NW KMEA HS BAND

CHANGE FOR 2008: The 2008 NW District will use portions of the January, 2009 State Live Audition music. Below are the cuts from the State Audition Material

http://ksmea.org/programs/festivalgroups/hsband/excerpts09.php

KMEA’s Northwest District will hold its Mini-Convention II on Saturday December 13th, 2008 at Fort Hays State University. The convention will be headlined by three fabulous concerts. At 12:30 PM, the Elementary Honor Choir will perform. Then, the High School Honor Choir and High School Honor Band will perform at 4:00 PM. Both concerts will take place in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center inside of Sheridan Hall. This year, the band will be under the baton of Dr. Frank Tracz from Kansas State University. For more information about our clinician, please read below.

Dr. Frank Tracz
Dr. Frank Tracz is Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. At K-State he coordinates the undergraduate and graduate conducting programs, teaches classes in music education, and administers and guides all aspects of the K-State band program, which includes the Symphony Band, Concert Band, University Band, Athletic Pep Bands, and Marching Band. Under his direction the Symphony Band has performed at the Kansas Music Educators Association Conference, the MENC Conference as well as regional and international tours. The "Pride of Wildcat Land" Marching Band has enjoyed the privilege of traveling to nationally acclaimed bowl games in support of the University.
Dr. Tracz received the Doctor of Philosophy (music education) from The Ohio State University, a Master of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University. Dr. Tracz has several years experience teaching in the public schools of Ohio and Wisconsin. He has also served as Assistant Director of Bands at Syracuse University. Prior to his appointment at K-State, he was the Director of Bands at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky.
He has served as an adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor for all-state and honor bands across the nation, as well as in Canada. Dr. Tracz is a past member of the Music Education Journal Editorial Board and is a contributor to the series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. He also researched and developed a Master of Music Education/Band Conducting program that is now in place at K-State. In addition to being an inducted member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, he is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta Mu, and Pi Lambda Theta. He currently serves as the advisor for the Kansas State chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma and the K-State Band Ambassadors. Dr. Tracz is past President of the Big XII Band Directors Association, past-President of the Kansas Bandmasters Association, and Director of the Manhattan Municipal Band.
Dr. Tracz has received many awards and honors. At K-State, he has been honored with the prestigious Stamey award for Outstanding Teaching, and has been recognized as a Mortar Board Outstanding Faculty Member. Most recently he was honored with the Outstanding Bandmaster Award from the Kansas Bandmasters Association and Phi Beta Mu, and the MENC "Lowell Mason Fellows" award for 2006. This program recognizes individuals for their unique and important contributions to the national music education scene.

Audition Information—NEW FOR 2008
As decided last December, we will be using the same audition music as the All-State audition groups. Listed below are the audition excerpts.

Wind and Percussion
2008 HS Band Audition Excerpts
KMEA Northwest District

Piccolo
Concerto in C Major, Vivaldi, (RV443) published by International, #2782. Play entire Largo movement, no repeats.

Flute
Concerto in G. K313, Mozart, published by International (#1962). Play first movement letter (A) to line 6 measure 57 count 2. Second movement play from the pick – up note at letter (F) to the end of line 5.

Oboe
Sonata No. 1, G.F. Handel, published by Carl Fischer (CU-1385). Play all of the opening Adagio and the first Allegro to tempo 1(bottom of line 5)

Bassoon
48 Famous Studies for Bassoon, Op. 31, W. Ferling, ed. J. Thornton, published by Southern Music (B-242). Page 5, No. 7 in g minor play from the beginning to count 1 4th line. Also page 6, No. 8 in g minor. Allegro moderato con fuoco. Start measure 9, 3rd measure 3rd line, to 1st measure on 6th line.

B-Flat and E-Flat Soprano Clarinet
Weber Concertino, Op. 26, Carl Maria von Weber, published by Carl Fischer. Play measures 10 – 36, start of solo to line 4 measure 7 half note; then play from the start of the “Solo”, line 6 page 3 to letter (F).

