Chamber Choir Concert Tonight!

Come join us in celebrating the successes of the 2014-2015 DGN Chamber Choir at 7 pm in the Clarence Johnson Auditorium! The group is excited to present highlights from their year, as well as some fun new pieces for our audience tonight!

@dgnfinearts Presents "A Gershwin Gala" - Tonight!

Don't miss the 2015 DGN Choral Showcase, "A Gershwin Gala," presented tonight, May 5, at 7:00 PM in the Clarence Johnson Auditorium.  Take a stroll down memory lane with many of the amazing classics composed by the iconic American composer, George Gershwin!

Out-of-town family may view the live-stream here on High School Cube.

Middle School Choral Festival

North High Choirs shared the stage tonight with the choirs from Herrick Middle School, Jefferson Junior High, and Westview Hills Middle School at the 8th Annual Middle School Choral Festival. The festival included rehearsal with the combined festival choirs on three selections, a wonderful dinner generously hosted by our Fine Arts Boosters, and concluded with a concert featuring the individual choirs as well as the larger combined ensemble.

Special thanks go to the directors from our feeder schools for providing students this opportunity: Ms. Janice Benson (Westview Hills), Ms. Georgann Grecco (Herrick) & Mr. Alex Buda (Jefferson).

DGN Chamber Choir performing at Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove

The North High School Chamber Choir will participate the the 23rd annual Christmas Extravaganza sponsored by the West Towns Chorus.  The Chamber Choir will be a part of the "Preview Show" (closed to general public) on December 5th and then perform again at the December 6th 2:00 PM performance (open to general public).  Information on how to purchase tickets for the December 6th performance is available on the poster above.  Take the time to celebrate the season through the lens of great choral music in the Village of Downers Grove!

Happy Halloween from DGN Choirs!

ILMEA Choir Audition Information

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

Congrats to the 2014-2015 Concert Singers

Sincere thanks to ALL who auditioned!!

 I appreciate all the hard work and preparation you put into your auditions. It was wonderful to hear you all sing, and I hope you all were able to learn and grow from the audition experience.

You all made the decision extremely hard to make.

I am excited to work with EACH of you this year in

Concert Choir!

Congratulations to the following

2014-2015

North High School Concert Singers: 

Tim Berberich Alec Burns Erin Callaghan Zoe Covey Esther Farley Sophia Fotos Ben Goedert Ethan Kinnear Jack Langan Hannah Link

Mikaela Maurer Sean Mitchell Emma Moravec Carley Neary Fletcher Peters Brendan Quealy Lucas Sheppard Emma Southworth Brooke Walsh Nolan Young

REHEARSALS BEGIN MONDAY MORNING,

MONDAY, SEPT. 9, at 7:25 am sharp!