The District 92 Music Departmentpresents two

Spring Band Concerts

May 9th & 10th, 20177:00pm

Oak Prairie Junior High School

Will County School District 92Peter Sullivan, Superintendent

Oak Prairie Junior High SchoolMark Murray, Principal

Anissa Danley, Adam Laird, Danielle Nommensen, William J. Rank, Directors

Concerts are a very important part of your child’s participation in the music program. Because a concert performance can make some people nervous, there are a few things you as an audience can do to make our concerts less stressful and more enjoyable for everyone.

1. Please be seated before the starting time of the concert. 2. If you are bringing small children, please stress the

importance of being quiet while the music is being performed.

3. If you must leave for any reason, please do so between musical selections. Please re-enter between selections as well.

4. If you have a small child who will not stop crying or can’t sit still, please take him or her out of the performance room quickly and quietly.

5. Please avoid taking photos during the performance. The flash can cause a problem with reading the music or following the conductor.

6. Please do not talk during the performance. Others may want to hear the music. It may be their child’s “big part”.

7. Please do not call out your child’s name before, during or after the group’s performance.

8. Please turn off all cell phones before the performance begins.

Let’s do what we can to make all concerts a huge success!

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Chip De StefanoFire Dance John Edmondson

Woodwind EnsemblePrince of Denmark’s March Jeremiah ClarkeGreensleeves TraditionalPoco Loco Bruce Pearson

Symphonic BandCrown of Castile Johnnie VinsonOn a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss David HolsingerHighland Legend John MossBlue Ridge Reel Brian Balmages

Intermediate BandMarch of the Paratroopers Mark WilliamsCountry Wildflowers Larry DaehnDance Rituals Doug Akey

Concert BandArmenian Dances Alfred Reed/

arr. Douglas WagnerAndante con Moto Franz Schubert/

arr. Stephen BullaWashington Post March John Philip Sousa/

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Using only six notes, this arrangement of Shepherd's Hey retains the wonderful character of Grainger's setting while staying accessible to even the least experienced of students.

Fire Dance portrays a musical picture of dancers frolicking around a huge fire.  The piece is designed to teach several techniques to young players: quick, light articulation, an awareness of some of the dissonances found in mixed minor modal harmonies, the simple syncopation pattern of four eighth notes with the last one accented, and dynamic contrasts.

The Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula which is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes modern-day Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar and a small area of France. Its name comes from the large number of castles constructed in the region. It was one of the kingdoms that founded the Crown of Castile and the Kingdom of Spain. Historically, the Crown of Castile is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the union of the monarchies of the kingdoms Castile and Toledo and the kingdoms of Leon and Galicia, and with the union of their parliaments a few decades later. The Crown of Castile is a concert march for young players in the traditional Spanish style. It employs elements of the Habañera, particularly in the bass line, along with a harmonic and melodic language chosen to evoke images of this fascinating time in Spanish history.

On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss is a beautiful arrangement of the popular hymn “It is Well With My Soul.” The composer begins the piece with a flowing woodwind line before french horns begin the main melody. The melody then passes to other instruments of the band, one phrase at a time, before its completion. A developmental section precedes a beautiful brass choir setting of the tune. The intensity grows and reaches an exhilarating climax before an emotional, yet calming completion of the piece.

Brian Balmages was inspired to write Blue Ridge Reel energetic work after visiting Asheville, North Carolina for a conference. He incorporated many bluegrass and folk elements into the piece, including the use and feature of several non-traditional percussion instruments like spoons and a washboard. The students really enjoyed working on developing their performance to incorporate more traditional aspects from sources like Irish reels, traditional Appalachian folk performances, and traditional Afro-Latin and Afro-Cuban clave rhythms.

