ILMEA DISTRICT AUDITIONS/FESTIVAL

District 2 Audition Information

Band, Chorus, Jazz and Orchestra Auditions
Date: October 1, 2022
Location: Virtual Auditions planned again for 2022.

2022 SR MIXED CHORUS

1. Prepared Selections
40 points possible

  • A passage from one of the required selections will be selected by the Chorus Division President.
  • A passage from one of the District selections or one of the required selections will be selected by the District Chorus Representative.

Esto Les Digo / Kinley Lange – SATB (All-State Required selection)

  • Soprano
  • Alto
  • Tenor
  • Bass

TBA (All-State Required selection)

  • Soprano
  • Alto
  • Tenor
  • Bass

Nothin’s Gonna Stop Me / Pinkzebra – SATB

Exultate! Jubilate! / Kyle Pederson – SATB

  • Soprano 1 & 2
  • Alto 1 & 2

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel / Ryan Main – TTBB

Den tod / JS Bach – SA

    3. Tonal Skills
    16 Points Possible

    • Sing the Major triad on E
    • Sing two (2) of the other three root position triads (minor, diminished, augmented), selected by the Chorus Division President. It is suggested that F and D are used as the root tones of these triads.
    • Sing one major scale and one minor scale.  Soprano/Tenor will sing F Major and d minor.  Alto/Bass will sing Db Major and bb minor.The minor scale will be selected from any one of the natural, harmonic or melodic forms.  The student is responsible for all three minor forms though ONLY ONE will be performed for the audition.  That form will be selected annually by the Chorus Division President and will be consistent throughout the State.The scales will be sung one octave up and down with the top note sung only once.

    Numbers, solfeggio, or a neutral syllable may be used. Humming is not allowed.

    4. Tone Quality
    28 Points Possible

    This item represents a total evaluation by the judge of the vocal quality the student has presented throughout the audition.

    JUNIOR & SENIOR CONCERT FESTIVAL

    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021
    AUGUSTANA COLLEGE | ROCK ISLAND

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