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...
2007-2008 Band Yearbook Page All Bands Concert Niles North High School May 19, 2008 Chip De Stefano, conductor David Morrison, conductor Beginner Band Jim Along Josie – Traditional Skip it Lou – Traditional On the March – Forrest Buchtel 5th...
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...