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In the spirit of 20th century neo-classical music, Dance Ritual captivates the audience with a frenzy of rhythm and an intense melody. This piece is a great educational tool for young musicians. It begins with a fairly simple, repetitive melody that every instrument plays at one point or another. Within a certain phrase, the time signature may change as many as five times. Dance Ritual is reminiscent of Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Firebird”, which was later animated in Disney's "Fantasia 2000". We hope you enjoy Douglas Akey's Dance Ritual!

Part I of Armenian Dances is the first of a four-movement suite drawn from the folk song arrangements and original musical works of Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935), a treasured Armenian composer, arranger, educator and ethnomusicologist, who devoted his life’s work to building the foundations of that country’s rich and diverse classical music. Alfred Reed (1921-2005) chose five tunes from the creative output of Komitas for inclusion in his colorful, rhapsodic offering. Four of those themes are featured (in order of appearance) in this edition for younger players:I. Tzirani Tzar (“The Apricot Tree”)II. Kagavi Erg (“The Partridge’s Song”)III. Alagyaz (named for the mountain in Northwestern Armenia)IV. Gna Gna (“Go, Go”)

Franz Schubert lived a short life. He was born in 1797 and died in 1828. He wrote his Fifth Symphony at age 19, and like so much of his brief output, it is still performed and loved by orchestras to this day. This transcription is an excerpt from the second movement of that Fifth Symphony. Typically, each movement of a symphony was named by its tempo marking. ‘Andante Con Moto’ translates simply to “at a medium tempo with motion”. In its day, Schubert’s Fifth was referred to as the ‘Symphony without Trumpets and Drums’ - a title that this arrangement finally put to rest.

The Washington Post March is a patriotic march composed by John Philip Sousa. In 1889, owners of the Washington Post newspaper requested the then-current leader of the Marine Band to compose a march for the newspaper’s essay contest awards ceremony. Sousa obliged and it was first performed on June 15, 1889 at the ceremony and became an instant hit. The Washington Post March is written in 6/8 meter and utilizes a typical march form with a “dog fight” between the restatements of the trio melody.

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Tyler Brown Lily Cavett Madison Denning Emma Hermanas MacKenzie Kelso Faustyna Kielar Destiny Osborne Amelia Pencak Danielle VanGorp Krista Wojcikiewicz

Clarinet Violet Barder Caitlin Bochantin Lara Chavez Shoshanna Cohen Katie Dykstra Liliana Furmanek Nathan Garnica Kylie Gibbons Victoria Gronski Ava Kane Lily Kokonas Olivia Kokoszka Selena Kranz Michelle Krzyzak Amelie Lagunas Samantha McDermott Katelyn Perritano Joe Renik Gianna Scapellato Ella Siwinski Haley Smith Cassidy Wing Logan Zentmyer

Saxophone Conor Enzenbacher Emma Fitzgerald

Trumpet Abigail Baer

Eternity Biggs Caleb Brownlee Sophia Cohen

Braeden DeBlecourt Matthew Dillon

Rees Dubiel James Fiacchino Jeremy Fletcher Griffin Garrett

Jordan Gragasin Jason Hermanas

Joe Janik Alexis Kropf

Jimmy LaPapa Mark Messina

Michael Mondrella Tyler Paredes

Adrian Pawlikowski Ashton Plebanek

James Savino Jackie Schmieder Hannah Speechley Michael Stogsdill

Nathan Wojcik Aidan Wright

Horn Tony Digioia

Jacy Flint-Dobbins

Trombone Elijah Beltran

Quinn Fahey-Medveskas Spencer Kenney-Benson

Denny Kocielko Zachary Rabe

Matthew Schmidt Caden Sullivan

Baritone Ben Amschler Dominic Cioe Max Siergiej

Percussion Lukas Fabbi

MacKayla Gaston Tristan Ryan

Flute Vanessa Cuellar Ava Gibbons Samantha Reese Caroline Turner Cassie Waldvogel Elijah Wellman

