Not only did our students audition successfully for the District-level ILMEA festival last November, but their scores were so exemplary that they were selected for the All-state festival this weekend. Furthermore, as a result of subsequent auditions in Peoria, ALL of our Geneva students were placed in the HONORS level ensembles, which are the highest-level groups at the festival.
These student musicians are:
Quinn Hensley - Tenor II in the HONORS CHORUS
Grayson Frazier - Tenor Sax I in the HONORS JAZZ BAND I
Alex Tschetter - Tuba in the HONORS ORCHESTRA
Alex Cordogan - Violin in the HONORS ORCHESTRA
Furthermore, Arielle Policastro was selected to represent Geneva in the Future Music Educators Seminar, an in-depth clinic for students who are planning to pursue a career in music education.
We were also very proud to have Amy Acton, Claudia Wilkie, and Lucy Smith there to represent the TRI-M NATIONAL MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY this weekend. These young ladies - who serve as the student board for the Geneva chapter of Tri-M - ran a booth at the ILMEA exposition center, promoting the development of Tri-M in schools across the state.
We cannot express how proud we are to have these talented musicians and exemplary young people represent our department, school, district, and community.