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Western Slope Choral Festival

The Western Slope Choral Festival is held on the Western State College Campus each Spring, usually during the first week in March. Approximately 250 singers from 40 Colorado High Schools are selected by audition to participate in two Honor Choirs - Mixed and Women's. Each choir is directed by a nationally known choral conductor. Past conductors have included Donald Brinegar, Edith Copley, Dennis Cox, Galen Darrough, and Solveig Holmquist.

Auditions for the Western Slope Honor Choir Festival are held in Fall. Specific information about the Honor Choirs is mailed to individual high schools in September.

Click here to view bio for Charlotte Adams

Click here to view bio for Randi Von Ellefson

Audition Information & Forms

Audition Requirements (Microsoft Word Format)

Audition Form (Microsoft Word Format)

Taped Audition Process (Microsoft Word Format)




  • Administrative Assistant:
    Connie Leonard
    970.943.3093
    cleonard@western.edu
  • Department Chair:
    Martha Violett
    970.943.3054
    mviolett@western.edu
  • Address:
    Music Department
    Quigley Hall 101
    Western State College
    Gunnison, CO 81231