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The District 92 Music Department!presents a!!!!!

Winter Band Concert

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!January 19, 2017!

7:00pm!Lockport East Auditorium!

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Will County School District 92!Peter Sullivan, Superintendent!

!Oak Prairie Junior High School!

Mark Murray, Principal!!

William J. Rank, Director!!

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Concerts are a very important part of your child’s participation in the music program. Because a concert performance can make some people nervous, there are a few things you as an audience can do to make our concerts less stressful and more enjoyable for everyone. !1. Please be seated before the starting time of the concert.

2. If you are bringing small children, please stress the importance of being quiet while the music is being performed.

3. If you must leave for any reason, please do so between musical selections. Please re-enter between selections as well.

4. If you have a small child who will not stop crying or can’t sit still, please take him or her out of the performance room quickly and quietly.

5. Please avoid taking photos during the performance. The flash can cause a problem with reading the music or following the conductor.

6. Please do not talk during the performance. Others may want to hear the music. It may be their child’s “big part”.

7. Please do not call out your child’s name before, during or after the group’s performance.

8. Please turn off all cell phones before the performance begins.

!Let’s do what we can to make all concerts a huge success!

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MOak Prairie Intermediate Band!Variations on a Theme by Haydn ! Michael Worthington!

As Winds Dance! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sam Hazo!

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Oak Prairie Concert Band!Jubilance! ! ! ! ! ! James Swearingen!

Dance of the Tumblers! ! Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov/ from “The Snow Maiden”!! ! arr. James Curnow!

!Oak Prairie Symphonic Band!!Linden Lea! ! ! ! ! Ralph Vaughan Williams/! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! arr. John Stout!!1812 Overture! ! ! ! ! Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! arr. Robert Longfield !Chant and Savage Dance! ! ! Brian Balmages! !

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Haydn's music contains many jokes, and the Surprise Symphony includes probably the most famous of all: a sudden fortissimo chord at the end of the otherwise piano opening theme in the variation-form second movement. The music then returns to its original quiet dynamic, as if nothing had happened, and the ensuing variations do not repeat the joke. Variations on a Theme by Haydn is a compositional treatment of this theme, using timbral, rhythmic and melodic changes to develop the original idea.!!I can still hear my college sight-singing professor, Dr. Louis Munkachy, telling us, in his thick Hungarian accent, ‘Repetition is the mother of knowledge’. For every bit of truth this statement holds, it is equally true that repetition is that natural enemy of the eleven to thirteen year-old. Their motto more resembles: I did it great once; therefore, greatness must flow from me. So, in trying to compose a piece that painlessly introduced middle level students to syncopation, I knew that repetition had to be present, but disguised so that as not to look like something instructive. Moreover, the students would need to perceive (on their own) that the musical needs of the piece dictated how many times a syncopated pattern would recur. I believe that balance exists in As Winds Dance. - Sam Hazo!!Jubilance is an overture style concert band work in ABA Form. James Swearingen uses mixed meters and syncopated rhythms to create a rhythmic drive throughout the Introduction and A sections. The middle of the piece is simple flowing melody introduced by the flutes against the dark reedy sound of the clarinets. As the brass and saxophones enter, the color shifts from dark to light with the instrumentation and change of key. As the original drive and syncopated rhythms return, the overjoyed feeling that the title suggests builds to an exciting climax.!!Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, one of many great Russian composers and one of the members of the Mighty Five (Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Mussorgsky, Borodin and Cui), who all developed as composers and were the impetus of the Russian school of composition during the mid to late 1800’s. Dance of the Tumblers is one of the main themes from his “Snow Maiden”, one of the many operas he composed based on Russian folk and fairy tales. Though brief in duration, this vibrant and energetic dance is considered by many to be one of his most well-known themes and exudes the light-hearted spirit of much of the music from the opera.

