Just over three more months to Midwest! Midwest Clinic schedule of events has recently been announced [Midwest Clinic] Don’t know why I haven’t seen these before. Good stuff… Recollections of Northwestern Unversity’s 1949 Rose Bowl Band [NUMBALUMS] Recollections of Glenn...
Band cuts not music to parents’ ears [NW Indiana Times] Did Mozart die from strep throat? Most likely [CNN] That’s all I have for now. Everyone have a great start to school!
Plenty of reading to fill the last few days of summer: Now this is so great, the University of Pittsburgh’s summer read for incoming Freshman is a painting. Students are expected to come to campus prepared to discuss The Gross...
Wow, there’s big backlog from the last several months. In no particular order: Wynton Marsalis’s commencement speech at Northwestern University [Northwestern University] Ending a 60-Year Gig at the N.Y. Philharmonic. Stanley Drucker retires [New York Times] Music a ‘mega-vitamin’ for...
Great news! Congratulations to the McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band for being invited to present a concert at the 2010 Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Conference. Our performance will take place January 28, 2010 at 7:15p – 7:45p in the...
2008-2009 Band Yearbook Page All Bands Concert Niles North High School May 18, 2009 Chip De Stefano, conductor David Morrison, conductor Beginner Band Jim Along Josie – Traditional Skip to My Lou – Traditional On the March – Forrest Buchtel...
Congratulations to all of our band members who performed very well academically during 3rd quarter. 41 out of 46 Symphonic Band members made the Honor Roll or High Honor Roll. 25 out of 35 Intermediate Band and Concert Band members...
The Midwest Clinic has announced the 2009 Midwest Clinic Performers. As always it’s great to see many Illinois ensembles invited to perform: Neuqua Valley High School Wind Ensemble (Naperville, IL, Charles Staley, Jr., Conductor) VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band...
The performance schedule for the 2009 University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival has been announced. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009 2009 SUPERSTATE FESTIVAL Junior High/Middle School Combined 1:00 PM Edison Middle School 1:30 PM Clarendon Hills Middle School...
Congratulations to the McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band for their invitation to the 2009 University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival! 2009 SUPERSTATE SELECTED BANDS Junior High/Middle Schools Clarendon Hills Middle School Edison Middle School Geneseo Middle School Kelvin Grove...