Chicagoland Edition. Volume 30 Number 4 Summer Scott Lang Recruiting Workshop June 28th See Page Seven for Details

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1 Chicagoland Edition Volume 30 Number 4 Summer Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Awards Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Awards. This deserving group of teachers was nominated by Quarter Notes readers and selected by a panel of previous award winners. Junior High Division Karen Moffett Westview Hills MS Phil Robb Richland School-Crest Hill Greg Scapillato Northbrook JHS High School/College Division Josh Chodoroff Highland Park HS Kurt Gros Warren Twp. HS Ray Ostwald York HS John Paynter Lifetime Achievement Award Joseph Manfredo Scott Lang Recruiting Workshop June 28th See Page Seven for Details Harry Begian, Randy Kummer, Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Leo Henning, Ted Lega, Ross Kellan, Dr. Charles Menghini, Peter Pappas, Margene Pappas, David Morrison, Bill Jastrow, Ray Cramer, Don Shupe, Maurice Rhodes. Ed Jones, David Allie, Greg Bimm, Charles Staley & Brian Logan. Our Paynter Award recipient, Dr. Joe Manfredo, recently retired Associate Professor of Music at Illinois State University. Joe holds undergraduate and masters degrees from Eastern Illinois University and a doctorate from the University of Illinois where he mentored with Dr. Harry Begian in conducting. Join us on Tuesday, June 13th at 7:00pm for this year s awards presentation at our Montgomery location. Special guest speaker for this evening will be Dr. Charles Menghini, President Emeritus of VanderCook College of Mu- sic. Back to School Reading Sessions Summer break hasn t even started and you want me to start thinking about going BACK to SCHOOL?!??! Are you crazy? Our 20th Annual Reading Sessions are scheduled for Saturday, August 12th from 9am-12pm at Friendship Junior high School in DesPlaines, IL Attendees will have the opportunity to play specially selected new music for Young Band and Orchestra. Special thanks to our host, Cameron Dall for providing an excellent venue for this event. Popular composer, Johnny Vinson will be our guest band conductor and David Eccles will be the orchestra director sponsored by Hal Leonard. All participants are invited to QF-Arlington Heights location for a back to school bar -be-que afterwards! This is a really fun way to select new music for next year and ease back into the new school year! Please use the registration form on the back page or register on-line at The Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Awards have been presented annually since The Paynter Lifetime Achievement Award began in Previous winners have included: Barbara Buehlman, Dr. Victor Zajec, Dr. Following the awards presentation, a complimentary buffet and open bar will complete the evening s festivities. All Chicagoland band and orchestra directors are invited to attend!

2 Page 2 Peer Recognition by George Quinlan, Jr. They say the greatest honor is to be recognized by your peers, and for several decades we have celebrated the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator awards together. These awards epitomize peer recognition as the nominees come from those in the field of Music Education. Each Spring, educators nominate their colleagues for special recognition. Those nominees names are placed on a ballot with former winners making the selection. The John Paynter Lifetime Achievement award, also chosen by this panel, was named in honor of one of the members of our original Blue Ribbon committee (John Paynter, Don DeRoche & Victor Zajec). Commencement is the epitome of recognition in the academic environment. It celebrates a new beginning as students move from one stage to the next. This past week, I had the honor of celebrating a very special type of commencement at VanderCook College of Music. I currently serve on the Board of Trustees for the college, and I was honored to present a proclamation from Illinois State Senator Maddie Hunter, a resolution from the college, and a special memory book to Dr. Charles Menghini to celebrate a career which has spanned twenty-three years at the college. Dr. Charles Menghini will begin a new challenge as President Emeritus for the institution. Recently, the Chairman of Hal Leonard, Keith Mardak presented a challenge gift to the college which represents the largest gift ever for VanderCook as a challenge to complete the performance venue there. The $2.5M challenge gift requires the college to raise an equal amount from other donors, with all funds designated to help the college complete renovation of its performance center. The center, located on the college's campus at the Illinois Institute of Technology, will be the college s first dedicated performance space in its 100- plus-year history. This opportunity is unprecedented in VanderCook s history, said Dr. Charles Northwest Suburban Location: 59 W. Seegers Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Fax: Fox Valley Location: 291 Montgomery Road Montgomery, Illinois Fax: Southwest Suburban Location: 6827 High Grove Blvd Burr Ridge, Illinois Fax: Valparaiso, IN Location: 2601 Cumberland Drive Valparaiso, IN Fax: T. Menghini, President. We will soon be embarking on raising the $2.5M necessary in order to realize Mr. Mardak s gift. Once we attain this goal, we will have an incredible space to continue our work in preparing music teachers." In announcing the challenge gift, Mardak noted that he chose Vander- Cook College of Music both because of its role in music education and because of his association with Menghini. "VanderCook is the leader in the preparation of music teachers," said Mardak. "And that allows my gift to go where it will do the most good, said Mardak. The college certainly has grown and flourished under the leadership of Dr. Menghini. Dr. Roseanne Rosenthal will return to the helm as President and Brian Logan & Stacey Larson Dolan will conduct the band moving forward. Dr. Menghini will continue to advocate in the areas of development and recruit- Mishawaka, IN Location: 130 West Edison Road Mishawaka, IN Fax: Fort Wayne, IN Location: 3678 Wells Street Fort Wayne, IN Fax: Lafayette Location: 1301 Sagamore Parkway North Lafayette, IN Michigan Location: 5719 St. Joseph Avenue Stevensville, MI Fax: ing for the college. We cannot overlook the role his wife, Wanda, has played in supporting his work and embracing the VanderCook family for many years. I must say...bravo to the Menghinis for all you ve done for Music Education in our area. We look forward to working together to achieve the dream, the first performance venue the school has ever had in it s long history. It has, and will continue to be, an honor to call Charlie a colleague, a mentor, and most importantly, a friend. I know your passion for VanderCook and Music Education will continue to flourish in your new role and we look forward to one day seeing you as guest conductor at the opening concert in the new venue!

