Washington Community High SchoolBand Program - RESUME

Concert BandsU of I Superstate Festival 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013

IMEA All State Performance 2005Western Illinois Univ. Showcase Band 2000, 2006, 2013

Metamora Concert Festival Honor Band 2008Prairie Winds Ensemble Honor Band 2008

Superior Rating National Adjudicator’s Invitational 2001IHSA Division I at Organizational Contests 1994 - 2002

Marching BandTop 3 ranking in Class - Field at the University of Illinois Marching Festival2000, 2003, 2004(2nd), 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 (2nd)

Grand Champions – Metamora Invitational

1996, 2010Grand Champions – Pontiac Invitational

2008, 2009, 2012, 2013

Pep BandPep Band for State Boys Basketball Semi Finals

Class 3A & 4A2009, 2010

WCHS Music ProgramIHSA Top Ten Class A Sweepstakes

’95, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00 (3rd place), ’05, ’07, ’08, ‘12

WCHS Music Department – 2011 Grammy Signature Schools Semifinalist

WCHS BAND COMMISSIONS “Branden’s Rainbow” (1997) – Andrew Boysen Jr.

“Clouds that Sail in Heaven” (2005) – Todd Stalter

“Children of Gaia” (2010) – Robert Sheldon

“A Light Still Remains” (2014) – Craig Fitzpatrick

WCHS Bands GUEST CONDUCTORSMike Fansler – Western Illinois University

Gary Smith – University of IllinoisBarry Houser – University of Illinois

Gene Thrailkill – University of OklahomaAnthony Maiello – George Mason UniversityWilliam Wakefield – University of Oklahoma

David Vroman – Bradley UniversityRobert Sheldon – Alfred Publications

Stephen Steele – Illinois State UniversityJoe Roman – Canton High School

Frank Payton – Normal Unit 5Jack Schepper – Lowpoint-Washburn High SchoolDan Dietrich – Illinois Valley Central High School

Todd Stalter – Eureka High SchoolJeff Neavor – Morton High School

Mike Domico – Metamora High SchoolDan Moore – Limestone High School

Ashley Houle – Central Intermediate School

WCHS BANDS 2013-2014

WCHS Band Officers –President – Beau Biedscheid ; Vice President – Randy Sperry; Secretaries - Katie Folkenroth, Bekah Johnson, Cate Reem; Treasurer – Lindsey Avis; Student Council Rep. – Becky Nulty; and Freshmen Reps Grace Allaman, Corbin Caccia, Alyssa Metelak

MARCHING BAND – The Sounds of Summer – School’s Out, Bend Me Shape Me, Dust in the Wind, Saturday Night’s Alright for FightingDRUM MAJORS – Beau Biedscheid, Randy Sperry, Becky Nulty

WCHS COMP (exb) 3rd /15 Bands, Perc 3/15, Color Guard 4/15MORTON – 7th / 13 Bands; Percussion 9/13, Color Guard 5/13; Winds 4/13PONTIAC – GRAND CHAMPIONS of 14 Bands! Perc 1st/14; Winds 1st/14; Color Gd. 2/14 NORMAL West – 10th /23 Bands, Perc 6/23; Color Guard T15/23U of I – SECOND in 4A/10 Bands!!!! 7th / 25 Bands in 4,5,6A; Perc 4/10; Color Guard 4/10WIU. – 5th / 22 Bands; Winds 1st/22, Perc 1st / 22; Color Guard 6/22

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – No holiday concert due to the storm….. Symphonic Band – Fanfare for the Third Planet (Saucedo); Second Suite in F (Holst / Stanton); Pirates of the Caribbean (Badelt/Sweeney); The Thunderer (Sousa/Bocook); Pictures at an Exhibition (Moussorgsky/Sweeney); Great Movie Adventures (Williams /Sweeney); Music from Frozen (arr. Vinson); Semper Fidelis March (Sousa); Concert Winds – Masque (McBeth); Bonds of Unity March (King /Swearingen); Horkstow Grange (Grainger/ Sweeney); Main Theme from The Incredibles (Giacchino/ Murtha); Rumble on the High Plains (Sweeney); To Challenge the Skies and Heavens Above (RW Smith); Suite from The Dark Knight (Zimmer & Howard /Lopez); Highlights from Brave (arr. O’Loughlin); Symphonic Winds –Timestorm (from Stormworks) (Melillo); Variations on a Korean Folk Song (Chance); No Shadow of Turning (Gillingham); Summon The Heroes (Williams / Higgins); The Rolling Stones on Tour (arr. Roszell); Amparito Roca (Texidor); A Light Still Remains (Fitzpatrick); Play! (Holmquist); The Nineties (arr. Murtha);

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 43 Events to IHSA Solo Ensemble – 26 Div-1s, (60%) IHSA State Rank – 16th in Class A

IMEA All Staters – Honors Band – Ethan Hosbrough; All State Jazz Band – Mason Boore; All State Band – Becky Vining, Jessica Sullivan, Austin Shaw; All State Orchestra - Katie Folkenroth

Fall Musical – Shrek

Guest Conductors and Clinicians : Philip Obado (ISU); David Vroman (Bradley University);

Band Trips – Fine Arts Trip to New York (June, 2014)

BAND Notables - Joint concert with the Symphonic Winds and Dunlap High School- Fourth commission for band – A Light Still Remains – Craig Fitzpatrick - - - November 17th storm – 26 band families affected. - WCHS Alum Stuart Mack chosen as a Yamaha Young Artist

WCHS BANDS 2012-2013

WCHS Band Officers –President - Dani Boley ; Vice President – Jeff Carlson; Secretaries - Rebekah Doss, Samantha McMullen, and Paige Zimmerman; Treasurer – Rob Riedel; Student Council Rep. – Devon McDaniel; and Freshmen Reps Bekah Johnson and Corinne Zimmerman

MARCHING BAND – Magical Mystery Tour – The Music of the BeatlesDRUM MAJORS – Kathryn Pillischafske, Dani Boley, Randy Sperry, Beau Biedscheid

WCHS COMP (exb) 5th/16 Bands, Perc T4/16, Color Guard T6/16MORTON – 5th/ 12 BandsPONTIAC – GRAND CHAMPIONS of 17 Bands! Perc 2nd/17; Winds 1st/17 LIMESTONE – 2nd /18 Bands, Winds 1st/18 BandsGENESEO – 4th/ 20 Bands; Winds 2nd/20; Percussion 4th/20; Color Guard 5th/20U of I – THIRD in 4A!!!! 6th / 23 Bands in 4,5,6AEFFINGHAM INV. – 2nd / 26 Bands; Winds 1st/26, Perc 2nd26; Color Guard 2nd in class-5th/26

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – Noel (Saucedo); African Bell Carol (R.W. Smith); The Liberty Bell March (Sousa/Brion-Schissel); Dance of the Spirits (Sweeney); The Avengers (Silvestri /Brown); Suite from Carmen (Bizet/Curnow); Carmina Burana (Orff/Bocook); Roll Tide (Zimmer/Bocook) Concert Winds – Noel (Saucedo); African Bell Carol (R.W. Smith); Old American Songs (Copland/ Moss); Temple of the Murals (Bonampak, Structure 1)(Balmages); Windjammer (Buckley); Greek Folk Song Suite (Cesarini); Music from the Hunger Games (arr. Bocook) Symphonic Winds –Traditions of Christmas (Davis/Longfield); God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Davis/Longfield); WESTERN BAND SYMPOSIUM - Fanfare on Wakakusa Hill (Sakai); Chester (Schuman); Song for Lyndsay (Boysen Jr.); Ride (Hazo); other concerts – Mother Earth (Maslanka); Inchon (R.W. Smith); American Folk Rhapsody No.4 (Grundman); National Emblem March (Bagley/Schissel) 7TH Hour Percussion Class – Mallet Magic (Schinstein); Gypsy Dance from Carmen (Bizet/Rapp); Go Wit D’ Flow (Brooks); Groove Machine (Brooks); Ivory Passage (Brooks)

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 35 Events to IHSA Solo Ensemble – 21 Div-1s, (60%) IHSA State Rank – 22nd in Class A

IMEA All Staters – Honors Band – Matt Folkenroth, Ethan Hosbrough; All State Band – Mason Boore, Paige Zimmerman

Fall Musical – Beauty and the Beast

Guest Conductors and Clinicians : Mike Fansler (WIU); Joe Manfredo (ISU); Barry Houser (U of I); Gary Smith (Uof I (ret.)); Joe Roman (Canton ret.); Dan Dietrich (IVC High School ret.); Frank Payton (Normal Unit 5 ret.); Ashley Houle (Central Intermediate)

Band Trips – Disney Thanksgiving Parade of Bands (November 2012); Kings Island (June 2013)

BAND Notables - Joint concert with the Symphonic Winds and the Bradley University Symphonic Winds- Symphonic Winds invited to WIU Band Symposium for third time and U of I Superstate for 4th time

