High School Choir
2023-24
CliniciansMixed Choir: Jennaya Robison, Artistic Director of the National Lutheran Choir
Treble Choir: Christopher Smith, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Important Dates
Oct. 8 - Audition Registration Deadline - $12 per audition
Oct. 22 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #1 - $25 per audition
Oct. 30 - Alternate auditions @ BV North
Nov. 3 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #2 - $50 per audition
Nov. 4 - Audition Registration - Late Deadline #3 - on-site registration $100 per audition
Nov. 4 - Auditions @ Gardner-Edgerton HS
Dec. 2 - 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 |
Shawn Kirchner SSAA $2.00 SK1001 Keramos James Mulholland SATB Pub 10-96820 JWP 3113172 |
I'll Be On My Way
James Mulholland SATB Pub 10-96820 JWP 3113172 Festival Gloria Craig Courtney SATB Pub CU1026 JWP 10458758 |
Keramos
ECKMEA HS Choir Performance Selections
SSAA Choir Repertoire | SATB Choir Repertoire |
I'll Be On My Way Shawn Kirchner (audition piece) Shumayela Charlotte Botha SSAA Walton Music JWP 11392531 This Little Babe Benjamin Britten SSA Boosey & Hawkes JWP 162545 Esurientes Implevit Bonis Vivaldi SA MorningStar Music Publishers JWP 3185758 No Time Susan Brumfield SSAA Colla Voce Music LLC JWP 3225539 |
Keramos James Mulholland (audition piece) Festival Gloria Craig Courtney (audition piece) TaReKiTa Reena Esmail SATB Oxford University Press JWP 11338537 Sing My Child Sarah Quartel SATB Oxford University Press JWP 10739018 Antiphon from Five Mystical Songs Ralph Vaughan Williams SATB Galaxy Music Corporation JWP 4906467 |