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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Fall Concert

BY CHRISTINE TIPPLE, VOCAL MUSIC DIRECTOR

On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Vocal Music Department will be presenting their Fall Concert beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the old gym.  This concert will feature the Concert Choir as well as the newly formed Treble and Bass Choirs.  The students auditioning for All-State will also be performing.  Admission is by donation. 

All-State Auditions:  On Oct. 20, eight Western Dubuque singers will travel to Manchester to audition for the Iowa All-State Honor Choir.  Thousands of students from every high school in Iowa will be trying out for the 600 places available in the choir.  The auditioning students have been working on the music since August.  Each student attends the Meistersinger All-State Camp at Wartburg College to begin learning the music and then practices each week in the morning until the audition date.

For the auditions, students must prepare seven pieces of very difficult music written in a variety of languages (including Haitian!).  On the day of their audition, they will be given a small section of each piece to audition on and must audition a capella (without piano accompaniment), either alone in front of the judge or in an ensemble of two-four, one on each voice part.

The audition and selection process is extremely difficult, and the students have been working very hard.  The students auditioning are as follows: Brooke Bockenstedt – soprano; Kirsten Anderson – soprano; Katelyn Soat – alto; Brianna Kennedy – alto; Ashley Snyder – alto; Ali Brown – alto; Luke Maiers – tenor; and Devin Watters – bass.  Best of luck!

 

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