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TES!Linden Lea is a straightforward adaptation of the famous song by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The song is especially familiar in Britain, where the melody is known in virtually every household. Varied instrumental color and slight tempo changes are utilized to heighten the emotional appeal of this attractive melody.!!The 1812 Overture is an orchestral overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, commemorating the unsuccessful French invasion into Russia, and the subsequent withdrawal that devastated Napoleon’s Grande Armee, an event that marked 1812 as the major turning point of the Napoleonic Wars. The work is best known for the sequence of cannon fire, which is sometimes performed at outdoor festivals with one or more real cannons.!!Tribes throughout the world have long been associated with rituals. Ceremonies have been performed for many reasons, including harvests, good fortune in war, healing, and change in status of an individual. Chant and Savage Dance is a work that programmatically depicts one of theses ancient tribal rituals. The soft opening theme provides a certain amount of instability that is reinforced by interesting harmonies. This instability foreshadows the impending savage dance, which is introduced by percussion. The music continues to build until the intensity of the dance seems almost unbearable. Soon, the dancers reach the point of utter exhaustion and uncontrollably collapse to the ground.!

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Tyler Brooks Tyler Brown Lily Cavett Madison Denning Emma Hermanas MacKenzie Kelso Faustyna Kielar Destiny Osborne Amelia Pencak Danielle VanGorp Krista Wojcikiewicz !Clarinet Violet Barder Caitlin Bochantin Catie Burnett Lara Chavez Shoshanna Cohen Claire Crosby Topher Daly Katie Dykstra Conor Enzenbacher Emma Fitzgerald Liliana Furmanek Nathan Garnica Kylie Gibbons Victoria Gronski Ava Kane Lily Kokonas Olivia Kokoszka Selena Kranz Michelle Krzyzak Amelie Lagunas Alexis Lovett Samantha McDermott Ayden Mercado Ava Peckler Katelyn Perritano

Clarinet - Coninued Joe Renik

Gianna Scapellato Ella Siwinski Haley Smith

Cassidy Wing Logan Zentmyer !

Trumpet Abigail Baer

Eternity Biggs Caleb Brownlee Sophia Cohen

Braeden DeBlecourt Matthew Dillon

Rees Dubiel James Fiacchino Jeremy Fletcher Griffin Garrett

Jordan Gragasin Ryan Groberski Jason Hermanas

Joe Janik Alexis Kropf

Jimmy LaPapa Mark Messina

Michael Mondrella Dylan Murphy Tyler Paredes

Adrian Pawlikowski Ashton Plebanek

James Savino Jackie Schmieder Hannah Speechley Michael Stogsdill

Nathan Wojcik Aidan Wright !!

Horn Tony Digioia

Jacy Flint-Dobbins !Trombone

Elijah Beltran Quinn Fahey-Medveskas Spencer Kenney-Benson

Denny Kocielko Zachary Rabe

Matthew Schmidt Caden Sullivan Patrick Wilkes !

Baritone Ben Amschler Dominic Cioe

Matthew Murphy Max Siergiej !

Percussion Lukas Fabbi

MacKayla Gaston Tristan Ryan !!!!!

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Flute Vanessa Cuellar Ava Gibbons Samantha Reese Caroline Turner Cassie Waldvogel Elijah Wellman !Oboe Michael Frieri Danielle Hitchcock Marissa Massaro !Bassoon Joey Popovits !Clarinet Lauren Brown Diego Castaneda Alyssa Fiacchino Evan Herzog Elisabeth Mead Angelle Meyer Audrey Nonte Dev Patranabish Victoria Pikul Martha Rek !!

Alto Saxophone Cedar Groenwoldt

Maria Mavrin Karolina Mikulec

Keegan Schmeckpeper Nathaniel Scialabba !

Tenor Sax Azariah King !

Trumpet Matas Avizonis Mallory Bianchi

Will Felber Jacob Gasienica-Bednarz

Matthew Handzel Cody Jensen

Bobby Karbarz Cody Rush

Riley Siwinski Owen Skentzos

Heather Sponaugle Veronica Zapotoczny !

Horn Bryan Collier Tyler Lyons Jack Mildice !!

Trombone Jaxon Bochnak

Dylan Bozen Ben Fluder

Noah Lamoureux Jake Marta

Robbie Pahl Matthew Specht

Neil Skly !Baritone

Joe Harvey Rocco Biamonte !

Tuba Chris Nixon !Percussion

Kyle Brown Madison Cimino

Sean Pierson Elly Prior

Michael Rolla Isaac Wynsma !!!!!!

