Attention choir students in grades 10-12! If you are auditioning for ILMEA District 1 Choir, please note the following, including some WONDERFUL help sessions that are available through local colleges. In addition, practice tracks and music selections are available on this blog in the right-hand menu!
1) Sign up by Tuesday, September 16th, on the Fine Arts Office window. Our school will cover the registration process and also cover the audition entry fee. (Students who sign up, but later cancel, will be held accountable for the registration fee.)
2) Auditions are Tuesday, October 14th, at Carl Sandburg High School after school/evening. School Bus transportation will be provided for any student who wishes to use District 99 transportation. (Parents may also drive their child to and from the auditions.) More details about the auditions will be shared with those who sign up, in late September.
3) The VanderCook School of Music (Chicago) will be holding several ILMEA help sessions. These help sessions are very inexpensive ($5) and a wonderful way to get extra help preparing the literature. Please see the details at the following website: http://www.vandercook.edu/events/2014-ilmea-high-school-audition-master-classes/
4) Elmhurst College (Music Department) will be holding a ILMEA audition help workshop for choir students on Saturday, September 28 from 12:30 – 6 PM. Registration details may be found here: http://public.elmhurst.edu/music/ilmea
5) The DePaul Univiersity School of Music offers a free audition session on October 4th that is targeted at choir students. Registration is due by September 22, and may be done here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ilmea-all-state-choir-audition-preparation-workshop-at-depaul-tickets-12722993817?ref=ebapi
