NORTH DEKALB MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Bach Competition, Saturday, October 11, 2014 Voice Categories Standard Building, 91 Fairlie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 School of Music, Georgia State University

General Rules: Categories are divided by repertoire level. Scoring will be like Festivals: Outstanding Performer, Award of Excellence, and Honorable Mention. There will be no limit to the number of Outstanding Performer grades given, but only the students who are chosen to be the Recitalists will perform in the Bach Recital held on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Works. Trophies will be presented to the Recitalists at that event.

An entrant may sing either one or two compositions from the list, as long as the total singing time does not exceed the maximum time allotted. All repertoire must be memorized, and original music supplied for the judge. Piano accompaniment must be used for any work for which accompaniment was written. Entrant must provide his/her own accompanist; accompanist fees are the responsibility of the entrant.

No photocopies allowed. Judges scores are final. No teacher, parent or student should talk to the judge about the scores given.

VOCAL REPERTOIRE

VOICE LEVEL 1 4 min.

Choose ONE or two from the following:

Voice Repertoire Options Source H/L Come Unto Him Soloist Practical Lib. Of Sacred Songs* H/L Blessed Redeemer The Best of Pathway of Song Vol. 4 ** (Liebster Herr Jesu) H/L Golden Sun Streaming The Best of Pathway of Song Vol. 4 ** (Die Gold’ne Sonne) H/L Break Forth, O Beauteous Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part2, #12 Heavenly Light H/L O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part 1, #5 H/L In Faith I Quietly Wait Galaxy Music Corp. H/L Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring any edition Funf Geistlich Lieder BWV 519 – 523 Ich Steh and Deiner Kripper Hier Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part 4 Arien und lieder aus dem zweited Notenbuch ser BWV 508 - 518

VOICE LEVEL 2 6 min.

Choose ONE or two from the following: Voice Repertoire Options Source H/L Be Strong in the Lord Sacred Song Masterpieces Bk. 1 *** H/L If Thou Be Near (Bist du bei mir) The Best of Pathway of Song Vol. 2 H/L If Thou Thy Heart Will Give Me The Singing Road Vol. 1 *** M/L Jesus, Fount of Consolation The First Book of Baritone/Bass Solos ^ H Jesu Christus, Gottes Sohn Cantata No. 4 Sop Vergnugen und Lust Cantata No. 197

Alto Schlafert aller Sorge Cantata no. 197

VOICE LEVEL 3 8 min.

Choose ONE or two from the following:

Voice Repertoire Options Source H/L Sheep May Safely Graze H/L Mein Seele, lass es gehen M Laudamus te Mass in B minor, BWV 232 M Mein Jesu, ziehe mich nach dir Cantata No. 22 Sop Seufzer, Tranen, Kummer, Not Cantata No. 21 Sop Jauchzet Gott in allen landen Cantata No. 51 Sop Mein glaubiges Herze Cantata No. 68 Sop Quia respexit humilitatem , BWV 243 Sop Ich will dir Mein Herze schenken St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 MS/A Bereite dich, Zion Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 MS/A Et Exultavit spiritus meus Magnificat, BWV 248 MS/A Agnus Dei qui tollis Mass in B minor, BWV 232 MS/A Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris Mass in B minor, BWV 232 MS/A Buss and Reu St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 T Mein Alles in Allem, mein ewiges Gut Cantata No. 22 T Benedictus qui venit Mass in B minor, BWV 232 T Deposuit potentes Magnificat, BWV 243 B/B Grosser Herr, O Starken Konig Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 B/B O Lord Darken my Heart Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 B/B Quia fecit mihi magna Magnificat, BWV 243 B/B Mache dich, mein Herze, rein St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 B/B Make thee clean, my hear, from sin St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Publishers: *Row/Fisher **Warner Bros. ***Carl Fischer ^G. Schirmer H/L = High/Low M/L = Medium/Low MS/A = Mezzo-Soprano/Alto B/B = Baritone/Bass H = High T = Tenor M = Medium Sop = Soprano