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!Flute John Schmitt Jenna Winge !Oboe Layth Absharekh Carmen Chavez Ema Pilelis !Clarinet Lupe Casteneda Lauren Connelly McKenna Graf Aspen Kropf Joshua Krueger Olivia Procaccio !Bass Clarinet Sean Schmitt !!!

Alto Saxophone Brooke Boster

Andrew Crosby !Tenor Saxophone Nathan Karpiesz

Ben Murdoch !Trumpet

Everett Baer Jake Campbell

Collin Cluff Leah Dykstra Stevie Finlon Tyler Johnson Andrzej Kielar

Eladio Montoya Alex Ragsdale Hunter Ward !!

Horn Glaycon Cezarotto

Carly Pearson !Trombone Jason Buss

Grantas Juodele Owen Myers

Calvin Wellman !Tuba

Reese Young !Percussion Isaac Bratt Ethan Cala

Shea Maley Sam Mensinga

Dominic Troxell !!!!

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Flute Anthony Anderson Deni Gonzalez Austin Molitor Emily O’Boyle Maya Palinek Kelly Wojcikiewicz !Oboe Patricia Miszczak !Clarinet Ryan Bennett Emma Felber Claire Hamaker Martha Harvey # Corinne Lipkin Zakari Navarra Colin O’Boyle Celine Rolla June Schalk Peter Strama !Bass Clarinet Vincent Brannigan Christian Onate !!

Alto Saxophone Claire Kleczkowski

Katie Murphy Caesar Plaszewski *

Jeffrey Malak !Tenor Saxophone Mickey Albrecht # !

Trumpet Josh Beaumont Sam Carlson Jacob Moore

Dylan Nommensen # Eddie Savant

Sammy Swedo !Horn

Logan Nommensen # Zach Schmieder !!

Trombone Jayla Simon

Michael Strahanowski Jack Superzynski

Dylan Vilcek !Euphonium

Joe Specht !Tuba

Maggie Albrecht # !Percussion Isaac Bratt Ethan Cala

Shea Maley Sam Mensinga

Dominic Troxell

* Denotes ILMEA All District Musician!# Denotes Ludwig Band-Aide

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* Denotes ILMEA All District Musician

Alto Saxophone Claire Kleczkowski Keegan Schmeckpeper !Tenor Saxophone Mickey Albrecht * Nathan Karpiesz !Bari. Saxophone Ben Murdoch

Trumpet Stevie Finlon

Dylan Nommensen Matas Avizonis Jake Campbell Sam Carlson !Trombone

Michael Strahanoski Dylan Bozen Joe Harvey !!!

Piano Isaac Bratt

Shea Maley !Guitar

Logan Nommensen* !Bass

Austin Molitor Isaac Wynsma !

Drum Set Ethan Cala

Michael Rolla

Jazz Lab!Alto Saxophone Ava Gibbons !Tenor Saxophone Azariah King Elijah Wellman !Bass Clarinet Vincent Brannigan !

Trumpet Cody Rush !!!!!!

Piano Elly Prior !

Bass Anthony Anderson

Matas Avizonis !Drums

Claire Kleczkowski Keegan Schmeckpeper !!

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Symphonic Band Invited to perform as a clinic at the 2017 IMEC Division I (superior) rating at IGSMA District 6 Contest - eleven consecutive years of Division I ratings Excellent Performance at the Lockport Concert Band Festival Performed with the University of Illinois Wind Orchestra at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts !Jazz Band Division I (superior) rating at IGSMA District 6 Jazz Contest

- eleven consecutive years of Division I ratings Division I (superior) rating at the 2012 & 2015 Jazz In The Meadows Clinic Session at the 2011 Midwest Clinic Performance at the 2011 Illinois Music Education Conference Annual Performance at the Lockport Jazz Festival Named Outstanding Middle School Big Band at the 2015 Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Jazz Festival

Symphonic Band performance at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts - October 28, 2014

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January 24 Beginning Band Concert @ Ludwig (7pm) Beginning Band & Jazz Band

