Elementary Choir
2022-23
Nomination DeadlineNominations must be entered online in the KMEA Members site by Oct. 20, 2022 - Late entries WILL NOT be accepted.
Clinician
Lisa Simmelink
Who can participate?
The NWKMEA Elementary Choir is comprised of SELECT students from grades 5 and 6. Six (or fewer) students from each building may participate. All singers must be enrolled in the school from which they are entered. The director of each building is responsible for selecting the students who attend.
Clinic and Performance
The concert is Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 at FHSU Beech Schmidt Auditorium at 12:30 PM. Admission is $5.00 for adults and students are free.
Participation Fee
A fee of $10.00 per student is due at the December Mini-Convention. Please take your check to the district treasurer's table and get a receipt before checking in your students. The fee will double if not paid at the convention. Make check payable to NWKMEA. Fees may be sent to Connie Reishus beforehand or bring them to the convention. You may create your own invoice using our online Invoice Generator
Additional Information
Your selected singers need to come to the convention with their music learned and ready to polish with the clinician. The music will be sung by memory at the concert. Please have your singer bring their music, pencils, and their very best behavior to the concert. Students should come dressed in concert attire. There is no time to change in preparation for the concert.
Teachers
- Please supervise your students at all times and inform them of the behavior expected.
- Please be prepared to lend a hand when needed.
- Please have your students well prepared before they come to the mini-convention.
- Please remind students to wear proper concert attire.
| Elementary Choir Schedule @ FHSU | |
| 8:00 | Registration - Memorial Union |
| 8:30-10:00 | Rehearsal I - Black & Gold Room |
| 9:00 | Teacher's Meeting - Memorial Union Lobby |
| 10:00 | ***BREAK w/ water & snack*** |
| 10:20-11:30 | Rehearsal II - Black & Gold Room |
| 11:30 | ***Move to Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center*** |
| 11:45-12:15 | Rehearsal III - Beach/Schmidt - on risers |
| 12:30 | CONCERT - Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
Performance Repertoire
Two songs that are in our files:Jubilate Deo
Praetorius/arr. Doreen Rao
Unison/Two-part or Three-part or Four Part
Boosey and Hawkes: 1631001
The Dream Keeper
Rollo Dilworth
Two-part
Hal Leonard: 08745611
Two songs that may not be in our files:
Will There Really Be a Morning
Craig Hella-Johnson
SA
Alliance Music Publications: 10015881
Look Again at The Child
Suzanne Lord
Two-Part
Chorister's Guild: 3029394
Music is available from Senseney Music and J.W. Pepper.