Dist.5.SRInfo.09

DISTRICT V

Auditions: Monday, October 11

Junior and Senior Instrumental (Concert & Jazz) – Effingham High School --- 8:30am

Note: Upon arrival in Effingham, students should immediately report to their audition room and sign up for the earliest possible audition. This will get you finished and on your way home at a “reasonable” hour.

Junior Vocal – Effingham Junior High --- 8:30am

Note: Vocalists will be “pre-assigned” a time slot and an audition room. You will not sign up on audition day. Schedules will be e-mailed asap. Please find your room and check your designated audition time.

Senior Vocal

Note: Upon arrival in Effingham, students should immediately report to their audition room and sign up for the earliest possible audition. This will get you finished and on your way home at a “reasonable” hour.

Orchestra – Effingham High School (audition and rehearse) --- 8:30-11:00am

Festivals – Eastern Illinois University, Charleston

Monday – November 1 --- JEM (Elementary), Vocal Jazz, Jazz Bands plus CPDUs!

Saturday – November 20 --- Junior and Senior Band, Chorus and Orchestra plus CPDUs!

SENIOR BAND

Todd Black, Mattoon H.S. mrb@mattoon.k12.il.us 217.259.5211

Auditions:

IMEA Etude Set I
Required Scale Sheet - tongued (3 minute limit). The scales are available on this website at "Division Information."
Sight Reading

*** NO electronic/mechanical devices may be used in audition room. ***

Conductor: Greg Bimm

Festival Repertoire:

A Chorale Fanfare	John Rutter/arr. Greg Bimm - Arranger's Pub.
Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo	Malcolm Arnold/arr. John Paynter - Carl Fischer
Each Time You Tell Their Story	Sam Hazo - FJH
In Flight	Sam Hazo - Hal Leonard

SENIOR CHORUS

Susan Hiddle, Paris H.S. hiddles@paris95.k12.il.us 217.466.1175

Janet McCumber, Villa Grove H.S. vghs.2001@yahoo.com 217.832.9994

Christopher Weisenborn weisenbc@mfschools.org

Conductor: Eugene Rogers, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Accompanist: Susan Farris

Students auditioning for the District Festival must prepare ALL of the following pieces:

Please note: One of the All-State and One of the All-District pieces will be selected for students to sing at auditions. The students will not know which of pieces will be selected until the morning of auditions.

All-State Selections (To be performed at District Festival)

1. O Nata Lux from “Lux Aeterna” (Eternal Light) SATB Morten Lauridsen Peer Music 61908-121 $1.70

2. Va Pensiera from “Nabucco” SATB Giuseppe Verdi (Piano Accomp. Available soon)

Adobe Acrobat Reader for FREE Music Download of music – Check IMEA official website (www.ilmea.org) for download link (on website) click “Division”..then “Choral” for Download link.

All-District Selections (To be performed at District Festival)

3. Let Thy Hand Be Strenghthened SATB Handel/Hermann G.Shirmer Hal Leonard #50312620 $1.80

4. Piping Down The Valley SATB (w/oboe) by Stephen Chatman EC Shirmer $2.15

5. A Trilogy Of Knighthood TTB by Julie Gardner Bray Heritage Pub. $1.95

6. Heart We Will Forget Him SSA by Laura Farnell $1.70

7. Jenga Imani Yako SATB by Israel kagaruki/ed. Rogers Hal Leonard $1.80 (2-verses only)

Auditions: Effingham Jr. High School

Any director available to judge Senior vocal auditions should contact Susan Hiddle ASAP. We also will need keyboards to use the day of auditions.