3 Chicagoland Edition Page 3 Send news about your school music program for our next issue to info@qandf.com Stork Report A beautiful baby boy, Santiago San Roman born on April 10th to Stephanie San Roman of Oswego HS. Congratulations to Gary Weisenberger, Posen Intermediate Band Director, and his wife Amanda Rae on the arrival of their baby son Grant Louis Weisenberger weighing in at 5lbs, 6oz., and 19.5 long. Band Family...Congratulations to band directors Megan (Argo HS) & Ed Fitzgerald (Columbia Central-Steger) for the arrival of their baby boy, Thomas William Fitzgerald, born on March 28th. Congratulations to Zac Clark (Goethe Elementary-CPS) and Alexandria Paige Garrett on the birth of their new baby boy! Wesley Lennon Clark was born March 25 th! Congratulations Zac and Paige! What a beautiful boy indeed! Congratulations to Meg Hoff (Gower MS) on the birth of her second child. Hudson John Hoff was born a little early on April 26. He was 5lbs 1oz and 18.25". Kristin Bajek (Dist 37 Gavin South) and her husband, Chris (Dist 6 Zion) are expecting their first child in July. Best Wishes to another band family!! Mike Malek (Wheeling HS) and his wife, Christi, are expecting their first child in early November. Congrats! Mark Wozniczka and his wife, Joanna would like to very happily announce they are expecting their first child in September! Mark is the Choir director at St Patricks HS. Congratulations Mark and Joanna! Wedding Bells are ringing Last Winter, District 63 teacher Natalie Scharf married jazz pianist, Brian O Hern. Natalie has also accepted the full time position in East Maine District 63. On March 18th, Gregory MS band director, Melissa Schwolow married Percussion instructor, Matt Plaskota. Congrats! On June 11 th Maia Fridman (Gemini MS) will marry her fiancé, Jordan Cloud. Best Wishes!! New faces, new places Roger Ingram has accepted a position with the Applied Jazz Faculty at St. Xavier University in Chicago. He will be teaching jazz and applied trumpet lessons. Congratulations Roger! Amy Mullard, recent U of I graduate, will join Joyce Beernink directing bands and choirs at Johnsburg JHS. On the Road Again Over Spring Break Band, Choir, Orchestra, and Theater students of Oak Park River Forest HS toured Spain with stops in Barcelona, Zaragoza, Madrid, Segovia, Toledo, and Sesena. The students were led by teachers, Anthony Svedja, Andrew Fredrickson, Meredith McGuire, Michelle Bayer & Patrick Pearson. The Metea Valley HS orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Mark Liu & Robin Sackschewsky, traveled to Taiwan over spring break highlighted with a joint performance with the National Kaohsiung Normal University and Taichung Second Senior HS. Patrick Baker (Fine Arts Coordinator for District 86) recently announced the Joliet All City groups will travel to Detroit this year visiting Motown Studios and play at various venues in Motor City. The Concordia University Wind Symphony, led by Dr. Richard Fischer will be heading to South Africa for a 16 day tour beginning in Johannesburg with their first performance on May 12 th as being the opening concert of the WindWorx Fanfare Conference. Stops will include Kruger National Park, Cape Town, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and Durban. Sixty-Eight Homewood Flossmoor HS students and their director, Sarah Whitlock, toured Greece during their spring break. The Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble toured Kalambaka, Meteora, Itea, Patras, the Fougaro Gallery in Nafplio and the Doukas School in Athens. They also visited the Meteora Monasteries, the Delphi Ruins, the Gulf of Corinth, Olympia to view the remains of the first Olympic Games, The Mycenae, the open air theatre Epidaurus, the Corinth remains and canal, the Parthenon and ending the trip with a cruise to the Saronic Islands and an evening of Greek dancing...wow!! Students of Maine East HS Band and Orchestra spent part of their Spring Break touring the sights and musical scenes of Nashville. This trip was led by band director, Pam Holt and Sarah Djordjevic, orchestra director. Dan Jensen & Jeni Perr will be taking the Matteson Dist 159 bands for some fun at Great America this Spring. The marching band from Coolidge MS in South Holland is about to have an exciting and journey-filled spring. They will be marching at Six Flags Great America, and in the South Holland Memorial Day Parade! After that, in June they will be headed to the sunny state of Florida, to perform at Walt Disney World. Congrats, and bon voyage to Mario Moody! Thornton Fractional South HS Band, led by John Haney took a trip along with the choir to NYC recently. Over Spring Break Andrew Thompson, Rizelle Capito & Laura Pendleton of Fenwick HS took members of their band and orchestra ensembles to Florida for a performance and Disney World. Ron Harrigan and the Huth MS (Matteson) bands will be travelling for some fun and marching to Cedar Point in May. Bishop Noll band program under the direction of Rocco Carioto, has had a tremendous year for its students. The (Continued on page Five)

