Dear Choral and/or Vocal Jazz Educator:

The School For Music Vocations at Southwestern Community College is pleased to announce and invite you and your jazz choir to participate in our 19th Annual:

Date: Friday & Saturday, April 8th and 9th, 2016 Guest Artists at FRIDAY Night Concert: The Real Group!

Please note the following details, as changes have been made from previous years: 1) This Festival is Non-Competitive – clinicians will offer written & recorded comments.

You may choose for your group to perform on Friday or Saturday, provided the spots are available.

2) Each choir will perform a 15-20 minute set followed by a short on-stage clinic, followed by a separate off-stage clinic – both the performance and the clinic will be recorded to DVD.

3) Multiple hands-on workshops and clinics, open to ALL festival participants, will take place on each day of the festival.

4) A sound system with up to 16 vocal mics will be furnished. Bass and guitar amps and drum set will be furnished as well. Drummers should bring sticks and/or brushes. Cymbals will be available, or drummer may bring his/her own.

5) Scholarships to the summer SMV Vocal Jazz Camps will be awarded. 6) Friday evening will feature two concerts (at 7:00 and 9:15 pm) featuring The Real

Group! Those ensembles wishing to attend both Friday night concerts will be given the opportunity only as space allow after all groups have the opportunity to attend a concert.

7) On Saturday night, the Festival will conclude with a FREE 7-9 pm concert featuring Audio Radiance and Harmonic Convergence, and including a “Parade of VJ Ensembles” where your ensemble may contribute to the concert by singing one piece.

8) The festival fee is $265. Tickets for the Friday evening concerts for group members, directors, and chaparones will be at a discounted rate of $20.00 each. They must be reserved ahead of time. Please see the official 2016 Fox Fest Ticket Form for specific ordering information.

Performance spaces are limited and will be accepted on a first-come basis. To be guaranteed a spot, please mail your registration in with the $265 fee as soon as possible. Please note that the registration form alone will not guarantee a spot.

We hope you are able to join us for a wonderfully positive day of music education! Lucas Mattson Full-time Faculty, The School for Music Vocations at Southwestern Community College email: Dominant1357@gmail.com

The 19th Annual School for Music Vocations

Friday & Saturday, April 8th – 9th, 2016 The Real Group, featured guest artists School ____________________________________________________ Name of Group ____________________________________________ # of Singers in Group ______ Do you expect to have a Rhythm Section? Y / N (Also indicate if you will need one provided for you) Director __________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________ School Phone # _________________ Cell # ____________________ E-mail ________________________________________________ $265 Fee enclosed _______ (Please note, your application cannot

be processed without the fee)*

___ I prefer that my group perform on Friday / Saturday (circle one)

___ My group must perform on Friday / Saturday (circle one)

___ My group can perform on either Friday OR Saturday (circle one)

___ I would like my ensemble to participate in the Saturday night concert Please make checks payable to “SWCC Vocal Jazz Fest” and Mail to: SWCC Vocal Jazz Fest

c/o Lucas Mattson SWCC School For Music Vocations

1501 W. Townline St. Creston, IA. 50801

Application to Participate in

Performing FRIDAY evening at the 19th Annual

The Real Group is a groundbreaking vocal group based in Sweden. With the voice as their sole instrument they have created a unique musical expression in the field between jazz, pop and Nordic European choir music. The group has been touring the world for more than 28 years. The combination of perfection and personal touch along with original songs have made them accessible to music enthusiasts as well as to the more demanding ear. In 1989 the group graduated from The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm with the highest degree and since then they have often been asked to perform at prestigious official events along with their regular concerts. Such an event was the Swedish queen’s birthday when they performed the Abba classic ”Dancing Queen” together with the former Abba member Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group also sang at the opening of the FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Their wide repertoire has made it possible for the group to collaborate with symphony orchestras, jazz groups, pop bands and artists such as Barbara Hendricks, Toots Thielemans and Sir George Martin. The Real Group has made 17 CDs in their own name. They have produced their own concert tours, TV programs and been artistic directors for an A Cappella Festival in Seoul, South Korea. In 2008, The Real Group initiated and hosted The Real A Cappella Festival and in 2012 The Real Group Festival with visitors from more than 20 countries. They are in the process of developing the online educational site The Real Group Academy. In 2012 and 2013 the group toured as ambassadors for the charity program Star For Life in Sweden and South Africa. The Christmas album A World for Christmas was released 2012 on Universal Music. In 2015-16 the touring continues in the US and all over Europe with their a cappella concert program as well as with collaborations with Symphony Orchestras and a special project together called LEVELELEVEN with Finnish vocal group Rajaton.