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CLARIFICATION OF HONORS BAND
PERCUSSION AUDITION
Posted: August 5, 2010
PMEA Honors Band Percussion Audition Music Change:
The timpani selection for 2010 (this current year), “Sonata for Timpani by J.
Beck” is written in three movements. Students auditioning for Honors Band are
only required to prepare the THIRD MOVEMENT. Movements 1 & 2 will NOT be
selected for the audition. The Snare Drum and Mallet audition music is
unchanged. Percussionists MUST audition on Snare, Mallets & Timpani during this
audition.
Snare-Modern School for Snare Drumming (pg 64 & 65), 5/4 & 7/4 Etudes, Goldenberg
Mallets-Sonata Allegro, Mitchell Peters
HOST NEEDED FOR DISTRICT BAND EAST
Updated: August 5, 2010
Currently, there are no hosts for
PMEA District 1 Band East. (West will now be held at South Park High
School on February 9-11) Without a host, this
event will be CANCELED.
If you would like to volunteer your school (or your paperwork services), please
contact Lee Rickard immediately. We owe the instrumental students of PMEA
District 1 our best effort to find a host. The District Band
window for 2011 is either Feb 9-11 or 10-12 (your choice).
If a host is not found by September 1, the East festival will be canceled. Please
consider volunteering your time and facility to ensure the success of District
Band.
Lee Rickard
lrickard@pinerichland.org
2011 All-Eastern Information
Posted: May 26, 2010
Application information is now available for eligible students to apply for the 2011 All-Eastern Honors Ensembles, March 31 - April 3. (Eligible students are underclassmen, juniors and sophomores, who participated in the 2010 All-State Festival in Pittsburgh).
Please disregard this email if it does not apply to you. Please download the All-Eastern Honors Band, Orchestra, Chorus and Jazz Band Application Instructions located in the Events section of the PMEA website by selecting the 2011 MENC All-East Information link. Deadline for applications is July 1, 2010. Final selections will be announced in November. Please do not hesitate to contact the PMEA Executive Office if you have any questions (888-919-7632/ 610-562-9757/ abiyoung@pmea.net).
New District Chorus Audition Piece
Posted: January 29, 2010
GLORIOUS
EVERLASTING
M. Thomas Cousins - Brodt Music No. 504
As was mentioned at the District Chorus meeting last week, the Audition Music
Committee met and came to a consensus on a new audition piece for next school
year. This will replace O Fillii et Filae in the rotation. As it stands, the
other two pieces (O Clap Your Hands & How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place) have not
been affected and will retain their place in the rotation.
We have verified that it it still in print, and both Volkweins and Musik
Innovations have been contacted to update their files.
Please feel free to share any thoughts and concerns with me at your convenience.
However, this is the audition piece for fall 2010 - any discussion about
removing it will have no effect for the coming school year.
Thanks for all you do for choral music in our area. I am so lucky to be among
such a great group of music professionals!
Lee Rickard
District 1 President