4 Page 4 Chicagoland Outstanding Music educator award winners Continued from page 3 David Allie-Memorial Jr. High-Lansing (retired) D.J. Alstadt-Naperville Central HS Adeline Anderson-Homer JHS-(retired) Victor Anderson-Yorkville HS George Andrikokus-Hinsdale MS John Armstrong-Joliet District 86 Stewart Bailey-Carl Sandburg HS Melody Balicki-Aurora West HS (formerly) Mike Bandman-Viking JHS-Gurnee (retired) Ken Bartosz-Loyola Academy (deceased) Art Beckmann-Central JHS (retired) Tom Beckwith-Warren Twp HS (retired) Ken Bender-McGugan JHS (retired) Sue Berge-Blaese - MacArthur MS (retired) Mark Bettcher-Dundee Crown HS (retired) Greg Bimm-Marian Cath. HS-Chgo Hts Emily Binder-Gregory MS-Naperville Robert Blim-Wilmette JHS-Wilmette (retired) Robert Blazek-Monroe MS (retired) Dan Brame-Highland Park HS Pam Breuning-Joliet Twp. HS (retired) Debra Brubeck-Humphrey MS (retired) Kevin Carroll-Joliet West/Waubonsie Valley Scott Casagrande-Hersey HS-Arlington Hts Bill Chambers-Gower School (retired) Mike Chiodo-Lake Park HS (retired) John Christie-Highland MS (retired) Mary Ciccotelli-Lincoln MS (retired) Annette Cooper-Granger MS-Aurora (deceased) Michel Corke-Homer Jr. High (deceased) Kim Coughlin - Summit Hill JHS Mark Corey-Addison Trail HS Brian Covey-Lockport HS Don Crews-Hadley MS-Glen Ellyn (retired) Richard Cullen-Independence JHS (retired) George Cizek-Steger Dist. 194 (deceased) Debbie Darnell-Merrillville Int (retired) Adam Davis-Prospect HS (formerly) Jim Deal-Crown Point HS (retired) Chip DeStefano-McCracken School-Skokie Don Devany-Metea Valley HS Kelly Dimidik-Gregory MS Jeff Doebler-Valparaiso University Tom Drake-Romeoville HS (retired) Mark Duker-Waubosie Valley HS Karen Eldrenkamp-Glen Ellyn D89 (formerly) Charles Emmons, Jr.-Highland Park (retired) Lila Fagan-West Aurora (retired) Kimberly Farris-Wilmette JHS Fran Fatta-Vernon Hills HS (formerly) Ray Forlenza-Tinley Park, District 140 Jason Freeland-Central JHS-Tinley Park Claire Cannek Fenton-Dist 204-Naperville Mike Fiske-Joliet Central HS John Fitchuk-Dist 200-Wheaton (retired) Quincy Ford-Michigan City High School Jim Garbrecht-Hawthorn MS South (retired) William Gilmer-Willowbrook HS (retired) Bill Goetz-Troy JHS-Shorewood Nancy Golden-Hinsdale District 181 Bob Good-Argo HS (retired) Tom Goodwin-New Lenox (retired) Stan Gorbatkin-Indian Prairie Dist 204 Wayne Gordon-Wood Oaks Jr. High Steve Green-Lisle HS (retired) Judy Grimes-Elmhurst College Dr. Charles Groeling-Roosevelt Univ. (retired) John Harshey-West Oaks MS Phil Hash-Kelvin Grove School (formerly) Dan Harrison-Thompson JHS-Oswego George Hattendorf-Chesterton HS (formerly) John Heath-Batavia HS (retired) Mark Hengesh-Glenbard West HS (retired) Leo Henning-Brother Rice HS-Chgo (deceased) Patrick Henning-St. Laurence HS (retired) Lornetta Hooks-Gower District 62 (retired) Raeleen Horn-Palatine HS (retired) Brian Jacobi-Lincoln JHS-Park Ridge William Jastrow-Neuqua Valley HS (retired) John Janusek-Grove Jr. High (retired) Jeff Jay-Maple School-Northbrook (retired) Ed Jones-Plainfield HS (retired) Ross Kellan-Glenbard East HS (retired) Lisa Kiener-Lisle Jr. High Nancy Kocal-Hawthorn MS South (retired) Tim Kopf-Valparaiso HS Randy Kummer-Lincoln Way HS (retired) Jim Kull-St. Charles East HS Bobby Lambert-Marian Catholic HS (formerly) Tobin Langridge-Maine West HS (formerly) Stacey Larson-Dolan - VanderCook College Jon Larson-Eisenhower JHS-Darien (retired) Jonathan Lauff-Neuqua Valley HS-Naperville Lori Lauff-Gregory MS-Naperville Kevin Lepper-VanderCook College (retired) Frank Lestina-Vernon Hills HS (retired) Peter Lograsso-Albright MS-Villa Park (formerly) Ted Lega-Joliet Central HS (retired) Brian Logan-Wheeling HS (retired) Sherri Lyons Harrison-Homer JHS (formerly) Michael Madonia-TF South HS-Lansing (retired) Jack Majure-Cooper JHS-Wheeling (retired) Rachel Maxwell-Traughber MS-Oswego Ken Marx-Lemont Dist 113 (retired) Joanne May-Glenbard East HS (retired) Kevin McOlgan-Riverside Brookfield HS (retired) Robert McNulty-Addison (retired) Terry Melbourn-Clarendon Hills MS Dr. Charles Menghini-VanderCook College Brian Miller-East Leyden HS Don Miller-Blue Island (retired) Terry Milligan-Rhodes School (retired) Matt Moore-Fremd High School Dave Morrison-Prospect HS (retired) Milton Mojzis-Villa Park (deceased) Jeff Muraida-Dirksen JHS/Morris HS Steve Nendza-Hille MS-Oak Forest Dennis Ostermann-Marquardt MS (retired) Keith Ozsvath-Rotolo MS-Batavia Susan Ozsvath-Rotolo MS-Batavia (formerly) Valerie Page-Plainfield Dist 202 (formerly) Roman Palmer-Addison (retired) Margene Pappas-Oswego Dist. 308 (retired) Pete Pappas-Glenview (retired) George Pierard (retired IGSMA Pres.) Nicole Plagman-Kelvin Grove Sch. (Lockport) Nancy Plantinga-Gregory MS (formerly) Ron Polancich-York Comm HS (retired) Mike Pressler-Maine South HS (formerly) Dan Pritchett-Valparaiso HS (retired) Carrie Provost-Franklin MS Bill Rank-Oak Prairie JHS Terry Redford-Lemont HS (retired) Lou Ricci-St Rita HS (retired) Roger Rocco-Mother McAuley HS (retired) Dan Romano-Andrew HS-Tinley Park (retired) Craig Roselieb-Downers Grove South HS Drew Russell-Vernon Hills HS Wes Russell-Hufford JHS-Joliet (retired) Robert Rzeszutko-Winnetka District 36 Cindy Schnabel-Willowcreek MS-Portage Tom Schnabel-Chesterton MS Glen Schneider-Metea Valley HS Kevin Schoenbach-Oswego HS Melissa Schoonover-Washington JHS Vic Scimeca-Wheaton Warrenville South HS Cindy Severino-Cooper MS-Buffalo Grove Deb Shofner-Elgin CUSD 46 Don Shupe-Libertyville HS (retired) Mary Smelser-Joliet Dist. 86 (retired) Kenneth Snoeck-Lake Park HS (retired) Christina Snyder-Wilbur Wright Middle School Charles Staley-Neuqua Valley HS (retired) Mike Stiers-Batavia MS (retired) Mickey Stisher-LaPorte HS (IN) Jim Stombres-St. Charles North HS (retired) Randy Sundell-Vernon Hills HS Tony Svejda - Oak Park-River Forest HS Randy Szostek-Batavia Dist 101 (retired) Brayer Teague-Downers Grove North HS Tom Tedeschi-Lakeview JHS-Downers Grove Matt Temple-New Trier HS Dave Thomas-MacArthur MS-(retired) Steve Thomas-Grayslake MS Sandra Thompson-Wheeling Dist 21 (retired) John Thomson-New Trier HS (retired) John Timmins-Crone MS-Naperville Cathy Umlauf-London MS-Wheeling (formerly) Dan Valkema-Plainfield HS Eric Wellman-Joliet West HS Glenn Williams-Downers Grove South HS Stacy Williams-Jackson-Lincoln-Way Cen. HS Brian Wis-St. Charles North HS Greg Wojcik-Glenbrook South HS John Paynter Lifetime Achievement Award 1996-Barbara Buehlman 1997-Victor Zajec 1998-Dr. Harry Begian 1999-Randy Kummer 2000-Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser 2001-Leo Henning 2002-Ted Lega 2003-Ross Kellan 2004-Dr. Charles Menghini 2005-Peter Pappas 2006-Margene Pappas 2007-Dave Morrison 2008-William Jastrow 2009-Ray Cramer & George Quinlan, Sr Don Shupe 2011-Maurice Rhodes 2012-Ed Jones 2013-David Allie 2014-Greg Bimm 2015-Charles Staley 2016-Brian Logan

