All State
Everyone is invited to the
2021 RIMEA ALL-STATE CONCERT
this coming Sunday, May 2 at 6 pm.
Just go to the RIMEA webpage for information and the concert link:
Current Gordon students who will be performing:
Ava Fleishman: Orchestra (violin)
Jungmin Lee Msangi: Mixed Chorus (alto)
Alejandro Quintero Cashore: Orchestra (cello)
Benedetta Ramos: Mixed Chorus (alto)
Harper Vania: Treble Chorus (alto)
Henry Wilson Winter: Mixed Chorus (baritone)
Recent Gordon alums that you might also see:
Dylan Bean - double bass, Senior Jazz Band
Ella Bogdahn - soprano, Senior Mixed Chorus
Dimitri Daskalopoulos - violin, Senior Orchestra - 1st chair!
Leenah Gibbs - alto, Senior Treble Chorus
Audrey Lee - alto, Senior Treble Chorus
Evelyn McAdam - tuba, Senior Band
Emma Platt - soprano, Senior Treble Chorus
Andrew Song - bass, Junior Mixed Chorus AND cello, Junior Orchestra
It's free! No parking hassles! Sweatpants...probable :)
Important information for 2020-21
ALL-STATE CHORUS & ORCHESTRA 2020-2021
“Junior Division All-State,” sponsored by the Rhode Island Music Educator’s Association, is an opportunity to rehearse and perform with highly motivated students from throughout Rhode Island. It is open to students in grades 7-9, by audition.
All-State auditions will be done via video this year. SPECIFIC audition requirements for all instruments/voices will be posted on November 14th. The audition video submission window will be open November 14-21. The registration deadline for the audition is Friday, Oct 16.
Important change for this year: sight reading (including tonal memory for voice) will NOT be a part of the 2020 video audition process.
Vocal Audition:
America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee) - a cappella
in the appropriate key: Soprano - F Major; Alto - D Major; Tenor - G Major; Baritone - D Major
My Heart is Offered Still to You, Orlandus Lassus/arr. Randolph Alfred
(Mon Coeur Se Recommande a Vous); SATB, (Sung in ENGLISH)
Cello Audition:
Danse Rustique Squire Suzuki Book 5
Memorized Scales and Arpeggios- perform using the pattern below (bowing is left to player’s discretion),
suggested tempo is quarter note = 60
C Major, a minor, F Major, d minor (use melodic minor form)
If selected, the rehearsal dates are:
Wednesday, 2/3, 6:00 – 8:30, location TBA (chorus); Carter Center (orchestra)
(Snow date if needed on Thurs. 2/4)
Wednesday, 3/3, 6:00 – 8:30, location TBA (chorus); Carter Center (orchestra)
(Snow date if needed on Thurs. 3/4)
Friday, 3/26, 8:30 – 3:30, location TBA (chorus); Carter Center (orchestra)
Saturday, 3/27, 9:00 – 4:00, location TBA (chorus); Carter Center (orchestra)
the concert is: Sunday, 3/28, Orchestra 11:00; Band 2:30; Chorus 7:00
at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence
Many Gordon students have been selected for this advanced group. With dedication and enthusiasm, students can work both at school and at home to toward the goal. It is a lot of work! Please think carefully about previous commitments such as sports, theater, and academics, and discuss this with your parents. Ms. Hodgin is happy to help with your preparation. Contact her to set up rehearsals that are convenient for you!
Congratulations to our accepted students in 2019-2020!!! We're so proud of your initiative, work ethic, fortitude, and musical excellence!
All State performances didn't happen in person - the "big weekend" was scheduled to start the very day we went into lockdown. Your accomplishments are not diminished by the cancelled concerts! Please check in when school starts to get the concert programs (thanks to Izzy's family, who picked them up over the summer!!!) with your names and the performance notes for each ensemble.
“Junior Division RI All-State,” sponsored by the Rhode Island Music Educator’s Association, is an opportunity to rehearse and perform with highly motivated students from throughout Rhode Island. It is open to students in grades 7-9, by audition.