SENIOR LEVEL INFORMATION 2008-09

AUDITIONS and FESTIVALS

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SENIOR BAND: Todd Black, Mattoon H.S.  mrb@mattoon.k12.il.us  217.259.5211  FAX 217.238.7805

Audition:  Etudes Set II, the required scale sheet (3-minute limit, tongued), sight reading.

Percussion:

Snare Drum - Portraits in Rhythm, Anthony J. Cirone; Belwin

Etude #23, Meas. 1-Fine  p                                                                            

Tympani – The Solo Tympanist, Vic Firth; Carl Fisher

Etude #15, Meas. 1-8 and 26-47  p.27

Keyboard – Modern School For Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone, Goldberg 

Etude #15, Meas. 1-25  p.73

Aux. Perccussion

Crash Cymbals: Orchestral Repertoire for Bass Drum and Cymbals, Ray Carroll

Tambourine:  Orchestra Repertoire for Tambourine, Triangle and Castanets, Ray Carroll

“Nutcracker Suite”, Tchaikovsky (“Trepak” – all, “Arabe”-all) pp.116-117

Conductor: John Heath, Batavia High School and IMEA State President-elect

                     

Repertoire:

“Where Never Lark Or Eagle Flew” – James Curnow

“October” – Eric Whitaker

“Barnum And Bailey’s Favorite” – Karl King/Bainum

SENIOR CHORUS: Susan Hiddle, Paris H.S. - hiddles@paris95.k12.il.us  217.466.1175

                               

Conductor:  Jon Hurty, Augustana College

Repertoire:

All-State Required:

"At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners" (SATB a cappella) Williametta Spencer I - Shawnee Press #A0986

""Have Ye Not Known/Ye Shall Have a Song" (SSAATTBB a cappella) Randall Thompson - E. C. Schirmer #1753

District Required:

"Cry Out and Shout" (SSATTB a cappella) Knut Nystedt - Alfred Publishing/Summy-Burchard Music

"Michigan Morn" (SATB accompanied) H. Owen Reed - Warner Bros. 60128/Mills Music

"Songs of a Young Man" II: Loveliest of Trees, The Cherry Now (TTBB) Richard Nance - Hinshaw HMC807

"There Is No Rose (SSA) Z Randal Stroope - Alliance Music Publishers AMP0392

SENIOR CHORAL STUDENTS  will need to be prepared to audition on ALL MUSIC

 

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

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

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

 

SENIOR ORCHESTRA: Jason Zimmerman - zim929@comcast.net, 217.358.6161

          

Conductor: Dr. Michael Luxner, Millikin University

          

Repertoire:

Finlandia – Sibelius

Rhosymedre – Vaughan Williams, orch. Foster

Russian Sailors Dance – Gliere, arr. Isaac

          

All strings will audition for District Festival.  Balanced ensemble, size and musical proficiency will determine how many students are selected.  Senior Orchestra will audition on these scales:  C, G, D, A, E, F and Bb Major, c and g melodic minor.  Violin, Viola and Cello – 3 octaves.  Bass – 2 octaves; quarter note = 120; detached bowing; and sight reading.

The harp audition will be:  Etude:  Moderato Scherzando (#19), Universal Method for the Harp (Boscha-Oberthuer), Carl Fischer, Quarter Note =84.  Excerpt:  Capriccio Espagnol (N.Rimsky Korsakov), 4th Movement (Cadenza) and 5th Movement (“R” to the End), Kalmus #A1915 – Luck’s #06468.  The District Chairman will provide tape(s) and equipment to record each harp audition at the audition proceedings.  This tape will be forwarded to the Division Vice President.   Jr.and Sr. wind, brass and percussion will be selected through band audition materials.

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

 

SENIOR JAZZ BAND: Steve Schepper, Stephen Decatur M.S. - sschepper@sbcglobal.net, 217.876.8015

District Audition:  All rhythm instruments will 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.  Drum set players will be asked to play a variety of styles at varying tempi (i.e. swing, waltz, bossa, samba, rock, ballad).  Bass players should be able to play a walking line to the Bb blues.  Optional - improvisation on Bb blues.

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

          

All-State Required: “Thatitude” by Steve Weist, Kendor

Conductor Band I:  Jim Warrick – New Trier High School

Conductor Band II:  Cliff Kaminsky – Jerseyville High School

VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Jeannie Craddock, Tuscola - jcradok@tuscola.k12.il.us  217.253.4186

Audition:  Vocal Jazz Ensemble is open to students in grades 9-12.  Students will prepare ALL selections to be sung a capella.  They will also be asked to sight sing and must be able to sing the blues scale, chromatic scale, and scat sing.  The scat singing will be to Jamie Aebersol's "How to Play Jazz and Improvise", Volume 1 in F or Bb.  The blues scale and chromatic scale are available in written form from the District Jazz Representative.

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

          

Conductor:  Jake Stouffer, Richmond-Burton High School

Repertoire: 

All-State Required:

"He Beeped When He Shoulda Bopped”, arr. Michele Weir (SATB) Hal Leonard #80744888

"America, The Beautiful", arr. Darmon Meader, SATB, Carl Fischer

District Required:

"September Song", arr. Mattson

"Song of a Song", arr. Kerry Marsh (this must be ordered from the arranger)