WCHS BANDS 2011-2012

WCHS Band Officers – Becky Neis (Pres.); Vice President – Jacob Palmer; Secretaries Lexi Aarestad, Jessica Sullivan and Paige Zimmerman; Treasurer – Beau Biedscheid; Student Council Rep. – Devon McDaniel; and Freshmen Reps Meryl McDaniel, Wesley Lane and Daniel Winkler. MARCHING BAND – PIANO MAN – THE MUSIC OF BILLY JOEL DRUM MAJORS – Aaron Walker, Kathryn Pillischafske, Dani Boley, Andrea House

WCHS COMP (exb) Field 2nd/15thNIU RED AND BLACK FALL CLASSIC – 4th / 17 bandsMETAMORA – Field 6th / 34 Bands (Crowd Pleaser Award)EFFINGHAM MARCHING HEARTS INV. – 2nd / 32 BandsU of I – Field 5th in Class

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – Ukranian Bell Carol (Saucedo); Twenty Carols in Two Minutes (arr. Williams); Palladio (Jenkins / arr. Longfield); Sanctus (Schubert / arr. Curnow); Highlights of “The Fellowship of the Ring” (Shore / arr. Ford); Ascend (Hazo); Halo Theme (arr. Sheldon); Jolly Robbers Overture (Von Suppe / arr. Bender); Finale to Symph. No. 3 (Mahler / arr. Saucedo); Concert Winds – Sleep in Heavenly Peace (arr. Russell); Three Moods of Hanukkah (arr. Nieuhaus); Steel (Standridge); Hymn and Fantasia (arr. DelBorgo); The Lost Lady Found (Grainger / arr. Sweeney); Nevermore (Balmages); Sinfonia VI (Broege); Spontaneaous Combustion (Sheldon); The Cider House Rules Main Titles (Portman / arr. Murtha); Symphonic Winds – Greensleeves (arr. Davis/Longfield); In the Bleak Midwinter (Holst/arr. RW Smith); Feliz Navidad (arr. Wallace); Joy to the World (arr. Davis/ Longfield); Clouds that Sail in Heaven (Stalter); Rejouissance (Curnow); Mansions of Glory (Gillingham); Salute to America’s Finest (arr. Lavendar); Cenotaph (Stamp); Washington Post March (Sousa/ arr. Schissel); The Inferno (Smith); Abram’s Pursuit (Holsinger); With Quiet Courage (Daehn); Disney at the Movies (arr. Higgins); 7TH Hour Percussion Class – Mark Tree (Larrivee); Kaleidoscope (Crockarell); Count de Monet (Brooks); Blazed Blues (Horvath); Space Mambo (Brooks); Me Tarzan (Crockarell); CHOIR PIECES – CW Flutes – Music of the Night; CW Clarinets – Yesterday; CW Saxes – Greased Lighting; CW Trumpet Choir – Rock Around the Clock; CW Low Brass Choir – George of the Jungle; CW Percussion Choir – Mission Impossible, SW Flutes – Simple Gifts; SW Clarinets – Somewhere Out There; SW Saxes – The Muppet Show Theme; SW Brass – Canzone No. 4; SW Percussion - Technology

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 53 Events to IHSA Solo Ensemble – 18 Div-1s, 27 Div-2s, 5 Div-3s. 3 – DNAs IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Concert Winds I + I + I = IIHSA State Rank – 11th in Class A (33rd out of all Illinois High Schools)IMEA All Staters – Honors Band – Matt Folkenroth; All State Band – Becky Neis, Cody Winkler;

Fall Musical – The Music ManStudent Teacher – Eliot Driver, Interim Director – Carmen Parks

Guest Conductors and Clinicians : Mike Fansler (WIU); Joe Manfredo (ISU); Tim Yontz (Wheaton); Pete Griffin (U of I); Gary Smith (Uof I (ret.)); David Vroman (Bradley);

BAND Notables - Joint concert with the Symphonic Winds and the Normal West HS Wind Ensemble- WCHS Alumni Stuart Mack only college freshmen in the nation to make the Disneyland Band- Second time in WCHS history the Concert Winds receive straight Div. 1’s at contest.- Whitney Faith Parrott was born Feb. 8, 2012

WCHS BANDS 2010-2011

WCHS Band Officers – Carly Slagel (Pres.); Richie Benson (VP); Andrea House, Becky Neis, Paige Zimmerman (Secretaries); Sarah Bivens (Treas.); Emily Litten (SCRep); Mason Boore, Claire Hagan, Jonathan Neis (Freshmen Reps).

MARCHING BAND – THE MUSIC OF JOURNEY DRUM MAJORS – Sarah Bivens, Aaron Walker, Kathryn Pillischafske

WCHS COMP (exb) Field 3/16; Perc 2/16, Aux T2/16, DMaj 1/16PONTIAC – Field 2/11; Perc 1/11, Aux 2/11, DMaj 3/11 – Best in Class Band, Aux, PercMETAMORA – GRAND CHAMPIONS of 32 BANDS! Parade 2nd/19 (and Best Percussion); Field 2nd /32, DMaj T2/32. Perc 4/32; Aux 4/32U of I – Field 3rd in Class 4A

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – Tailspin (Romeyn); Bells of Joy (arr. Clark); Trail of Tears (Barnes); Gypsy Dances (Compello); The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Boysen Jr.) Excerpts from The Firebird (Stravinsky / arr. Bocook); Concert Winds – Jubilant Song of Christmas (arr. Del Borgo); Greenslevees from Vaughn Williams Suite (arr. RW Smith); Instant Concert (Walters); Circus Bee (Fillmore / arr. Custer); Cajun Folk Songs (Ticheli); Silent Stands the Elm (Barrett); Hounds of Spring (Reed / arr. Longfield); Hymnsong Variations (Del Borgo); Symphonic Winds – Fanfare on Adeste Fidelis (Colonna); Gesu Bambino (arr. Clark); Cathedral Chorus from Russian Christmas Music (Reed); Satiric Dances (Dello Joio); On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss (Holsinger); Salute to America’s Finest (arr. Lavendar); Allegro Barbaro (Bartok/ arr. Wallace); The Dam Busters (Coates); At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral (Spears); Bugler’s Holiday (Anderson – Stuart Mack, Eli Hosbrough and Chuck Cunningham – soloists); Rondo for Solo and Wind Band (Mozart / arr. Clark – Emily Litten and Erica Vallosio soloists); Suite from the Star Wars Epic (Willams / arr. RW Smith – Taylor Pillischafske and Sarah Bivens – student conductors); Vesuvius (Ticheli); Whirlwinds (Saucedo); CHOIR PIECES – CW Flutes – Edelweiss ; CW Clarinets – Colors of the Wind ; CW Saxes – Bohemian Rhapsody and Fun Fun Fun ; CW Brass Choir – Amazing Grace and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious; CW Percussion - Apache

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 24 Div. 1 at Home, 16 Div 1 at IHSA. Best in Room – Emily Litten (saxophone); Stu Mack (trumpet); Perfect Score – Erica Vallosio IMEA All Staters – Honors Band – Eli Hosbrough, Taylor Pillischafske; Andrea House; All State Band – Becky Neis, Brian Flexer; Honors Jazz Combo – Stuart Mack; All State Orchestra – Sarah Bivens

Fall Musical – Suessical

Guest Conductors and Clinicians : Joe Roman (Canton High School ret.), John Bell (SIU Edwardsville); Pete Griffin (U of I); Frank Payton (Normal Unit 5 ret.); Barry Houser (EIU); Ken Thompson (Bowling Green); Gary Smith (Uof I (ret.))

Band Trips – Boston – June 2011 (Boston Pops, Freedom Trail, Harvard University, Fenway Park, New England Aquarium, Cambridge, Lexington, Concord, Boston Harbor Cruise, JFK Library).

BAND Notables - Joint concert with the Symphonic Winds and the Metamora HS Wind Ensemble- Top HS Jazz Trumpet in state this year (Stuart Mack)- Grand Champion at Metamora in a 32 band competition

WCHS BANDS 2009-2010WCHS Band Officers – Casey Doremus (Pres.); Karissa Nulty (VP); Olivia Crawford, Kelsey Hagan, Emily Litten (Secretaries); Nate Russell (Treas.); Sarah Bivens (SCRep); Chad Cagle, Morgan Frans (Freshmen Reps).MARCHING BAND – THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN DRUM MAJORS – Sarah Bivens and Olivia Crawford

WCHS COMP (exb) Field 2/20; Perc 3/20Mt. ZION Field 1st/13; Perc 1st/13; Aux T1st/13; Drum Maj 1st/13PONTIAC – GRAND CHAMPIONS – Field 1st /13METAMORA – Parade 1st / 20 (and Best Percussion); Field 2nd in Class, 3rd / 26 bands, Percussion 1st/26U of I – Parade 6th/9 in class; Percussion Best in Class, Drum Majors 3rd in ClassU of I – Field 3rd/ 19 in class; Percussion Best in Class