5 Page 5 band performed at the Liberty Bowl in December and took home trophies for field show, parade, concert band and jazz band. Daniel Cauvas senior saxophonist was named MVP of the entire festival. The band is preparing for it's Spring concert on May 21st which is part of a 3-day fine arts festival which will feature the jazz band, concert band, mariachi band & string ensemble. Algonquin MS band of Des Plaines directed by Melissa Legutki travelled to Lake Forest College in April for a clinic. On April 28th Philip Carter, band director at Huntley HS took the Symphonic band to perform at the Illinois State University Band Festival in Normal, Illinois. The Nathan Hale MS Concert Band, under the direction of Ryan Flowers, will be traveling to Cleveland, OH to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and tour the museum. They will also be spending a day at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH. Newark Band & Mindi Chase traveled to New Orleans to let the good times roll. A performance at the World War II museum and a clinic at Loyola University was topped off by alligator sightings, live jazz & cajun food at Mulane's, and time in Armstrong Park and the French Quarter. The Oswego East HS bands, led by Kelly O Neill & Stevan Rexroat, travelled to St. Louis over Spring Break. Stops included The Arch, St. Louis Zoo, National Blues Museum, Scott Joplin's House, Economy Museum, Ballpark Village, and "Motown" the Musical. Central JHS (Tinley Park) Symphonic Band will tour Minnesota in May which will include a clinic at the University of Minnesota and a performance at the Minnesota Veterans Home reports directors Jason Freeland & Christina Makropoulos. Jeff Novak, Kelsey Dewar & Kimberly Minarich took the Monroe (Wheaton) MS 8th grade band, orchestra, and chorus to Wheaton College and Kent State UniContinued on Page Six Note: All MFA students are welcome to utilize this FREE bus service to Muncie, Indiana! Local educators, Greg Scapillato & Keith Ozsvath have worked diligently to develop this wonderful Band Camp experience for Middle School students at the Music For All Summer Symposium. The Dynamic Duo also team-taught a MECA Class for VanderCook College of Music at our QF Burr Ridge facility in April entitled Level Up! Ideas, Resources, & Solutions for the Middle School Band Director.

6 Page 6 New from the Music Achievement Council Bridging the Gap between Middle School and High School Available as a FREE Download by visiting Mother McAuley/Brother Rice HS Fest Tony Rallis & Al Rendak Band-O-Rama - Wilkins JHS Kathy Thorson, Danny Kent, Christine Dickenson & Guadalupe Garcia 17th Annual Chicagoland Invitational Concert Band Festival Scott Casagrande Mannheim MS - Solo & Ens. Rich Paluch & Peter Tambroni versity in Ohio for clinics then onto Cedar Point and the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The Metea Valley HS band, under the director of Don Devany, Glen Schneider, & Josh Kaminsky, traveled to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to participate in the UW-M Band Festival. Their performance took place in the beautiful Bader Concert Hall and included a clinic with Dr. Scott Corley. They also traveled to DisneyWorld in Florida for a week of performances, clinics, and fun! The Manhattan JH Symphonic Band, under the direction of Carleen Pedziwater, and orchestra and choir under the direction of Joyce Pacheco will be participating in the Music in the Parks Festival at Great America in Gurnee this Spring. Mokena JHS will travel to St. Louis on May to perform at the Wild Bird Sanctuary and to tour the sights notes directors Karen Bussean & Angelo Makropoulos. Joanne Wegscheid will lead the Edison MS (Wheaton) Orchestra at the Music in the Park festival at Six Flags over St. Louis. Deb Schmaltz and the Hubble MS Orchestra will be performing in that same event. That's nearly 200 young musicians from District 200 invading Six Flags in Missouri. Awards, Honors & Recognition Jeff Zilke, band director at Sundling MS in Palatine, was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the Illinois PTA receiving his award in April at their annual convention in Naperville. Recently a select group of educators joined QF Reps, Brian Fine & Paul Ramsaier as a Conn-Selmer VIP group. The group comprised Melisa Rutkelis (Mark Twain School-CPS), Daniel Weinberg (New Prairie MS-IN), James Shaw (Hufford JHS-Joliet), Laura Armstrong (Dirksen JHS- Joliet), and Holly Leyden (CUSD 300). Brian Covey of Lockport HS was recently inducted into the American Bandmasters Association and is the youngest ever to receive this recognition!! Emergency Repair Service...QF was proud to provide emergency repair service to support the following festivals & contests recently: Prairie View MS-Tinley Park-IGSMA State Contest - Ray Forlenza, Mark Hodges & Mike Szczasny Troy MS-IGSMA State Contest Bill Goetz & Jennifer Carlton Lisle HS (IGSMA State Jazz) Lisa Kiener & Scott Gumina Northshore Concert Band Festival Northwestern University Kendra Gohr Clarendon Hills MS Terry Melbourn &Rich Lehman Manhattan JHS Carleen Pedziwater & Joyce Pacheco Dist Solo & Ens. Dundee Crown HS Melissa Aukes, William Brocker & Preston Krauska Harvard HS Korey Coffer & Erika Coffer Grove JHS (Orchestra) Carolyn Berger Maine West HS (IGSMA State) Lisa Kiener & Pat Barnett Best Wishes for their retirement...after 33 years as band director in Barrington School District 220, Andy Nelson directed his Farewell Concert at Barrington Station Middle School on April 25, with many former colleagues and students attending. Congratulations to Carrie Provost on her retirement from Wheaton District 200. She will continue in her duties as co -conductor of Naperville Youth Symphony Orchestra. The Icing on the Cake came when the Franklin MS Sinfonia received perfect scores at the recent IGS- MA state festival. Larry Pawlowski, director at De LaSalle Institute, will be retiring at the end of the school year. Best Wishes! Carol Dallstream, orchestra director at Thompson MS-St. Charles, was named EYSO Educator of the Year. She will retire at the end of the school year...congratulations! John Harshey was recognized for 31 years of directing bands at his final concert at West Oak MS in Mundelein on May 4th. (Continued on page eight)

