AUDITION PROCESS:

Registration and Participants Eligibility

1.

The competition is open to all parish-based choirs endorsed by their parish priest. Each parish may send maximum of
two (2) choir to officially represent them. Choirs from the host parish (St. John Bosco Parish Makati) are not eligible to
join.

2.

The members must be between 15-39 years old. Each choir shall only have maximum of 16 members, excluding the
conductor.

3.

The choir must prepare 1 choice piece of any genre, but choirs are encouraged to render any Religious Acapella Choral
Arrangement about Charity during the Audition.

4.

The choral group must submit the following upon registration:

a)
A non-refundable registration fee of Php1,500 per group
b)
Registration form, duly accomplished and signed by the parish priest
c)
Complete group photo
d)
4 set/Copies of the Audition Piece
Note: A soft copy/scanned copy of above requirements must be emailed to sjbmomca@yahoo.com on or before
May 15, 2016.

5.

Registration forms are available online at SJB MOMCA Facebook, or a request through email at
sjbmomca@yahoo.com. Payment of fees are to be directed to:
MELCHOR E. ZAPANTA JR.
BANK: BDO (Medical Plaza Branch)
CURRENT ACCOUNT NO.: 003628003492
Contact no.: 0917 5969567
A copy of the deposit slip must be emailed to sjbmomca@yahoo.com

6.

A briefing of all participating choirs will be held on Saturday, 28 May 2016 at 2pm at SJBP Building RM. 310 at this
time, all requirements must be submitted in hard copies.

7.

Only finalists who have submitted the complete requirements by 2pm of May 28, 2016 will be included in the Audition
List and will be allowed to attend the briefing. Any choir with incomplete requirements will not be considered and will
be disqualified to participate in the Live Audition Process.

8.

The Audition Proper will be held in 2 sets: 10am to 12nn and 2pm to 4pm (depending on the number of confirmed
rd
participants) on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Audio Visual Room, 3 Floor, St. John Bosco Parish Building. Priority on time
slot will be given on a first come, first serve basis. Order of performance will be determined during the briefing.

9.

The choir will be judged using below criteria:

VOCAL QUALITY (Tonal quality, choral sound, harmony & blending)
MUSICALITY (Musicianship, Style and Interpretation of the piece)
OVER-ALL IMPACT (Performance and Presentation)
TOTAL

50%
40%
10%
100%

Note: The judges decision is considered final.

10. The result of the audition will be posted on June 5, 2016, thru SJB MOMCA Facebook page. Individual score results will
be emailed to the group who joined the audition.
11. Only maximum of ten [10] choirs will be selected to Advance in the Grand Finals to be held on Saturday, 20 August
2016 at the St. John Bosco Parish Church.
All finalists will receive a certificate of participation to be issued on the Audition day.