Madrigal Festival

This year, we will break tradition and travel to Houston, Texas for MadFest with Chamber (Mixed and T/B) and Innova (Treble).

Saturday, March 8

The Foundry 
8350 Jones Rd
Houston, TX 77065
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At the event:

Please remind your students not to enter areas not designated for festival use. Other than the sanctuary, they will be guided to warm up and clinic and changing rooms and will be directed to the appropriate restrooms designated for our use.

Please review the “no’s” with your students. For your convenience, a Do’s and Don’ts page is attached to this email.

• no food/drink other than water in the sanctuary
• no gum
• no texting during performances
• cell phones and/or watches on “silent”
• no writing on or removal of items in the hymnal racks

After your clinic:

• When listening to other performances, please limit the number of items brought into the sanctuary.
• Leave large items like backpacks in your bus or van.
• Utilize chaperones as needed to secure smaller items.

Guest Choir Performances & Awards Ceremony:

The last competitive performance ends at 5:15. It will be necessary to clear the Sanctuary at this time. Alexander Bruce and his Cypress Creek students will guide everyone to designated areas, outside if weather permits, inside if necessary. When the participants re-enter, balcony seating will be available. The Casulana Women’s Choir of Houston performance will begin at 5:50 followed by the Houston Men’s Choir at 6:10. The Awards Ceremony begins at 6:35. Thank you forencouraging your students to interact with students in other choirs during the waiting period and to support their fellow singers during the awards ceremony which follows the guest choir performances.

Itinerary – Saturday 3/8/25

7:00 AM	Depart Westwood HS
10:00 AM	Arrive at The Foundry
11:00 AM	Chamber TB Warmup
11:30 AM	Chamber TB Performance
11:45 AM	Chamber TB Clinic (Muhn)
12:15 PM	Chamber TB Cycle Complete
12:30 PM	Depart for Lunch at locations near 12325 FM 1960
2:00 PM	Depart back to The Foundry
2:30 PM	Innova Warmup
3:00 PM	Innova Performance
3:15 PM	Innova Clinic (Rowe)
3:45 PM	Innova Cycle Complete
4:15 PM	Chamber Warmup
4:45 PM	Chamber Performance
5:00 PM	Chamber Clinic (Fox)
5:30 PM	Chamber Cycle Complete
5:50 PM	Casulana Women’s Choir of Houston Concert
6:10 PM	The Houston Men’s Choir Concert
6:45 PM	Awards
7:00 PM	Clear Building
7:15 PM	Depart The Foundry
7:45 PM	Stop at Buc-ee’s
8:15 PM	Depart Buc-ee’s
11:00 PM	Arrival at Westwood HS

Archived Information

2025 Contest Schedule – ALL CHOIRS