SENIOR LEVEL INFORMATION 2008
Update: September 2008
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Senior Band
Band Division Representative: Keith Mitchell, Freeburg HS
mitcheka@fchs77.org
539-5533 x 234
Senior Band Chair: Matthew Banks, Alton HS
mbanks@altonschools.org
474-2236
Senior Band Co-Chair: Chris Alexander, East Alton-Wood River HS
calexander@eawr.madison.k12.il.us
254-3151 x 652
Conductor: David Vroman, Bradley University
Repertoire:
Novo Lenio – Samuel Hazo
Sleep – Eric Whitacre
Inchon – Robert W. Smith
Sabre and Spurs – Sousa/Brion
Audition:
Scales - This Website, “Division Info,” Band, “Senior Scale Sheets”
Etudes - This Website, “Division Info,” Band, “Required Etudes”
Sightreading
Be sure to use Etude Set II for 2008-2009
Percussionists will continue to use the Auxiliary Percussion audition material rather than the old Multiple Percussion etudes. See Etudes on this website for more precise information
Senior Chorus
Chorus Division Representative: Alice Berry, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
aatberry@verizon.net
687-2064
Senior Chorus Chairs: Lynda Marshall, Edwardsville HS
lmarshall@ecusd7.org
656-7100 x 20170
Lisa Neal, Collinsville High School
lneal@kahoks.org
346-6320 x 1235
Senior Chorus Co-Chair: Jené Simmons, Herrin HS
nayday@yahoo.com
942-6609
Conductor: Bradley Almquist, Murray State University
Repertoire:
* Have Ye Not Known/Ye Shall Have a Song (SSAATTBB a cappella) Randall Thompson - Schirmer #1753
* At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners (SATB a cappella) Williametta Spencer - Shawnee Press #A0986
Oh My Love’s Like a Red, Red Rose (SSAATTBB w/piano, violin, cello) Rene Clausen - Mark Foster MF3065
I Know I’ve Been Changed (SATB a cappella) D. Dandridge - Alliance Music Publications AMP 0370
Betelehemu (TTBB w/drums) Nigerian Carol/arr. Whalum - Lawson-Gould 52647 (Alfred)
Alleluia (SSAA w/piano, horn, percussion) Paul Basler - Colle Voce 36-20202
* All-State Required Selections
Audition:
Required Selections (see list above)
Tonal Skills: Information available on this website, “Division Information,” Chorus, “Senior Tonal Skills Study Guide 2008-2009”
Specific Information available on this website under “Division Information”
Senior Orchestra
Orchestra Division Representative and Senior Orchestra Chair: Laura Plummer, Alton HS
lplummer@altonschools.org
474-6966
Conductor: Louis Bergonzi, University of Illinois
Repertoire:
* Symphony No. 4, Tchaikovsky
Four Dances from Gyermektancok, Kodaly/Bloodworth/Fluck - J. W. Pepper # 5046404
* All-State Required Selection
Audition:
Required Selection (see above)
Scales:
B-flat, F, C, G, D, A, and E major and c and g melodic minor
Violin, Viola, and Cello – 3 octaves
Bass – 2 octaves
Quarter notes = 120
Memorized
Detaché bowing
NEW FOR 2008 – Violin players will be using a “hybrid” audition. Violinists will audition on excerpts from both Violin I and Violin II parts and then be placed in the section by District VI leadership. Contact Laura Plummer at Alton HS for specific audition excerpts.
Senior Jazz Bands
Jazz Division Representative: Tom Birkner, Belleville West HS
tbirkner@bths201.org
222-7687
Conductors: Band 1 - Robert Allison, SIU Carbondale
Band 2 - Paul Johnston, Eastern Illinois University
Band 3 - Aaron Lehde, Ladue, MO School District
Repertoire:
Jazz Band 1
* Thaditude - Steve Weist (Kendor Music)
Others TBA
* All-State Required Selection
Jazz Band 2
Alright, Okay, You Win - Arr. Sammy Nestico
Maiden Voyage - Arr. Mark Taylor
My Ship - Arr. Carl Strommen
Salt Peanuts - Arr. Mark Taylor
Jazz Band 3
The Swingin’ Shepherd Blues – Arr. Stitzel
Shiny Stockings – Foster/Nestico
Opus de Funk – Silver/Lopez
In Her Family – Metheny/Curnow
Audition:
Required Selection (see above)
Improvisation - F Blues, Aebersold, Vol. 1, Track 8
Sightreading
More specific information is available on this website under “Division Information"
A piano and vibraphone will be provided for rhythm section auditions. ALL other instruments, including amps, should be provided by the students auditioning.
Senior Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Vocal Jazz Chair: Jamie Marble, O'Fallon Township HS
marblej@oths.k12.il.us
618.632.3507 x 500
Vocal Jazz Co-Chair: Kathleen Manfredi, Murphysboro HS
larkspur@bnjinternet.net
684-3041 x 2228
Conductor: Stephen Widenhofer, Millikin University
Repertoire:
* He Beeped When He Shoulda Bopped (SATB) arr. Michele Weir - Hal Leonard #08744888
* America, the Beautiful (SATB a cappella) arr. Darmon Meader - Carl Fischer #CM8968
Black is the Color, arr. Jacques Rizzo - Sound Music Publications SMP07-068
Blues for Elise, arr. Ken Kraintz - Sound Music Publications SMP04-048
* All-State Required Selections
Audition:
Required Selections (see above)
Improvisation - B-flat Blues, Aebersold, Vol. 1
Scales: one octave chromatic and o ne octave blues scale
Sightreading
More specific information is available on this website under “Division Information”
The District President has copies of the “Blues for Elise” and “Black is the Color” that can be used for IMEA purposes only. If you plan to use it with your own ensemble, you should order a copy for your school, but if you have only a small number of students auditioning and would not normally use this for your school, a copy can be provided for you. There is also a CD of those tunes that can be copied. In addition, Sound Music Publications has agreed to discount the purchase cost of these tunes for any school wishing to purchase for your own use…just call them and mention IMEA District VI for the discount (as much as 50%!). For any of these items, contact Rodney Washburn, District President, at washburr@wesclin.k12.il.us
