| The Kankakee Municipal Band is
interested in recruiting outstanding musicians from the
Kankakee area. Per board policy, the conductor
selects all performers in the band while the elected
board selects which performers become voting members of
the group.
Musicians
interested in joining the band must play an audition. Please note that
openings are anticipated in tuba,
percussion, and clarinet. However,
all interested musicians should audition.
CLARIFICATION: Past performers who are classified as
"regulars" do not need to reaudition.
Past performers who were "subs" will need to play an
audition for the new director.
The band performs a weekly series of ten summer
music concerts. The band rehearses on Tuesday
evenings and performs on Thursday evenings.
Performers must attend the rehearsals in order to
perform. Musicians receive an honorarium for their
services.
Because the band plays a new concert program each
week, qualified musicians must be excellent
sight-readers. They must be available on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings during the summer. They are
eager to perform on their instrument and look forward
to preparing quality musical performances.
The 2007 auditions have been scheduled for
Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Larsen Fine Arts Center at
Olivet Nazarene University. Musicians must
perform a prepared selection which should display the
musician's tone quality, expression, and range.
Musicians will also be asked to perform two major
scales from memory. A sight-reading test will
also be conducted. The conductor and
band officers will evaluate the auditions.
Please contact
president@kankakeeband.org to schedule an audition. |