Oboe Michael Frieri Danielle Hitchcock Marissa Massaro

Bassoon Joey Popovits

Clarinet Lauren Brown Diego Castaneda Alyssa Fiacchino Evan Herzog Elisabeth Mead Angelle Meyer Audrey Nonte Dev Patranabish Victoria Pikul Martha Rek

Alto Saxophone Cedar Groenwoldt

Maria Mavrin Karolina Mikulec

Keegan Schmeckpeper Nathaniel Scialabba

Tenor Sax Azariah King

Trumpet Matas Avizonis Mallory Bianchi

Will Felber Jacob Gasienica-Bednarz

Matthew Handzel Cody Jensen

Bobby Karbarz Cody Rush

Riley Siwinski Owen Skentzos

Heather Sponaugle Veronica Zapotoczny

Horn Bryan Collier Tyler Lyons Jack Mildice

Trombone Jaxon Bochnak

Dylan Bozen Ben Fluder

Noah Lamoureux Jake Marta

Robbie Pahl Matthew Specht

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Baritone Joe Harvey

Rocco Biamonte

Tuba Chris Nixon

Percussion Kyle Brown

Madison Cimino Sean Pierson

Elly Pryor Michael Rolla Isaac Wynsma

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Flute John Schmitt Jenna Winge

Oboe Layth Absharekh Carmen Chavez Ema Pilelis

Clarinet Lupe Casteneda Lauren Connelly McKenna Graf Aspen Kropf Olivia Procaccio

Bass Clarinet Joshua Krueger

Alto Saxophone Brooke Boster

Andrew Crosby

Tenor Saxophone Nathan Karpiesz

Ben Murdoch

Trumpet Everett Baer

Jake Campbell Collin Cluff Leah Dykstra Stevie Finlon Tyler Johnson

Eladio Montoya Alex Ragsdale Hunter Ward

Horn Glaycon Cezarotto

Carly Pearson

Trombone Jason Buss

Grantas Juodele Owen Myers

Calvin Wellman

Tuba Reese Young

Percussion Isaac Bratt Ethan Cala

Shea Maley Sam Mensinga

Dominic Troxell

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Flute Anthony Anderson Deni Gonzalez Austin Molitor Emily O’Boyle Maya Palinek Kelly Wojcikiewicz

Oboe Patricia Miszczak

Clarinet Ryan Bennett Emma Felber Claire Hamaker Martha Harvey # Corinne Lipkin Zakari Navarra Colin O’Boyle Celine Rolla June Schalk Peter Strama

Bass Clarinet Vincent Brannigan Christian Onate

Alto Saxophone Claire Kleczkowski

Katie Murphy Caesar Plaszewski *

Jeffrey Malak

Tenor Saxophone Mickey Albrecht #

Trumpet Josh Beaumont Sam Carlson Jacob Moore

Dylan Nommensen # Eddie Savant

Sammy Swedo

Horn Logan Nommensen #

Zach Schmieder

Trombone Jayla Simon

Michael Strahanowski Jack Superzynski

Dylan Vilcek

Euphonium Joe Specht

Tuba Maggie Albrecht #

Percussion Isaac Bratt Ethan Cala

Shea Maley Sam Mensinga

Dominic Troxell

* Denotes ILMEA All District Musician# Denotes Ludwig Band-Aide

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Alto Saxophone Claire Kleczkowski Keegan Schmeckpeper

Tenor Saxophone Mickey Albrecht * Nathan Karpiesz

Bari. Saxophone Ben Murdoch

Trumpet Stevie Finlon

Dylan Nommensen Matas Avizonis Jake Campbell Sam Carlson

Trombone Michael Strahanoski

Dylan Bozen Joe Harvey

Piano Isaac Bratt

Shea Maley

Guitar Logan Nommensen*

Bass Austin Molitor Isaac Wynsma

Drum Set Ethan Cala

Michael Rolla

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Symphonic Band Invited to perform as a clinic at the 2017 IMEC Division I (superior) rating at IGSMA District 6 Contest - twelve consecutive years of Division I ratings Excellent Performance at the Lockport Concert Band Festival Performed with the University of Illinois Wind Orchestra at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Jazz Band