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – Angels We Have Heard On High (arr. Del Borgo); Fantasy on a French Carol (arr. Moss); Selections from The Polar Express (arr. Sweeney); Holiday Carol Collage (arr. Story); Black Forrest Overture (Sweeney); Aztec Fire (Bocook); Bella’s Lullaby (arr. Lee); The Pride of Buxmont (Holsinger); Mission Impossible Theme (arr. Lavender); Pirates of the Caribbean (arr. Sweeney); Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms/arr. Stanton); Armed Forces on Parade (Sweeney); William Tell Overture (arr. Stanton) Billie Jean (Jackson) Concert Winds – Festival Repertoire: Amparito Roca (Texidor/arr, Fagan); To Dream in Brushstrokes (Oare); Reverberations (Balmages); Masque (McBeth); Non-Festival Repertoire: Wonderful Christmastime (arr. Dawson); Hanukkah Holiday (arr. Washburn); Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming (arr. Kerschner); Holiday Funny Favorites (arr. Murtha); Awakening Hills (Saucedo); Fanfare of Wakakusa Hill (Sakai); To Forge a New Frontier (Ford); The Incredibles (arr. Murtha); While I Watch the Yellow Wheat (Daehn) Symphonic Winds – Festival Repertoire: With Heart and Voice (Gillingham); October (Whitacre); Midway March (arr. Curnow); Non-Festival Repertoire – The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davis/Longfield); Farandole (Bizet /arr. Bocook); Stille Nacht (arr. Davs/Longfield); Holiday Piece (arr. Dawson); Children of Gaia (Sheldon); Poeme (Stalter); Incantation and Dance (Chance); Festive Dance from Faust (Gounod/ arr. Glover); Changing States (arr. Wallace); Ironclads (Doremus); Carnival of Venice (Eli Hosbrough soloist); In a Gentle Rain (Karissa Nulty and Anna Tignor soloists); CHOIR PIECES – CW Flutes – My Favorite Things; CW Clarinets – Hopak; CW Saxes – Yakety Sax; CW Brass Choir – Scherzo; CW Percussion – Rockin Rickie Rocket

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 29 Div. 1. Best in Room – Sean Hillary (saxophone); Greta Shull (flute); Austin Peters (percussion). Organizational–Concert Winds I,I,I.Jazz Ensemble I,I,IIMEA All Staters – Honors Band – Eli Hosbrough, Anna Tignor, Greta Shull; All State Band – Karissa Nulty, Nate Russell, Taylor Pillischafske; Honors Jazz Ensemble – Stuart Mack; Future Music Educator Seminar – Brandon Robertson

Fall Musical – AnnieGuest Conductors and Clinicians : Gene Thrailkill (U of Oklahoma); Robert Sheldon (Prairie Wind Ensemble); Joe Roman (Canton High School ret.), David Vroman (Bradley Univesity); Thomas Bough (Northern Illinois University); Steve Steele (Illinois State University); Fred Allen (Stephen F. Austin State); Kimberly Archer (Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville)BAND Notables- Pep Band accepted to play (second year in a row) at 3A-4A Boys State Basketball Tournament- U of I placement after rain prohibits outside practice for last 10 days of season- Third time Symphonic Winds is accepted to the U of I Superstate Festival- Premiere performances of WCHS’ third band commission (Children of Gaia by Robert Sheldon) and Ironclads by Casey Doremus- Joint concert with the Symphonic Winds and the Prairie Wind Ensemble- Performance at New Year’s Eve at Magic Kingdom and Jazz at Downtown Disney stage

WCHS BANDS 2008-2009WCHS Band Officers – Sarah Mack (Pres.); Alison Canty (VP); Heather Cotner, John McDermott, Carly Slagel (Secretaries); Mike Petravick (Treas.); Andy Corbin (SCRep)MARCHING BAND – THE MUSIC OF THE WHO (Who are You, Behind Blue Eyes, Baba O’Reilly)DRUM MAJORS – Andy Corbin, Heather Cotner, Allison Canty, Sarah Bivens

WCHS INV – ranked 2nd /16fieldMETAMORA – FIRST / 27 Bands in Field, Percussion T1 / 27 PONTIAC – GRAND CHAMPIONS (1/15) Best WindsU of I – PARADE 5/11 (Perc FIRST / 11 in Class A) FIELD – 3/22 in Class A!! ; Perc. 2/22, DM 3/22

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – March from Symphony No. 2 (Tchaikovsky / Longfield); Fiero (Hodges); Do You Hear What I Hear (arr. Sweeney); Pulsar (Osterling); Lost Mountain (Bocook); Last Ride of the Pony Express (Shaffer); That’s What You Get (Farro, York); Halo 3 (arr. Story); Shenandoah (arr. Sheldon); Great Movie Adventures (Williams/Sweeney); Westward Ho (arr. R.W. Smith); Ash Lawn Echoes (R.W.Smith); Peer Gynt Suite (arr. Curnow); Concert Winds – Gallant Marines (King/Swearingen); Carol of the Drum (arr. Werle); Into the Joy of Spring (Swearingen); Christmas Fanfares (Stalter); Greek Folk Song Suite (Cesarini); Horkstow Grange (Grainger / Sweeney); Night Dances (Yurko); The Final Voyage (Sheldon); The Marches of John Williams (arr. Vinson); Fanfare for the Common Man (Copland / Longfield); Havendance (Holsinger); Walden (Sharp); Roll Tide (Zimmer / Boccok Symphonic Winds – Court Festival (Latham); Away in a Manger (Davis / Longfield); Midnight Sleighride (arr. Wallace); O Holy Night (arr. Custer); A Christmas Festival (Anderson / RW Smith); The Regiment’s Return (Knoener); Lincolnshire Posy 1,2,6 (Grainger); Branden’s Rainbow (Boysen Jr.); Ride (Hazo); Gandalf (DeMeij); American Overture for Band (Jenkins); Inchon (RW Smith); Russian Sailors Dance (Gleire / Leizden); Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa); Salute to America’s Finest (Lavender) ; Hollywood Milestones (arr. Higgins) CHOIR PIECES – CW Flutes – Let There Be Peace on Earth; CW Clarinets – Dona Nobis Pacem; CW Saxes – Ghost Riders in the Sky; CW Trumpets – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; CW Low Brass – Pirates of the Carribean; CW Percussion – Bayport Sketch; SW Flutes – Pennywhistle Jig; SW Clarinets – Irish Suite; SW Saxes – Sonata for Violin and Bass; SW Brass – Amazing Grace; SW Percussion – Technology

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 48 Div. 1 (new school record); Best in Room – Jonathan Vallosio (Snare Drum); Erica Vallosio (alto sax)IMEA All Staters – Honors Band – Sarah Mack, Nate Russell, Mike Petravick; All State Band – Anna Tignor, Heather Cotner, Zach Moran; All State Orchestra – Kelsey MillerFall Musical – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

IHSA State Rank – 17th in Class A

BAND Notables- Pep Band accepted to play at 3A-4A Boys State Basketball Tournament

> reporters hear Michael Jordan say “good sounding band” after performance> first WCHS State Pep Band Performance

- New School Record for Instrumental Solo Ensemble Division 1s (48)- U of I placement after tough draw – and first Grand Champion at Pontiac- Most WCHS instrumentalists accepted to All State Festival in one year (7)

Jazz – 2 Big Bands; performances include Cherry Festival; Bradley Jazz Fest; Sunnyland Christian Church

WCHS BANDS 2007-2008WCHS Band Officers – Jodi Slagel (Pres.); Alison Canty (VP); Heather Cotner, Anna Greer, Karissa Johnson (Secretaries); Mike Petravick (Treas.); Ellen Riedel (SCRep); Sarah Argo, Brett Murray, Carly Slagel (Freshmen Reps)MARCHING BAND – RETURN TO PARADISE – THE MUSIC OF STYXDRUM MAJORS – Andy Corbin, Ryan Crawford, Heather Cotner

WCHS INV – ranked 3/19 field, Parade 4/14MORTON – 4th/18 Bands in Field PONTIAC – Field FIRST in class (T 2nd/12); Best Percussion,Winds and Drum Majors in classU of I – PARADE 7/13 (Perc 2/13, DM 7/13, Aux 9/13) FIELD – 7/16 in Class A; Perc. 3/18, Aux 2/18 !!!!, DM 4/18

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – Festival Pieces – Canzone Antica (Bulla); Ceremony, Chant and Ritual (Shaffer); Fanfare Ode and Festival (arr. Margolis); Other Repertoire - To Challenge the Sky and Beyond (R.W. Smith); Visigoths (O’Loughlin); Silverbrook (Sweeney); Into the Clouds (Saucedo); The Child and the King (Broege); Deck the Halls (arr. Vinson); Sleigh Ride (ar. Story) Symphonic Winds 2 – Festival Pieces Call to Victory March (King/Swearingen); Jerusalem (arr. Glover); Half Moon on the Hudson (Sweeney); Other Repertoire Flight of the Thunderbird (Saucedo); At Sight March (Bennett / Clark); Holst Winter Suite (arr. RW. Smith); Themes from The Nutcracker (arr. Huckaby); Rumble on the High Plains (Sweeney); Canterbury Tales (Curnow) Symphonic Winds 1 – Honor Band Metamora Concert Band Festival 2008, Honor Band Prairie Wind Ensemble 2008; U of I Superstate invite 2008 - Festival Pieces – Metroplex (Sheldon); On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason (Holsinger); Danza No. 2 (Yurko) - Other Repertoire The Eighth Candle (Reister); God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman (arr. Davis); Hallelujah (arr. Davis); March of the Belgian Paratroopers (Leemans / Swearingen); The Billboard March (Klor / arr. Fennell); In a Gentle Rain (RW Smith – Katie Petravick soloists); Video Games Live Set 1 (arr. Ford); Be Thou My Vision (Clark); Second Suite in F (Holst); Firedance (Wheelan – Jodi Slagel soloist); Symphonic Overture (Carter); The Red Balloon (McGinty – Andy Corbin student conductor); CHOIR PIECES – W2 Flutes – Yankee Doodle Boy; W2 Clarinets – Somewhere Out There; W1 Saxes – Tradewinds; W2 Saxes – Yakety Sax; W2 Brass – Armed Forces Salute and George of the Jungle W1&2 Percussion – Me TarzanIHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds 1 I(+) + I + I + I(s) = I Winds 2 I + I + I + II(s) = I

