Membership Requirement
For a student to participate in KMEA honor groups the sponsoring teacher must be an active member of the Kansas Music Educators Association.

High School Choir

2022-23

Clinicians
Mixed Choir: TBA
Treble Choir: TBA

Important Dates
Oct. 9 - Audition Registration Deadline - $12 per audition
Oct. 23 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #1 - $25 per audition
Oct. 31 - Alternate auditions @ BV North
Nov. 4 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #2 - $50 per audition
Nov. 5 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #3 - on-site registration $100 per audition
Nov. 5 - Auditions @ Gardner-Edgerton HS
Dec. 3 - Clinics & Concerts @ Shawnee Mission Northwest HS

Important Information
Please read the Policies and Procedures tab. The documents contain vital information regarding maximum number of entries per school, audition day procedures, and requirements. You won't want to miss the Fall Meeting! We'll cover pertinent information and provide a sight-singing adjudication training session. Please contact the chair if you have any questions.

Eligibility
Auditions are open to students in grades 9-12. Since the ECKMEA High School Choirs and the ECKMEA Middle Level Choir include 9th graders, it is up to the director's professional discretion to decide which of these opportunities is best for his/her 9th graders as individuals. 9th grade students are allowed to register/participate in only one ECKMEA District Honor Choir, either High School or Middle Level. Any student auditioning or submitted for more than one group will be disqualified from participation in either group at the district level.

Registration
Late choir entries are accepted by the ECKMEA District & State KMEA according to the posted schedule. Register audition entries in the KMEA Members site. Registration deadlines (all times 11:59:59 PM CST except on audition day).

Deadlines and Late Fees
ECKMEA members are responsible for using the ECKMEA invoice generator to create an invoice for payment. Fees must be received on or before the date of Live Auditions. Late entries will incur late fees for all ECKMEA High School Honor Groups and State Choir Audition Registrations. All entries must be submitted using the appropriate registration website. A late entry fee of $25.00 will be charged for ECKMEA High School Honor Ensemble audition entries received two-weeks after the deadline. A late entry fee of $50.00 will be charged for ECKMEA High School Honor Ensemble audition entries received by 11:59:59 PM the night before auditions. In addition, an on-site registration fee of $100.00 will be charged to register students for High School Honor Ensemble auditions the day of auditions.

Audition Selections

Treble Voices Tenor/Bass Voices
Alleluia
Jake Runestad
SATB w/divisi
JR0035
$2.25

Music Down in My Soul
arr. Moses Hogan
SSA
Hal Leonard
$2.10
Alleluia
Jake Runestad
SATB w/divisi
JR0035
$2.25

Lamentations of Jeremiah
Z. Randall Stroope
SATB
Alliance Music Pub. AMP0356
$2.50
ECKMEA HS Choir Performance Selections
SSAA Choir Repertoire SATB Choir Repertoire
Pentatonic Alleluia
Ross Whitney
SA
Santa Barbara Music Pub.
$2.85

Vidi Aquam
Kevin T. Padworski
SSA
Santa Barbara Music Pub.
$2.20

Arise My Love
Joan Szymko
SA
Santa Barbara Music Pub.
$2.15

Sto e milo
Arr. Daniel Hughes
SSA
Earthsongs
$1.90
In Perfect Light
Juhi Bansal
SATB
MusicSpoke
$2.00

Rise, Shine!
Marques L.A. Garrett
SATB divisis (A Capella, Key of F)
MorningStar Music Publishers
$2.25
 
Chairperson
Mindy Fry
De Soto HS
35000 W. 91st St
De Soto, KS 66018
w: 913-667-6250
Important Dates - HS Choir
Aug. 29, 2023 - Tue
ECKMEA Business Meeting
Gardner-Edgerton HS
5:30 - Mentoring meet & greet
6:00 - Dinner
6:30 - General business
7:00 - Break-out meetings
Sep. 1, 2023 - Fri
2023-24 District-State HS Choir audition registration opens
Oct. 8, 2023 - Sun
Audition Registration Deadline — HS Choir
$12 per audition
Oct. 22, 2023 - Sun
Audition Registration - Late Deadline #1 — HS Choir
$25 per audition
Oct. 30, 2023 - Mon
Alternate Auditions - HS Honor Groups
Blue Valley North HS, 7:00 PM
Nov. 3, 2023 - Fri
Audition Registration - Late Deadline #2 — All HS Ensembles
$50 per audition
Nov. 4, 2023 - Sat
Audition Registration - Late Deadline #3 — All HS Ensembles
$100 per audition
Nov. 4, 2023 - Sat
District HS Honor Group Live Auditions
Gardner-Edgerton HS
Nov. 21, 2023 - Tue
Student Scholarship Application due
Dec. 2, 2023 - Sat
Mini-Conventions
HS Choir: Shawnee Mission NWHS
ML/Elem Choirs: Shawnee Mission North HS
Orchestra: Olathe West HS
Band: Blue Valley HS

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