DISTRICT III

SENIOR LEVEL INFORMATION 2010

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SENIOR BAND

Dan Marcotte, Tri-Valley High School - dmarcotte@tri-valley.k12.il.us - (309-378-2911)

AUDITION PROCEDURE

  • Detailed description of audition procedures can be found on this website.  Click on “Division Info” and then click on “Procedures—Winds/Percussion.” You can also find the required etudes and the IMEA scale sheets on this page.
  • Students may not audition on non-standard instruments such as mellophone, marching baritone, or any others that are not traditionally called upon in contemporary literature. The sousaphone will be permitted as an alternate for audition purposes only. If the student is selected to the district or state festival it becomes the responsibility of the school to provide a concert tuba for festival performance.

2010 FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Guest Conductor:  Dr. Jon Dugle

District Festival Repertoire will be mailed after auditions are completed.

 

SENIOR CHORUS

Leslie Manfredo, Mahomet-Seymour High School - lmanfredo@ms.k12.il.us - (217-586-4962)

Ben Luginbuhl, Normal Community High School - luginbbr@unit5.org - (309-728-5000, ext. 4120)

AUDITION PROCEDURE

  • Detailed description of audition procedures can be found on this website.  Click on “Division Info” and then “Procedures – Chorus”. This year the pitches for the audition material will be played on a CD rather than a keyboard. Students must prepare all pieces for auditions. Both the All-State and the district selections.
  • Tonal Skills sheet can also be found on the same page mentioned above.  Please download.
  • We need two judges per voice part. Please contact Leslie if you are interested in judging.

2010 FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Guest Conductor: Dr. Chet Alwes, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL

Accompanist: TBA

Festival Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010

Festival Venue: Illinois State University

Festival Repertoire (prepare ALL selections):

* "O Nata Lux" from Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light); SATB; Morten Lauridsen; Peer-Southern Music, 80160 43106, $1.70

* "Va Pensiero" from Nabucco; SATB; Giuseppe Verdi (go to IMEA website to download the choral parts) www.ilmea.org/documents/vapensierochoralparts.pdf

With a Voice of Singing (SATB), Martin Shaw, Schirmer, 50299170, $1.80

Rain (SSAA), Chet Alwees, Available via download here.

"The Pasture" from Frostiana (TBB), by Randall Thompson, E.C. Schirmer, 2181, $2.10

Ain't That Good News (SATB), arr. Dawson, Neil A. Kjos, 8402701301, $1.50

* Denotes All-State required piece

Note: Kidder Music, The Music Shoppe, King Music, and J. W. Pepper have been notified of these selections.

 

SENIOR ORCHESTRA

Karen Monhardt, Bloomington High School - monhardtk@district87.org - (309-828-5201, ext. 1332)

AUDITION PROCEDURE

  • Detailed description of audition procedures can be found on this website. Click on “Division Info” and then click on “Procedures—Orchestra.”
  • Required piece for 2010-2011: Academic Festival Overture by Brahms
  • Contact Karen if you need the audition piece.

2010 FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Guest Conductor:  Stephen Hobson

Festival Repertoire:

* Academic Festival Overture - Johannes Brahms

La Bamba de Veracruz - Terig Tucci

Jubilee - Ron Nelson

* Denotes All-State required piece

Music will be sent out after auditions in October for the studetns to prepare for the Festival

 

SENIOR JAZZ BAND

Josh Masterman, Normal Community High School - mastermj@unit5.org - (309-728-5000)

AUDITION PROCEDURE

Detailed description of audition procedures can be found on this website. Click on “Division Info” and then click on “Procedures—Jazz Band.”

2010 FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Guest Conductors:

Band I: TBD

Band II: TBD

Band III: TBD

All-State Required Selection:

Kaomah, by Thomas Shabda Noor, Kendore Music

District Selections will be sent to each student selected for the district festival.

 

SENIOR VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Sara Williams, Normal Community West High School - williams@unit5.org - (309-888-6890)

Chris Corpus, University High School, Normal - cacorpu@ilstu.edu - (309-438-8052)

AUDITION PROCEDURE

Detailed description of audition procedures can be found on this website. Click on “Division Info” and then click on “Procedures—Vocal Jazz Ensemble.”

2010 FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Guest Conductor: Ryan Timington, Neuqua Valley High School

All-State Required Repertoire (Prepare BOTH for auditions):

  • I Used to Know You, SATB, arr. Jeremy Landig
  • Alice in Wonderland, SATB, arr. Paris Rutherford

Both pieces are available through Kidder, Shattinger or The Music Shoppe. The Landig piece is also available at landigmusic.com.

District Selections: will be mailed after the ensemble has been chosen.

OTHER INFORMATION

  • There will be a vocal jazz audition workshop for students on Thursday, September 9. The location and times will be announced at a later date. Please contact Sara or Chris in the fall for more information.
  • All Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz Directors: Please check the box for jazz band or vocal jazz on your RNS System profile when you register, even if you don't currently do jazz.  This way you will get informational emails from the Representatives.

 
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