DISTRICT II SENIOR LEVEL INFORMATION

 

Senior Band, Chorus and Orchestra Festival

November 13, 2010

Augustana College, Rock Island

Carver Arena (Fieldhouse)

 

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Senior Band Information:  Open to students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12

Guest Conductor: Dr. John Dugle, retired from Western Illinois University

Repertoire: TBA

             

Audition Material:

Senior Scale Sheet (can be found on this website by clicking on Division Information)

Sightreading

Etude Set #1 – Please see Band Division Page for the specific etude books and requirements for each instrument. 

AUXILIARY PERCUSSION

Crash Cymbals - Orchestral Repertoire for Bass Drum and CymbalsRaynor Carroll

Symphony No. 4, Peter Tchaikovsky (Letter "H" to the End)

                           

Tambourine - Orchestral Repertoire for Tambourine, Triangle and Castanets, Raynor Carroll

Roman Carnival Overture, Hector Berlioz (#3, #6, #9 to the End)

 

Questions: Band Representative – Steve Scherer - Geneseo High School - sscherer@dist228.org

 

Senior Chorus Information: Open to students in grades 10, 11 and 12

Guest Conductor: Dr. Mary Hopper

Accompanist: TBA

Repertoire:

O Nata Lux from "Lux Aeterna" (Eternal Light) - All-State Selection

SATB

Morten Lauridsen

Theodore Presser - 61908-121 - $1.70

Va Pensiero - All-State Selection

SATB

Guiseppe Verdi

Parts may be printed at www.ilmea.org under division pages (Kidder is offering a print service in octavo style on this for $0.25 each.)

If Music be the Food of Love

SATB and piano

Dickau

Colla Voce - 36-20109 (old WHC153) - $1.60

Let Everything That Hath Breath

SATB

Jeffery L. Ames

EARTHSONGS - S248 - $2.25

Scripture: Psalm 34

Heart We Will Forget Him

SSA

James Mulholland

COLLA VOCE - 12-50890 - $1.60

A-Roving

TTBB

LUBOFF

Hal Leonard - 08500589 - $1.90

             

Audition Requirements:

Prepared Pieces

Sightreading

Tonal Skills (scales and triads)

Please see the Chorus Division page for further information.

Questions: Choral Rep. - Lori Schrock - Mendota High School - lschrock@mendotahs.org

Senior Orchestra Information: Open to students in 9, 10, 11 and 12 grades

The Orchestra will audition and participate in District VIII this year, so please refer to the District VIII web pages for further information. 

Please note that the orchestra students will need to be nominated under District VIII.

Guest Conductor: TBA

Repertoire: TBA                       

 

Audition Material: TBA

Scales:

C, G, D, A, E, F, and Bb Major - c and g melodic minor

Violin-Viola-Cello: Three Octaves
String Bass: Two Octaves

Quarter Note = 120

Detached Bowing

 

Sightreading

Harp:

Etude: TBA

 

Excerpt: TBA

 

Questions: District II Orchestra Representative - Peter Wessler - Peoria High School - PETER.WESSLER@PSD150.ORG

 

Jazz Festival Information

Saturday November 6, 2010

Mendota High School, Mendota

Senior Jazz Bands A and B

             

Guest Conductors: TBA

            

Required Repertoire:       

Kaomah - Thomas Shabda Noor - Kendor Music/Doug Beach

Other Repertoire TBA

Questions: Jazz Band Representative – Jason Shea - Dunlap High School - jshea@dunlapcusd.net

Senior Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Guest Conductor: Sue Moninger

Required Repertoire:                   

I Used to Know You (SATB)

arr. Jeremy Landig

Will be available after March 1 from Kidder, Shattinger and Musical Resources

Optional Insert Reserved for the All-State Honors Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Alice in Wonderland (SATB)

Arr. Paris Rutherford

Hal Leonard (HL 08744661)

Other Repertoire TBA

Questions: Vocal Jazz Representative – Brianna Nannen - bnannen@limestone.k12.il.us

 

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