OneVoice is the flagship ensemble of the vocal jazz program at Millikin University. Begun in 1986 by the group's musical director and keyboardist, Stephen Widenhofer, the program has grown steadily and now boasts several ensembles. The vocal jazz program annually hosts an educational Vocal Jazz Festival on campus for high school and collegiate ensembles.
OneVoice has been specially recognized by DOWN BEAT magazine and has been invited to perform at various educational conferences and collegiate jazz festivals in the United States including the IAJE international convention in New York City (2001) and San Diego (1989), the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival in Colorado and four times at the Illinois State Music Educator's Association state conference in Peoria. Over the years, OneVoice has been recognized numerous times as one of the outstanding groups at both the Elmhurst Jazz Festival and Gold Company Invitational Jazz Festival. OneVoice is one of two vocal jazz ensembles invited to perform at the international conference of the American Choral Director's Association in Oklahoma City, March 5-6, 2009..
Personnel
Faith Martin (Ft. Wayne, IN...Commercial Music)
Christel Jene' (Naperville, IL...Music Education)
Rochelle Morgeson
(Hoopeston, IL...Music Education)
Crissy Nordin (Wheaton, IL...Music Education)
Emily Henderson (Wheaton, IL...Commercial Music)
Travis Swinford (Tuscola, IL...Music Education)
Brad Todorovich (New Lenox, IL...Commercial Music)
Philip Mueller (Manchester, IA...Commercial Music)
Ben Brown (Mundelein, IL...Music Education)
Adam Cunningham, bass (Decatur, IL...Commercial Music)
Jacob Widenhofer, guitar (Decatur, IL...Commercial Music)
Marc Widenhofer, drums (Decatur, IL...Commercial Music)
Chris Jones, sound technician (Elgin, IL...Commercial Music)
Upcoming Events
November 18, 2008 (7:30pm) - Vocal Jazz Night (Albert Taylor Theatre)
December 2, 2008 (5:00pm) - Decatur Memorial Hospital "First Light"
February 8, 2009 (2:30pm) - Holy Family Church
(Decatur, IL)
February
9, 2009 (4:30pm) - Millikin Vocal Festival (Kirkland Fine Arts Center)
February 21, 2009 (1:00pm) - Millikin Vocal Jazz Festival Concert
March 1, 2009 (10:30am Service/4:30pm Concert - Central Christian Church (Decatur, IL)
March 5-6, 2009 @ American Choral Director's Association conference (Oklahoma City, OK)
March 7, 2009 (7:00pm) - MU Alumni Gathering @ The Grafton Winery and Brewhaus - www.thegraftonwinery.com (Grafton, IL)
April 5, 2009 (6:00pm) - Millikin Jazz Showcase (with Jazz Band I)
For Booking Information: tel 217.424.6300