7 Chicagoland Edition Page 7 Scott Lang will present an Educator Workshop at our Burr Ridge location on Wednesday, June 28th Be Part of the Music Scott is an in-demand motivational speaker specializing in ideas to help improve recruiting and retaining music students. He will share ideas you can implement for FREE using the innovative letters, videos and other tools on his website. Join us for lunch at Noon followed by Scott s presentation and a roundtable discussion from 1-3pm. Space will be limited to 25 Educators...RSVP to your QF rep, or register on-line at Scott Lang received his Bachelor of Music Education in the Fall of 1988 and completed his Master s in Secondary Educational Administration. Prior to arriving at Marcos de Niza High School in 1999, he was Director of Bands at Tempe High School (Tempe, Arizona), where his bands performed at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship, twice at the Arizona Music Educators Convention, and MENC s Biennial Conference with the Canadian Brass. His bands consistently received Superior and Superior with Distinction ratings in the concert, marching, and jazz arenas. Mr. Lang was the 1995 recipient of the Governing Board Award of Excellence and the 2001 recipient of the Diablo Award for Educational Excellence. In addition, he is listed in Who s Who in American Education. Mr. Lang is also founder of the Scott Lang Leadership Seminars, which deal with the development of student leadership in secondary school students. In 2003, he was named as one of the 50 Directors Who Care by SBO magazine. Mr. Lang is author of Leadership Success, an interactive DVD/CD-Rom dealing with the development of student leadership, as well as Scott Lang s Leadership Travel Guide, an experiential workbook for student learning and group leading. Join Us... Maury Rhodes Classic Golf Outing Thursday - July 13 Swan Lake Golf Club-Plymouth, Indiana Benefitting the Rhodes Music Library at Vander Cook College of Music Contact your QF rep for details

8 Page 8 Ted Wojcik, director at Finley JHS in Chicago Ridge, will be retiring at the end of the school year. Best Wishes! Bob Erickson, Band Director and Fine Arts Chair at Hoffman Estates HS, will be retiring at the conclusion of this school year.all the best! Jon Ball, long-time director at Herrick MS and veteran David Balicka of O Neill MS in Downers Grove will both be retiring the same year! Congrats, gents! As an end of year treat, music students from Fischer MS led by Alisson Rider & Caitlynne Burgess will attend a Kane County Cougars game. Before enjoying the game, students will entertain other game attendees with music outside of the stadium. The Indian Prairie District 204 Annual Fine Arts Festival will be held at Neuqua Valley, Metea Valley and Waubonsie Valley High Schools on Saturday, May 20 th. The halls and rooms will be decorated with artwork from students, and all MS and HS ensembles in the district will perform. Each school will host an event to celebrate being recognized by the NAMM Foundation as one of the Best Communities for Music Education. Joliet West HS ended their Jazz band season with a performance at Heroes West in Joliet comments Eric Wellman. Joliet Central HS Band Director Don Stinson has been selected to present a session entitled "Evaluation Evidence: What the Music Teacher Can Do to Document for Danielson" for the 2017 NAfME National In-Service in Dallas. The session will entail strategies for reflecting and documenting current teaching practices in performance-based and general music classes. Additionally, teaching strategies aligning to a studentleadership concept within the framework will be explored. Kevin Becker and the Channahon JHS and Three Rivers Elementary Bands will celebrate the year end with a Roller Skating party. Congratulations to the following band performances at the 2017 SuperState Concert Band Festival at the University of Illinois Middle School McCracken MS Symphonic Band - Chip DeStefano (2017 HONOR BAND) Field MS Wind Ensemble - Mike Miller Glenn Westlake MS Wildcat Concert Band - Nick Martin Marion JHS Wind Ensemble - Jim Childers Monticello MS Symphonic Band - Amanda Allen O'Fallon District #90 Symphonic Winds - Mark Donahue Traughber JHS Eighth Grade Symphonic Band - Rachel Maxwell Wood Dale JHS Symphonic Band - Eric Morong Wood Oaks JHS - Wayne Gordon (2016 HONOR BAND) Class A High School Illiana Christian HS - Patricia Menninga (2017 HONOR BAND) Olympia HS Concert Band - Kyle Brubaker Tri-Valley HS Concert Band - Dan Marcotte Westmont HS Symphonic Band - Hank Vaughan Lockport Township HS Freshman Band - Brian Covey (2016 HONOR BAND) Class AA High School Champaign Central HS Wind Symphony - John Currey (2017 HONOR BAND) Bloomington HS Wind Symphony - Max Chernick Lemont HS Symphonic Band - Matthew Doherty Tinley Park HS Symphonic Band - Vincent Aiello Marian Catholic HS Symphonic Band - Greg Bimm (2016 HONOR BAND) Class AAA High School John Hersey HS Symphonic Band - Scott Casagrande (2017 HONOR BAND) Batavia HSWind Symphony - Chris Owen Glenbrook North HS Symphonic Wind Ensemble - Andrew Zweibel Libertyville HS Wind Ensemble - Adam Gohr O'Fallon Township HS Wind Ensemble - Melissa Gustafson-Hinds Vernon Hills HS Wind Ensemble - Randy Sundell Wheeling HS Wind Symphony - Mike Malek (2016 HONOR BAND) Class AAAA High School Warren Township HS Symphonic Band I - Kurt Gros (2017 HONOR BAND) Evanston Township HS Wind Symphony - Matt Bufis Joliet Central HS Symphonic Band - Don Stinson Joliet West HS Symphonic Band - Eric Wellman Lyons Township HS Wind Ensemble - Mark Dahl & Paul Meiste Naperville North HS Symphonic Wind Ensemble - Dan Moore &Kirk Hickman Oswego HS Wind Symphony - Stephanie San Roman & Kevin Schoenbach Waubonsie Valley HS Wind Ensemble - Mark Duker Lockport Township HS - Brian Covey (2016 HONOR BAND) Note: QF was a proud sponsor of the on-line streaming presentation of SuperState at BandDirector.com Jim Spigner & James Kasprzyk Continued on Page Ten

