Wow. I never win anything like this, but we won the BandDirector.com giveaway in October. The prize? A terrific collection of CDs and DVDs from Mark Custom Recording that we’ll add to our school’s listening library. Awesome. Thanks to Dave...
On Monday morning, November 21, the Symphonic Band will perform at Meyer Primary School. It’ll be a nice, fun concert for the youngest students in our district. —–
Thanks to everyone who performed and attended our annual fundraiser at Barnes and Noble. It was a lot of fun! —–
As part of our preparation for our demonstration group performance at the Midwest Clinic we will be having a clinic with Steve Peterson on Friday morning from 7:20 – 9:30. Dr. Peterson was director of the Northwestern University Marching Band...
Our usual Concert Band rehearsal on Monday, October 31 will be instead held on Wednesday, November 2. I must be getting soft in my old age! —–
Concert time (Nov. 16) for the Concert Band and 5th Grade Band is coming very, VERY, quickly!!! To top is off we lose next Friday due ot the White Pines trip, and Friday, Nov. 11 to Veterans’ Day. To make...
With the national coverage it’s received, most have probably heard about the terrible accident that occured this past weekend involving the Chippewa Falls High School Band from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Our thoughts and prayers are with the students and community...
The McCracken Middle School Fall Symphonic Band will be presenting their annual Fall Concert on Thursday, October 6 at 7:00 PM in the McCracken Gym. The Symphonic Band will be performing: The Star Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key, arranged...
We continue to be very excited about our participation as a demonstration group at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. Gary Barton and I have selected what we believe to be outstanding repertoire for this session. Grand and State Ballrooms...
The Saturday, we have 43 students auditioning for the IMEA District 7 Junior Honor Band at Lincoln Middle School in Park Ridge. Good luck to everyone auditioning!!! —–