Band II + II + II + II = II IHSA STATE RANK – currently 6th in Class A, 14th out of all Illinois SchoolsIHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 46 Div. 1 (new school record); Best in Room – Jodi Slagel (Saxophone); Tom Packman (Tenor Drum); Heather Cotner (FHorn); Sean Hillary (piano); W1 Sax Choir (ensembles)IMEA All Staters – Honors Band – Jodi Slagel, Sarah Mack, Heather Cotner; All State Band – Scott ClaninFall Musical – The Wizard of Oz Guest Conductors – C. J. Daniel (ISU Student Teacher); Bob Sheldon (Alfred Publishing); Jack Schepper (ret. Lowpoint – Washburn H.S.)Band Trips – Fine Arts trip to New York (June 10-15); John Williams conducts the Chicago Symphony (Nov. 23) BAND Notables- First time Honor Band at Metamora and for Prairie Wind Ensemble Honor

Band- Highest rank for Color Guard on the Field at U of I- Return invite to Superstate (2nd in WCHS band history)- New School Record for Instrumental Solo Ensemble Division 1s (46)Jazz – 2 Big Bands; performances include Cherry Festival; Bradley Jazz Fest.; Sunnyland Christian Church;

WCHS BANDS 2006-2007WCHS Band Officers – Jodi Slagel (Pres.); Andrew Brown (VP); Allison Canty, Abby House, Zach Moran(Secretaries); Ricky Weiss (Treas.); Jake Strubhar (SCRep); Brooke Bryan, John McDermott, Jessica Navas (Freshmen Reps)MARCHING BAND – THE AMERICA PROJECTMusic: Mad Man Maddox (Brooks); Fanfare for the Common Man (Copland); American Woman (Guess Who); All Things (Fitzpatrick); We’re An American Band (Grand Funk Railroad); Parade – TriumphDRUM MAJORS – Abby House, Angela Lee, Marie Gullett, Andy Corbin

WCHS INV – ranked 3/13 field, 2/13 Perc, Aux 3/13 and DM 1/13 - - Parade 5/12OLYMPIA – GRAND CHAMPS out of all 6 bands METAMORA – Parade 2/20; No caption rankings past first

Field FIRST in class (2nd/31) ; Winds 3/31; Aux T4/31; Perc 8/31; DM T12/31U of I – PARADE 3rd in Class A (3/14) Per 2/14, DM 3/14, Aux 5/14 FIELD – 4th /18 in Class A; Perc. 6/18, Aux 5/18, DM 6/18

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – Festival Pieces – Matrix (Gary Fagan); Clouds That Sail In Heaven (Stalter); Ashford Celebration (Ford); Other Repertoire - On the Rising Winds (R.W. Smith); 20 Carols in Two Minutes (arr. Williams); Fortress Variants (Del Borgo); A Childhood Hymn (Holsinger); Halo Theme (arr. Sheldon); Gypsy Dances (Compello); Novena (Swearingen) Symphonic Winds 2 – Festival Pieces Homage to Normandy (Long); Tribal Quest (O’Loughlin); Cenotaph (Stamp); Other Repertoire As the Robin to the Meadow (Stalter); Declaration Overture (Smith); Palladio (Jenkins); Christmas Concerto (R. W. Smith – soloists Jodi Slagel and Andy Corbin); Three Moods of Hanukkah (arr. Niehaus); Prairie Dances (Holsinger); Circus Bee (Fillmore / Custer); Gently Flows the Amber Grain (Scott); Freedom (Smith / Bocook); Symphonic Winds 1 – Festival Pieces – The Hounds of Spring (Reed); Symphonic Dance No. 3 (Williams); Other Repertoire Washington Grays (Graffula); Lux Arumque (Whitacre); Rejouissance (Curnow); Good King Wenceslas (arr. Wallace); Traditions of Christmas (Davis); Gesu Bambino (arr. Clark); On With the Snow (arr. Wagner); Whirlwind(s) (Saucedo); Canterbury Chorale (Van Der Roost); Scenes from the Lourve (Delo Joio); movements from Carmina Burana (Orff / Krance); Suite of Old American Dances (Bennett); The Nineties (arr. Murtha); On an American Spiritual (Holsinger); At Morning’s First Light (Gillingham – Abby House Student Conductor) CHOIR PIECES – W1Flutes – Sheep May Safely Graze; W2 Flutes – My Favorite Things; W1Clarinets – Caprice for Clarinets (Grundman); W2 Clarinets – Dona Nobis Pacem; W1 Saxes – Telemann’s Concerto in G major mvmt. 1; W2 Saxes – Night Train; W1 Brass Choir – Lord I have only Thee; W2 Brass – Ave Marie and Norse Song from Ten Masterworks for Brass Choir; W1 Percussion – The Evening News; W2 Percussion - Conversations.IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds 1 I(+) + I + I + I(s) = I Winds 2 I(s) + II(+) + II(+) + II = II

Band I + I + I + II(s) = I !!!!IHSA STATE RANK – 9th in Class A, 24th out of all Illinois SchoolsIHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 44 Div. 1 (new school record); Best in Room – Jodi Slagel (Saxophone); Jonathan Vallosio (Snare Drum)IMEA All Staters – Jodi Slagel (Honors Band); Laura Zehner, Ashley Sloan, Angela Lee, Mike Hillary (All State Band)Bradley Honor Bands – Fresh Soph – Sarah Mack, Heather Cotner, Andy Corbin; Junior – Senior.- Liz Tanner, Heather Cotner, Jodi Slagel, Mike Hillary, Abby House Spring Musical – The Green RoomGuest Conductors – Dan Dietrich (Illinois Valley Central High School)Band Trips – Marching Band to Orlando, Florida (Dec. 27-Jan 2)BAND FIRSTS- Marching in Magic Kingdom Evening Parade New Years Eve!- First time a WCHS 3rd Band (Symph Band) Div. 1 at Contest - New School Record for Instrumental Solo Ensemble Division 1s (44)

WCHS BANDS 2005-2006WCHS Band Officers – Sarah Roszhart (Pres.); Brandon Lulay (VP); Sarah Cotner, Marie Gullett, Jodi Slagel (Secretaries); Chris Whitmer (Treas.); Doug Stewart (SCRep); Allison Canty, Mike Petravick, Wes Schrock (Freshmen Reps)MARCHING BAND – ROCK SHOW VMusic – Karn Evil 9 (ELP); The Luckiest (Ben Fold); Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen); Parade – TriumphDRUM MAJORS – Collin Custis, Abby House, Angela Lee, Marie Gullett

DWIGHT – 1/10 overall field; 2/10 Color Guard and Drum Majors; 3/10 PercussionWCHS INV – ranked 1/20 field, 4/20 Perc and Aux and 5/20 for Drum Majors METAMORA – Parade 3/20; Percussion 1/20; Aux 1/20; Drum Majors 3/20

Field 2/25; Winds 1/25; Aux 3/25; Perc 7/25; Drum Majors 8 /25U of I – PARADE 1st in Class A (2nd / all 35 bands in Parade)

Drum Majors and Color Guard – 2nd in Class A FIELD – 3rd in Class A; Perc. 2nd in Class A, Aux 3rd Class A

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – African Bell Carol (RW Smith); Fanfare, Ode and Festival (Margolis); Selections from The Polar Express (arr. Story); Into the Storm (RW Smith); The Pride of Buxmont (Holsinger); John Williams Movie Adventures (arr. Sweeney); Ascend (Hazo); Rivers (Hazo); Thus Spoke the Raven (Fagan); Music from The Incredibles (Giacchino / arr. Murtha); Main Titles from The Cider House Rules (Portman / arr. Murtha) Symphonic Winds 2 – Veni Immanuel (Sparke); Joy to the World (Davis/Longfield); English Folk Song Suite (Vaughn Williams); Flourish for Olana (Jordan); Festivo (Nelhybel); Portraits (Colonna); Sure on This Shining Night (Barber / Saucedo); Masque (McBeth); Amazing Grace (Ticheli); Serenade (Bourgeois); The Billboard March (Klohr); Urban Scenes (Boysen Jr.); Symphonic Winds 1 – WIU Symposium – Kirkpatrick Fanfare (Boysen Jr.); Fantasia on Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Camphouse); Caccia and Chorale (Williams); March from “1941” (Williams / arr. Lavender); U of I Superstate – With Heart and Voice (Gillingham); “Cathedral Chorus from Russian Christmas Music (Reed); the rest of our repertoire – Fanfare on Adeste Fidelis (Colonna); Russian Christmas Music (Reed); Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Wagner); Chorale and Toccata (Stamp); Pas Redoubles (Saint Seans / Frankenpohl); Gathering at the Ranks of Hebron (Holsinger); Heaven Came Down (arr. Curnow – Trumpet Solo Cody Fiedler); Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights (Williams / arr. Lavender) CHOIR PIECES – W1Flutes – Heritage of America; W2 Flutes – Let There Be Peace On Earth; W1Clarinets – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mvmt. 1; W2 Clarinets – Putting on the Ritz; W1 Saxes – Four American Spirituals; W2 Saxes – Raiders of the Lost Ark; W1 Brass Choir – Irish Tune from County Derry; W2 Trumpets – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; W2 Low Brass – Pirates of the Caribbean; W12 Percussion – Valley of Nepal.

