SPECIAL EVENTS
District and All-State Choir
Heart of Illinois Music Festival
SPECIAL EVENTS
District and All-State Choir
Heart of Illinois Music Festival
Heart of Illinois Elementary Music Festival
Saturday, May 10 @ Bloomington High School
9am-12pm - Students must provide there our transportation to and from the event and is not attended by families. It's an opportunity for students to work with other directors and experience different musical groups.
Please click HERE for the registration link for students in upper elementary grades only. Students will agree to represent Benjamin Elementary School with respectful and responsible attitudes and behaviors.
Event Details
Date: May 10, 2025
Location: Bloomington High School, 1202 E. Locust St, Bloomington, IL
Eligible Grades: 3 - 6
Cost: $30 per student, which includes a festival t-shirt and a snack. Please ensure your student brings a drink.
Schedule
8:30 AM: - Registration Opens
9:00 - 9:50 AM: - Session 1
10:00 - 10:50 AM - Session 2
11:00 - 11:50 AM - Session 3
11:50 AM - Pick-up
Students will have the opportunity to explore different musical groups, selecting their top 4 preferences upon registration. Sessions are designed to be inclusive, and no prior musical experience is necessary. We will do our best to accommodate the top choices, with priority given to older students. Students can choose from: choir, dance, drumtastic, drumming, barred instruments, and unpitched percussion sessions. Mr. Mosely and I will be running the choir session and we are excited for the opportunity!
This annual event is sponsored by the Heart Of Illinois Orff Chapter and we are excited our event venue is in Bloomington Illinois this year!
ALL-STATE CHOIR - Saturday, February 1, 2025
Students in 5th grade only - auditions required
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
11:15-11:50 am in the music room during their lunch recess.
Click HERE for the letter with information about the festival.
To sign up for your child to audition, please click HERE for the form.
(Cost $25 paid by the student for registration and music)
Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois
Families will need to transport their student to and from Peoria although we are working on the possibility of a bus.
Students need to arrive in Peoria by 8:30am.
Rehearsal 9-12
Concert at 12 - tickets required - $5 each
We will be holding optional rehearsals before school and in the evening across the district. More details will follow. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at romerola@unit5.org.
SUMMER SING AND SUMMER INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
June 9-13
Summer sing is open to incoming 5th-9th grade students only. Flyers will be coming home soon!
Summer Instrumental Music is open to incoming 6th - 8th grade students only. Flyers will be coming home soon. This event happens in the afternoon so students can be involved in both choir and instrumental music. Students must already be able to play their instrument. This is not a beginning instrument program.
DISTRICT CHOIR - Saturday, November 9, 2024
Students in 4th and 5th grade only - auditions required
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois
A bus will leave around 6:00am from one of the Unit 5 schools
Rehearsal 9am-12pm
Concert at 12pm
Students will need to be picked up from Olivet Nazarene University after the concert.