ArtsVote.org has just released a sheet summarizing Barak Obama’s and John McCain’s positions on arts education: Summary of 2008 Presidential Candidates Arts Positions
I just learned today that Leo Henning passed away just over a month ago. Mr. Henning taught for 58 years as band director at Little Flower, Mt. Carmel, Leo, Brother Rice and St. Laurence high schools, as well as several...
It’s still slightly tentative, but the 2008-2009 Band Calendar has been posted.
UPDATE: Video Posted Congratulations to our very own Tom O’Brien, Social Studies teacher at McCracken Middle School for the last 49 years (yes, 49 years), for being featured on Harry Porterfield’s segment Someone You Should Know on WLS-TV (ABC) tonight....
Many 4th and 5th grade band students performed their instruments at today’s Middleton Elementary School Talent Show. Congratulations!
The Midwest Clinic just announced the clinicians for the 2008 conference. Once again, Illinois is very well represented by a wide variety of sessions: Improving Your Clarinet Section, Top to Bottom J. Lawrie Bloom A New Approach to Developing Musicianship:...
This is from last November, but I just discovered it today. McCracken Middle School Band Alum Mike Balter was the subject of an article entitled “Shaping the Sound of Percussion for 30 Years” in a recent The Music Trades. It’s...
Quinlan and Fabish recently announced the winners of the 2008 Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award. Congratulations to these very deserving teachers: Debbie Darnell – Merrillville Intermediate School (Merrillville, IN) Jim Deal – Crown Point HS (Crown Point, IN) Jim Garbrecht...
Congratulations to Mr. Morrison for being invited to guest conduct the 2009 Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Band. The complete list of guest conductors can be found at the IMEA website.
The fabulous Hill Country MIddle School Band under the direction of Cheryl Floyd performing their spring concert May 13, 2008, 7:30 PM (Central) at the University of Texas. This performance is being webcast by the UT School of Music. Particularly...