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Northwest Music Festival 2010

Students from LHS recently participated in a music festival at Minot State University. Kaitlin Landman (clarinet) and Steffani Johnston (saxophone) performed as part of the concert band for this year's festival, which was held on November 5th and 6th.
The two day festival features the talents of high school students from around the state of North Dakota, who auditioned to be part of the group. To audition, each student must submit a recording of their playing skills as featured in a prepared solo and selected scales. Each year, hundreds of students audition and a relative few are chosen to participate. The results are outstanding.
After hours of rehearsal time over the two days, students perform a final concert for parents and the general public. This year three choirs and one concert band performed in the final concert. There were a wide variety of selections from classical, to contemporary, to patriotic, and a full house of concert-goers were appropriately impressed.
Congratulations to Kaitlin and Steffani for their accomplishments in being selected to be part of this year's Northwest Festival of Music.

2010-11 Audition Requirements

Welcome back to a new year in music at LHS!

Here is a summary of the audition requirements for festivals this year:

Jr. High All-state Choir (recorded audition)

Solo #1- sing the first verse of "My Country, Tis of Thee"

Solo #2- sing a solo to demonstrate your vocal skills. (no pop, broadway, gospel, or CCM)

Deadline: Oct. 20

Northwest Festival of Music- Minot State University (recorded audition)

Instrumentalists- two octave chromatic scale- tongued eighth note duplets ascending and slurred eighth note triplets descending, quarter note no slower than 60mm

Vocalists- any "contest" solo of your choice

short example of unaccompanied singing (America, familiar hymn, etc.)

Deadline: Sept. 29

James D. Ployhar Band Festival- Valley City State University (recorded audition)

Woodwinds and Brass-

Play 2 different major scales and a chromatic scale, 2 octaves

Play a 1-2 minute excerpt from two contrasting etudes or solos displaying appropriate musical technique, style, phrasing, articulation, etc.

Percussion- Snare drum: and open long stroke roll, alternating 5-stroke rolls, single paradiddles

Mallet: Play B-flat and E-flat major scales in two octaves (up and down)

Tymp: short etude or excerpt from the timpani part of a band piece

Deadline: Sept. 24

Honor Band and Choir Festival- UND (LIVE audition)

Band auditions- play one or two excerpts from "contest" solo literature or etudes to exhibit lyrical and technical playing ability

major scale of your choice

chromatic scale (your choice, articulations, range, speed)

sight reading

Choir auditions- sing a prepared solo from "contest" solo literature

sight reading

must have accompanist

Deadline: Oct. 1

ND All-State Festival- Bismarck Civic Center (live audition)

Please see Mr. Redding for details on this audition.

Good luck and have a great school year!

R

Congratulations State Participants

Congratulations to all those who participated in this year's state music festival! It was great to see and hear you all perform so well, and very rewarding to see such positive results from your adjudicators. Here are the results:

Saxophone ensemble- Star
Flute duet- star
Alyssa J., flute solo- Star
Flute quartet- Excellent
Panis Angelicus- Star
Zach P., bass clarinet solo- Star
Steff J., saxophone solo- Star
Megan Y., vocal solo- Star
Percussion ensemble- Excellent
Christian F., tympani solo- Excellent
Rick S., vocal solo- Star
Brass Ensemble- Excellent
Steff J., vocal solo- Star

Tell Us About Your Trip!!!

Students, I'm sure you'll hear it a thousand times after you get back home, but this is your chance to tell the rest of us about your trip to Chicago. We want to hear about the great experiences you had with your friends, tell us about "bus adventures". Tell us about the Blue Man Group and Million Dollar Quartet. How about the food.

This is your chance to sound off about the trip and tell others what they missed. Respond to comments below.


Thanks for being such a great group to travel with. You are Larimore's Finest!

Chicago Tour 2010

Band and Choir students from LHS left for their trip to Chicago, IL. Students began their trip with a number of fun and enlightening activities such as a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago. There we saw paintings by Picasso, Matisse, and Grant Wood and many others.

We also saw a performance by Blue Man Group. BMG puts on an outstanding show that is part rock concert, part performance art, and part celebration of anything weird!

Check back again soon to see more pictures from the trip.

Region 3 Solo and Ensemble Festival Results

Ratings: Star= Superior, 1= Excellent, 2= Good, 3= Fair

Brass Ensemble- Star
Away from the Roll of the Sea- 2
Flute Quartet- Star
Percussion Ensemble- Star
Kaitlin L- Clarinet Solo- 1
River Sing Your Song- 1
Flute Duet- Star
Follow the River- 2
O Music- 2
Canon of Praise 1 (large group)- 1
Panis Angelicus- Star
Alyssa J.- flute solo- Star
Be Thou My Vision- 1
Canon of Praise 2- 2
Dana H.- flute solo- 1
Christian F- Snare solo- 1
When at Night I Go to Sleep- 1
Rikeia P- flute solo- 1
Daniel L.- snare solo- 1
Bouree- Star
The Arrow and the Song- 1
Vincent M.- 1
Kyler R- 1
Christian F.- tymp solo- Star
Caleb B- vocal solo- 1
Where the Wind Goes- 1
Jessica G- vocal solo- 1
Christian F.- vocal solo- 1
Megan Y- Star
Ana H.- 1
Rick S.- Star
Steff J.- vocal solo Star
Steff J.- sax solo Star
Elise Q.- 1
Emily W.- 1
Alexandra Q.- 2
Zach P.- Star
Kaitlin Landman- 1
Heidi M.- 2
Katelyn P.- 1


Congratulations to all of our students on a job well done in preparing and performing your selections. Good luck to those of you who starred and are on your way to the state competition in Minot, May 1!



