>===== Original Message From Naomi Gurt Lind
>You didn't ask for repertoire suggestions but I can't resist making this >one. Have you and your teacher considered the Copland Vocalise? Copland >is the quintessential American composer -- and of course nobody says your >American song has to have words! (Ives also wrote some songs in German, as >I recall.)
Actually, in most NATS regions, I think the language is probably specified. E.g., in the Mid-South Region, our requirement (I believe) is "one twentieth-century British, Canadian, or American art song in English." The requirement is no doubt being modified to include the 21st century! If the language is specified, I would avoid using a vocalise that has no words,
since one is better off not choosing exceptions or oddities in a competition.
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