All 9-12 students must audition. Auditions will involve the following:

Required Selections -40 points max
Sight Reading - 16 points max
Tonal Skills - 16 points max
- 1. Sing the Major triad on E
- 2. Sing two of the other three root position triads (minor, diminished, augmented) to be selected by the Division Representative.
- 3. Sing one major scale and one of the relative minor scales. The scales will be sung one octave up and down, with the top note sung only once. Tempo 80-100mm. Soprano/Tenor =D Major and b minor, Alto/Bass=Bb Major and g minor. Students are to learn all three relative minor scales (natural, harmonic and melodic). Only one will be asked for at the audition. Awarding of points for scales shall be 2-points up and 2-points down, therefore equaling 8-points total. Solfeggio, numbers or a neutral syllable may be used, but humming is not permitted.
Tone Quality - 28 points max

Note: ALL tonal skills and scales can be copied or downloaded from the IMEA official website under the Senior Choir heading.

*** NO electronic/mechanical devices may be used in audition room ***

SENIOR VOCAL STUDENTS will need to be prepared to audition on ALL MUSIC.

SENIOR ORCHESTRA

Jason Zimmerman - zim929@comcast.net, 217.424.3244

Conductor: Gary Shaw

Festival Repertoire

Hungarian March	Berlioz
Berceuse and Finale	Stravinsky/Isaac
Serenade for Orchestra	Bourgeois
Jubilee	Nelson

Auditions

Academic Festival Overture – Brahms (This is the All-State Required selection and will be used as the audition piece, but not performed at the District Festival.

Strings Scales: C, G, D, A, E, F, and Bb Major - Also c and g melodic minor

Violin, Viola, Cello: Three Octaves

String Bass: Two Octaves

Quarter Note = 120 Detached Bowing

*** NO electronic/mechanical devices may be used in audition room ***

SENIOR JAZZ BAND

Russell Burch, Taylorville Jr. High

217.824.4924

rburch@taylorvilleschools.com

District Audition: All rhythm instruments should audition separately and not as part of a small combo of rhythm instruments.

State Audition: All rhythm instruments will audition together, playing the required piece, sight-reading, a blues head or progression and rhythm changes in Bb if they desire.

Director Band I: Michael Stryker – WIU

All-State Required:

1. Kaomah by Thomas Shabda Noor, Kendor Music/Doug Beach

Additional Repertoire:

2. And Another Thing by Tom Garling, Kendor/Doug Beach

3. Cerulean Sky by Fred Sturm, Heritage Jazz Works

4. Full Count by Mark Taylor, Hal Leonard

5. For All We Know by Coots and Lewis, arr. John Clayton, Hal Leonard

6. Sweet Pea by Bill Homan, Sierra Music Publications

Director Band II: Steve Jones – Chatham H.S.

Repertoire:

1. Shiny Stockings – Foster, arr. Yasinitsky

2. Track 24 – Beach

3. My Romance – arr. Taylor

4. Flew The Coop – Kris Berg

VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Jeannie Craddock, Tuscola - jcradok@tuscola.k12.il.us 217.253.4186

Director: Andrew Dahan – Addison Trail H.S.

All-State Required (audition pieces)

1. I Used To Know You – arr. Jeremy Landig

2. Alice In Wonderland – arr. Paris Rutherford SATB HL 08744661

All-District Pieces

3. The Lady Is A Tramp – arr. Steve Zegree

4. Peace – arr. Michele Weir (this piece is “self-published” and may be changed)

Choral Workshops: IMEA will be providing CPDU credit at Choral Workshops this summer sponsored by Kidder Music and JW Pepper. You may visit jwpepper.com/events or www.kiddermusic.com to find more information about these events.

SECONDARY GENERAL MUSIC “YOUNG COMPOSERS” PROJECT

State Secondary General Music Division Vice President Brayer Teague encourages all student composers to become involved in the young composers competition. For more information please contact Brayer. Downers Grove North HS bteague@csd99.org - 630.795.8081

FMES – Future Music Educators Seminar – Deadline: TBD

This is a great way for students to take part in the All-State experience if they intend to become music educators. This year there will be a minimum of two students chosen from each of the nine districts and the total number of students participating will be increased from 36 to 45. Please spread the word to your colleagues and students. Nomination is through the IMEA website. Students must write and essay, etc. Please read the directions carefully.

Deadline For Audition Nominations: October 1, 2010

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