The 20th Annual Lifetime of Music

On February 18, 2024, forty-four Chicago-area student musicians will perform with the Northshore Concert Band as part of our annual Lifetime of Music program. This celebrated event, now in its 20th year, not only gives the students the opportunity to play side by side with members of a world-acclaimed music ensemble on stage at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, it also provides them with a lasting memory!

This concert is a central element of our educational outreach, encouraging young people to experience the joy and value of performing music long after their formal education is over. Like members of Northshore Concert Band, these young guests will become “Musicians for a Lifetime.”

Northshore Concert Band’s annual Lifetime of Music Initiative program provides rewarding musical experiences to young musicians, granting them access to a unique performance opportunity outside of the classroom, introducing students to outstanding wind band repertoire, and showing them what kinds of musical opportunities exist into adulthood regardless of the vocation they choose. The Band salutes these outstanding middle school musicians for their participation in this special concert and dedication to music making, as well as their parents and families for their support and commitment to music education.

Participating student musicians are nominated by their band directors and music teachers. This year we will be welcoming 44 students representing 34 communities in Illinois and 40 nominators.

THE 20TH ANNUAL LIFETIME OF MUSIC STUDENT MUSICIANS

FLUTE & PICCOLO - Ryan E - Trinity Lutheran School, Roselle, Illinois, Margo M - Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch, Illinois, Madison M - Bannockburn School, Bannockburn, Illinois, Kaylani M - Golf Middle School, Morton Grove, Illinois, Claire N - Frances Xavier Warde Middle School, Chicago, Illinois, Magnus W - Lake Bluff Middle School, Lake Bluff, Illinois

OBOE & ENGLISH HORN - Mark Jacob A - Richard F. Bernotas Middle School, Crystal Lake, Illinois, Noah M - Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook, Illinois

BASSOON - Alyssa C - River Trail School, Gurnee, Illinois

CLARINET - Cadee C - Prairie Grove Junior High School, Prairie Grove, Illinois, Iris K - Hawthorn Middle School North, Vernon Hills, Illinois, Ornina M - Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glenview, Illinois, Olivia P - Northbrook Junior High School, Northbrook, Illinois, Violet S - John E. Albright Middle School, Villa Park, Illinois, Emily Z - Hinsdale Middle School, Hinsdale, Illinois

SAXOPHONE - Rebecca B - Carl Sandburg Middle School, Mundelein, Illinois, Nathan B - Gavin South Middle School, Ingleside, Illinois, Ariella M - Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glenview, Illinois, Jack O - Clarendon Hills Middle School, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Wells T - East Prairie Elementary School, Skokie, Illinois, Corinne Z - Traughber Junior High School, Oswego, Illinois

HORN - Ariana F - Central School, Glencoe, Illinois, Allison J - Science & Arts Academy, Des Plaines, Illinois, Alexander K - Hadley Junior High School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

TRUMPET - Brielle A - James Hart School, Homewood, Illinois, Gianna B - Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glenview, Illinois, Robbie L - Walter R. Sundling Junior High School, Palatine, Illinois, Natalia N - Monticello Middle School, Monticello, Illinois, Isaac P - Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch, Illinois

TROMBONE - Noah G - Attea Middle School, Glenview, Illinois, Riley K - Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights, Illinois, Elias K - Edgewood Middle School, Highland Park, Illinois, Alex K - Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook, Illinois, Simon M - Hawthorn Middle School South, Vernon Hills, Illinois, Rohan S - Aptakisic Junior High School, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

EUPHONIUM - Brent B - Attea Middle School, Glenview, Illinois, Emily B - Dwight D. Eisenhower Junior High School, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

TUBA - Teagan B - Prairie Grove Junior High School, Crystal Lake, Illinois, Cooper D - Sunset Ridge School, Northfield, Illinois, Gabriela G - Oliver McCracken Middle School, Skokie, Illinois, Lizeth H - Miguel Juarez Middle School, Waukegan, Illinois, Collin L - Alan B. Shepard Middle School, Deerfield, Illinois

PERCUSSION - Caiden F - Barrington Middle School — Station Campus, Barrington, Illinois, Faith L - River Trails Middle School, Mount Prospect, Illinois

The musicians participating in this year’s Lifetime of Music concert — young and old — would not be here today without the dedication and enthusiasm of outstanding music educators. We extend our gratitude to the teachers of the 20th Annual Lifetime of Music participants for inspiring the next generations of Musicians for Life.

Holly Aaronson - Private Instructor

Stephen Babiarz - John E. Albright Middle School, Villa Park, Illinois

Chris Bajek - Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch, Illinois

Kristin Bajek - Gavin South Middle School, Ingleside, Illinois

Allissa Baldwin - Sunset Ridge School, Northfield, Illinois

Daryl Beese - Lake Bluff Middle School, Lake Bluff, Illinois

Tim Berlinghof - East Prairie Elementary School, Skokie, Illinois

Steven Boswell - River Trail School, Gurnee, Illinois

Traci Bowering - Golf Middle School, Morton Grove, Illinois

Max Briggs - Private Instructor

Pat Cantagallo - Hawthorn Middle School North, Vernon Hills, Illinois

Liz Ciko - Bannockburn School, Bannockburn, Illinois

Jeff Crylen - Prairie Grove Junior High School, Prairie Grove, Illinois

Karen Crylen - Private Instructor

Emily Dykema - Alan B. Shepard Middle School, Deerfield, Illinois

Brendan Frank - Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch, Illinois

Meghan Fulton - Hinsdale Middle School, Hinsdale, Illinois

Kendra Gohr - Private Instructor

Wayne Gordon - Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook, Illinois

Kristen Hanna - Central School, Glencoe, Illinois

Candi Horton - Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Matt Johnson - James Hart School, Homewood, Illinois

Betsy Ko - Private Instructor

Rachel Maxwell - Traughber Junior High School, Oswego, Illinois

Mollie McDougall - Edgewood Middle School, Highland Park, Illinois

Eric Morong - Clarendon Hills Middle School, Clarendon Hills, Illinois

Bruce Nelson - Private Instructor

Jennifer Nelson - Private Instructor

Terri Plohr - Hawthorn Middle School South, Vernon Hills, Illinois

Allison Rakickas - Aptakisic Junior High School, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Allie Reatherford - Attea Middle School, Glenview, Illinois

Kimberly Rocks - Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glenview, Illinois

Bradley Say - Miguel Juarez Middle School, Waukegan, Illinois

Greg Scapillato - Northbrook Junior High School, Northbrook, Illinois

Todd Smith - River Trails Middle School, Mount Prospect, Illinois

Ben Source - Barrington Middle School — Station Campus, Barrington, Illinois

Samantha Tribley - Hadley Junior High School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Bobbi Weber - Science & Arts Academy, Des Plaines, Illinois

Kristina Wooden - Richard F. Bernotas Middle School, Crystal Lake, Illinois

Jeff Zilke - Walter R. Sundling Junior High School, Palatine, Illinois