Rebelution
Celebrating their eighteenth season as the areas first ensemble of its kind, Rebelution and Champlin Park's jazz ensembles are dedicated to unique, engaging, and challenging vocal jazz performance. They present solo and ensemble selections of jazz standards, audience favorites, and rare unpublished arrangements.
As the top auditioned co-curricular ensembles of the Champlin Park High School Vocal Music department, they meet each week and receive no academic credit. Vocal jazz ensembles perform five to ten times per year, either a cappella or with accompanying ensembles, in addition to appearances at regional festivals and private gatherings.
The groups have been privileged to clinic with The Real Group, InPulse, m-pact, First Take, and Phil Mattson, performing favorite charts by Rajaton, Phil Mattson, and The Swingle Singers.
Champlin Park vocal jazz ensembles are excited to be available for cabaret concerts, corporate events, private parties, music festivals, and partnering with community ensembles. For booking, please email Info@CPHSVocalMusic.org.
Vocal jazz ensembles rehearse on Monday evenings and in sectional rehearsals once a week.
Vocal Jazz Auditions
Auditions: Auditions will be held as announced. Sign up in the choir room for an audition time. Callbacks will be held. Singers that make callbacks must attend the full two hours.
The ensemble list will be posted as soon as it is determined.
Audition Requirements:
Chromatic Scale (available from Ms. Tempel)
Blues Scale (available from Ms. Tempel)
Sight Singing
Prepared song excerpt: mm. 1-30 Too Close For Comfort (available from Ms. Tempel)
All treble voices learn alto
All low voices learn either tenor OR baritone based on vocal range
Rehearsal Tracks
The following tracks are intended for student use during the rehearsal process to prepare music for upcoming performances. These are not concert recordings and are not intended to be representative of the ensemble or repertoire.