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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Eight DGN Musicians Garner All-State Honors


Eight student musicians from Downers Grove North High School earned nine All-State Honors in the 2012-2013 Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Band, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Composer Showcase, and ‘Future Music Educators Symposium’. Performance auditions were held last October at Carl Sandburg High School; musical compositions were evaluated by professional musicians and composers from across the country.

“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.”

The All-State Band, Choir, Orchestra and Jazz Band will convene for a series of rehearsals in Peoria, IL, January 23-26, 2013.  Their concerts will be held at the Peoria Civic Center on the evening of January 25, and the afternoon of January 26, 2013. Composers will be honored at an awards ceremony on the morning of January 26, 2013. 


All-State Choir
Patrick Murray - Tenor I (Senior)

All-State Orchestra
Katie Krainc – Violin 2 (Senior)
Rachel Pfeifer – Cello (Sophomore)
Katie Portman – Violin 2 (Junior)

All-State Jazz Band
Brett Latman – Trumpet (Senior)
Spencer Schillerstrom – Tenor Sax (Junior)

All-State Music Composition
Spencer Schillerstrom – Jazz Improvisation: 3rd place (Junior)
Kaitlin Shannon – Commercial/Popular: 2nd Place (Junior)

Future Music Educators Symposium
Erin Elgass (Senior)

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North High School endeavors to provide an enriching, vibrant, multidisciplinary environment for the study, creation, and presentation of the Fine Arts.