High school choirs and treble choirs perform on the Concert Hall stage. Each group is critiqued by both the guest clinician and an NIU faculty clinician. A highlight of both events is a performance by one of the NIU choirs.
October 16, 2009, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
For all choirs.
Celebrate the choral arts! Choir Day brings high school choirs together to hear and be heard by fellow choir members, directors, and NIU faculty members Eric Johnson, Mary Lynn Doherty, and Orna Arania. This year's guest clinician is, Edith Copley, Director of Choral Studies and Professor of Music at Northern Arizona University.
Cost: $185 per school. Limited to 12 schools. Choir Day is full for 2009.
March 2, 2010, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
For treble choirs.
Women’s Chorus Day brings treble choirs together to address the unique characteristics and expressive potential of the high school women’s chorus. Choir members gain an appreciation for the important contribution these ensembles make to choral music. Groups will be critiqued by NIU faculty Eric Johnson, Mary Lynn Doherty, and Orna Arania. This year’s guest clinician is Richard Bjella, Director of Choral Studies at Texas Tech University. Professor Bjella was formerly Director of Choral Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Cost: $185 per school. Limited to 12 schools.