Skidmania Fall 2024
The Department of Music is pleased to announce the third annual Skidmania, planned for November 22-23, 2024 at the Arthur Zankel Music Center. Celebrating the music of 50 years ago, and fueled by the talent and imagination of 糖心Vlog student musicians, Skidmania 鈥�74 will offer an exciting and inclusive bill of music and musicians, with all proceeds to charity.
Auditioned student acts will present creative twists on familiar music, as well as straight-up tributes--all based on selections from the music of 1974. Some noteworthy eligible songs include 鈥淏and on the Run鈥� (Wings), 鈥淔eel Like Making Love鈥� (Roberta Flack), 鈥淐an鈥檛 Get Enough鈥� (Bad Company), 鈥淭hey Won鈥檛 Go When I Go鈥� (Stevie Wonder), 鈥淲orking Man鈥� (Rush), 鈥淛olene鈥� (Dolly Parton), 鈥淣o Woman No Cry鈥� (Bob Marley), 鈥淕oodbye, Yellow Brick Road鈥� (Elton John), 鈥淯ntil You Come Back to Me鈥� (Aretha Franklin), 鈥淭wisted鈥� (Joni Mitchell), and many more wonderful possibilities! See more ideas below.
Audition deadline October 7, 2024 (by video submission). Requirements and details below.
More song possibilities
Further song ideas may be gleaned from and other sources. Some particularly promising selections include:
- Wings, 鈥淏and on the Run鈥�
- Queen, 鈥淜iller Queen鈥�
- Stevie Wonder 鈥淭hey Won鈥檛 Go When I Go鈥�
- Billy Preston 鈥淵ou Are So Beautiful鈥�
- Elton John 鈥淕oodbye Yellow Brick Road鈥�
- Rush 鈥淲orking Man鈥�
- Impressions 鈥淭hat鈥檚 What Love Will Do鈥�
- Bob Marley 鈥淣o Woman No Cry鈥�
- Rolling Stones, 鈥淚t鈥檚 Only Rock and Roll鈥�
- Lynyrd Skynyrd, 鈥淐all me the Breeze鈥�
- Dolly Parton 鈥淛olene鈥�
- Dolly Parton 鈥淚 Will Always Love You鈥�
- Parliament 鈥淯p For the Down Stroke鈥�
- Jackson Five 鈥淭he Dancing Machine鈥�
- Steve Miller Band 鈥淭he Joker鈥�
- Cat Stevens 鈥淥h Very Young鈥�
- Joni Mitchell 鈥淗elp Me鈥�
- Joni Mitchell 鈥淭wisted鈥�
- Bad Company, 鈥淐an鈥檛 Get Enough鈥�
- Bad Company, 鈥淩eady For Love鈥�
- Brownsville Station 鈥淪mokin in the Boys鈥� Room鈥�
- James Brown 鈥淕et Up Offa that Thing鈥�
- Barry White 鈥淐an鈥檛 Get Enough鈥�
- Abba 鈥淲aterloo鈥�
- Steely Dan 鈥淩icky Don鈥檛 Lose that Number鈥�
- John Denver 鈥淎nnie鈥檚 Song鈥�
- John Denver 鈥淪unshine on my Shoulder鈥�
- John Denver 鈥淭hank God I鈥檓 a Country Boy鈥�
- Roberta Flack 鈥淔eel Like Making Love鈥�
- Aretha Franklin 鈥淯ntil You Come Back to Me鈥�
- Jim Croce 鈥淚鈥檒l Have to Say I Love You in a Song鈥�
- Earth Wind & Fire 鈥淢ighty Mighty鈥�
- Stylistics 鈥淵ou Make Me Feel Brand New鈥�
Audition process
Take the stage for this historic musical event! Concerts are planned for November 22 and 23, 2024, with acts to be selected by an audition process:
- Songs should be chosen from the music of 1974 (see above). One 1974 song is off-limits for audition but will be featured in a rousing finale: 鈥淣othing from Nothing.鈥�)
- We seek high-quality performances in a wide variety of styles and interpretations.
- We seek an inclusive mix of artists and performers.
- We wish to accommodate as many acts as possible; excessively long songs are discouraged.
- It is strongly recommended that any audition ideas be first vetted by Jeremy Day-O鈥機onnell, so as to confirm eligibility and minimize any duplicate selections.
- Audition by October 7, 2024. .
Questions about song selection, the audition process, or anything else that鈥檚 on your mind: contact Jeremy Day-O鈥機onnell.
* Note: Skidmania weekend overlaps with the Theater Department鈥檚 mainstage production. Please do not audition if you are involved with the Theater鈥檚 production.