ILMEA District IX Junior Honors Orchestra Information
The Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) Honors Orchestra provides our students with an opportunity to perform with outstanding orchestra students from our region of Illinois. Students participate in an individual audition that will determine selection for this year’s honors orchestra. Individual auditions will take place on Saturday, September 30, 2017, between 9:00 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m. Students selected to be in the Honors Orchestra will perform at the ILMEA Honors Festival on November 11, 2017 (at Huntley High School) where the honors orchestra, band and chorus will perform. Families are encouraged to attend.
2017 Honors Orchestra Guest Conductor:
Ray Ostwald, York High School
Orchestra Director
2017 Audition Requirements:
Students must learn the required scales and required pieces of concert music ahead of time and will be asked to perform selected sections from each piece. Violins will audition on all first violin music. This year's concert music will include Star Spangled Banner (parts will be sent out after auditions) and the repertoire listed below as follows:
ILMEA Required Events:
Audition—Saturday, September 30, 2017. Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Drive, Yorkville, IL 60560.
Festival Performance—Saturday, November 11, 2017. Huntley High School, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley, IL 60142
Obtaining Audition Music:
ILMEA District IX Teachers – Please note, this music is being provided for the sole purpose of ILMEA auditions and the festival performance. This music should not be performed by any students unless a complete, original set of music is own by your school/district. Scores for the pieces will not be provided, only the parts being used for the audition process. Selected students who will require additional parts (e.g., 2nd violin parts) will be provided with the festival music after the selection process. The bowings should be followed as written in the parts. Mr. Ostwald has made edits to the parts for Four Royal Dances please be sure to have your students use these parts. However, the fingerings provided are optional and may be changed as preferred.
Scales and Audition Music may be obtained by clicking below:
Violin Packet
Viola Packet
Cello Packet
Bass Packet
2017 Honors Orchestra Guest Conductor:
Ray Ostwald, York High School
Orchestra Director
2017 Audition Requirements:
Students must learn the required scales and required pieces of concert music ahead of time and will be asked to perform selected sections from each piece. Violins will audition on all first violin music. This year's concert music will include Star Spangled Banner (parts will be sent out after auditions) and the repertoire listed below as follows:
- Point Lookout by Brian Balmages https://goo.gl/hcJePF
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Mvt. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach/arranged by Merle Isaac https://goo.gl/3mFK6i
- Four Royal Dances by Eric Ewazen
- 1. The Lord https://goo.gl/dzxEe2 2. The Lady https://goo.gl/0owBeK
3. The Jester https://goo.gl/rLTIHs 4. The Knight https://goo.gl/440upa
- 1. The Lord https://goo.gl/dzxEe2 2. The Lady https://goo.gl/0owBeK
ILMEA Required Events:
Audition—Saturday, September 30, 2017. Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Drive, Yorkville, IL 60560.
- Auditions will be scheduled between 9:00 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m. Please save this date if you plan to audition. Students will be in attendance for approximately for 45-60 minutes. Teachers – Please remember that if you nominate a student, you will be assigned a job on the audition day that will last 60-90 minutes. A google doc will be sent after the audition schedule is sent if you would like to request a specific time slot.
- Audition Excerpts were announced and emailed to all registered orchestra directors on Sunday, September 24, 2017 , and should have been distributed to students on Monday, September 25, 2017.
Festival Performance—Saturday, November 11, 2017. Huntley High School, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley, IL 60142
- Students selected to perform in the Honors Orchestra are expected to participate in the morning rehearsal, lunch and afternoon concert. This is an all-day event for students who are selected (approx. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
Obtaining Audition Music:
ILMEA District IX Teachers – Please note, this music is being provided for the sole purpose of ILMEA auditions and the festival performance. This music should not be performed by any students unless a complete, original set of music is own by your school/district. Scores for the pieces will not be provided, only the parts being used for the audition process. Selected students who will require additional parts (e.g., 2nd violin parts) will be provided with the festival music after the selection process. The bowings should be followed as written in the parts. Mr. Ostwald has made edits to the parts for Four Royal Dances please be sure to have your students use these parts. However, the fingerings provided are optional and may be changed as preferred.
Scales and Audition Music may be obtained by clicking below:
Violin Packet
Viola Packet
Cello Packet
Bass Packet
