26 AugustArmidale 31 August or 1 SeptemberBrisbane 1 SeptemberCanberra 29 AugustCairns 25 AugustDarwin TBCHobart 27 AugustMelbourne 28 AugustNewcastle 25 AugustPerth 24 AugustRockhampton 31 AugustSydney 24, 25, 31 August, 1 SeptemberToowoomba 24 & 25 AugustI will send an AV Audition by 23 AugustReason for AV AuditionYou will receive your audition pack in the mail. Please provide a postal address if different to your home addressFinancial Assistance One of Gondwana Choirs’ core values is accessibility and we want to ensure that no suitably talented or enthusiastic young person is excluded from our programs due to financial or geographical barriers Please send me information regarding financial assistance T Shirt/Polo SizePlease nominate the applicant’s preferred t-shirt size so that we have it on record should the applicant be successful in their audition for the National Choral School ProgramT Shirt/Polo Size*-None-Child 6Child 8Child 10Child 12Child 14Child 16Women 10Women 12Women 14Women 16Women 18Men SMen MMen LMen XLMen XXLApplication FeeA non-refundable application fee of $50 (GST not applicable) is required to process your application* Price: $ 50.00 Credit Card* American ExpressMasterCardVisa Card Number Month010203040506070809101112 Year20232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042 Expiration Date Security Code Cardholder Name