Downers Grove Grade School District 58 will be well represented at the Illinois Music Education Association’s (ILMEA) upcoming music and jazz festivals next month.
Nineteen District 58 students will perform in ILMEA’s District 1 Junior High Music Festival on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Lincoln-Way Central High School. In addition, two District 58 students will perform in the ILMEA District 1 Jazz Band Festival on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Thornridge High School.
The annual ILMEA Music Festival features student musicians selected by audition from schools throughout the southwest suburbs. The 150-member band, 100-piece orchestra and 150-member choir will unite for a special public Festival Finale Concert at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend!
The annual ILMEA Jazz Festival The Jazz Festival features the top middle school and high school jazz musicians from the southwest suburbs, selected after a rigorous audition process. The festival will include a public concert at 2 p.m. Congratulations to District 58 students selected to perform in the District 1 Music Festival and Jazz Festival:
Band:
Mary Lerch, Herrick eighth grader, French horn
Elliot Lewis, O’Neill eighth grader, percussion
Arun Marion, O’Neill seventh grader, oboe
Owen Nystrom, Herrick eighth grader, bassoon
Orchestra:
Grace Arnold, Herrick seventh grader, violin
Nicolas Atonson, Herrick eighth grader, violin
Justin Berghorst, Herrick eighth grader, violin
Brynn Dvoracek, O’Neill eighth grader, viola
Zoey Etheridge, Herrick seventh grader, cello
Joshua Ho, Pierce Downer sixth grader, violin
Akshi Mistry, Herrick seventh grader, viola
Paige Sadler, Herrick eighth grader, violin
Amy Spreitzer, Herrick eighth grader, double bass
Julia Szostak, Herrick eighth grader, cello
Jesse Wei, Herrick eighth grader, viola
Chorus:
Kyra Cain, O’Neill eighth grader, alto
Diana Kwak, O’Neill eighth grader, soprano
Cora Lingenfelter, Herrick seventh grader, soprano
MacKenzie McGuire, Herrick eighth grader, soprano
Jazz Band:
Nathan Brummel, O’Neill eighth grader, trombone
Emery Teague, Herrick seventh grader, drum set
Learn more at http://www.ilmea.org/districts/district1/festival-information/.