North High places 55 musicians at IMEA All-District Festival

55 student musicians from Downers Grove North High School were selected, by competitive audition, to the 2007 Illinois Music Educator’s Association District Band, Choir, Orchestra and Jazz Band. Auditions were held on Monday, October 8, at South Suburban College. The top placing scores were selected for participation in the District Music Festivals, to be held during the month of November.

“We are very proud of all our students who participated in the IMEA audition process,” said Brayer Teague, Fine Arts Department Chairperson at North High. “All of our students who auditioned worked very hard and competed against stiff competition. Selection to these ensembles is a real honor for both them, and our school. We are looking forward to hearing great performances at the District Music Festival next month.”

North High School Band Students

Mark Dortwegt – Clarinet (Orchestra)

Jamshed Jehangir - Percussion (Orchestra)

Emily Kirkegaard – Oboe (Band)

John O’Hara – Clarinet (Band)

Brandon Broholm – Tuba (Band)

Kurt Meyer – Clarinet (Band)

Hannah Shatzer – Oboe (Band)

Kaitlin Sheber – Clarinet (Band)

Michael Walser – Alto Sax (Band)

Lisa Witek – Bassoon (Band)

Kendall Gretsch – Clarinet (Orchestra)

Marie Kirkegaard – Clarinet (Orchestra)

North High School Choir Students

Emma Bolam – Alto II

Thomas Cannan – Tenor II

Nathan Cornish – Tenor I

Katherine Crider – Alto I

Erica Crosswhite – Soprano II

Jane Duffy – Alto II

Rania El-Kareh – Soprano II

Corina Emmanouilidis – Alto II

Trevor Franger – Bass II

Jordan Frank – Bass I

Taylor Fregeau – Soprano II

Matthew Hall – Tenor I

Hannah Hudson – Alto II

Alexander Karge – Bass I

Timothy Kelley – Tenor I

Kristen Lemke – Alto II

Hayley Makowski – Soprano II

Lauren Niemi – Soprano II

Lindsay Prerost – Soprano I

Laurel Schmitt – Alto I

Jonathan Schroeder – Bass I

North High School Jazz Ensemble Students

Mark Dortwegt – Alto Sax

Nicholas Goergen – Drum Set

Caroline Hlohowskyj – Trumpet

Jamshed Jehangir – Drum Set

Michael Benning – Bass

Jonathan Rush – Drum Set

Bryn Sitkiewicz – Trombone

Kyle Stephens – Piano

Zachary Wetta – Tenor Sax

North High School Orchestra Students

Chloe Burnham – Violin II

Shannon Drobney – Violin II

Kelly Kedzior – Double Bass

Michael Benning – Double Bass

Colette Mondragon – Violin II

Victoria Nogle – Viola

Rudy Rendek – Violin I

Nicholas Rudy – Cello

Lauren Rush – Cello

Katie Schranz – Viola

Natalie Stawarski – Violin II

Luke Tecson – Violin II

Ayden Zarkhah – Violin II