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 40 Div. 1; Best in Room – Doug Stewart (Alto Sax); Cody Fiedler (Trumpet); Winds 2 Sax ChoirIMEA All Staters – Cody Fiedler (Lead Trumpet Honors Jazz); Doug Stewart (2nd Chair Honors Band); Mike Burns (3rd Chair Bari Honors Band); Kevin Guth (All State Band)

Bradley Honor Bands – Fresh Soph – Jodi Slagel, Heather Cotner, Laura Zehner; Junior – Senior.- Doug Stewart, Kevin Guth, Mike Burns, Cody Fiedler, Angela LeePrairie Wind Ensemble Concerto Winner – Doug StewartSpring Musical – Once On this IslandGuest Conductors – Anthony Maiello (George Mason University) Band Trips – Winds 1 to Western Band Symposium (February 2006)Jazz New Repertoire – Song for My Father (Silver / Taylor); Feels So Good (Mangione / Lopez); Christmas Joy and Spirit (Nestico); Orange Colored Sky (arr. Holmes); Sing Sing Sing (Prima / Lewis); BAND FIRSTS- First time making U of I Superstate Festival- Placing in both Parade and Field at U of I Marching Festival

WCHS BANDS 2004-2005WCHS Band Officers – Alison Bjorklund (Pres.); Andrew Brown (VP); Sarah Cotner, Angela Lee, Sarah Roszhart (Secretaries); John Wright (Treas.); Dan Zehner (SCRep); Jacy Little, Adam Penn, Jodi Slagel (Freshmen Reps)MARCHING BAND – COLOUR MY WORLDMusic – School’s Out, Yesterday, Touch Me, 25 or 6 to 4; Parade – Battle HymnDRUM MAJORS – Cameron Custis, Angela Lee, Abby House, Collin Custis

DWIGHT – Best in class field, 3/11 overall; perc 8/11, aux 7/11, DM 5/11WCHS INV – ranked 4/16 field, 8/16 Perc, DMs 1/16 and Aux 5/16

OLYMPIA – FRIST OVERALL IN FIELD (1/9), DMs 5/9, Winds 1/9, Aux 4/9, Perc 1/9, Crowd PleaserMETAMORA – Field 2/23 ; Winds 6/23; Aux 5/23; Perc 3/23; Drum Majors 2/23U of I – 8/9 Parade, 2 nd in Class A field (2/19 ), Aux 5/19, Perc 10/19, DM 8/19

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – Contest Pieces : Last Ride of the Pony Express (Schaffer); Exaltation (Swearingen); Rough Riders March (King); Non-contest pieces: Hanukkah Holiday (Washburn); The Holly and the Ivy (Davis / Vinson); O Come All Ye Faithful (arr. Swearingen); Into the West (Shore); Go West! (arr. Ford); And We Proceeded On (Huckaby); Victory at Sea (Rodgers / Moss); American Riversongs (La Plante); Pirates of the Caribbean (Badelt / Rickets); Roll Tide (Zommer / Bocook); Symphonic Winds – All State Performance : Clouds that Sail in Heaven (Stalter); Persistence (Saucedo); The Echo Never Fades (Gillingham); Who’s Who in Navy Blue (Sousa); Allegro Barbaro (Bartok / Wallace) ; Contest Pieces Persistence, Clouds that Sail in Heaven, To Counquer the Skies (Sheldon); Non-contest pieces : Christmas in the Round (RW Smith); Ukranian Bell Carol (Saucedo); Ride (Hazo); All Things (Fitzpatrick); Old Churches (Colgrass); America the Beautiful (Dragon); Changing States (Emerson / Wallace) ; Chester (Schuman); Stargazing (Erb) ; Branden’s Rainbow (Boysen Jr.); Caprice for Saxophone (Bulla – Doug Stewart Soloist); Spitfire (Barnes); Star Trek Through the Years (arr. Moss)

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds I + I + I + I = I Band I + II + II + II = IIIHSA STATE RANK – 8th in Class A, 22 out of all Illinois Schools

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 32 Div. 1; Best in Room – Doug Stewart (Alto Sax); Jodi Slagel (Alto Sax(IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Nicole Schupp, Kevin Guth, Adrienne Schlack; All State Honors Band – Cody Fiedler; All State Jazz Band – Dan Zehner

Spring Musical – GreaseWinter Drumline – Sir Lancelot (Wylie)Jazz New Repertoire – America the Beautiful (Tomaro); Blue N Boogie (Gillespie / Cook); Here There and Everywhere (Lennon / Taylor); Oye Como Va (Puente / Cooper); One Day I’ll Fly Away (Jennings / Brown); Morning has Broken (arr. Sharp); Land of Make Believe (Mangione / Lopez); Tongue N Groove (Chattaway); Hot Hot Hot (Cassell / Phillippe); Blues Bari Pie (Clark); Children of Sanchez (Mangione / Lopez)

Guest Conductors – Scott Aska (Student Teacher); Dr. David Vroman (Bradley University); Gene Thrailkill (University of Oklahoma (ret.))Band Trips – SYMPHONIC WINDS PERFORM AT THE ILLINOIS MUSIC EDUCATORS ALL STATE CONFERENCE (January 27, 2005)

BAND FIRSTS- Three years placing in Field at U of I (first time placing 2nd in Field)- First time performing at IMEA All State Conference- First Time WCHS Band enrollment peaked over 200- 2nd Commission for WCHS Bands–“Clouds that Sail in Heaven” by Todd Stalter

WCHS BANDS 2003-2004

WCHS Band Officers – Jen Harris (Pres.); Laura Gundy (VP); Alicia Packman, Steve Riopell, Brody Warren (Secretaries); Paige Pillischafske (Treas.); Jeff Decker (SCRep); Julie Browning, Sarah Cotner, Angela Lee (Freshmen Reps)MARCHING BAND – TOMMY – music from the Rock Opera by the WHOParade – Battle HymnDRUM MAJORS – Jen Harris, Laura Gundy, Ruth Schuck, Cameron Custis,

DWIGHT – Best in class field, 3/9 overall; perc 4/9, aux 3/9, DM 2/9WCHS INV – did not compete - ranked 3/20 field, 7/20 Perc, DMs 10/20 and Aux 3/20

OLYMPIA – FRIST OVERALL IN FIELD (1/9), DMs 1/9, Winds 1/9, Aux 2/9, Perc 3/9, U of I – 3rd in Class A field (6/28 ), Perc 7/46,

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Bondurant Band – Contest Pieces : did not go Non-contest pieces: Miniature Bach Suite (trans. Conley); Away in a Manger (Davis / trans. Longfield); Holiday Funny Favorites (arr. Murtha); La Belle Helene (Offenbach / Bender); American Collage (arr. Story); Fanfare of Wakakusa Hill (Sakai); Masters of the Silent Screen (arr. Hannickel); Big Four March (King); Dakota (Cotton); Trail of Tears (Barnes); Jefferson Band - Contest Pieces : did not go Non-contest pieces: Fanfare of the Nativity (Stalter); Call to Victory (King); Hallelujah (Davis / Longfield); Slavic Rhapsody (Del Borgo); Elegy and Affirmation (Stamp); Fanfare Prelude on Ode to Joy (Curnow); The Final Voyage (Sheldon); Shenandoah (Ticheli); Liberty Bell March (Sousa); In Their Honor (Strommen); Toccata for Band (Erickson Symphonic Winds – Contest Pieces Vesuvius (Ticheli); National Emblem March (Bagley / Schissel); Non-contest pieces : Firedance (Whelan / Strommen); On this Day Earth Shall Ring (Holst / RW Smith); Gavorkna Fanfare (Stamp); Celebrate the Joy (Kingsmore); Sleigh Ride (Anderson); In a Gentle Rain (RW Smith); Root Beer Rag (Joel / Sweeney); Dies Irie (Verdi / Bocook); Espirit De Corps (Jager); The Irish Washerwoman (Anderson); Amazing Grace (Himes); Choir Pieces: - Flutes – Pennywhistle Jig; Clarinets – Chaconne (Handel); Saxes – Four Early American Spirituals; Brass – March Vaillant;

