Lionel Hampton School of Music
Ensemble Information
Musical performance is an integral part of student and campus life
at the University of Idaho. Here at the Lionel Hampton School of
Music, our desire is to provide an opportunity for everyone to contribute
their musical talent. In fact, we have a musical organization to
fit the interests
of most everyone!
Ensemble Audition Information
The Vandaleer Concert Choir (MusA
116/316), directed by Michele
Paise, is open to all students by audition. Vandaleers performs
classical music of all eras and genres, from Gregorian chant to contemporary
choral works as well as folk songs and ethnic repertoire from the
United States and around the globe. In addition to a regular campus
concert schedule, Vandaleers customarily makes a concert tour in
the Northwest region each year. Past concert tours have also taken
the ensemble to Europe, South America, Washington D.C. and New York
City.
Mon, Wed, Fri 1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
Tuesday 2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
The University Chorus (MusA 117/317), directed by Chris Thompson, is open to University students and adult community members
without an audition. The chorus rehearses on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 2:30 and
frequently performs masterworks of the choral repertoire with the
University Orchestra or
other University instrumental
ensembles.
Mon/Wed/Fri
2:30 - 3:20 p.m.
The
award-winning jazz choir program, under the direction of Dan
Bukvich, is the largest of
its kind in the country, involving over 200 students each semester.
The program consists of four ensembles. Jazz Choir I (MusA
118/318) is a large choir of nearly two hundred singers that
performs custom choral arrangements of various styles with the
assistance of fifteen to twenty instrumentalists. It rehearses
three hours per week and is open to all university students without
an audition. Jazz Choir II (MusA 365) is a highly select
small vocal jazz ensemble, specializing in close harmony
arrangements and choral versions of instrumental jazz standards.
This group rehearses two hours per week and serves as the premier
touring jazz choral ensemble at the
University of
Idaho.
Membership in Jazz Choir II is strictly by invitation of the
director.
With some exceptions, singers in
the small vocal jazz ensemble are selected from within the
membership of Jazz Choir I.
Jazz Choir I Mon/Wed/Fri
3:30 - 4:20 p.m.
Jazz Choir II Mon/Wed
5:30 - 6:20 p.m.
The Vandal Marching
Band (MusA 119/319), directed by Torrey
Lawrence, is open to all students during
the Fall semester (no auditions required). The Idaho band has a reputation that
extends far outside the Northwest. Over the years, it has performed for audiences
at Idaho football games throughout the West, as well as at professional games
in San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., and Seattle. The group's rehearsals are geared
to the busy student's schedule. It is our practice to have the West's finest
marching band with the minimum amount of rehearsal. Be assured that it is possible
to be a member and get good grades, regardless of major. One feature that is
particularly attractive to students is the awarding of Service Grants for each
student participating in the band. First and second year students will receive
$200.00 at second semester registration; students with three or more years in
the band will receive $300.00.
Mon, Wed, Frid
12:30 - 1:20 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Go to the Vandal Marching
Band home page!
The University Wind Ensemble (MusA 320), directed
by Alan Gemberling, is open to all students
by audition. It is comprised of about fifty undergraduate and graduate students,
and performs the finest in concert band and wind ensemble literature. The group
has traveled extensively throughout the United States. The Wind Ensemble rehearses
four hours per week.
Monday/Wednesday
4:30 - 5:45 p.m.
The University Concert Band (MusA 121/321) is open to all students
and no audition is required. The group rehearses three
hours per
week and is directed by Torrey Lawrence.
Fall
Tue, Thu 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Spring Mon/Wed/Fri 12:30 - 1:20 p.m.
The University Symphony Orchestra (MusA 122/322),
directed by Ferenc Cseszko, is open to all student string
players by audition. Wind players are also selected by audition with the School
of Music faculty. The Orchestra plays master works from all musical periods,
concentrating on the "classics" of orchestral repertoire. The orchestra program
is recognized as one of the most outstanding in the Northwest. Our students have
a fine record of accomplishments in competitions and in the professional field.
The Orchestra rehearses four hours per week.
Tuesday/Thursday
3:30 - 5:20 p.m.
Go to the
University Symphony Orchestra home page!
Jazz Ensembles
(MusA 323) are an integral part of our band program. There are three
bands. Jazz Band I is directed by
Vern Sielert, Jazz Band II by
Vanessa Sielert, Jazz Band III by Alan Gemberling and Jazz Band IV by Alan Gemberling. These groups meet either two or three hours per week and are open to
both music and non-music majors by audition. Public appearances
include numerous campus concerts, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
and some travel for off-campus concerts and festivals. Enterprising
students will also find plenty of opportunities for participation in
small combos.
Jazz
Band I Mon/Wed/Fri 2:30 - 3:20 p.m.
Jazz Band II
Mon/Wed/Fri
2:30 - 3:20 p.m.
Jazz Band
III Tuesday/Thursday 3:30 - 4:20 p.m.
Jazz Band IV Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
The Opera/Musical Theatre Studio (MusA 380), directed by Chris Thompson, is open to all students by
audition. The workshop performs operas and opera scenes, as well as musical theater
excerpts and Broadway shows. The group generally meets four hours per week, with
additional
rehearsals immediately prior to performances.
Tuesday and
Thursday 3:30 - 5:20 p.m.
Other performing opportunities include the Cello/Bass Choir,
Saxophone Quartets, Classical Guitar
Ensemble, String Chamber Music Ensembles, Percussion
Ensemble, Trombone Ensemble,
Bassoon Ensemble, Flute Choir, and other ensemble and chamber
music opportunities.
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Sciences at 208-885-6426 or class@uidaho.edu.
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