Last spring the DGN Jazz Ensemble was honored with an invitation to perform this coming January (2014) at the Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria. Students continue their work in preparing music for that important performance, and tonight the band welcomed Chicago-area trombonist, Mark Bettcher, as a guest jazz mentor. Mr. Bettcher, who is the Director of Jazz and Orchestras at Dundee-Crown High School, is the third of seven guest-conductors who have agreed to serve as mentors to the band leading up to the January 23rd performance.
Every student in the ensemble benefitted tonight from Mr. Bettcher's musical guidance and attention to stylistic detail. Thank you, Mr. Bettcher, for making the long trek tonight to DGN, and inspiring us with your musicianship!
