The Kickapoo Chamber Choir consists of auditioned students from the over 300 members of the Kickapoo Choirs. Students are selected by a stringent audition process including a prepared piece, theory, and sight reading. The Kickapoo Chamber Choir performs six home concerts a year as well as many holiday caroling, national anthem, and other invitation performances. The ensemble performs very high level literature from the top composers in the world and has had clinics with many of America's top choral conductors.
Chamber Performance Dates:
October 3 - Chorus I concert w/ Chamber Choir
October 10 - FallConcert Kickapoo Performing Arts Center 7:30 pm
Decebmer 10 - With the Springfield Symphony 7:30 pm
December 12 - Winter Concert Kickapoo Performing Arts Center 8 pm
January 22 - Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts 3:30 pm
January 26 - Missouri Music Educators Conference and In Service 12:30 pm
February 6 - Connie Bilyeu Memorial
February 28 - Masterworks concert Kickapoo Performing Arts Center 7 pm
March 6 - Chorus I concert w/ Chamber Choir
April 4 - Large Group Conest
May 8 - Spring Concert Kickapoo Performing Arts Center 7:30 pm
Chamber Performance Dates:
October 3 - Chorus I concert w/ Chamber Choir
October 10 - FallConcert Kickapoo Performing Arts Center 7:30 pm
Decebmer 10 - With the Springfield Symphony 7:30 pm
December 12 - Winter Concert Kickapoo Performing Arts Center 8 pm
January 22 - Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts 3:30 pm
January 26 - Missouri Music Educators Conference and In Service 12:30 pm
February 6 - Connie Bilyeu Memorial
February 28 - Masterworks concert Kickapoo Performing Arts Center 7 pm
March 6 - Chorus I concert w/ Chamber Choir
April 4 - Large Group Conest
May 8 - Spring Concert Kickapoo Performing Arts Center 7:30 pm
December 2023 Caroling Schedule
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Directors hate this time of year, because they know before the list is posted that hearts are about to be broken.
Today, my hope is to speak to students and parents about this subject, and give them a bit of perspective that might be helpful.
Parents, I can say with very few exceptions, that I never see students rejected for a group as a personal vendetta. It is "Hailey's Comet Rare" to hear a director say something like "I'll be darned if THAT kid will ever be in my group!"
When a student is not put in a group, it is because of the data received from auditions. It could be a question of tone or projection. It could be a question of pitch control or sight reaching. It could be a lot of stuff, and NONE of it personal.
Students, one of the reasons directors hate posting results, is that they love you. Directors care about each and every student, and they want you to feel empowered, successful, loved, appreciated and integral. The LAST thing a director wants to do is knock you down or disappoint you. And yet, in the world of auditions......there is simply no other way to do it.
-not everybody can make it, as the group would then have over 200 people onstage at once
-the argument of "he/she has paid their dues" really is irrelevant, as the audition data isn't measuring that
-age cannot be the biggest concern, as in "they've waited their turn, now they should automatically be allowed in". If seniority....or the most seniority....was that big of a factor, then shouldn't we let the oldest living person in the USA be president? After all......they waited their turn longer than anyone else.
I want to speak to students who are disappointed by audition results with a few thoughts. First, YOU are better at something than anybody else in your school......everybody truly excels at something! Secondly, you cannot tie your worth as a person to the result of the audition....you are unique, special, vital, and the most important person on earth to somebody! Third, life is full of competition, and auditions are a microcosm of preparation for that.....competitions for jobs and careers, university placement, athletics, etc. Fourth, I LOVE to see when students use disappointing audition results as "fuel for their fire", and work on their skill development for the next year.
Folks need to understand that this time of year absolutely keeps directors up at night with worry. They worry about disappointing students they love, letting down people with great expectations, angering parents, and being questioned by those who simply don't know very much about the true evaluation of criteria within the process. My hope is that students and parents reading this will....A) Realize none of this diminishes the value or preciousness of the young man or woman.....and 😎 Think twice before lashing out at a director who is simply trying to do they best they can under trying circumstances.
Thank you to ALL OF YOU!
Directors hate this time of year, because they know before the list is posted that hearts are about to be broken.
Today, my hope is to speak to students and parents about this subject, and give them a bit of perspective that might be helpful.
Parents, I can say with very few exceptions, that I never see students rejected for a group as a personal vendetta. It is "Hailey's Comet Rare" to hear a director say something like "I'll be darned if THAT kid will ever be in my group!"
When a student is not put in a group, it is because of the data received from auditions. It could be a question of tone or projection. It could be a question of pitch control or sight reaching. It could be a lot of stuff, and NONE of it personal.
Students, one of the reasons directors hate posting results, is that they love you. Directors care about each and every student, and they want you to feel empowered, successful, loved, appreciated and integral. The LAST thing a director wants to do is knock you down or disappoint you. And yet, in the world of auditions......there is simply no other way to do it.
-not everybody can make it, as the group would then have over 200 people onstage at once
-the argument of "he/she has paid their dues" really is irrelevant, as the audition data isn't measuring that
-age cannot be the biggest concern, as in "they've waited their turn, now they should automatically be allowed in". If seniority....or the most seniority....was that big of a factor, then shouldn't we let the oldest living person in the USA be president? After all......they waited their turn longer than anyone else.
I want to speak to students who are disappointed by audition results with a few thoughts. First, YOU are better at something than anybody else in your school......everybody truly excels at something! Secondly, you cannot tie your worth as a person to the result of the audition....you are unique, special, vital, and the most important person on earth to somebody! Third, life is full of competition, and auditions are a microcosm of preparation for that.....competitions for jobs and careers, university placement, athletics, etc. Fourth, I LOVE to see when students use disappointing audition results as "fuel for their fire", and work on their skill development for the next year.
Folks need to understand that this time of year absolutely keeps directors up at night with worry. They worry about disappointing students they love, letting down people with great expectations, angering parents, and being questioned by those who simply don't know very much about the true evaluation of criteria within the process. My hope is that students and parents reading this will....A) Realize none of this diminishes the value or preciousness of the young man or woman.....and 😎 Think twice before lashing out at a director who is simply trying to do they best they can under trying circumstances.
Thank you to ALL OF YOU!