Open Rehearsal Days

Open Rehearsal Days are great opportunities for prospective junior and senior students to come and see what Choir is all about at Harrison County. During the day you will have the opportunity to sit in on some music courses, observe Cside A Cappella’s rehearsal, meet HC Choir students and ask questions, as well as sit in on a Concert Choir rehearsal. Lunch will be provided and school excused absence forms will be available. Registration is required.

Auditions

Auditions are open for all students currently enrolled at MGCCC and scholarship funds are available. Students must be prepared for a 10-minute, one-on-one audition. Please come by Mr. Griswold’s office, D21, to discuss joining choir today.

If you are a prospective student looking to enroll in Fall 2025, please sign up for a scholarship audition below. Our Spring 2025 Scholarship Audition Date has been set for Monday, April 18th from 2:00-4:00PM. If this day and time do not work for you, please email Mr. Griswold to make separate arrangements and guarantee your opportunity for a scholarship. Students interested in singing in Cside, HC’s contemporary a cappella ensemble, must attend this audition day. Please sign up using the form below. Mr. Griswold will email you with more information.

Audition For Harrison County Campus Choir

Scholarships

Students in the A Cappella Ensemble will receive approximately a 75 percent tuition scholarship. To qualify for the scholarship, they must also participate in the Harrison County Concert Choir. Students who participate in Concert Choir only will also receive at minimum a 25% tuition scholarship.

Ensembles

Concert Choir

Concert Choir is a mixed ensemble open to all students on the Harrison County campus. The choir meets Monday-Thursday from 1:00-1:53 and performs mostly traditional repertoire at the major choir concerts throughout the year (Fall, Winter, Spring). This year Concert Choir will be performing alongside the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, the Hattiesburg Choral Union, and the Gulf Coast Civic Chorale in a monumental performance of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.

Cside A Cappella

Cside is the Contemporary A Cappella ensemble on the Harrison County campus. This ensemble is a smaller group that performs a variety of contemporary repertoire including pop, rock, R&B, and more. The group frequently performs on campus for events like Bulldog Day and Veterans Day, and off campus at a variety of places in the community, including retirement homes, parades, corporate parties, festivals, and other showcase events.

IMPAC

The Immersive Performing Arts Center (iMPAC) is the venue for Harrison County Campus music groups.  This state-of-the-art, 54,000-square-foot facility includes a 1,200-seat theatre complete with the newest performance technology.  The center’s flexible design makes it the perfect venue for major theatre productions, concerts and conferences. Other features include box seating, a lobby and concessions, areas for dressing rooms, a green room, stage area, storage, and prop design.

Contact

Will Griswold
Director of Choirs, Instructor of Music
Harrison County Campus
will.griswold@mgccc.edu
(228) 897-3737