VOCE
VOCE
Vocal • Orchestral • Chamber • Ensemble
Chair: Gloria Liu Traulle
714-928-2228 • gltraulle@gmail.com
VOCE is a prestigious competition for vocalists, strings, winds/brass, and chamber music at the Branch and State levels. In 1971, cellist Gretchen Kuehny Geber and pianist Eleonor Dalton of MTAC’s San Fernando West Valley Branch created VOCE as a means of providing solo and chamber ensemble opportunities for students. The group was named for Vocalists, Orchestral instrumentalists, Chamber music, and Ensembles.
The first State VOCE Recital was held July 7, 1972 at the MTAC Convention in North Hollywood. Since then, the program has grown from five winning categories to ten. In 1998, 244 students performed, resulting in 46 competing finalists. In 2004, that number grew to 100 finalists.
The VOCE Application Portal is open from November 1, 2017 – December 15, 2017.
Please refer to the VOCE Guidelines found at new.mtac.org under VOCE → Program Details → Resources
in your MTAC Teacher Portal for Policies and Procedures as well as information about categories and literature.
Important Dates
Branch Competitions
State Finals
Winners Recital
Vocal • Orchestral • Chamber • Ensemble
Chair: Gloria Liu Traulle
714-928-2228 • gltraulle@gmail.com
VOCE is a prestigious competition for vocalists, strings, winds/brass, and chamber music at the Branch and State levels. In 1971, cellist Gretchen Kuehny Geber and pianist Eleonor Dalton of MTAC’s San Fernando West Valley Branch created VOCE as a means of providing solo and chamber ensemble opportunities for students. The group was named for Vocalists, Orchestral instrumentalists, Chamber music, and Ensembles.
The first State VOCE Recital was held July 7, 1972 at the MTAC Convention in North Hollywood. Since then, the program has grown from five winning categories to ten. In 1998, 244 students performed, resulting in 46 competing finalists. In 2004, that number grew to 100 finalists.
The VOCE Application Portal is open from November 1, 2017 – December 15, 2017.
Please refer to the VOCE Guidelines found at new.mtac.org under VOCE → Program Details → Resources
in your MTAC Teacher Portal for Policies and Procedures as well as information about categories and literature.
- You can add a student to your Student Roster at this time.
- To register a student you will need to create an application by December 15.
- Deadline for PARENTS to make the payment is December 31.
Important Dates
- Application Open Date: November 1, 2017 (Wednesday)
- Application Close Date: December 15, 2017 (Friday)
- Application Edit Close Date: January 31, 2018 (Sunday)
- Branch Completion Audition Date: February 17, 2018 (Saturday)
- Audition Location: Saddleback College
- Results Publish Date: February 18, 2018 (Monday)
- Parent Results Publish Date: February 18, 2018 (Monday)
- State Final Date: April 22, 2018 (Sunday)
- State Audition Location: Chapman University, Orange, CA
Branch Competitions
- Students first perform at Branch Competitions, which can be hosted by any Branch before March 1. Students without a Branch Competition can compete in other Branches. They will represent their own Branch and only compete against members from that Branch.
- A non-competitive format is available for students who are not quite ready for competition, allowing them to perform for judges’ comments without being judged against other students.
State Finals
- First place winners of Branch Competitions advance to State Finals in April, held at Chapman University, Orange, California.
- Registration fees are non-refundable.
Winners Recital
- First place winners of State Finals perform at the State Convention in order to receive their cash awards and plaques.