Images from the 2008 Mosaic Art Show

Images from the 2008 Holiday Mosaic

DGN gears up for 12th annual Holiday Mosaic

Students and faculty have been working tirelessly to prepare for the 2008 Holiday Mosaic, the 12th annual combination of music and visual art during the holidays.

Concerts are tonight at 5:30 and 8:00 PM. Our Art Show reception is Wednesday evening at 6:00 PM.

Concert Singers Perform for Santa

Members of the North High Concert Singers treated many to beautiful sounds of the holidays at the 2008 "Breakfast with Santa," hosted by Good Samaritan Hospital. Thank you to our singers for getting up early on a cold & snowy December morning to bring joy to the hearts of many young children.

Congratulations All-State Musicians!

Fifteen student musicians from Downers Grove North High School have been tapped by the Illinois Music Educator’s Association for All-State recognition. Auditions were held last October.

“We are really thrilled for these students and their families,” said Brayer Teague, Fine Arts Department Chair at North High. “Many people helped these students achieve this success, beginning with their very first elementary school music teachers and extending to their private-lessons teachers today. North High is very proud to have these incredible musicians representing District 99 at the All-State level.”

In total, twenty-six student musicians were selected for All-State from Community High School District 99.

The All-State Band, Choir, Orchestra and Jazz Band will convene for a series of rehearsals in Peoria, IL, January 28-31, 2009. Their concerts will be held at the Peoria Civic Center on the evening of January 30, and the afternoon of January 31, 2009.

All-State Band

Jesse Backes – Orchestral Percussion (Senior)

Emily Daugherty – Flute (Junior)

Kurt Meyer – Clarinet (Senior)

John O’Hara – Clarinet (Senior)

Jennifer Poad – Bass Clarinet (Junior)

All-State Choir

Tom Cannan – Tenor (Junior)

Jane Duffy – Alto (Senior)

Matthew Hall – Tenor (Senior)

All-State Orchestra

Chloe Burnham – Violin (Junior)

Faith Enenbach – Violin (Junior)

Alyssa Love – Violin (Senior)

Colette Mondragon – Violin (Junior)

Rudy Rendek – Violin (Senior)

Nick Rudy – Cello (Senior)

All-State Music Composition

Kyle Stephens – Jazz Composition (Graduate)