Our 19th Annual Lifetime of Music Concert
On February 19, 2023, we return to the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall for our celebrated Lifetime of Music concert. 40 outstanding middle school musicians from the Chicagoland area will join the Northshore Concert Band onstage for this special performance. This is a unique opportunity for student musicians to showcase their talents and gain valuable experience. Like each member of Northshore Concert Band, we hope our young guests will become musicians for a lifetime!
Announcing this year’s Lifetime of Music outstanding middle school musicians!
FLUTE
Izzy Adasiewicz, Edison Regional Gifted Center, Chicago
Christine Cerimele, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glenview
Andrew Cline, Genoa-Kingston Middle School, Genoa
Sandhya Sankaran, Walter R. Sundling Junior High School, Palatine
OBOE
Bianca Bradley, Carleton W. Washburne School, Winnetka
Alana Pope, Prairie Grove Junior High School, Crystal Lake
BASSOON
Reed Maurer, Lincoln Middle School, Park Ridge
Gracelyn Petrovic, Viking Middle School, Gurnee
CLARINET & BASS CLARINET
Brayden Beverwyk, Traughber Junior High School, Oswego
Melody Caceres, Jack Benny Middle School, Waukegan
Sophia Calandrini, Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights
Amanda Gronlund, Hinsdale Middle School, Hinsdale
Aislyn Lederer, H. H. Conrady Junior High School, Hickory Hills
Milo Palafox, Albright Middle School, Villa Park
Angel Rodriguez, Miguel Juarez Middle School, Waukegan
Ethan Zander, Parkland School, McHenry
SAXOPHONE
Dara Babalola, Edgewood Middle School, Highland Park
Oliver Bajkiewicz, Richard F. Bernotas Middle School, Crystal Lake
Elena Ross, Field Middle School, Northbrook
Adam Sonders, Woodland Middle School, Gurnee
Joshua Song, Golf Middle School, Morton Grove
HORN
Leah Latash, Northbrook Junior High School, Northbrook
Elijah Calloway, John Whistler Elementary School, Chicago
TRUMPET
Gianna Bubnis, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glenview
Liam Dotzler, Sunset Ridge Middle School, Northfield
Luke Gabriel, Clarendon Hills Middle School, Clarendon Hills
Evelynne Hall, Peter J. Palombi Middle School, Lake Villa
Jackson Hartman, Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School, Chicago
TROMBONE
Tyler Baker-Bennett, Memorial Junior High School, Lansing
Miller Qualkenbush, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glenview
Nishant Reed, Alan B. Shepard Middle School, Deerfield
Lázaro Tovar, Hester Junior High School, Franklin Park
EUPHONIUM
Sofia Aninmis, Bannockburn Middle School, Bannockburn
Emily Bohl, Dwight D. Eisenhower Junior High School, Hoffman Estates
TUBA
Gideon Friedman, Oliver McCracken Middle School, Skokie
Kyle Sanchez, Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook
Charlotte Yager-Madden, Wilmette Junior High School, Wilmette
PERCUSSION
Brennan Cameron, Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch
Robbie Keller, Emerson Middle School, Park Ridge
Autumn Sury, Hadley Junior High School, Glen Ellyn
The following are the outstanding music educators who nominated their students to participate in the Lifetime of Music event.
Holly Aaronson, Private Instructor
Erica Anderson, Private Instructor
George Andrikokus, Hinsdale Middle School, Hinsdale
Stephen Babiarz, Albright Middle School, Villa Park
Eric Bachmann, Emerson Middle School, Park Ridge
Allissa Baldwin, Sunset Ridge Middle School, Northfield
Mathew Becker, Memorial Junior High School, Lansing
Kyle Berens, Parkland Middle School, McHenry
Alex Blomarz, Wilmette Junior High School, Wilmette
Mark Boekenhauer, Eisenhower Junior High School, Hoffman Estates
Steven Boswell, Viking Middle School, Gurnee
Traci Bowering, Golf Middle School, Morton Grove
Renee Brown, Peter J. Palombi Middle School, Lake Villa
Ephraim Champion, John Whistler Elementary School, Chicago
Elizabeth Ciko, Bannockburn Middle School, Bannockburn
Chris Cooper, Hadley Junior High School, Glen Ellyn
Jeff Crylen, Prairie Grove Junior High School, Crystal Lake
Karen Crylen, Genoa-Kingston Middle School, Genoa
Chip De Stefano, Oliver McCracken Middle School, Skokie
Ann Dufek, Wilmette Junior High School, Wilmette
Emily Dykema, Alan B. Shepard Middle School,Deerfield
Glenn Eikenberry, Viking Middle School, Gurnee
Mislav Forrester Knezevic, Private Instructor
Brendan Frank, Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch
Kendra Gohr, Private Instructor
Wayne Gordon, Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook
Paul Hefner, Private Instructor
Greg Helton, Hester Junior High School, Franklin Park
Candi Horton, Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights
Ilona Hutter, Lincoln Middle School, Park Ridge
Carey Kisselburg, Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook
Betsy Ko, Private Instructor
Trevor Lenhart, Jack Benny Middle School, Waukegan
Elise Matusek, Woodland Middle School, Gurnee
Rachel Maxwell, Traughber Junior High School, Oswego
Mollie McDougall, Edgewood Middle School, Highland Park
Mike Miller, Field Middle School, Northbrook
Eric Morong, Clarendon Hills Middle School, Clarendon Hills
Jennifer Nelson, Private Instructor
Kimberly Rocks, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glenview
Bradley Say, Miguel Juarez Middle School, Waukegan
Greg Scapillato, Northbrook Junior High School, Northbrook
Rob Slater, H. H. Conrady Junior High School, Hickory Hills
Robert Strieter, Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School, Chicago
Stephen Vowles, Carleton W. Washburne School, Winnetka
Kristina Wooden, Richard F. Bernotas Middle School, Crystal Lake
Jeff Zilke, Walter R. Sundling Junior High School, Palatine