Dear School/Choir,

Thank you for applying to take part in Chorus at Southbank Centre on Friday 4 April 2014. There are a variety of ways your group can be involved in Chorus, with performance platforms, the opportunity to sing student-composed Chorales along to an organ, song sharing and open mic sessions, as well as free tickets to the exclusive concert at 1.30pm with the Simón Bolívar National Youth Choir of Venezuela.

Please fill in this application form and return it to voicelab@southbankcentre.co.uk with CHORUS SCHOOLS in the subject line or post to Voicelab, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX by Friday 14 February 2014. We will be back in touch at the beginning of March with a schedule for your day, tickets, resources and all the information you will need for your visit.

General InformationName of School/Choir: London Nautical School Name of Contact/Choir Leader: Friesia Schuil

Contact Email: fschuil@nautical.lambeth.sch.uk

Contact Address: 61 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NAContact Telephone Number: 0207 9286801

Free Tickets to Simón Bolívar National Youth Choir of Venezuela: The Youth Exclusive Concert, 1.30pm - 2.15pm We are offering the opportunity for young audiences to experience the incredible vocal talent of Venezuela's national youth choir, one of the many young performing groups to come out of the revolutionary social action programme, El Sistema. Hosted by In Harmony Lambeth, and featuring secondary school and youth choirs from London, Gateshead and Leeds, this informal event - inside Royal Festival Hall - aims to inspire both secondary and primary school audiences.

You are invited to apply for as many tickets as you would like (subject to availability) for your school or group - this opportunity is for all young people, not just those who sing in choirs. The day will be scheduled so that all young people on site can attend this concert at 1.30pm, in addition to taking part in other activities throughout the day.

How many free tickets would you school/choir like?: 22 (NB. please include staff members in this number)

Does anyone in your group have special access requirements, or require a wheelchair space in the Royal Festival Hall? No

Choir PlatformsChoir platforms are across the site, both inside and outside, on our stages, foyer spaces and beyond. We will program each space to try and get the best balance of different types of choirs across the day. If you would like to apply for a performance slot for your choir/singing group, please tell us the following information:

Average year group/age of singers: Most are around 14. All boys. Number of singers in the choir: 20

Have you performed at Southbank Centre before? Yes (please delete as appropriate) If Yes, when? 2013 Sing Out Sea Chanty workshop, 2012 Lambeth Music Festival mass choir

Please give us an indication of the style and type of repertoire you will sing for your performance (please plan for 20 minutes): We are planning a selection of musical theatre songs from current and very recent Broadway and West End productions.Do you perform a) a cappella b) with piano or keyboard c) backing tracks d) other instruments We use both piano and backing tracks.

If you can, please provide us with a recording or link to a website/YouTube clip/online material so we can hear you: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................

Are you available to perform and participate in the full day, 10.15am - 6.30pm? No (please delete as appropriate)

If No, what time will you need to arrive and leave? Boys will need to be back at school for 3:30, so we’d need to leave by 3:00.

Chorale Try-OutsDo you have any GCSE or A-level composition students writing 4-part chorales that you’d like to workshop with your students and other young people at the festival? If so, there’s the unique opportunity to book a 45-minute session in a dedicated room, with pedal organ and piano accompaniment available, which will then be advertised as part of the day’s programme.

Would your school/choir be interested in leading a Chorale Try-Out session? Yes/No (please delete as appropriate)

Song SharingDo you have a song you love to sing, that you are bursting to share with other young people at Chorus? If so, there’s the opportunity to book a session in a dedicated room with a piano where you can teach your song to other singers as part of the programme for the day.

Would your school/choir be interested in leading a Song Sharing session? Yes/No (please delete as appropriate)

Open MicWe are offering Open Mic slots for young singer-songwriters and vocal groups to perform in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Front Room from 3-6pm. Students under 18 must be accompanied by a staff member or adult when performing.

Can you give us an indication of how many students from your school/choir would be interested in booking a slot?:3-4 Also happening on the day...

- Join regular warm-up sessions across the morning which are open to all and offer the chance to learn an arrangement of Mas Que Nada to sing along in the 1.30pm concert;

- Drop in to Find Your Voice, a vocal workshop led by Musical Futures at 2.45pm;- Watch Southwark Vocal Magic!, a concert featuring over 300 students from Southwark.