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds I + I + I + II = I

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 31 Div. 1; Best in Room – Doug Stewart (Alto Sax); Ruth Schuck (Clarinet); Sax Choir (Carlson, Claus, Anderson, Stewart, Russell, Miller, Carroll, Custis, Burns, Custis)IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Nicole Schupp, Paige Pillischafske, Alicia Packman;

Spring Musical – The Sound of MusicWinter Drumline – Sir Lancelot (Wylie)

Guest Conductors and soloists – Tim Karth (Student Teacher); Dr. Steve Steele (Illinois State University); Karen Zupec (Student Teacher); Keith Zimmerman (sax soloist – Illinois Wesleyan and Bradley University); Ruth Schuck (student conductor) Band Trips – Lion King (10/03); BOA Grand Nationals (11/03); John Williams and CSO (11/03); Texas and Oklahoma trip (4/04); Kings Island (6/04)

WCHS BANDS 2002-2003

WCHS Band Officers – Jen Harris (Pres.); Greta Knudson (VP); Angelina Alexander, Jennie Horton, Jessica Orr (Secretaries); Paige Pillischafske (Treas.); Josh Kramer (SCRep); MARCHING BAND – CLASSICAL SHOW II Music – Habanera (from Carmen); Nimrod Variation; Gna Gna (from Armenian Dances); Farandole; Parade – Sousa SpectacularDRUM MAJORS – Amy Watt, Jen Harris, Laura Gundy, Ruth Schuck

DWIGHT – Best in class field, 3/11 overall; perc 2/11, aux 6/11, DM 4/11WCHS INV – did not compete - ranked 5/16 field,

OLYMPIA – Parade - 2nd in class, Field – 1st in Class, 2/16 overall, DM T2/16, Drumline DRUMLINE TROPHY, , Winds 1/16, Aux 2/16,

U of I – 3rd in Class A field parade – 8th in class. CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Band – Contest Pieces : no site this year; Non-contest pieces: Silent Movie (West); Finale to Mahler’s Third (arr. Saucedo); The Alamo March (King / Swearingen); School Colors on Parade (Osterling); Do you Hear What I Hear (arr. Sweeney); Variations on a French Carol (Curnow); Music from the Lord of the Rings (Shore / arr. Ford); Fiero (Hodges); America the Beautiful (arr. R.W. Smith); Lest We Forget (Swearingen); Ceremony, Chant and Ritual (Shaffer); Freedom (M. Smith / Bocook); John Williams Movie Themes for Band (arr. Sweeney) Concert Winds - Contest Pieces : no site this year; Non-contest pieces: Romanesque (Swearingen); Carol of the Drum (Davis / arr.Werle); Tricycle (Boysen Jr.); With Quiet Courage (Daehn); Homage to Noramandy (Long); Allied Honor March (King / Swearingen); The Nineties (arr. Murtha); Symphonic Winds – Contest Pieces no site this year; Non-contest pieces : First Suite in Eb (Holst); Inchon (RW Smith); King of Kings (RW Smith); As Summer was Just Beginning (Daehn); Gesu Bambino (arr. Clark); I Saw Three Ships (M. Smith; Midway March (Williams / arr. Curnow); Allegro Barbaro (Bartok / Wallace); Selections from Music Man (arr. Reed); Music from the Gladiator (Zimmer/ Wasson); Salute to America’s Finest (arr. Lavender); All Those Enduring Young Charms (Euphonium Duet Dan Weil and Matt Chapman (arr. Howey); The Star Spangled Banner (arr. Stamp); The Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa); Symphonic Suite from Band of Brothers (Kamen / Brubaker); Choir Pieces: - Flutes – Ode to Joy; Amazing Grace; Clarinets – Caprice for Clarinets; Dona Nobis Pacem; ; Saxes – Pater Noster, Night Train; Brass – Trumpet Voluntary; Let Thy Holy Presence; Percussion – The Evening News; Bayport Sketches

IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest – 42 Div. 1s (A NEW RECORD); Best in Room – Doug Stewart (Alto Sax); Symphonic Winds Percussion Ensemble (Lambert, Beard, Kirby, Gundy, Harris, Schlack, Kapraun, Abel, Donnell, Yocum, Orr)IMEA All Staters – All State Honors Band – Ashley Carroll

Spring Musical – FootlooseWinter Drumline – Beyond the Stars (Brooks)Guest Conductors and soloists – Gene Thrailkill (U of Oklahoma); Dan Weil (Euphonium); Matt Chapman (Euphonium); Jeff Neavor (Morton High School) Band Trips – BOA Grand Nationals (11/23); Shockwave (3/03; Wynton Marsalis (4/03); Chicago (Navy Pier, Field Museuem) (5/03); Americana Concert at First United Methodist Church (5/03); Cleveland Jazz Trip (U of Notre Dame, Geimanhardt Factory, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cedar Point) 6/ BAND FIRSTS:

New School Record – 42 Div 1s at IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest First performances at O’Brien Field and Shops of Grand Prairie Jazz raised $500 for Community Center with a concert

WCHS BANDS 2001-2002WCHS Band Officers – Luke Kinsinger (Pres.); Dan Hekel (VP); Teresa Decker, Crystal Minson, Jessica Orr (Secretaries); Dan Edie (Treas.); Ashley Stewart (SCRep); Heather Gillespie, Adrienne Schlack (Freshmen Reps) MARCHING BAND – THE PLANETSMusic – Mars, Venus, Summit, Jupiter; Parade – Washington Post MarchDRUM MAJORS – Randi Craggs, Ashley Stewart, Amy Watt

Mahomet - 4th in ClassU of I – 6th in class both parade and field

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Fall Concert Band – Declaration Overture Thus Spoke the Raven (Fagan); Gallant Marines (King/Swearingen); Legends of the Fall (Horner / Saucedo); First Romanian Rhapsody (Enseco / Johnson); Symphonic Winds – Contest Pieces : Longford Legend (Sheldon); Variations on a Korean Folk Song (Chance); Non-contest pieces: Galop from Genevieve de Brabant (Offenbach / Bourgeois); Patapan (arr. DelBorgo); God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Davis / Longfield); Fanfare and Flourishes (Curnow); Ghost Fleet (Sheldon); Gemeinhardt Suite (RW Smith – Scot Schickel); Summon the Heroes (Williams / Bocook); Amazing Grace (arr. Dawson); Hands Across the Sea (Sousa); Romance (Binge – Corey Burns solo); Sonatina (Motzart / arr. Ployhar – Ashley Stewart Solo); Star Wars The Phantom Meanace (Williams / Smith) Symphonic Band – Contest Pieces To Forge a New Frontier (Ford); Journey into Diablo Canyon (Schaffer); Children of the Shrine (Swearingen); Non-contest pieces – To Challenge the Sky and Heavens Above (RW Smith); The Child and the King (Broege); New Age Christmas (arr. Ford); Hitzville USA (arr. Wasson); Tribute to Grainger (Ragsdale); Pearl Harbor (Zimmer / Bocook); Hey Jude (McCartney) Freshmen Band – Contest Pieces Gallant Marines (King / Swearingen); Bulgarian Folk Dances (CT Smith); The King Across the Water (Fraser); Non-contest pieces The Pride of Buxmont (Holsinger); African Bell Carol (RW Smith); Joy to the World (arr. Davis / Vinson); Highlights from Harry Potter (Williams / Story); On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss (Holsinger); Ashford Celebration (Ford); Into the Joy of Spring (Swearingen) CHOIR PIECES – Flutes – Amazing Grace; Clarinets – Irish Suite; Saxes – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld; Brass – Salvation is created; Percussion - Technology

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds I + I + I + I = I Symphonic Band II + II + II + II = IIFreshmen Band II + I + II = II

IHSA STATE RANK – 18th Class A

IHSA State Solo and Ensemble Contest – 28 Div 1s Best in Rooms – Corey Burns (Alto Sax IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Ashely Stewart Spring Musical – 42nd StreetGuest Conductors – Robert Sheldon (Alfred Publications

Band Trips – BOA Marching Nationals; Parents Night Out at Crossroads Church (1st time); Winds in Concert at Grace Presbyterian Church; Florida Trip (performed outside of Space Mountain), Chicago Trip Blue Man Group

WCHS BANDS 2000-2001WCHS Band Officers – Sarah Claus (Pres.); Katie Franklin (VP); Meredith Kremer, Jill Vallosio(Secretaries); CoCo Stevson (Treas.); Annie White (SCRep); MARCHING BAND – Rock Show IIMusic – White Rabbit, No Time, Riders on the Storm, Roundabout; Parade – TriumphDRUM MAJORS – Courtney Custis, Josh Gillespie, Randi Craggs, Ashley Stewart

Mahomet - Field 2nd in class, 3rd overallDWIGHT – 1st in parade and field, 2nd overall.U of I – 6/11 Parade Perc 3rd– 4th in field- percussion 3rd

