Auburn native Colin Britt conducts a rehearsal Friday for the District 2 Honors Vocal Festival at Edward Little High School in Auburn. Over 330 students from Cumberland, Androscoggin and Oxford counties will perform Saturday during the festival, which consists of three choirs. Doors open at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults. Students can attend for free. Britt graduated from ELHS in 2003, received his master’s degree from the Yale School of Music in New Haven, Connecticut, and teaches at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He will conduct the high school mixed choir during Saturday’s 3 p.m. performance at the school at 77 Harris St. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Edward Little High School students talk Friday with ELHS graduate Colin Britt, left, during rehearsal for the District 2 Honors Vocal Festival at the Auburn school. Britt graduated from ELHS in 2003, received his master’s degree from the Yale School of Music in New Haven, Connecticut, and teaches at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He will conduct the high school mixed choir during Saturday’s 3 p.m. performance. From left are Britt, Kai Thistle, Tessa Hayashida, Emma Meserve, Afia Kavi and Alyssa Gallant. Over 330 students from Cumberland, Androscoggin and Oxford counties will perform Saturday during the festival. Doors open at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults. Students can attend for free. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn native Colin Britt conducts a rehearsal Friday for the District 2 Honors Vocal Festival at Edward Little High School in Auburn. Britt graduated from ELHS in 2003, received his master’s degree from the Yale School of Music in New Haven, Connecticut, and teaches at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He is a guest conductor for the festival and will conduct the high school mixed choir during Saturday’s 3 p.m. performance at the school at 77 Harris St. This is the first time the District 2 Honors Vocal Festival has been held at Edward Little High School, Choral Director Sarah Brooks said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn native Colin Britt conducts a rehearsal Friday for the District 2 Honors Vocal Festival at Edward Little High School in Auburn. Over 330 students from Cumberland, Androscoggin and Oxford counties will perform Saturday during the festival, which consists of three choirs. Doors open at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults. Students can attend for free. Britt graduated from ELHS in 2003, received his master’s degree from the Yale School of Music in New Haven, Connecticut, and teaches at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He will conduct the high school mixed choir during Saturday’s 3 p.m. performance at the school at 77 Harris St. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal