Missouri All-State Children's Choir Audition Information

Missouri Music Educators Association
A Federated State Association of the National Association for Music Education

Missouri Fourth and Fifth Grade Parents/Guardians,
Each year the Missouri Music Educators Association holds a nationally recognized
professional development event in January at Tan-Tar-A Conference Center, Osage
Beach, that features 33 auditioned student performing ensembles, 65 clinics/sessions,
3,600 registrants and total foot traffic of 10,000 people. In an effort to add a mountain
top musical experience for outstanding fourth and fifth grade students like yours,
MMEA is thrilled to announce the inaugural Missouri All-State Children’s Choir .

We have made the audition process simple . Any fourth or fifth grade Missouri student
is eligible. The audition window will open on August 15 and close on October 1. The
audition piece is “Happy Birthday” sung without accompaniment (voice only) and in any
key your student prefers. The student, parent, guardian, or music teacher may complete
the registration process by uploading the recording to our online audition form at
mmea.net along with some basic information including student height and t-shirt size
(for reference if selected). A $10 audition fee will be due by credit card at the time of
submission. Students will be notified of selection on November 1. For selected students,
a participation fee of $60 will be due in November, and will include all performance
music mailed directly to the student or teacher, t-shirt, lunch, snack, as well as
conductor, accompanist, and conference expenses.

This incredible choir will begin rehearsal at 9:30am, Wednesday, January 22 in Compass
Rose Ballroom at Tan-Tar-A Conference Center. The conductor will be Joshua Pedde,
artistic director of the famed Indianapolis Children’s Choir. An adult chaperone will be
required for each student. The chaperone may be the student’s music teacher or
parent/guardian. The Missouri All-State Children’s Choir will perform at 4:30pm the
same day in Paradise C Ballroom. The performance is free and open to the public as is
parking throughout the resort. Audio and/or video recordings will be available for
purchase outside of the performance area.

For 82 years, MMEA has made quality our specialty. We would love to see your student
audition for this one-of-a-kind opportunity. Should you have any questions, please
contact the MASCC Chair Karen Dickinson at karenmused@gmail.com .

Yours in Music,
Brian Reeves
MMEA President

September 23 Update

September 23, 2019

Greetings, 5^th Grade Honors Choir Families!

I hope all is well with you! A few reminders:

·      All Honors Choir fundraiser materials are due TOMORROW, Tuesday, September 24. This includes payment for all fundraiser products. All checks should be made payable to Columbia Public Schools with Honors Choir in the memo line.

·      All products ordered through the fundraiser will be delivered on Tuesday, October 29. Please plan to pick up any fundraiser products not shipped directly to the purchasers.

·      For weekly rehearsals, students should arrive to West Middle School no earlier than 3:45pm. The team of directors come from different directions all over town and cannot guarantee your child will be supervised until 3:45 each week.

·      Honors Choir singers should be picked up from WMS no later than 5:20pm following weekly rehearsals. Thank you for respecting the evening commitments of the team of directors. Singers who are consistently picked up late may not participate with the ensemble.

·      Missouri All-State Children’s Choir: The audition window is open until October 1. Please see the post above for more information.

·      On Saturday, November 23, Honors Choir students will have the opportunity to view a simulcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Philip Glass’s opera Akhnaten. A workshop will take place at Cedar Ridge Elementary, followed by bus transportation to Forum 8 Theater for the screening. More information to follow in the coming weeks.

·      If your student will be absent from any Honors Choir rehearsal or event, please email me as soon as possible.

·      If you have any questions or concerns, please email me directly.

Thank you for your commitment to this ensemble. Have a great week!

*Lindsey Tevebaugh, Business Director, CPS 5^th Grade Honors Choir, LTevebaugh@cpsk12.org, (573)214-3670