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Fall Concert Band – Thus Spoke the Raven (Fagan); Gallant Marines (King/Swearingen); Legends of the Fall (Horner / Saucedo); First Romanian Rhapsody (Enseco / Johnson); Symphonic Winds – Contest Pieces : Alleluia! Laudeamus Te! (Reed); Under the Double Eagle (Wagner / Glover); Prelude on an Old English Hymn (Sheldon) Non-contest pieces: Emmanuel Variants (Foster); Fanfare on Adeste Fidelis (Colonna); Fanfare on Wakakusa hill (Sakai); Irish Tune from County Derry (Grainger); Wilson Suite (RW. Smith – Dan Weil soloist); Sailing Songs (Del Borgo); Heaven Came Down (Curnow – Todd Stalter soloist); Washington Post March (Sousa); March from 1941 (Williams / Lavender); Buglers Holiday (Anderson); March from Second Suite in F (Holst); Brindisi (Verdi / Brand); Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa); Symphonic Band Christmas A La Big Band (arr. Clark); Deck the Halls (Davis / Vinson); Hanukkah Fantasy (Brubaker); Jefferson Band – Contest Pieces Renaissance Festival and Dances (arr. Pearson); Military Escort (Bennett / Fennell); Hymn and Fantasia (Del Borgo) Non-contest pieces – Circus Bee (Filmore / Custer); Symphonic Overture (Carter); The Patriot (Williams / Moss) ; Bondurant Band – Contest Pieces Great Locomotive Chase (RW Smith); Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms / Del Borgo); Jolly Robbers Overture (Von Suppe / Bender); Non-contest pieces Pulsar (Osterling); The Cider House Rules (Portman / Murtha); Singapura Suite (VanDer Roost); Lead On o King Eternal (Swearingen); With Quiet Courage (Daehn)

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds I + I + I + I = I Jefferson Band II + II + II + II = IIBondurant band II + II + II = II Winds – NAI Dixie Classic in St. Louis – Superior Rating

IHSA STATE RANK – 15th Class A

IHSA State Solo and Ensemble Contest – 22 Div 1s Best in Rooms – Corey Burns (Alto Sax); Allison Bond, Emily Siu, Jill Vallosio, Libby Yount (Fl Quartet); Jessica Abel, Ryan Brown, Tim Browning, Tim Schlack, Emily Orr, CoCo Steveson, Courtney Custis, Cody Doremus (Percussion Choir); ) IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Emily Siu, Jill Vallosio, Ashely Stewart Spring Musical – Annie Get Your GunGuest Conductors – Gene Thrailkill (U. of Oklahoma); Todd Stalter (Eureka High School);

Band Trips – BOA Marching Nationals and Dr. Tim Leadership; Chicago Jazz Trip; Winds in Concert at Grace Presbyterian Church (Harold DeCou and Todd Stalter – soloists); Winds to NAI in St. Louis (with St. Louis Zoo and St. Louis Science Center); Kings Island

BAND FIRSTS 3 Concert Bands in the Spring Winds competing in National Adjudicators Invitational and receiving a

Superior Rating placed Special Winds concert at Grace Presbyterian Church New school / band record for Div. 1s at Solo Ensemble contest

WCHS BANDS 1999-2000WCHS Band Officers – Jamie Smith (Pres.); Katie Franklin (VP); Jill Vallosio(Secretary); CoCo Stevson (Treas.); Annie White (SCRep); MARCHING BAND – The Rock ShowMusic – Karn Evil 9, School’s Out, In the Air Tonight, Nights in White Satin; Parade – Purple MajestyDRUM MAJORS – Courtney Custis, Jeanne Hyde, Ann Bailey

Metamora - Field 4/32 – percussion 3rd ; Parade 5/24 – Drums and Aux 3rd overallDWIGHT – did not compete, was in exhibitionOlympia – Parade 5/15; Field 1/20, Winds 1/20U of I – 3rd in Parade Guard 2nd– THIRD IN FIELD percussion 3rd

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Winds – Contest Pieces : Where Never Lark or Eagle (Curnow); They Hung Their Harps in the Willows (McBeth); Western Band Symposium : Cenotaph (Stamp); Incantation and Dance (Chance); On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason (Holsinger); Continental Overture (DeMeij); Non-contest pieces: King of Kings (RW Smith); Midnight Sleighride (arr. Wallace); Salvation is Created (arr. Houseknecht); Capriccio Italien (arr. Cacavas); Good King Wenceslas (arr. Wallace); An Evening in December (Allshouse); Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa); Gathering at the Ranks of Hebron (Holsinger); Amazing Grace (Dawson); Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (arr. Lavender); Amparito Roca (arr. Winter); America the Beautiful (arr. Dragon); Tarzan Medley (arr. Murtha Symphonic Band – Contest Pieces Suite from Firebird (arr. Bocook); Peer Gynt Suite (arr. Curnow) Non-contest pieces : Do You Hear What I hear (arr. Sweeney); Brahams Finale (arr. Bocook); Sanctus (Schubert / Curnow); Holly and the Ivy (Davis / Longfield); Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. Tatgenhorst); A Childhood Hymn (Holsinger); Dinosaurs (Bukvich); Tarzan Medley (arr. Sweeney)

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds I + I + I + I = I Band II + II + II + II = IIJazz II + II + II = II

IHSA STATE RANK – THIRD IN CLASS A!!!!!!!

IHSA State Solo and Ensemble Contest – 38 Div 1s (new school record!)Best in Rooms – Melanie Paden (F Horn); Kevin Prina, Ashley Stewart, Courtney Custis, Patrick Kelley (Best Cl. Ensemble) IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Alison Bond; All State Honors Band - Rusty Duckworth All State Honors Orchestra – Melanie Paden Spring Musical – South Pacific

Guest Conductors – Gene Thrailkill (U. of Oklahoma); William Wakefield (U. of Oklahoma); Todd Stalter (Eureka High School);

Band Trips – BOA Marching Nationals and Dr. Tim Leadership; Western Illinois University Band Symposium; Texas Trip (Nasa, Fastasia 2000, Six Flags, Riverwalk, Alamo)

BAND FIRSTS won 1999 Salvation Army Bell Ringer Award for School Groups invited to Western Ill. University Band Symposium placed in top 3 in class at U of I field comp With chorus, placed THIRD in IHSA State Sweepstakes New school / band record for Div. 1s at Solo Ensemble contest

WCHS BANDS 1998-1999WCHS Band Officers – Erin Hirt (Pres.); Cathy Bailey (VP); Joalla Toronjo (Secretary); Abby Tear (Treas.); Tom Felix (SCRep); MARCHING BAND – Engaging the LionMusic – Circle of Life, The Stampede, Shadowlands, King of Pride Rock; Parade – Patriots on ParadeDRUM MAJORS – Cathy Bailey, Courtney Custis, Kim Gullet, Abbie Tear

Metamora - Field 2/24 – Best Soloist – Tony Brent; Parade 7/24 – Drums 3rd overallDWIGHT – Grand ChampionsISU – 3rd in Class 3AU of I – 5th in Parade – Perc. 1st, Drum Major 2nd; 8th in Field

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Winds – Contest Pieces : Hounds of Spring (Reed); Abrams Pursuit (Holsinger) Non-contest pieces: O Come Holy Night (Mellilo); The Nutcracker Suite (arr. Longfield); Westminster Carol (Hosay); Prospect (arr. LaPlante); 76 Trombones (arr. L. Anderson); Cajun Folk Songs (Ticheli); American Civil War Fantasy (Bilik); Fantasy on American Sailing Songs (Grundman); Root Beer Rag (Joel); At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral (Spears); Someone to Watch over me (Gershwin); Symphonic Band – Contest Pieces Ash Lawn Echoes (RW Smith); Novena (Swearingen) Non-contest pieces : Carol of the Drum (arr. Werle); TGIF March (Gallager); Prairie Dances (Holsinger); Chorale Prelude on a German Hymn (CT Smith); Hymn to the Fallen (Williams); King Across the Water (Fraser); Stephen Foster Revisited (arr. Ployhar); Rocky and Bullwinkle Strikes Again (arr. Higgins); Hosts of Freedom (King); America the Beautiful (Del Borgo)

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds I + I + I + I = I Band II + I + II + I = IJazz I + I + I = I

IHSA STATE RANK – 5th in Class A

IHSA State Solo and Ensemble Contest – 32 Div 1s IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Tony Brent, Stacy Scott, Rusty Duckworth All State Orchestra – Laurie Clark Spring Musical – Godspell

Guest Conductors – Jenny McClallen (Student Teacher – U of I); Mike Domico (Metamora High School)

Band Trips – Jazz to Jazz in the Meadows (Rolling Meadows – I, II, II); BOA INDY with Canadian Brass

Jazz Ensemble – Performed at Rolling Meadows HS, Caterpillar, Homecoming Show, 3rd Rt. 24 Jam; Peoria Arts Festival

WCHS BANDS 1997-1998WCHS Band Officers – Eric Bell (Pres.); Chris Gaworski (VP); April Strubhar (Secretary); Hattie Bailey (Treas.); Carole Brashers (SCRep); MARCHING BAND – The British InvasionMusic – English Dance No. 4, March from 1st Suite, Song Without Words, Fantasia on the Dargason, Crown Imperial; Parade - ProclamationDRUM MAJORS – Matt Anderson, Cathy Bailey, Eric Bell, Carole Brashers

CANTON PARADE – 2nd OverallWestern – Field 4th in Class (Drum Majors 1st / 20 bands)DWIGHT – 1st Parade, 3rd in Field U of I – 4th in Parade; 5th in Field (DMs 2/44)

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Winds – Contest Pieces : Symphonic Dance No. 3 (Williams); Four Horsemen (Boysen); Toccata (Fescobaldi) Non-contest pieces: Light Calvary Overture (Von Suppe / Fillmore); Summon the Heroes (Williams / Bocook); God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Davis / Longfield); O Holy Night (arr. Custer); Midway March (Williams / Curnow); Lauds (Nelson); Children’s March (Grainger / Rogers); Havendance (Holsinger); Les Miserables (arr. Barker); Irish Washerwoman (Anderson); Amazing Grace (Ticheli) Symphonic Band – Contest Pieces Festivo (Nelhybel); Celtic Overture (Higgins) Non-contest pieces : Tricycle (Boyesn); Dinosaurs (Bukvich); Legend of Starved Rock (Sheldon); Coat of Arms (Kenny); Ireland (Barker); Old Scottish Melody (arr. Wiley); Dancing with Wolves (Barry); Braveheart (Horner); John Williams in concert.

