(Registration deadline: Thursday, September 4)
EKU’s annual High School Choral Day is a one-day event that welcomes over 500 students from throughout the state to prepare for the Kentucky All-State Choir audition. Additional pieces are included to provide a variety of learning opportunities and musical experiences. The day features sectionals, full rehearsals, and a performance of the selected repertoire. EKU choral faculty Dr. Richard Waters and Dr. Jill Campbell serve as the clinicians for the event. Students will also hear brief performances by the EKU Choirs and have the opportunity to interact with EKU choral students and voice faculty. The event takes place at the EKU Center for the Arts.
SCHEDULE - click here
REPERTOIRE
All students must bring their own music. Extra music and/or photocopying services are not available. The festival includes two SATB pieces and one piece each for SA and TB voices. Please make sure your students have all of the festival repertoire.
ALL VOICES:
1) Adoramus te, Christe (SATB) - Quirino Gasparini (KMEA All-State audition piece) | Free download | Recording
2) Bright Light (SATB) - Michael Bussewitz-Quarm | MB Arts MB2028-PNO | Recording
SOPRANO/ALTO VOICES:
I Shall Weep at Night (SSA) - Kevin A. Memley | Pavane Publishing P1638 | Recording
TENOR/BASS VOICES:
Good Timber (TBB) - Susan LaBarr | Walton Music WW 2035 | Recording
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
- Sheet music (see above)
- Black folder
- Money for lunch (on your own)
WHAT EKU PROVIDES
- Pencil
- EKU Choral Day t-shirt
- Hospitality area for directors and chaperones throughout the day
- Preparation of the KMEA All-State audition piece and additional repertoire
STUDENT SELECTION
- Directors are encouraged to bring motivated singers who demonstrate good vocal technique, can read music, and work hard in rehearsal
- A balanced number of voice parts is preferred but not required
ATTIRE
- REHEARSALS: School-appropriate clothing should be worn throughout the day
- PERFORMANCE: EKU Choral Day t-shirt (provided) and jeans (no shorts)
- EKU campus map
- Check-in, rehearsals, and performance take place in the EKU Center for the Arts (#74)
- Buses may park at the EKU Center, or in the Alumni Coliseum Lot (#52) by the Kentucky State Police building
- DEADLINE: Thursday, September 4, 2025
PAYMENT ($20.00 per student)
- ONE CHECK PER SCHOOL, payable to "Eastern Kentucky University"
- Payment must be received no later than the day of the event:
- Option 1: Bring your payment with you to check-in
- Option 2: Mail payment before the event to:
Foster Music Building 101
521 Lancaster Avenue
