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NW District HS Choir Information

Tracy Resseguie will be our clinician for 2008 choir.

District & State Audition Selections:
"O Sacrum Convivium" (audition selection) -  Thomas Tallis/ed. Carl Crosier, Ionian Arts, CH-1016, $2.00
"Pilgrims' Hymn", SSAATTBB version, (audition selection) - Stephen Paulus, Paulus Publications, SP 101.8pt, $1.83
"Danny Boy" (audition selection) -  Roger Wagner, Lawson-Gould, 52599, $2 - $2.25
  Practice CD's are available (if you would like to purchase one, contact Randy Sauer @ randys@prattcc.edu).
 
Additional selections:
"Let Everything that Hath Breath" - Ames, Earthsongs, $2.25
"If Music Be the Food of Love" - SATB, Dickau, Colla Voce, $1.60
"All People that on Earth do Dwell" - Dan Forrest - (will be sent to directors) - not yet in print
"Over the Rainbow" - Commissioned piece * (email: epeterson@usd489.com - to request an original)
 
Music is available at Senseney Music (800-362-1060) and J.W. Pepper

 

 

  

 

State KMEA

 

HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR AUDITION GUIDELINES

 

Applications are DUE by October 12, 2008 and must be submitted to the KMEA website (using the form provided) in order for a student to be eligible to audition for the NW District and Festival Honor Choirs. 
 

  1. NWKMEA has only one audition. It is used to determine both the District and State participants.
  2. Students are not allowed to audition, participate, or be selected to both the choir and instrumental groups. (Exception: a student may be in the District Choir and the District Jazz Band since those groups rehearse and perform on different days.)
  3. There is no restriction as to the number of students any school may send to audition.
  4. Directors with students auditioning are expected to be available (all day) to help with auditions.  It is very important to have a teacher present if problems arise.
  5. Auditions for the District Choir are held in conjunction with the NWKMEA Middle School clinic. This is generally held on the first Saturday of November.
  6. Directors must include on the online roster each student planning to audition. The roster is due by the date specified in the fall bulletin.
  7. The audition material for NWKMEA will be identical to the State audition material and will be announced by the District Choral Chair in either a late spring or early fall bulletin to the district directors.
  8. Auditions are held at Hays High School.
  9. Each student will be assigned an audition number and time.  Students not checking in by 2:00 pm will be canceled.
  10. Each student will sing the announced music to a CD recording containing the accompaniment, if any, and the other three vocal parts of the audition song.
  11. Each student will audition separately and will be scored on their audition by three judges. The students will be identified by their audition number only and will not be seen by the judges.
  12. All district choral directors will be notified of the district tryout music on Wednesday preceding the Saturday audition date. Auditions for students unable to attend the regular audition because of a KSHSAA sponsored STATE activity will be accepted on cassette. The cassette should contain no announced name or school.  Students should sing their voice part with the CD of the other voice parts in the background.  Each of the audition pieces should be performed in their entirety. 
  13. A list of those making District Choir will be posted on the Tuesday following the auditions.
  14. The District Choir will rehearse and perform at the NWKMEA Mini-Convention, which is generally held on the first or second Saturday of December.
  15. Questions concerning District Choir should be directed to the High School Choral Chair.