Titan Choral Fest
The Titan Choirs are happy to announce that our first annual TITAN CHORALFEST will take place on the IWU campus on Wednesday, September 25th from 8:30am - 5pm. Please see the details below, the attached flyers for the event, and ways to follow us on social media. We’d love it if you’d post these in your rooms too!
TITAN CHORALFEST is a day of singing, community, and Titan Spirit for high school students and teachers where they’ll get to interact with our voice faculty which is not limited to myself, and my wonderful colleague Dr. Ingrid Kammin, and our fantastic students who will be doing some teaching! The day will be filled with rehearsals on three pieces, a recital and Q&A by some of our current voice students, and a performance by the IWU Collegiate Choir, and thoughtful Professional Development courses for you teachers! All culminating in a final sing-fest at the end of the day!
We’ve imagined this day as a non-competitive ChoralFest where you can bring as many students as you like, without the pressure of a public performance with your choir so early in the year. Instead, an opportunity to Sing, Learn, and Share together, where students from many schools combine their talents into a mass choir and share in the spirit of togetherness and singing!
TITAN CHORALFEST DETAILS:
When: September 25th (check-in open at 8:30am, and the day will conclude at 5pm).
Where: The IWU School of Music's Presser Hall (campus map here). 1210 N. Park Street, Bloomington, IL. Busses should drop off in the traffic loop in between Presser Hall and Ames Library (there is plenty of room for pull-in and out and we have an exciting greeting planned there). Self-parking is typically available on campus, and bus parking can be managed in any of the available large lots.
Who: Feel free to bring anyone in your program (freshmen through seniors). The repertoire is accessible to all-levels, and the rehearsal process will be buoyed by IWU student singers as well. Students and teachers will get an event t-shirt as part of their registration fee. Teachers will be able to choose to attend several professional development courses and rehearsal observations and apply to receive CEU credit from the ILSBE through our Education Department at IWU.
Lunch: Lunch will be included and provided in our Dining Hall, the Bertholf Commons with a large array of tasty options. Check it out here!
Repertoire: There are three pieces for this event, which are all included in your registration fee and will be printed/passed out that morning:
SATB: "Alleluia" by Elaine Hagenberg YouTube Examle
SATB: "Oculi Omnium" by Charles Wood YouTube Example w/ Score
SATB: "Elijah Rock" by Jester Hairston YouTube Example (that's way too fast)
Teachers: The School of Music Voice Faculty is providing several options for Professional Development for teachers who register their students, at no cost to you! A link will be provided for you to register your attendance and receive your CEU credit!
We are so excited to welcome you to Illinois Wesleyan and the School of Music! Please be in touch with any questions or concerns, and I hope to see many of you at the ChoralFest! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram: @IWUCollegiateChoir @IWU_music