9 Chicagoland Edition Page 9 Lloyd Palmiter, our String Specialist, brings extensive knowledge to our company stemming from his twenty years experience teaching orchestra and cello, serving as clinician and consultant for musical instrument and educational organizations, and countless hours of working with students and parents to assist in selecting the best instrument for their needs. He visits all store locations regularly and is available by appointment to individually help you and your students find just the right instrument. You ll see Lloyd at conferences of IMEA, MENC, ASTA, Violin Society of Q&F America, and at the International Exhibition of violinmakers in Cremona, Italy, where he will be scouting to bring you the best quality instruments available from all over the world! Travels to the countries of origin and hand selecting the instruments and bows to be included in our showrooms make our instruments among the best available today. We maintain a vigilant effort to assure our customers that Quinlan and Fabish Strings are always known for their value and quality. SOMETIMES, DADS KNOW BEST! The other day I was trying to help a father understand the difference between the playability of our violins. As is available on the video on our website, I have the instruments in sections designating differences the quality of set-up materials along with the level of wood from which the instrument initially made. QF designations for our step-up line are: Standard meaning an instrument meeting all standard requirements to be designated a step-up instrument, Star where more advanced materials are used in the set-up; better strings, bridge wood, and things like that. Master where the wood from which the instrument is made is of noticeably higher quality and the set -up materials used are professional level. This distinction was something a string player might be expected to easily understand. But, this father still had questions. As we proceeded to listen to the different violins his son was trying, the father began to think aloud and began to offer his own idea of how to represent the differences between the levels of instruments. First off, he likened a rental instrument to a pedal car a child uses to learn how a car moves and steers. The standard level was your average sedan, which the child most likely will use as he learns to drive. The Star was a sports car due to higher performance and only for those players who can handle it. The master level instrument was a luxury sports car. Performance plus elegance. I thought, how perspicacious of him! Good work Dad. They ended up with a sports car. The boy was thrilled! VROOOOOM. QF TECHS EVALUATE BOWS FOR SHOWROOM All of our bows from both Arcos-Brasil and from Marco Raposo are inspected by our bow experts before they are purchased for our showroom. Both companies have excellent bows and have maintained a strong reputation among string players throughout the world. Arcos-Brasil and Marco Raposo participate in a program to plant new trees to maintain forests for future harvest. Bow planks awaiting the next step. (The thick end is the tip end not the frog end remember?) QF techs, Matt Louck & Rhiannon Owana scrutinize bows from Marco Raposo in our QF conference room. Carbon bows are popular but there is nothing quite like the feel and sound of a well balanced bow made to impeccable specifications. Matt and Rhiannon make sure our bows are just that! SENIORS STILL RENTING? YIKES!!!! Each year I am surprised and somewhat saddened when I learn the number of seniors in high school orchestra who are STILL playing on a rental instrument. Surprised because the senior didn t quit even though they have been trying to play advanced literature using a fiberglass bow think how frustrating that must be. Saddened that the parents did not understand this simple fact: If a student begins in 4 th grade, by December of their 6 th grade year,the parents will actually spend less money purchasing a Pietro Germino violin ($1776 retail), a Coda NX bow ($415 retail), and a case around $200 than they will end up paying if they rent through the senior year. For less money, the player will have a completely different experience. And, this formula is using the accrued rental credit by that December date. Despite our efforts to inform rental customer (at least 3-4 times each year), the message does not always get through to parents. Anything you, as a teacher, can do to help communicate this and advocate for your students, please do. It is valuable information for parents to have. Think about this over the summer and I ll have more info in the fall to help remind you. And, just think, using Opus 24 Plan, they would have had no rental payments for the last four years!

10 Page 10 (Prairie Crossing Charter School, Grayslake) along with Wayne Richards & Eric Goluszka, make up the Chicago Saxophone Quartet, a dynamic and virtuosic ensemble that has achieved a distinguished international reputation having performed in Europe, North America and southeast Asia, including at six World Saxophone Congresses. Recently, they performed a concert at the Arts in Bartlett Center for the Arts which included Tayloe Hardings Quartet for Saxophones. Congratulations to Cameron Bradley of Concord JHS-Elkhart, IN for the winning entry in our Facebook contest. To enter, directors recognized their QF rep by completing this thought I Like My QF Rep Because As winner of the contest, Cameron will receive a custom made bobblehead doll with himself and his QF rep, Lloyd Kirkpatrick of QF-Mishawaka. Thank you to all the entries in this years contest. Special honorable mentions to: Eric Morong/Alan Szafranski and Jeremy Sterk/ Scott Butler for their entries! Cliff Hunt, Orchestra director at Hufford JHS of Joliet is teaching a class at VanderCook College of Music this summer. Should be a great class!! The Northbrook Village president issued a proclamation recognizing the Field MS-Mike Miller, Glenbrook North HS-Rich Chapman & Andrew Zweibel, and Wood Oaks JHSWayne Gordon Wind Ensembles for being selected to perform at the 2017 U of I Superstate Band Festival and making Northbrook the only community in the state to have three bands selected to attend. The proclamation was presented at a joint concert at Wood Oaks JHS on May 3. Lake Bluff MS band and Daryl Beese will host the High Note Music Festival on May 5, 6, and 12. The festival consists of an adjudicated performance followed by an afternoon at Great America. The Parkland Intermediate Band from McHenry, led by Kyle Berens performed at the Northshore Festival of Music in Pick-Steiger Hall at Northwestern University. Johnsburg HS and Ilona Widomska, director, are hosting the Trills and Thrills Music Festival which offers a non-competitive, motivational performance opportunity for bands, choirs and orchestras, followed by an afternoon at Great America. The St. Rita Saxophone Quartet, directed by KC Perlberg, will perform Continued on Page Eleven Thanks to Yamaha for providing trumpet artist, Joe Burgstaller from Peabody Conservatory of Music for some special Shokunin events in our Arlington Heights location. Mt. Prospect director and trumpeter, Greg Fudala won a free clinic at this school. Since the middle school students were not available (due to testing), Joe provided an interesting and fun demonstration for the 5th grade band at Lions Park School on Friday. On Saturday, May 6th, Joe worked with students to help select instruments. A small brass group from Prospect HS (Chris Barnum-director) was treated to an impromptu group lesson too! AJ Grace, a trumpet student at Daniel Wright JHS-Rodney Owens, director was the winner of an actual private lesson with Joe also on Saturday morning. Joe hails from St. Benedict School in Chicago, so his appearances in our area prompted a reunion with his beginning band director, Mike Teolis (currently at The Latin School) for some recollections of the good times and the good old days too. Joe recalled being recruited as a beginner by George Quinlan, Sr. who serviced the band program led by Ed Stark when Mike was his assistant. Before departing Joe posed for a group photo with our QF-Arlington Heights crew (left to right) Jerome Seiling, Jim Fuller (mgr), Joe Burgstaller, Adam Gorz, Marcus Julian & Beth Foort.