PS. We will hand out and discuss critique sheets on Monday in Zero Hour choir, 1st hour choir and concert band rehearsals.

Region III Festival Schedule- 2010

9:00 AM IE 7-12 10 Mixed Brass Aria and Minuette Thomson Fishbowl
9:08 AM MVE 7-12 10 Away from the Roll of the Sea M. Rockne C-105
9:16 AM IE 4-6 4 Flute Valse Stacatto Hagen Berg
9:16 AM PE 7-12 7 Perc. Ens. Mark Time Blake Lukasen
9:32 AM IS Kaitlin Landman Clarinet Rondo Allegretto Monroe Heritage
9:56 AM MVE 4-6 6 River Sing Your Song R. Allenbach C-117
10:04 AM IE 2-3 2 Flute Allegro Hagen Berg
10:20 AM MVE 2-3 2 Follow the River W. Kuehl C127
10:28 AM MVE 7-12 7 O Music T. Wald C-101
10:36 AM MVE 4-6 6 Canon Of Praise R. Allenbach C-117
10:52 AM MVE 2-3 2 Panis Angelicus W. Kuehl C127

11:00 AM IS Alyssa Jacobson Flute Carnival of Venice Monroe Heritage
11:08 AM BE 7-12 11 Be Thou My Vision M. Rockne C-105
11:16 AM MVE 2-3 3 Canon on Praise J. Monilaws C-103

11:32 AM IS Dana Hutzol Flute Serenade Monroe Heritage
11:32 AM PS Christian Feldman Snare Drum Solo Aquamarine Blake Lukasen
11:40 AM MVE 2-3 2 When at Night I Go to Sleep J. Monilaws C-103
11:48 AM IS Rikela Pertect Flute Siciliana and Giga Monroe Heritage
11:48 AM PS Daniel Landman Snare Drum Solo Innovation in 2/4 Blake Lukasen
11:56 AM IE 4-6 4 Mix Sax. Bouree' Hagen Berg

1:00 PM GVE 4-6 4 The Arrow and the Song T. Wald C-101
1:32 PM BVS Vincent Moen The Lass With the Delicate Air J. Monilaws C-103
1:48 PM IS Kyler Renfrow Alto Sax Sonatina Monroe Heritage

1:56 PM PS Christian Feldman Timpani Solo Pauken Parade Blake Lukasen
2:04 PM BVS Caleb Behm Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes R. Allenbach C-117
2:12 PM GVE 4-6 6 Where the Wind Goes T. Wald C-101
2:20 PM GVS Jessica Georgeson Shenandoah M. Rockne C-105
2:28 PM BVS Christian Feldman How Can I Keep from Singing R. Allenbach C-117
2:36 PM GVS Megan Yahna Ave Maria W. Kuehl C127
2:44 PM GVS Anastasia Halligan Where 'ere You Walk M. Rockne C-105
2:44 PM BVS Ricky Stevens False Phillis R. Allenbach C-117
2:52 PM IS Steff Johnston Alto Sax Solnata Mvt. 3 Monroe Heritage
3:00 PM GVS Steff Johnston The Cradles T. Wald C-101
3:08 PM GVS Elise Quinones Scarborough Fair J. Monilaws C-103
3:16 PM GVS Emily Williams Where 'ere You Walk W. Kuehl C127
3:32 PM GVS Alexandra Quinones O Rest in the Lord J. Monilaws C-103
3:40 PM IS Zachary Pulford Bass Clarinet Romance and Troika Hagen Berg
3:48 PM GVS Katelyn Peck Early One Morning R. Allenbach C-117
3:56 PM GVS Kaitlin Landman Se tu M'ami M. Rockne C-105
4:04 PM GVS Heidi Mabry Ich Liebe Dich T. Wald C-101

Day of Music 2010

The Day of Music celebration was a great success this year. Junior high band and choir members began the week with three days of solo and ensemble performances for their fellow musicians. The high school musicians ended the week with a day filled with rehearsals and sectionals with guest clinicians, Charlotte Morey and Jeff Vranna. The concert at the end of the day was outstanding. Both the concert choir and concert band did a great job with their music, and the brass and saxophone ensembles had outstanding performances as well.

Thanks to all of our students for your great efforts and fun performance at this year's Day of Music.

PR