Choir Days
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 10-11, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Choir Day gives high school choirs the opportunity to come together in the Music Building to perform for and listen to fellow choir members, directors and NIU faculty members. Students also have the chance to learn from an accomplished guest clinician.
Registration
- Cost: $250 per school (due two weeks before event)
- Registration deadline: Sept. 13, 2024
- Each clinic day is limited to six schools.
Be sure to register by the deadline. A registration fee is charged for each ensemble and is due two weeks before the event date. Please note: only one ensemble per school, unless space allows.
Cancellations
If you cancel five or more business days before the event, you may request a refund from Kristin Sherman at ksherman2@niu.edu or 815-753-1450. No refunds will be made after this time unless NIU cancels the event.
Staff
Participants will work with several NIU faculty members, including:
Guest Clinician
For Choir Days 2024, the NIU School of Music welcomes William Powell as our guest clinician!
William Powell serves as director of choral activities at Auburn University. He teaches choral-related courses and conducts the Chamber Choir, Men's Chorus, Concert Choir and Gospel Choir. He guest conducts throughout the United States and abroad, with several Lincoln Center performances through Distinguished Concerts International-New York. Powell also serves as an adjudicator for choral festivals such as Festival Disney. In addition to "The William Powell Choral Series," his choral arrangements are published by Fred Bock Music, Hal Leonard and Oxford University Press.
Powell serves on the national board of the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) as a southern region representative. He is also an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and he holds memberships with the National Association for Music Education and the American Society of Composers and Publishers.
Sample Schedule
| School Choir Name | Director Name | Warm-up Room 155 (20 minutes) |
Performance and Clinic Concert Hall (25 minutes) |
Critique Room 171 (20 minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 8:30 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. |
| TBD | TBD | 9:05 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. | 10 a.m. |
| TBD | TBD | 9:30 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. |
| TBD | TBD | 10:05 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 11 a.m. |
| TBD | TBD | 10:30 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 12:15 p.m. |
| Admissions Welcome with Austyn Menk | 11:30 a.m. | |||
| Performance by NIU Concert Choir | 11:35 a.m. | |||
Contact Us
College of Visual and Performing ArtsOffice of External Programs
Music Building 132
Kristin Sherman
815-753-1450
ksherman2@niu.edu
Online Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.(lunch from noon – 1 p.m.)
