WHEREAS, under the direction of Chip De Stefano, McCracken Middle School hasproven to provide an exemplary curriculum in music; and WHEREAS, the McCracken Middle School Band has brought great credit on their school and Village through the numerous honors they...
The Illinois House of Representatives recently passed Resolution 1549 congratulating the Symphonic Band on their invitation to perform at the Midwest Clinic! HOUSE RESOLUTION HR1549 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in...
Congratulations to the 8 McCracken Band members and all the participants of the 2006 IMEA District 7 Junior Festival this past Saturday, Nov. 4. All the groups sounded fantastic and the hard work from the day was clearly evident. What...
We are very pleased to announce Triangle Printers, Inc. as the lead sponsor of our Midwest Clinic Pre-Conference Performance on December 18, 2006, 7:30 PM at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. A current list of...
On Saturday, October 7, HBO is premiering The Music in Me: Children’s Recitals from Classical to Latin, Jazz to Zydeco.” The show profiles several young musicians from around the country, and demonstrates the profound impact music has on our childrens’...
In addition to our scheduled performance at the Midwest Clinic, December 22, 2006 from 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM, we will be performing as the demostration group for a clinic by Bruce Pearson on Thursday, 10:15 – 11:15 in the...
As part of our recruitment drive, the Symphonic Band will be performing for the 4th Grade classes on Wednesday, September 27. We rehearse the morning of Sept. 27 at 7:20 at Middleton. Rehearsal on Thursday, September 28 will be cancelled....
Be sure to check the lesson schedules in your classroom this week. Because of the new MAP testing at McCracken next week there have been several revisions to the schedules that were mailed home this summer: – Symphonic Band Clarinets...
Please notice a couple changes to our calendar. The first is August 21 & 22. On the 21st, we will not rehearse, but will meet in the afternoon for our Midwest Clinic photo shoot for our concert program and publicity...
The 2006-2007 School District 73.5 Band Calendar has been posted. Please consider this calendar tentative, especially as it relates to our Midwest Clinic preparation. —–