11 Chicagoland Edition Page 11 the National Anthem for the Chicago White Sox on May 11 th, which was called St. Rita Day, for the White Sox home baseball game. On May 29 th, the Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Marching Band, led by Jamie Kovatch, will be performing in the Annual Memorial Day Parade. The Carpentersville MS band and orchestra traveled to Elmhurst College and had clinics with James Hile & Joanne May. Directors are Michael Kasper, Ben Harrison & Beth Wood. Jim Kull was recognized at a concert on Wednesday, May 3 rd as celebrating his 20th anniversary as director of the Elgin Community College Concert Band. Congratulations to Jen Clark and the Liberty JHS Jazz Band for a great performance at the Lincoln-Way West HS Jazz Café performing Blues for a New Day, Ballad for a Blue Horn, Sway, Work Song and Sunny. Scott Wagstaff and the Lincoln-Way West HS Jazz Band played a variety of tunes including Bobby Shew s Blue, which was performed by their guest soloist, Rob Parton. Great job! The Northshore Concert Band will be sharing a concert at Niles North HS on May 16 th. This is their final performance of the year and what a wonderful treat to have the NCB join them on stage! Mike Moehlmann directs the bands, and Jennifer Page directs the Orchestra at Niles North! Great job to Jeremy Budrow & Bryan Itzkowitz of Holmes MS in Wheeling, who hosted their 10 th Annual HMS Pops Concert at Chevy Chase Country Club with very special guest artist, John Wojchiechowski. Once again Jim Colombo & Brad Meyer will lead the Hauser JHS band in the 71st annual Lagrange Pet Parade. The parade is traditionally the first weekend after Memorial Day and draws 10,000 spectators. The York HS band under the direction of Bill Riddle & Mike Pavlik participated in the bright-spark masters of music events in performances and clinics at Orchestra Hall. The York orchestra un- der the direction of Ray Ostwald also performed. In addition to playing in this famous space, a professional recording of the performance was provided to each group. Before a recent performance of "Shadow Rituals", Matt Goeke & Matt Kurinsky hosted the composer Michael Markowski for a workshop at Hinsdale Central HS. The thirty year old composer shared his inspirations and visions for the piece as he rehearsed the group before a recent concert. The band and orchestra programs from District 103 Washington MS in Lyons will be participating in the High Note Music Festival in early May at Lake Bluff MS. They will then cap off their day of performing with a fun afternoon at Six Flags Great America! Good luck to all ensembles. Eric Rauch is the director. The Glenbard North HS Symphonic Band, Lauren Whisnant, Director, performed at the Hersey HS Band Festival in Early April, and received great accolades! Congrats to Brandon Harding, and his band students from Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy in Chicago. They performed at the CPS Festival of Bands, and Kenwood Academy early in April. 212 students in Norridge participated in Ridgewood Fest for a full day of rehearsal and performance at Ridgewood HS. Director Steve Klaus, also hosted students from Giles-Leigh schools- Chris Bucaro, and from Union Ridge School-Jen Rooney all in the new performing arts center under the direction of Dr. Allen Legutki from Benedictine University. From July 17-21, music educators from across the state will participate in the Annual Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance Project at Northern Illinois University. This is a wonderful opportunity to earn graduate credits at a very reasonable price ($550) and draft a teaching plan for use next year! Committee members included Paulette Boddy (Metea Valley HS), Rob Buckley (Rotolo MS), Josh Chodoroff (Highland Park HS), Mary Lynn Doherty (NIU), Judy Meyer Hays Continued on Page Twelve Members of the Musical Ensemble from the Chicago production of Hamilton performed a clinic with the band students at Old Quarry MS- Lemont. The students, under the direction of Frank Alongi, we re preparing an arrangement (by Frank) of Hamilton songs for their upcoming concert. What a treat!! *************** Drumapalooza 2017 was an amazing success! Percussion students from Kennedy MS-Chris Vanderwal, Timber Ridge-Ginny Baker, and Plainfield Central HS-Dan Valkema & Patrick Hoadley participated in a concert of percussion ensemble music! Each year NAMM recognizes the Top 100 Music Dealers in the United States at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville. For the seventh consecutive year, QF has been recognized with this honor!

12 Page 12 Since 1989, the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Awards have recognized excellence in the field of Music Education in our area. This year is no exception. Although only six are selected, it is always an honor to be nominated by your peers. The list below represents all those nominated for the awards this year. Suzanne D Addario Brouder, Executive Director of the D Addario Foundation gathered representatives from six of their local grant recipients at QF-Burr Ridge recently to present their awards. The not-for-profit organizations recognized included: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic s Jazz Academy Program, Chicago West Community Music Center, DePaul s School of Music s DePaul Community Music, El Valor s Music Program, Intonation Music Workshop, and The People s Music School. Thank you to the D Addario family and their generosity supporting Music Education in our area! (Armstrong School Palatine), Andy Jeffrey (Glenbard West HS), Jeremy Little (Vernon Hills HS), Ray Ostwald (York HS), Bill Rank (Oak Prairie JHS), Mona Roy (Dundee MS), Melissa Schoonover (Washington JHS), Matt Temple (New Trier HS), and Beth Wood (Carpentersville MS). Find out more about CMP at ilcmp.org. This is a wonderful workshop and opportunity to grow as educators! Amy Church, Director of Bands King Arts and Lincoln Schools reports: One of my eighth grade students, Howard Godfrey, composed, arranged, and conducted his own piece on our King Arts Spring Band Concert, held on April 25th. Howard plays clarinet in Symphonic Band, saxophone in Jazz Band, the cello in orchestra, and also plays the flute in small chamber ensembles. He also sings and plays keyboards in our Rock ON'semble, and has played guitar in the guitar ensemble. I am copying below the introduction we read to the audience just before his piece. "Our next piece will be "Boom Symphony." This piece of music is very special, as it was composed and arranged by eighth grade band student Howard Godfrey. This piece utilizes meter changes, minor key melodies, and creative instrumentation to Middle School & Elementary Dave Balicka - O Neill MS Mike Bazan - Wredling MS Jeremy Budrow - Holmes MS Caitlynne Burgess - Fischer MS Patrick Cantagallo - Hawthorn MS North Dave Carroll - Madison JHS Tom Chester - Lincoln MS, Berwyn Sue Clemons - Conrady JHS Jennifer Finn - Brooks MS Ed Fitzgerald - Columbia Central MS Patty Gill - Hauser JHS (Riverside) Bob Hanerhoff - Bolingbrook MS Doug Horne - Sauk Elementary Candace Horton - Thomas MS Clifford Hunt - Hufford JHS Dist 86 Bryan Itzkowitz - Holmes MS 61 Julie Junkel - Scott Elementary Regina Kazda - Crone MS Jim Kosiek - Grove JHS Jenna Lake - Heritage MS Megan LoPresto - Hill MS Brett Marcum - Gompers JHS Jaime Martinez - Cicero Dist. 99 Susan Metzger - Westfield MS Kristine Miller - MapleCreek MS Diane Morrill - Indian Trail MS Jim Rallis - St. Damian & Everest Acad. Elana Reid - Parker JHS Kim Tallungan - Millenium MS 153 Joanne Wegscheid - Edison MS High School & College Justin Antos - Eisenhower HS Doug Beach - Elmhurst College Andrew Beckwith - Lockport Twp HS Patrick Benson - VanderCook College Korey Coffer - Harvard HS Bob Erickson - Hoffman Estates HS Sheila Felder - DeKalb HS Cindy Gradek - St. Rita HS (ret.) Scott Gumina - Lisle Sr. High Pam Holt - Maine East HS Justin Hunicamp - Sandwich HS Mark Iwinski - Andrew HS Bert Johnson - Lincoln Way East HS Josh Kaminsky - Metea Valley HS Keith Levin - Crystal Lake Central HS Mark Liu - Metea Valley HS Frank Manna (retired), Marist HS-Chgo Chuck Morgan - Joliet Junior College Chris Mroczek - Lincoln-Way Central Paul Nielsen - Grayslake North HS Joe Nuzzo - Farragut HS Michael Pavlik - York HS Dr. Michael Rogers (ret.)-homewood/ Flossmoor HS Cary Ruklic - Lincoln Way West HS Ben Salgado - Bremen HS Dwayne Sanders - Thornwood HS Greg Schwaegler - Neuqua Valley HS Jerry Shelato - Mundelein HS Chris Tedeschi - Crete Monee HS Dennis Trainor (retired) - Hancock HS Dave Tribley - Warren Township HS Sarah Whitlock - Homewood-Flossmoor Continued on Page Fourteen

