Evans Choirs
Welcome to Evans Choirs!
The 2023-24 course syllabus has been given to all choir students. If you need to access class information, click here.
Spanish version click here.
Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 15th
7:30 pm
(Call time 6:45 pm)
Normal Community High School Auditorium
Monday, April 29th
6th Grade Choir students, along with 7/8 boys and Honors Choir, will be traveling to perform for elementary students at Towanda, Benjamin, Cedar Ridge and Pepper Ridge elementary schools. Following our performances, we will be having lunch together at Pizza Ranch before returning to school that afternoon.
Permission form/lunch payments
Permission form and the $5 lunch payment are due to Mrs. Beer no later than Monday, April 8th! If your student did not bring their permission form home, you can print one HERE!
Summer Sing 2024
Join Unit 5 students and teachers for a week of music making! This event is open to incoming 5th-9th graders who are interested in singing together, making friends and experiencing new music!
Summer Sing takes place the week of June 17-21, at Normal Community High School. We meet each day from 9:00-11:30 am.
The cost is $60.
Free/reduced lunch = $30
Even if you've never been in choir before, you're invited to come and see what it's all about!
Summer band/orchestra camp takes place in the afternoon.
Students who participate in both camps will pay a reduced fee of $50 per camp.
Unit 5 Choral Showcase
(7th & 8th Students only!)
Monday, March 18th
6:30 pm
Normal Community High School
Arrival and Departure
Students will be bussed over from their middle school at 1:45 pm for combined rehearsals, dinner, entertainment, and their concert. Parents are encouraged to attend the concert. Students will need to be picked up from NCHS at the end of the concert (approximately 7:45 pm).
Concert Attire
Concert is the music uniform worn for all other concerts. Black music polo, black pants and black dress shoes. No jeans, leggings or tennis shoes. It is recommended that students should wear their concert attire to school that day, as there will not be time or space available for students to change clothes.
Dinner
Dinner will be provided by Jimmy John’s. Dinner Includes: 4 inch sub, chips, cookie, pickle spear and bottled water. Meal cost is $9.00 per student. Students will select their sandwich in class, so please send your student to school with their dinner money (CASH ONLY) by Friday March 5th. Money should be placed in an envelope with the student’s name clearly printed. Please send exact cash. There will not be change to give.
Concert
When students are not performing, they will sit in their assigned seats and listen to the other groups performing. Students are required to stay for the entire concert in order to receive full credit for the performance, as this concert is a requirement for a portion of their choir grade. Students are expected to be on their best behavior and to represent their school well. Book bags, coats, and other personal belongings will travel on the bus with the students, then stored in assigned classrooms. Those items need to be picked up after the concert. Please refrain from bringing valuable items, including electronic devices and cell phones, to school that day, because we cannot guarantee that items will be secure.
Thank you for helping to make our Unit 5 Choral Festival a success! We look forward to sharing our music with you!
U of I Women's Glee Club Field Trip
All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls in chorus are invited to attend our field trip to watch the University of Illinois Women's Glee Club concert on Saturday, April 13th at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Details can be found here! (Spanish version)
Registration is due Friday, 2/2. Complete the registration form here .
Payment is due February 16th. Checks made payable to Unit 5.
January 18, 2024
5:00-8:00 pm
202 Landmark Dr.
Normal, IL
20% of sales will benefit our choir program! Order online or in app for pickup using code PORTILLOS51 before checkout in the "Apply Offer" field. You can also show a flyer to the cashier when ordering at the restaurant.
Invite friends and family to join us as well!
EJHS Honors Ensemble
CONGRATULATIONS!
The following students have been selected to the EJHS Honors Ensemble for this year.
Olivia Arington Bhavini Kake Snigdha Sinha
Ananya Agrawal Rhea Balakrishnan Milly Henderson
Prajna Arumilli Eeshna Arumilli Trusarika Dannana
Sarah Guo Anagha Jadav Ellie Chapman
Akshaya Galla Maria Taulbee Shourya Jain
Isabella Robbins Raksha LK Rishi Senthil Kumar
Kamalini Nukanaboina Charita Bijivemula
The EJHS Honors Ensemble is open to 7th and 8th grade students, enrolled in choir.
Auditions are Thursday, October 26th.
The group meets every Thursday from 3:50-5:00 pm.
Please see the commitment form for details.
ISU Men's Glee Club Field Trip
All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys in chorus are invited to attend our field trip to watch the Illinois State University Men's Glee Club concert on Sunday, October 15th at 3pm at the ISU Center for Performing Arts.
Please click here for more information.
About the director...
Ms. Julia Beer directs the choir programs at both Evans Junior High and Chiddix Junior High, in Unit 5. She holds a B.S. in Music Education as well as an M.M.E. in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Entering her 31st year of teaching, she has served as a high school choral director, junior high choral director and elementary general music instructor throughout the state of Illinois.
She has served as Chairman for the Illinois Music Educators Association District 3 Junior Chorus, instructor for the Illinois Summer Youth Music Program at the University of Illinois and as conductor for the Junior Chorus in 2022. She is a private piano instructor and has worked as an adjudicator and clinician for various contests and festivals throughout the state.