Those selected to participate in the ILMEA District 5 Jazz Festival at Eastern Illinois University will rehearse and perform on Monday, November 5th. Alice Chenault represents Richland County High School at the jazz festival this year. The jazz festival may be found below.
Those selected to participate in the ILMEA District 5 Concert Band, Orchestra, & Choirs also meets at Eastern Illinois University to rehearse and perform on Saturday, November 17th. Representing RCHS in the District 5 Concert Band is Kendra Jellison & Carmen Rodriguez. Representing RCHS in the District 5 Orchestra is Sydney Berkshire & Ethan Steber. Finally, representing RCHS in the District 5 Choir is Colby Garrard, Bryce Klingler, & Delaney Shryock. The festival schedule for band, orchestra, & choir may be found below.
Required materials for the festival include:
- Appropriate school clothing (to wear for travel & for rehearsals)
- Jacket
- Concert attire
- Music stand
- Pencil
- ILMEA District 5 Jazz Festival music
- Mutes
- Extra reeds
- Value oil or slide grease
- Cash for lunch and dinner
ILMEA DISTRICT 5 JAZZ - 11/5/18:
7:30 am...............................Meet at RCHS
7:40 am...............................Depart for EIU in Charleston, IL
9:00 am...............................Registration in the MLK Union Bridge
9:30 am...............................Jazz rehearsals begin
- Jazz Band 1 rehearses in the Dvorak Hall (Doudna Fine Arts Center)
- Jazz Band 2 rehearses in the Black Box (Doudna Fine Arts Center)
4:30 pm...............................Break to change and prep for the concerts
5:45 pm...............................Jazz Band Concerts in Doudna Dvorak Hall
7:00 pm...............................Dinner
9:30 pm...............................Estimated return time to RCHS
https://ilmea.org/districts/district5/
ILMEA DISTRICT 5 BAND, CHOIR, & ORCHESTRA - 11/17/18:
6:45am..............Call-time for high school students in the band room at RCHS
6:50am..............Depart for EIU, Charleston, IL (activity bus)
8:00am..............Registration – EIU Union Bridge Lounge
8:30am..............Rehearsals begin:
JR Band – Doudna Fine Arts Building Rm 1550
SR Band – Dounda Fine Arts Building Dvorak Concert Hall
SR Orchestra – Dounda Fine Arts Building Black Box
JR Orchestra – Dounda Fine Arts Building Retial Hall Rm. 1240
JR Choir – Union “Old” Ballroom
SR Choir – Union Grand Ballroom
Treble Choir – Dounda Fine Arts Building Theater
11:30..............Lunch for All Ensembles (students select location)
1:00pm..........Rehearsals Resume for ALL Ensembles
PLEASE NOTE: Rehearsals may run from 3:00-5:30 pm, depending on the ensemble and the director. We will not eat dinner prior to the concerts. Students may go home with parents after signing out.
CONCERT TIMES ($5 ADMISSION):
See the attached document.