13 Page 13 Chicago Saxophonist Ken Partyka enjoys a multi-faceted career in the music business, which spans over twenty years. In his unique career, he has amassed an impressive resume as a performer, educator, bandleader and composer/arranger as well as being integrally involved with the retail music industry. Over his career, Ken has performed or recorded with such acclaimed performers as Mel Torme, Arturo Sandoval, Frankie Valli, Ron Hawking, Frank D Rone and Sonia Dada and has performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the legendary Red Rock. Ken s Jazz Page Introduced at the 2017 NAMM show, and now available at QF, are the new Select Jazz Tenor Saxophone Mouthpieces from D addario Woodwinds. 100% precision milled from solid rod rubber, these are vintage inspired jazz mouthpieces. They possess a classic sound and response with even intonation throughout the full range of the horn. They come with medium chambers and facing lengths, and are available in tip openings of 6, 7, 8 and 9. Retail on these pieces is $297, but are available through QF for $199! On a personal note, I have played these pieces and they are the real thing. In addition to the attributes listed above, these pieces are also highly versatile and lots of fun to play. Along with the alto piece of the same name, this mouthpiece should be considered for any serious player, from high school to professional looking for something new. As summer fast approaches, the potential for student instruments to go Place your order now for the 2018 ILMEA Jazz Band Selection A Question of Hope by Antonio Garcia Available from QF with your 10% school discount AND FREE DELIVERY by your friendly QF rep!! into hibernation vastly increases. As many wise teachers have said, the most difficult part of practicing can be getting the horn out of the case! Instrument stands are a great way to keep those instruments out of the case and ready to go. Hercules Stands have become our top selling brand for instrument stands, and every QF location now has a fully stocked display of these products. Highly durable and easy to use, Hercules Stands are available for virtually every band instrument, including instruments like bassoon, alto flute and soprano sax. They even make a very solid tablet holder. If you attended the Midwest Clinic in December, you may have stumbled across a product called The Silencer. Developed by Cincinnati based professional trumpet player Matthew Anklan, The Silencer has redefined the practice mute. Designed to fit almost all Harmon mutes currently on the market, this CNC machined product is made in the USA of high quality aluminum, is quiet (-30 to -40db), provides enough feedback to the player to discourage overblowing, does not cause body tension and intonation is not affected. The Silencer retails for $30, but is available at QF for $ It also comes in three colors, red, blue and black. Vandoren has added jazz mix reed cards to their line for both Soprano and Baritone saxophones. These cards offer a convenient way for players to try all four Vandoren jazz I love to play baritone sax, but I hate that old junky one the school owns Cannonball, Accent, Eastman and Anthem Baritone Saxophones now Available on our First Chair Rental/Purchase Plan including Maintenance & Replacement coverage reed cuts and find the reed that suits them best. Each card includes one each of the JAVA, JAVA RED, ZZ and V16. Another new product, Cleanwinds, is a truly unique product. It provides an allnatural way to help keep your instrument clean and fresh between professional cleanings. Cleanwinds purifying spray contains no chemicals or additives resulting in the safest and most natural way to clean your instruments. By using essential oils, Clean Winds Purifying Spray not only aids smooth slides and valve function but also helps to reduce the spread of germs that can accumulate within your instrument. The 2oz. bottle sells for $4.99 and the 8oz. classroom bottle sells for $7.99.

14 Chicagoland Edition Page 14 create a unique and beautiful sound. Howard orchestrated 21 different instruments parts in his composition, and also did all of his own transpositions for instruments that play in different keys. He completed his piece through music software and printed out the full score and all twenty one instrument parts. This is an amazing and impressive accomplishment for any composer, let alone one who is still in middle school. Howard will now come forward to conduct the Symphonic Band in the premiere performance of "Boom Symphony." BANDTOOL It s Like a Swiss Army Knife for Band Directors!! A Must for your Emergency Repair Kit!! $175 - Ask your QF rep!!

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16 Page 16 A Quarterly Publication of 6827 High Grove Blvd. Burr Ridge, Illinois Back-To-School Reading Sessions Our annual Reading Session is scheduled for Saturday, August 12th from 9am-12pm at Friendship Junior High Elizabeth Lane - DesPlaines, IL Special thanks to our host, Cameron Dall! Following the morning session, participants are invited back to our Arlington Heights location for the last bar-be-que of the summer! I plan to participate in the: Young Band Reading Session String Orchestra Reading Session Name Phone Number ( ) - Home Address City State Zip Instrument Mail this form to: Jenn Clark - Quinlan & Fabish Music Company 6827 High Grove Blvd-Burr Ridge, IL or register on-line at You will receive an reminder later in the summer.