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds I + I + I + I = I Band II + II + II + II = IIJazz I + I + I = I

Winds to ISU Concert Band Contest – 3rd in 4A and 10 out of 21IHSA STATE RANK – 4th in Class A !!! 13 out of 670 IL High Schools

IHSA State Solo and Ensemble Contest – 36 Div 1s. (new school record) IMEA All Staters – All State Honors Band – Stevi Smith, Chris Gaworski; All State Orchestra – Laurie Clark Spring Musical – Bye Bye Birdie

Guest Conductors – Todd Stalter (Eureka High School); Jack Schepper (LowPoint Washburn High School)

Band Trips – George Winston concert; Stomp; Beethoven’s 9th with Peoria Symphony; BOA Concert Band Festival and Canadian Brass. Return to EPCOT – performed at EPCOT – 12/27/97 – 1/2/08; Beauty and the Beast; Les Misearables

WCHS BANDS 1996-1997WCHS Band Officers – Grant Essig (Pres.); Mike Scheid (VP); Renee Kinsinger (Secretary); Tom Stinson (Treas.); Jeanna Trannel (SCRep); MARCHING BAND – Music of the Middle EarthMusic – Patrick’s Rune, Allegro Barbaro, O Fortuna, Roundabout; Parade songs – TriumphDRUM MAJORS – Renee Kinsinger, Joan Parish, Josh Russell, Eric Bell

CANTON PARADE – 4th PlaceMahomet – 5th in class, 8th overallDWIGHT – 1st Parade, 2nd in Field METAMORA PARADE AND FIELD – GRAND CHAMPIONU of I – 3rd in Parade; Perc 1st in Class (3/50), Guard 2 in class) 5th in Field (DMs 2nd, 5/50)

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Symphonic Winds – Contest Pieces : American Dream (Beckel); On an American Spiritual (Holsinger); Rejouissance (Curnow) Non-contest pieces: Russian Christmas Music (Reed); Emmanuel Variants (Foster); Jesu Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (arr. Reed); Stormworks (Melillo); March from 1941 (Williams / Lavender); Down a Country Lane (Copland); Canterbury Chorale (VanDerRoost); Symphonic Band – Contest Pieces Sinfonia Six (Broege), Genesis (DelBorgo) Non-contest pieces : Flourish for Wind Band (Vaughn Williams); Into the Storm (Smith); Bercuse and Finale from Firebird (Stravinsky / Bocook); Hollywood Milestones (arr. Higgins); Visions of Flight (Sheldon); Hosts of Freedom (King)

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: Winds I + I + I + I = I Band I + II + I + II = IJazz I + II + I = I

IHSA STATE RANK – 5th in Class A !!!

IHSA State Solo and Ensemble Contest – 33 Div 1s. IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Jennie Clark, Michelle Reyling, Stevi Smith, Chris Gaworski; All State Honors – Josh Russell Spring Musical – Oklahoma

Guest Conductors – Joe Roman (Canton High School); Gene Thrailkill (University of Oklahoma)

Band Trips – STOMP in Peoria;

BAND FIRSTS- Two concert bands both receiving Division 1s - First commission (Brandon’s Rainbow by Andrew Boysen Jr.)- Grand Champion at Metamora Competition- 5th in State Sweepstakes

WCHS BANDS 1995-1996MARCHING BAND – IMAGES OF WAR AND PEACEMusic – Past the Equinox, The Bombing of Dresden, Sanctus, The Ascension, Elegy and Affirmation; Parade songs – The Billboard MarchDRUM MAJORS – Renee Kinsinger, Joan Parish, Josh Russell, Jana Burkhalter, Eric Bell

CANTON PARADE – 6th PlaceWestern Illinois University – 4th place in classDWIGHT – 1st Parade, 1st Field Class ISU – 6th in Class 4-AU of I – 3rd in Parade, 5th in FieldInvited to play in Festival of Lights ParadePerformed for Governor Jim Edgar at ByPass Opening

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – – Contest Pieces : They Hung Their Harps in the Willows (McBeth); Variations on a Korean Folk Song (Chance) Non-contest pieces: Cenotaph (Stamp); Fanfare on an Italian Hymn (Curnow); Prologue from The Great Adventure (Chapman / Lavander); National Emblem March (Bagley); Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa); On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss (Holsinger); Medley from Mr. Holland’s Opus (Kamen); Declaration Overture (Smith); Fanfare and Flourishes (Curnow); Fantasy on American Sailing Songs (Grundman); John Williams the Symphonic

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: I + I + I + I = I IHSA STATE RANK – 9th in Class A !!!

IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Josh Russell, Jannica Wetzel Spring Musical – The Pajama Game

Band Trips – Chicago to see STOMP and Oceanarium; Texas Trip (Houston, Galveston, San Antonio – performed at Sea World and River Walk); Jazz in the Meadows (clinic with Tony Garcia, Chick Corea concert)

WCHS BANDS 1994-1995MARCHING BAND – Movie MusicMusic – Fanfare from Grand Canyon; Theme from Hook; Somewhere and America from West Side Story; Theme from Back to the Future; Parade – Washington Post MarchDRUM MAJORS – Anne Becker, Amy Frank, Joan Parish

CANTON PARADE – GRAND CHAMPION (1 st / 14 Bands) DWIGHT – 1st Parade, 1st Field Class AU OF I – 4th Parade, 11th FieldInvited to play in Festival of Lights Parade

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – – Contest Pieces : Images (Sheldon); E Pluribus Unum (Jewel / Paynter); Gathering at the Ranks of Hebron (Holsinger); Non-contest pieces: Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky / Longfield); Do you Hear What I Hear (w/ chorus) (arr. Moss); First Suite in Eb (Holst); Blessed Are They (Brahms / Buhelmann); Romanesque (Swearingen); Psalm Tune Variations (Curnow); Bells (MCDougall); Irish Tune from County Derry (Grainger); Remembrance of Things to Come (Stamp); Gavorkna Fanfare (Stamp)

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: I+ + I+ + I+ + II = IIHSA STATE RANK – 9th in Class A !!!

IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Ryan Deaton, Jennifer Wetzel; All State Honors Band – Tom Riley;

Spring Musical – Pirates of Penzance

Guest Conductors – Dr. David Vroman (Bradley University); Dan Moore (Limestone High School) Band Trips – Kings Island in Ohio

BAND FIRSTS- First time in top ten of IHSA Sweepstakes- First A NIGHT OF JAZZ- First Grand Champion of Canton Parade- First “perfect score” on prepared pieces for IHSA Organizational contest

WCHS BANDS 1993-1994 MARCHING BAND – Concert Band ClassicsMusic – Finale to Shostakovich’s 5th, Emperata Overture, On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason, Battle Hymn of the Rupublic; Parade – Liberty Bell MarchDRUM MAJORS – Terri Gustin, Anne Becker, Amy Frank

CANTON PARADE – 5th placePEKIN INV. – Best Drum Majors overall, Best Guard in ClassU of I COMP – 2nd Place Parade, 13 Place Field

CONCERT BANDSRepertoire – Contest Pieces : Chant and Jubilo (Mcbeth); I Am (Boysen Jr.); Emblem of Unity (Richards / Swearingen); Non-contest pieces: Salvation is Created (Tschneskoff); Festivo (Nelhybel); Spitfire (Barnes); The Fairest of the Fair (JP Sousa); Havendance (Holsinger); Fall River Overture (Sheldon); Fanfare for a New Era (Curnow); Novena (Swearingen); Hungarian Dances (Brahms / Curnow); The Red Balloon (McGinty); The Black Horse Troop (JP Sousa) )

IHSA ORGANIZATIONAL: I + II + II + I = I IMEA All Staters – All State Band – Jodi Reilly, Jennifer Wetzel; Ryan Deaton; Wendy Knudson ; All State Honors Band – Tom Riley

Spring Musical – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Jazz New Repertoire – Stolen Moments, Time Lock, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, St. Louis Blues, Freedom at Midnight

Jazz Festivals – Bradley Jazz Festival, Milikin Jazz FestivalIMEA Jazz Contest - - II + II + II = II

Band Trips – Florida (Universal Studios, MGM, EPCOT, Walt Disney World)