High School Honors Concert
The San Joaquin County Office of Education, in partnership with the San Joaquin County Music Educators’ Association (SJCMEA) and Delta College music department, sponsor this venue, held in Atherton Auditorium on the Delta College campus on the first or second Saturday in January. Talented band and choir students from High Schools throughout the county are chosen to participate in Honor Band and Honor Choir. For more information visit our Honors Concert website at http://hshonors.synthasite.com. 2009 marks 50 years for High School Honor Band in San Joaquin County. We are compiling a list of past participants. We would like to hear from anyone who has participated in past County Honor Band concerts. Please contact Sandra Wendell or Michele Culpepper at (209) 468-4973 or via email swendell@sjcoe.net or mculpepper@sjcoe.net.
2008-09 SJCMEA Board Members Richard King, President Liz Hodgdon, Vice-President for Choir, High School Kristin Florek, Vice-President for Band, High School Randy McMillan, Vice-President for Band, Middle School
Contact Information E-Mail: swendell@sjcoe.net Phone: 209 468-4973 FAX: 209 468-9232
SJCMEA HONOR CHOIR - Audition Information Student membership is by tape audition. Audition Particulars. Students interested in membership need to ask their home choir director for application forms. These forms will provide further details. Audition Compulsory. The tape audition will consist of a major scale (one octave up and down), a chromatic scale (one octave up and down) and America the Beautiful. All will be sung unaccompanied. Fees. The student fee is $25 per student. Director Participation. Directors from participating schools are obliged to provide assistance at rehearsals as needed. School participation fee $45.00 per ensemble.
Guest Conductor 2009 Guest Conductor will be Dr. Donald Kendrick, CSU Sacramento. SJCMEA HONOR BAND - Audition Information Student membership is by tape audition. Audition Particulars. Students interested in membership need to ask their home band director for application forms. Audition Compulsory. The tape audition will consist of a major scales (one octave up and down), a chromatic scale (one octave up and down) and excerpts from standard solo literature. Fees. The student fee is $25 per student. Director Participation. Directors from participating schools are obliged to provide assistance at rehearsals as needed. School fee $45.00 per ensemble. Guest Conductor 2009 Guest Conductor will be Dr. Robert Halseth, CSU Sacramento.
