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Voice Recital Guidelines
This document outlines all necessary requirements prior to performing in voice recitals at Minnesota State University Moorhead. The following degrees require recitals:
Half Recital |
Full Recital |
Graduate Recital |
Vocal selections sung in a variety of languages must be included on each recital. It is also understood that you are expected, with the guidance of your voice instructor, to organize your recital selections in an appropriate order.
The following timeline is intended as a guideline to best prepare you for your upcoming recital:
1 Semester Prior Recital:
- Begin selecting appropriate literature for recital with voice teacher
- Select possible dates for recital with voice teacher
- Check in music office for any conflicts, and secure date/place (Fox Recital Hall-CA150 AND Band Room CA100‹Noise)
3 Months Prior to Recital:
- Give all recital music to accompanist in a 3-hole binder
2 Months Prior Recital:
- Check with music office that date is still secure
- Arrange for recital to be recorded through music office (if applicable)
- Prepare for screening
- In addition to your voice instructor, invite all other voice faculty to serve on your screening committee, simultaneously selecting a screening date and time, considering your accompanist's availability (a minimum of three voice faculty must be present)
- Arrange for a screening date, time and place (Fox Recital Hall in most cases) in Music Office
5 Weeks Prior to Recital:
- Procure recital screening form from music office
- Type draft of program (see attached example) and make copies for faculty screening committee
- Type translations for foreign language pieces and make copies for faculty screening committee
- Have all music memorized (strongly recommended)
1 Month Prior to Recital:
- Sing for screening committee (entire program memorized-committee will select from draft program)
- Have screening faculty proofread program/translations
- If approved, finalize program/translations through music office and specify how many copies should be made
- Arrange for any reception tables desired through music office
- Design poster (see attached example)
2 Weeks Prior to Recital:
- Request piano tuning through music office
- Select appropriate attire (possible rehearse in it; i.e., women in high heels)
- Distribute posters around MSUM, Concordia and NDSU campuses
- Mail invitations to special guests and faculty
- Arrange for desired flowers
- Arrange for desired catering
2-3 Days Prior Prior to Recital:
- Reaffirm with music office that tables will be set up for reception and that the Recital Hall will be cleaned and cleared
- Photocopy "Quiet" sign (3)
- Procure programs/translations from music office and proof again
Day of Recital:
- Arrive 1-1.5 hour early to set stage, piano, lights, dust piano, unlock doors
- Hang "Quiet" signs outside Recital Hall
- Procure flower stand from music office storage room
- Sing fabulously!!!
Recital Program Considerations
In creating your printed program, translation sheet and recital poster, please keep the following in mind:
- Titles should be printed in the language in which the piece is sung
- Titles in the printed program should agree with titles on the translation page
- Capitalization guidelines for titles are as follows:
- English: Most words are capitalized
- German: First words and nouns are capitalized
- French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, etc.: Only first words and proper nouns are capitalized
- For pieces sung in Russian, Japanese and other languages without Roman alphabets, use the following format:
- Title (sung in Russian)
- Sample Program and Poster