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...
A big congratulations to Mr. De Stefano and the McCracken Middle School Symphonic. Mr. De Stefano was invited to present his clinic session Beyond Their Years: Tone, Pitch and the Young Band at the 2008 Midwest Clinic: An International Band...
Mr. De Stefano’s high school band director, Phil Hartman, just received a very prestigious honor from the John Philip Sousa Foundation. The Bandworld Legion of Honor was established to recognize the finest band directors in the country. It’s a remarkable,...
Congratulations to the schools selected as Honor Bands at the 2008 University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival: Middle School: Westlake Middle School (Kim Farris, conductor) Class A HS: Illiana Christian High School (Patricia Menninga, conductor) Class AA HS: Marian...
Congratulations to the McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band for their wonderful performance at the 2008 University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival. We couldn’t be more proud of the work you put into preparing for this performance and the way...
The McCracken Middle School Bands lost a dear friend today. Mr. Hy Savit, former band director and music educator in the Chicago Public Schools, and private teacher to hundreds of Mr. Stahlberg’s and Mr. De Stefano’s students, passed away today....
The Midwest Clinic has just announced the performers for the 2008 Midwest Clinic. Congratulations to the Lockport High School Wind Symphony, Edison MS Jazz Band, and Wheeling High School Jazz Band for being Illinois’s representatives at next year’s conference! The...