AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
This is the beautiful 3,929 seat auditorium where the Honor Choir concerts will be held. For nearly 120 years, the Auditorium Theatre has evolved, each decade ushering in a new challenge, and a new voice. From the operatic glory of its inception to the rock-and-roll concerts of the 1960's and 70's, from a setting for the world's most legendary musicals to the greatest ballets, the Auditorium Theatre has adapted and grown.
Former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley gave speeches where, years later, incandescent musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Aretha Franklin, and Elton John performed. Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles captivated audiences in the same space where Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera once played to sold-out crowds. Frank Sinatra, Itzhak Perlman, The Beach Boys and Booker T. Washington have all graced this stage.
HENRY LECK, CONDUCTORAn internationally recognized choral director, Henry Leck is an associate professor and Director of Choral Activities at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1986 he became Founder and Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, one of the largest children’s choir programs in the world. The Touring Choirs of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir have performed regularly for national conferences. Additionally, ICC tours internationally every year, having sung in prestigious concert sites throughout Great Britain, Greece, Scandinavia, Europe, South America, North America, Mexico, Guatemala , Australia, New Zealand and China. In 2004, the Touring Choir performed in the Czech Republic and Russia, recording live with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in the famed Pavel Slobodkin Center for Music.
Mr. Leck is a frequent conductor of regional and national honor choirs. Mr. Leck has also conducted international festivals including the Musica Mundi Tuscany Children’s Choir Festival in Italy, the International Children’s Choir Festival in Beijing, China,the International Children's Choral Festival in Canterbury, England. and the Vienna Children’s & Boys Choir Festival with the Vienna Sangerknaben. He conducts the Curso Internacional de Regencia Coral in Brazil where he founded the ARCI Sao Paulo Children’s Honor Choir. He is the Artistic Director of the highly acclaimed Pacific Rim Festival in Hawaii. He recently conducted the Tokyo International High School Honor Choir in Japan, the International Festival of the Americas and the Festival Internacional de Coro de Ninos en Mexico. For sixteen years, he has conducted the National Youth Choral Festival in Carnegie Hall.
WEDNESDAY
10:00 – 12:30 am: Concert Session 1
1:00 – 2:00 pm: Interest Session 1
Beyond Singing: Blueprint for the
Exceptional Choral Program
2:30 – 3:30 pm: Masterclass
Chanticleer
3:30 – 5:30 pm
Observed 1st Honor Choir Rehearsal
5:45 – 8:10 pm
International Concert
8:30 pm
Observed End of Honor Choir Rehearsal
THURSDAY
8:00 – 9:00 am: Interest Session 2
Choral Directors are from Mars and
Voice Teachers are from Venus:
Sing from the Diaphragm and Other
Vocal Mis-Instructions
9:30 – 11:30 am: Concert Session 2
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Roundtable 2
Music Education My Way:
A Glimpse at Children’s Choir Curriculums
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Exhibits
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Interest Session 3
Choral Directors are from Mars and
Voice Teachers are from Venus
Top 10 List - Complaints from
Both Sides of the Aisle
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4:30 – 6:30 pm: Concert Session 3
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Eastern Division Reception
8:30 pm Observed End of Honor Choir Rehearsal
FRIDAY
8:00 am - 9:00 am: Exhibits
9:30 am – 12:00 pm: Concert Session 4
12:15 – 1:30 pm Lunch with Jasmine & Zoe
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Interest Session 4
Singing with Intention:
Bringing Vitality and Beauty to Choral Tone
3:30 – 5:30 pm: Concert Session 5
8:30 – 11:00 pm: Jazz Night
SATURDAY
9:00 – 10:00 am: Concert Session 6
10:30 – 11:30 am: Interest Session 5
Vocal Health: From the Choir Classroom
to the Voice Clinic
1:00 – 3:00 pm: Concert Session 7
4:00 – 6:45 pm: Honor Choir Concerts
Children’s and Youth National Honor Choir
Middle School National Honor Choir
Women’s National Honor Choir
Men’s National Honor Choir
8:00 pm: “Elijah”
– Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
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