Get to Know the New Members of Northshore Concert Band
Get to know the newest Northshore Concert Band family members through this series of mini-interviews! Don’t miss seeing and hearing Northshore Concert Band musicians, new and old, on October 10, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston, IL as we kick off our 69th Season!
Jonathan Ibach
Jonathan Ibach plays the Horn and is a Band Director.
What do you enjoy most about playing?
Hearing and feeling the sound of the horn while playing.
Do you have a favorite musical memory?
Performing Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony in college, and absolutely nailing it while playing freely and taking risks!
Who was your most influential music teacher?
My teacher and mentor from college, Ann Ellsworth.
Does anyone in your family play music?
Everybody!
What are your musical influences?
I enjoy listening to and learning from natural horn players, and love any and all rhythmically interesting/challenging music!
What is on your Spotify playlist or in your music library?
Jacob Collier, Marcelo Woloski, many Hindustani artists, jazz/Indian classical fusion, and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique among many others.
What makes performing with Northshore Concert Band different than performing with other groups?
The joy and collaboration that everyone brings each week.
List three words to describe the Northshore Concert Band.
Challenging, Fun, Collaborative
Please add anything else that you would like our audience to know.
I wanted to be a percussionist in 4th grade, my parents said “no,” so I chose the Horn, and I think they may have regretted that decision for the first year :)
Northshore Concert Band
2024/25 Season Concerts
RESILIENCE
November 10, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
TRIBUTES & INNOVATIONS
February 16, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
SPIRITED AWAY
April 13, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
IRRATIONAL JOY
June 7, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.
McGrath Family Performing Arts Center, Wilmette, IL
Ticket Sales begin September 3, 2024