2026 Singing Festival
What is the Redwood Empire Singing Festival?
This is a day devoted to developing performance skills and collegiality for students of singing.
The best way to practice performing and auditioning is to, well, practice!
Our festival is a supportive environment for singers to have growth experiences.
This is a day devoted to developing performance skills and collegiality for students of singing.
The best way to practice performing and auditioning is to, well, practice!
Our festival is a supportive environment for singers to have growth experiences.
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Participating in this festival can be helpful to singers in many ways:
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SINGING FESTIVAL 2025 -- ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
FOUR DIVISIONS
Division I: Ages 10-14
Division II: Ages 15-18 (still in High School)
Division III: Post High School ages 18-24
Division IV: Ages 25 and above
In all Divisions, both songs are required to be memorized.
Total time for both songs is 8 minutes – INCLUDING:
Introduction of 1) performer’s name, 2) title of composition and 3) composer
COMMERCIAL MUSIC CATEGORY
Requirements are two songs, prepared and memorized:
Language: one or two in English; one may be in a foreign language (optional).
Repertoire: Two contrasting contemporary songs, NOT from a musical or stage production. One song may be an original composition (optional).
Students may accompany themselves.
Student may bring in and use backing tracks.
A microphone for the singer will be provided in the adjudication room.
CLASSICAL CATEGORY requirements are two songs, prepared and memorized:
Language: one in English and, in Div. II-IV, one in a foreign language.
Repertoire: For all divisions, one must be an Art Song.
The other song must be an Art Song of a different period, a classical folk song including classical gospel,
Opera, Operetta, or Oratorio.
MUSICAL THEATER CATEGORY requirements are two songs, prepared and memorized:
Both songs from a staged Broadway, Off-Broadway production, or film musical.
ONLY Division I may use one song from a movie score.
Singers should ensure that contrasting selections represent the spectrum of their vocal and dramatic abilities (Classical, Contemporary, Pop/Rock) and use a variety of vocalisms (belt, mix, legit).
If you would like the NATS accompanist to play for you, you will need to submit clean PDFs of your sheet music to [email protected]
After we process your registration and sheet music submission, you'll receive an email containing your accompanist's contact details. This allows you the opportunity to schedule a rehearsal with them in advance, if desired. *Please note, any rehearsal time must be organized and funded by you, at a cost of $40 per half-hour (paid to your pianist). To ensure accompanists have sufficient availability, we strongly recommend scheduling rehearsals well before the week leading up to the competition.
Division I: Ages 10-14
Division II: Ages 15-18 (still in High School)
Division III: Post High School ages 18-24
Division IV: Ages 25 and above
In all Divisions, both songs are required to be memorized.
Total time for both songs is 8 minutes – INCLUDING:
Introduction of 1) performer’s name, 2) title of composition and 3) composer
COMMERCIAL MUSIC CATEGORY
Requirements are two songs, prepared and memorized:
Language: one or two in English; one may be in a foreign language (optional).
Repertoire: Two contrasting contemporary songs, NOT from a musical or stage production. One song may be an original composition (optional).
Students may accompany themselves.
Student may bring in and use backing tracks.
A microphone for the singer will be provided in the adjudication room.
CLASSICAL CATEGORY requirements are two songs, prepared and memorized:
Language: one in English and, in Div. II-IV, one in a foreign language.
Repertoire: For all divisions, one must be an Art Song.
The other song must be an Art Song of a different period, a classical folk song including classical gospel,
Opera, Operetta, or Oratorio.
MUSICAL THEATER CATEGORY requirements are two songs, prepared and memorized:
Both songs from a staged Broadway, Off-Broadway production, or film musical.
ONLY Division I may use one song from a movie score.
Singers should ensure that contrasting selections represent the spectrum of their vocal and dramatic abilities (Classical, Contemporary, Pop/Rock) and use a variety of vocalisms (belt, mix, legit).
If you would like the NATS accompanist to play for you, you will need to submit clean PDFs of your sheet music to [email protected]
After we process your registration and sheet music submission, you'll receive an email containing your accompanist's contact details. This allows you the opportunity to schedule a rehearsal with them in advance, if desired. *Please note, any rehearsal time must be organized and funded by you, at a cost of $40 per half-hour (paid to your pianist). To ensure accompanists have sufficient availability, we strongly recommend scheduling rehearsals well before the week leading up to the competition.
General Festival Information Sheet for Students |
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After the schedule has been made for 2026 it will be posted below and emailed to your NATS teacher.
Classical Division - Schroeder Hall
Musical Theater Division - Room 1028