18th Annual Lifetime of Music
Northshore Concert Band 2019 Lifetime of Music - photo credit: Ralph Durham
On February 9, 2020, fifty 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 18th 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 provides them with a lasting memory!
“I learned how to listen to everyone else while I’m playing,” said a student who participated in this program last year. “I feel that I’ve really improved at playing in an ensemble”.
Participating student musicians are nominated by their band directors and music teachers. This year we will be welcoming 50 students representing 48 schools from 35 cities in Illinois and 64 nominators.
A 2019 nominating educator describes the experience:
“What I and the students get out of the experience is priceless! We all learn how to blend, work on entrances and releases, practice listening better, applying mature musical concepts to performances. Dr. Thompson is giving of her time and talent to better us all…[this] experience cannot have a value placed on it!”
This event is not only a memorable experience for the participating students; it is a highlight for their families. Each year parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings are given the opportunity to see their family member perform on the big stage.
“My son had an unforgettable experience playing with Northshore Concert Band. What a great opportunity for students to be part of “something bigger” -even if only for one day.” -2019 Lifetime of Music parent
This program is part of Northshore Concert Bands’ mission to encourage involvement in music for people at all stages of life and assist in the music education of young people. The engaging music education programs demonstrate to younger musicians that there are opportunities for them to play and enjoy their instruments their entire lives, regardless of whether they choose a musical vocation.
Like members of NCB, we hope our guests will become “Musicians for a Lifetime.”
The following students are included in the 18th Annual Northshore Concert Band Lifetime of Music concert:
FLUTE - Abigail Cunico (Virgil I. Grissom Middle School, Tinley Park), Oliver Curatolo (West Oak Middle School, Mundelein), Sophia Gomez (H.H. Conrady Junior High School, Hickory Hills), Christina Peters (Northbrook Junior High School, Northbrook), Nora Skiest (Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook)
OBOE - Abigail Beck (St. James School, Arlington Heights), Francesca Gaus Ehning (Homeschool)
CLARINET - Amanda Adley (Bannockburn School, Bannockburn), Robbie Berks (Akiba Schechter Jewish Day School, Chicago), Phoebe Chellino (Minooka Junior High School, Minooka), Rebecca Choi (Caruso Middle School, Deerfield), Kenny Do (East Prairie School, Skokie), Eya Dalangin (Golf Middle School, Morton Grove), Lydia Maiworm (Gavin South Middle School, Ingleside), Jacob Matten (Wilmette Junior High School, Wilmette), Faith Negele (Parkland School, McHenry), Brianna Sheedy (Beach Park Middle School, Beach Park)
BASS CLARINET - Madelyn Montiel (Jack Benny Middle School, Waukegan), Elvis Najera (Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Waukegan)
ALTO SAXOPHONE - Charlie Jakymiw (Alan B. Shepard Middle School, Deerfield), Miette Morris (Clarendon Hills Middle School, Clarendon Hills), Michael Siracki (Sunset Ridge School, Northfield)
TENOR SAXOPHONE - Cristopher Dominguez (Robert Abbott Middle School, Waukegan), Kissiany Melecio (North Prairie Junior High School, Winthrop Harbor)
BARITONE SAXOPHONE - Robert Baur (Central School, Glencoe), Alex Carlson (Richard Bernotas Middle School, Crystal Lake)
TRUMPET - Lauren Garcia (Viking Middle School, Gurnee), Milo Gittings (Forest Park Middle School, Forest Park), Evan Kessler (Science and Arts Academy, Des Plaines), Layla Michaels (Prairie Grove Junior High School, Crystal Lake), George Murphy (Iroquois Community School, Des Plaines), Matthew Passo (O’Neill Middle School, Downers Grove), Will Romberger (Clarendon Hills Middle School, Clarendon Hills)
FRENCH HORN - Grace Avila (Herrick Middle School, Downers Grove), Zachary Pohlman (Geneva Middle School South, Geneva)
TROMBONE - Sofia Antonelli (Hinsdale Middle School, Hinsdale), Alexa Calderon (Blackhawk Middle School, Bensenville), Fernando Flores IV (Miguel Juarez Middle School, Waukegan), Nicholas Hayes (Memorial Junior High School, Lansing), Marion Herrmann (St. John’s Lutheran School, Elgin), Eric Nardulli (Maple School, Northbrook), Kaleb Sica (Westmont Junior High School, Westmont)
EUPHONIUM - Cameron Huang (Oak Grove Middle School, Libertyville)
TUBA - Tim Engman (Kennedy Junior High School, Lisle), Quinn Graham (Oliver McCracken Middle School, Skokie), Ryan Kanjo (Central Middle School, Tinley Park), Tanner Stumpenhorst (Traughber Junior High School, Oswego)
PERCUSSION - Ryan Schoenstedt (Lincoln Middle School, Park Ridge), Addison Stutheit (Chippewa Middle School, Des Plaines), Sophie Wytmar (Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights)
WEST SIDE STORY
February 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL
In West Side Story the second of four subscription concerts of our 2019-2020 season of Music & Nature, Northshore Concert Band will take you on an introspective journey featuring music of the theater that explores human nature. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein recalls Shakespeare's tragic story of two star-crossed lovers. Kurt Weill's Little Threepenny Music musically portrays the suspenseful and provocative play that centers around the two lovers "Mack the Knife" and Polly Peachum. As a highlight of the season, 50 of the most talented young musicians from the Chicagoland area combine with the Northshore Concert Band to perform our 18th annual "Lifetime of Music" program.
BIEDENBENDER - Luminescence
BERSNSTEIN - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
WEILL - Little Threepenny Music
PILSNER - Dum Spiro Spero
STROMMEN - Cumberland Cross
TEXIDOR - Amparito Roca
Individual concert tickets are $20 each, seniors $15, students/children $10.
Tickets are available in advance or at the box office on the day of the concert.
The box office opens at 2:00 pm on the day of the concert.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
847-432-2263