30 Winter Band Social @ Strike N Spare (3-4:30pm)

February 7 District 92 Solo and Ensemble Festival (4-8pm)

11 IGSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest - Select Students (TBA)

17 Jazz Band & Jazz Combo @ Prairie State Jazz Festival (Time TBA)

23 Lockport Concert Band Festival @ Lockport East (7pm)

28 Tri-M Music Honors Society Induction Select Students

March

10 Lockport Jazz Showcase @ Lockport East - 7pm Jazz Band

11 IGSMA Band Contest @ Kennedy JHS-Plainfield (Time TBA) Symphonic Band

28 Spring Jazz Concert featuring the Moraine Valley Jazz Band @OP Cafe - 7pm Jazz Band & Jazz Lab

April 29 IESA Band Festival @ Manteno JHS -Time TBA Concert Band & Symphonic Band

May 1 Symphonic Band Auditions Due

6 Superstate Concert Band Contest - if accepted Symphonic Band

9 Spring Band Concert #1 @ OP - 7pm Ludwig Band & Symphonic Band

10 Spring Band Concert #2 @ OP - 7pm Intermediate Band & Concert Band

23 Haunted Trails (Tentative)

June1 Graduation @Lockport East Field House - 7:30pm 6th & 7th Grade Students

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Peter Sullivan, Superintendent Mark Fleming, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum

Teresa Bishop, Assistant Superintendent for Business Kim West, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education

Oak Prairie Junior High School

Mark Murray, Principal Scott Nyssen, Assistant Principal

Ludwig School

Carol Koch, Principal

District 92 Music Teachers Anissa Danley

Ludwig School Band, Choirs & General Music !

Carolyn Dobrinich Oak Prairie Choirs, General Music & Guitar

!Dee Nommensen

Ludwig School Band !

William Rank Oak Prairie Bands & Music Technology

!Janelle Riopell

Reed School General Music !

Bernie Rutkiewicz Walsh School General Music

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A huge thank you to all of our District 92 Band Sponsors. If you or anyone you know are interested in supporting the Band Program on a Family or Corporate Level, please visit the band

webpage at http://band.d92.org

Aqua Pools Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra Brannigan Chiropractic The Campbell Family District 92 Foundation for Educational Excellence District 92 Parent Faculty Association Drake Aviation The Finlon Family The Hamaker Family Dennis and Terri Kleczkowski Ron and Sue Kleczkowski The Maley Family

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Noonan Chiropractic Clinic Pop’s Italian Beef and Sausage

Quinlan & Fabish Music Company

The Schmeckpeper Family Dr. Peter Sullivan & Family

Laura A. Wellman - Healthcare Solutions Team

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Thank you to Pop’s Beef in Lockport for their support of the Oak Prairie Bands on Friday, October 21st!!!Pop’s donated 20% of all sales for the day to the Oak Prairie Bands just for mentioning that you were there to support the band!!

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Hear us at !Hackney’s in Palos Park !on Wednesday nights!!

8-10:30pm!

The District 92 Foundation for Educational Excellence !and the District 92 Parent Faculty Association !

present the !Casino Night!February 25, 2017!

American Legion, Lockport!6:30-11:00pm!

An evening of fun, food, drinks, silent auctions and casino style gaming! Chips exchanged for Raffle

Tickets to win GREAT prizes!

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SNeed Health Insurance?!Confused about Obamacare?!Need a Quote?!!Call Laura Wellman!(216) 695-0077!lwellman@myhst.com!!

Health, Life, Dental, Accident/Critical Illness, !Medicare Advantage & Supplements

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Get the Point Across. Advertise with the Bands.

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Thank you to the !District 92 !

Parent Faculty Association !for their generous sponsorship !

of various Band Activities throughout !the school year.

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S“It is our job, as parents, educators, and friends, to see that our young people have the opportunity to attain the thorough education that will prepare them for the future. Much of that education takes place in the

classroom. We must encourage our youngsters in such pursuits as music education. In addition to learning the valuable lesson that it

takes hard work to achieve success, no matter what the arena, music education can provide students with a strong sense of determination,

improved communication skills, and a host of other qualities essential for successful living.”

- Edward H. Rensi President and Chief Operation Officer

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