Welcome to the South River Music Program

The spirit store for the music department has been extended! You can order items by clicking this link: https://www.feganssportsapparel.com/srbd

The store will be open today through Friday, March 12th.

In addition to these for sale items, The music boosters purchased (1) logo 3-ply mask for each current music student. If they did not recieve on distribution day, they can pick one up by emailing Mr. Cavanaugh and requesting a pick up time.

2021 Aria / Concerto Competition Virtual Experience
Eligibility Requirements:
-Anne Arundel County Public Schools student
-Member in good standing of a high school performance class (Vocal or Instrumental), affirmed by specific music teacher
-Exemplary musicianship and student conduct.

Google Form Registration Deadline: March 5, 2021 (Forms are available through students’ Google Classrooms)

Google Meet Auditions:
April 7, 2021 for Instrumentalists (1:00 – 5:00 PM)
April 14, 2021 for Vocalists (1:00 – 5:00 PM)

The AACPS Music Office will assign 15-minute time slots to each auditionee. These auditions will be performed live for a small panel of adjudicators. A Google Meet code and your assigned audition time will be sent via email.

If COVID-19 numbers go down by April, we will still conduct auditions in a virtual platform for the sake of equity.

Music Requirements:
-Concerto movement, opera or oratorio aria, or similar selection.
-Public Domain pieces published before 1925 are highly recommended but not required.
-Performance and audition time cannot exceed twelve minutes each
(If the selection is longer than twelve minutes, it must be suitable for being shortened.)
-Performance by memory with piano accompaniment is strongly encouraged. For this year, recorded
accompaniment or accompaniment provided by a household member will be acceptable. Furthermore, there
will be no orchestra accompaniment as per previous year’s collaborations with the BSO for the Young Soloist concert.

Final Performance:
May 11, 2021 (Tech Rehearsal: May 10)

Questions for clarification on the topic can be forwarded to Mr. Cavanaugh via email, gcavanaugh@aacps.org, or Google Voice/Text: 301-539-9454.