D11-ESS-Arts Event-High School Honor Choir

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High School Honor Choir

The District 11 High School Honor Choir is comprised of students from each of the 5 high schools. The directors from each high school select their highest performing group and prepare them for this event. This is an opportunity for students to work with a guest conductor and to perform challenging music with other students of like ability. Students will prepare both in and outside of school day for this event. The students will be given a full day clinic followed by an evening performance. The concert will also include selections performed by each school. This concert will be professional recorded and CD's will available for purchase. The concert will also be recorded for viewing on Comcast Channel 16. The viewing schedule can be found on the District 11 homepage in the red panel under Channel 16.

What We Believe

Program for March 14, 2008, Publisher Format

Important Dates

Full day clinic - March 14, 2008 at Mitchell High School
Concert - March 14, 2008, 7:00 p.m. at Mitchell High School

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Music being performed:

This is the Day from Easter Cantata             Pinkham

Ngana                                                                 Stephen Leek

Caritas et Amor                                                 R. Stroope

A Jubilant Song                                                 Norman Dello Joio

2008 District 11 High School Honor Choir Clinician
Dr. James Kim from Colorado State University CSU in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Dr. James Kim is Director of Choral Studies at Colorado State. He received his degrees from University of Southern California (B.M., M.M.) and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (D.M.A.). After earning two degrees from USC, James Kim was invited by the Internationale Backakademie Stuttgart to study with Helmuth Rilling for two years. During the summers of 2000 and 2002, he was selected as an assistant conductor for the Opera Theater of Lucca held in Lucca, Italy. During the past 2001-02 season, he had served as the Interim Artistic Director for the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. Previously, Dr. Kim taught conducting at the University of Cincinnati and at Simpson College.

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