SENIOR FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024
ELMHURST UNIVERSITY, ELMHURST

1:00pm - 9/10 Chorus Concert
3:00pm - Band Concert
4:15pm - Chorus Concert
6:15pm - Orchestra Concert

 
 
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SENIOR band

Conductor
Daniel Farris
Northwestern University

Repertoire
Melodious Thunk - David Biedenbender

Elegy for Albinoni - Shelly Hanson

American Hymnsong Suite - Dwayne Milburn

Galop - Dmitri Shostakovich, trans. Donald Hunsberger

 
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9/10 chorus

Conductor
Maggie Burk
Carthage College

Repertoire
Hands Are Knockin' - Kyle Pederson

Music of Life - Brittney E. Boykin

Lovely Day - arr. Robert T. Gibson

 
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SENIOR Chorus

Conductor
Dr. Liza Calisesi-Maidens
University of Illinois Chicago

Repertoire
All State Selections 
Measure Me, Sky - Elaine Hagenberg (SATB)
GIA Publications - G-EH1014

Cum Sancto Spiritu - Hyo-Won Woo (SATB)
GIA Publications - WW1637

District 1 Repertoire

The Unexpected Early Hour from A Winter Breviary (SATB) - Reena Esmail
Oxford University Press - 9780193570108 (Digital Download Only)

I Choose - India.Arie/Andrew Castro, arr. Brandon Waddles (SATB)
This piece is currently in the process of being published. Brandon Waddles has authorized us to share this PDF with directors and students until the piece can be purchased for the festival. Check for an e-mail from [email protected] (or reach out) for a pre-publication copy of this piece.

Wandl’ich in dem Wald des Abends - Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (SSA)
Public Domain (copy linked)

Journey On - Derrick Fox (TTB)
Hal Leonard 004028072

 
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SENIOR orchestra

Conductor
Mina Zikri
DePaul School of Music

Repertoire
Polonaise from 'Eugene Onegin' - Tchaikovsky

'Juba' from Symphony No. 3 - Price

Arctica - Thomas Nickell

Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saens