No Alto Clarinet May Audition
Bass and Contra Clarinet
Allegro Spiritoso, J.B. Senaille/Thurston, published by Southern Music (SU114). Play measure 60 to the End.
NOTE: Please use the following edition: SU114 (in b-flat). This edition should be used for ALL BASS CLARINETS AND CONTRA-CLARINETS. Eb Contra should read the Bb part.

Saxophones (Alto, Tenor, Baritone)
Selected Studies for Saxophone, H. Voxman, published by Rubank. Page 19, D Major. Play from the beginning to the end of the 5th line. Page 7, F Major play from the beginning to line 6 measure 2 the quarter rest.

B-flat Cornet and Trumpet
Petite Piece Concertante, G. Balay, published by Kjos, edited by Buchtel. Play from the beginning to measure 33 and from measure 110 to the end.

French Horn
Concerto, opus 8, Franz Strauss/Sansone, published by Southern Music (SS-352). Play letter A to letter B. Play letter F to letter G.

Trombone and Euphonium
Contest Piece (Morceau de Concours), opus 57, G. Alary, published by Carl Fischer (CU-754). Play measures 7-23. Play measures 52-63. Play measures 111 to the end.
NOTE: The written CONCERT "Eb" in measure 11 on beat two should be a CONCERT "F" in both the Bass Clef and Treble Clef Versions. Also, please note 24 measures from the end on beat three the written CONCERT "Bb" should be a CONCERT "C" in both the Bass Clef and Treble Clef Versions. Please perform both of these changes in your audition.

Tuba
Suite for Tuba, Don Haddad, published by Shawnee Press (LA 66). Begin page 2, 3 measures after letter (H) to letter (J). Page 2, second movement eighth note pick-up to (B) to 1st ending.

Timpani
26 Etudes, The Solo Timpanist, Vic Firth, published by Carl Fischer (04402). Etude II – start measure 10 play to measure 38 (line 8 measure before the 4 bar rest). Etude III play from the beginning to measure 20 (start of the 9/8)

Snare Drum
Portraits in Rhythm, 50 Studies for Snare Drum, Anthony Cirone, published by Belwin Mills (HAB 101). Etude #11 on page 13 start line 5 and play to start of line 10 count 1. Etude #6 first four lines.

Mallets
Masterpieces for Marimba, arr. Thomas McMillan, published by Belwin/Warner Bros. (PROBK 1202). "Sonata" by Handel. Play page 10 Beginning to letter (B)and page 11 play from letter (D) to the end.

Audition tapes and/or CD’s are due at 8:00 AM on Saturday November 1st, 2008 at the KMEA NW Mini-Convention I. Tapes/CD’s will be judged throughout the morning and will be finalized at approx. 12:00 Noon. For CD recordings, be sure they are recorded in .WAV format (if recorded in mp3 format, it may not play in the judge’s CD player). Please try your CD in several sources (ex. home stereo, CD player, car stereo, etc.) to make sure it will play for our judges before coming to Hays on Nov. 3rd.

Home schooled students and students whose music directors are not members of MENC/KMEA are NOT eligible to participate in KMEA ensemble.

It is highly suggested that students do not audition for both band and choir if there is a strong possibility they will be accepted for both ensembles. However, if a student is accepted for both groups, please inform Mr. Wetter if you will fulfill your band commitment or not.

Each student selected to this years HS honor band will owe $10.00 on the morning of the December convention (Sat. Dec. 13th). Give checks to Connie Reishus as you check in (make checks payable to: KMEA NW District). If an alternate is selected from your school, you do not have to pay an entry fee for the alternate.

Good luck! If you have any questions about auditions, please contact your HS band chairman.
Jeremy Wetter
512 W. Bryant
Almena, KS 67622
Evening Phone (Norton Theatre): (785) 877-2075
Cell Phone: (785) 871-1600
Email: trumpet_jer_bear@yahoo.com
School Phone-mornings only: (785) 669-2445
School Phone-afternoons only: (785) 854-7681