HONOR CHOIR
DESCRIPTION:
The 402 is proud to present its Inaugural Honor Choir this Summer!
Students will sing a variety of choral music, learning and having fun along the way! Over the week the choir will refine their singing techniques, flex their collaborative skills, and grow in confidence each day. Artist Instructor Matthan Mrkvicka is dedicated to building the music skills of every singer in this honor choir and will conduct their performance on the 402 West stage!
Audition information is below for 8-12th grade singers!
COST: $50
WHEN: July 8th - July 12th. 9:00 AM - Noon | Monday through Friday | *Friday night there will be an Honor Choir performance held at the 402 Arts Collective - West Public Hall for friends, family members, and the public.
AGES: 8-12th grade singers
LOCATION: 402 Arts Collective WEST - Collective “A” Classroom
16909 Lakeside Hills Plaza, Suite #119,
Omaha, NE 68130
AUDITION INFORMATION
Fill out and submit the form below to audition for the Honor Choir, Summer 2024 program.
AUDITION DEADLINE: May 24th, 2024, Midnight.
To join this year’s Honor Choir, please submit your audition demo by the deadline!
INSTRUCTIONS:
Video record yourself singing! All we want is to hear you singing one of your favorite songs for at least 1 minute. Simply take your phone out and record yourself. It can be acapella or with a backing track.
Upload your video to the web. You can do this any way that is easiest for you. We suggest YouTube or Vimeo. However, you can also upload to a place like Dropbox, or Google Drive. Just make sure your video demo is set to “Public” and able to be viewed by anyone with a link.
Fill out and submit the “Audition Form”. (Must be filled out by parent/Guardian if singers are under 18') Inside the form, you are asked to provide a URL link to your video demo. This is where you will enter the URL of the video you uploaded.
Pay for the participation fee of $150.00. You will be taken to a page online where you can pay this fee online.
That’s it! The only thing to do next is to wait to hear back from the Honor Choir director. You will receive an email that explains the next steps. If you were not accepted into the Honor Choir, you will be refunded the participation fee!
SUBMIT YOUR AUDITION HERE!
CHOIR DIRECTOR
Choir Director/ Artist Instructor
I have been singing for as long as I can remember. I spent a decade of my formative years singing around NW Missouri, and across the country, with The New Generation Singers. This wonderful group, along with my school music teachers, set me on the path to making music my livelihood. In 2018 I graduated with a Bachelor's in Music Education from Missouri Western State University and began teaching 6-12 vocal music full-time in the Chillicothe R-II School District. There I directed choirs, prepared singers for the District Music Contest, and music directed two of the high school’s musicals. During this time I also enjoyed singing with Central Standard, and fostering my love for barbershop music!
After teaching for four years, I was accepted into the master's program at UNO, where I am currently studying towards a Master's in Choral Conducting, and working as the Graduate Assistant for their choirs. In 2023 we performed in New York at Carnegie Hall in a festival choir and as a featured ensemble.
I believe that music is a wonderful blend of science and art. We can both express what we cannot always put into words, and learn exact technical approaches to performance. That duality is fascinating to me, and I love helping other singers explore both their musical techniques and knowledge and their artistic expression through singing.
I am a firm believer in a growth mindset; placing progress over performance. Because of this, I focus on helping students develop successful habits and approaches to help them improve their singing technique, musical knowledge, and performance practice at a healthy pace.
Outside of teaching, I enjoy my work as the Director of Music Ensembles at Trinity Lutheran Church, playing D&D with my friends, and spending time with my family and cats.