Division I (superior) rating at the 2012 & 2015 Jazz In The Meadows Clinic Session at the 2011 Midwest Clinic Performance at the 2011 Illinois Music Education Conference Annual Performance at the Lockport Jazz Festival Named Outstanding Middle School Big Band at the 2015 Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Jazz Festival

Symphonic Band performance at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts - October 28, 2014

May 9 Spring Band Concert #1 @ OP - 7pm Ludwig Band & Symphonic Band 10 Spring Band Concert #2 @ OP - 7pm Intermediate Band & Concert Band 11 Haunted Trails Permission Slips & Money Due 22 Haunted Trails

June1 Graduation @Lockport East Field House - 7:30pm 6th & 7th Grade Students

August 14-16 7th & 8th Grade Band Camp 10-12pm @ Oak Prairie Band Room 30 7th & 8th Grade Band Demonstration @Ludwig

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TSWill County School District 92

Peter Sullivan, Superintendent Mark Fleming, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum

Teresa Bishop, Assistant Superintendent for Business Kim West, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education

Oak Prairie Junior High School

Mark Murray, Principal Scott Nyssen, Assistant Principal

Ludwig School

Lisa Lyke, Principal

District 92 Music Teachers Anissa Danley

Ludwig School Band, Choirs & General Music

Carolyn Dobrinich Oak Prairie Choirs, General Music & Guitar

Dee Nommensen Ludwig School Band

William Rank Oak Prairie Bands & Music Technology

Janelle Riopell Reed School General Music

Bernie Rutkiewicz Walsh School General Music

A huge thank you to all of our District 92 Band Sponsors. If you or anyone you know are interested in supporting the Band Program on a Family or Corporate Level, please visit the band

webpage at http://band.d92.org

Aqua Pools Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra Brannigan Chiropractic The Campbell Family District 92 Foundation for Educational Excellence District 92 Parent Faculty Association Drake Aviation The Finlon Family The Hamaker Family Dennis and Terri Kleczkowski Ron and Sue Kleczkowski The Maley Family

Noonan Chiropractic Clinic Pop’s Italian Beef and Sausage

Quinlan & Fabish Music Company

The Schmeckpeper Family Dr. Peter Sullivan & Family

Laura A. Wellman - Healthcare Solutions Team

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Thank you to Pop’s Beef in Lockport for their support of the Oak Prairie Bands on Friday, October 21st!

Pop’s donated 20% of all sales for the day to the Oak Prairie Bands just for mentioning that you were there to support the band!

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Hear us at Hackney’s in Palos Park on Wednesday nights!

8-10:30pm

The District 92 Foundation for Educational Excellence present the

Annual Golf Outing

May 12, 2017Gleneagles Golf Course, Lemont

12pm Registration 1pm Shotgun Start

Golf, Dinner, GREAT prizes!Thank you for your support!

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SNeed Health Insurance?Confused about Obamacare?Need a Quote?

Call Laura Wellman(216) 695-0077lwellman@myhst.com

Health, Life, Dental, Accident/Critical Illness, Medicare Advantage & Supplements

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Thank you to the District 92

Parent Faculty Association for their generous sponsorship

of various Band Activities throughout the school year.

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S“It is our job, as parents, educators, and friends, to see that our young people have the opportunity to attain the thorough education that will prepare them for the future. Much of that education takes place in the

classroom. We must encourage our youngsters in such pursuits as music education. In addition to learning the valuable lesson that it

takes hard work to achieve success, no matter what the arena, music education can provide students with a strong sense of determination,

improved communication skills, and a host of other qualities essential for successful living.”

- Edward H. Rensi President and Chief Operation Officer

U.S.A. McDonald's Corporation

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