ILMEA Large Group Festival

Band & Chorus

Northeastern Illinois University | March 17 & 18

  • 9:00–9:30 Performance 
    Fremd High School Symphonic Winds
    John Teichert, Director

    Crowns of Glory - Jack Wilds (FJH)

    River Valley Celebration - David Gorham (Wingert Jones)

    Spectral Landscapes - Sean O'Loughlin (Carl Fischer)

    9:30–10:00 Performance 
    |Fremd High School Concert Band
    Matthew Moore, Director

    Kalos Eidos - Carol Britten Chambers (Excelcia Music Publishing)

    Thawing - Kazuki Shimoda (Randall Standridge Music)

    Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa - Andrew Boysen, Jr. (Kjos Publishing)

    10:00–10:30 Performance 
    Conant Wind Ensemble
    Kreg Moorhouse, Director

    Amparito Roca Spanish March - Jamie Texidor, arr. by Aubrey Winter (Boosey & Hawkes)

    Chetster Overture for Band - William Schuman (Merion Music, Inc.)

    UNDECIM (Eleventh Hour) - Randall D. Standridge (Alfred)

    10:30–11:00 Performance 
    Waukegan High School Concert Band
    David Grayson, Director

    Sunbloom - Gavin Lendt

    Alligator Alley - Michael Daugherty

    Declaration Overture - Claude T. Smith

    11:00–11:30 Performance 
    Addison Trail High School Wind Ensemble
    Michael Kennedy, Director

    Shortcut Home - Dana Wilson (Boosey & Hawkes)

    Song for Lyndsay - Andrew Boysen (LudwigMasters Publications)

    The Falls - Rossano Galante (Alfred Music Publishing)

    11:30–12:00 Performance 
    Harry D. Jacobs Wind Ensemble
    Anthony Gnutek, Director

    Little Mexican Suite, Movement 1 "Ahuehuete" - Nubia Jaime Donjuan

    Little Mexican Suite, Movement 3 "Sahuaro" - Nubia Jaime Donjuan

    Eulogy - Rob Deemer

    Canzona - Peter Mennin

    12:30–1:00 Performance 
    West Chicago Community High School Honors Wind Ensemble
    Marissa Janiszewski, Director

    Solas Ane - Samuel R. Hazo (Hal Leonard)

    Spirited Away - J. Hisaishi & Y. Kimura, Kazuhiro Morita (Bravo Music)

    1:00–1:30 Performance 
    Waukegan High School Wind Ensemble
    David Grayson, Director

    Rocketship! - Kevin Day

    Ammerland - Jacob De Haan

    Undertow - John Mackey

    1:30–2:00 Performance 
    Zion-Benton Township High School Freshman Band
    Shan Kazmi, Director

    Flight of Eagles - Elliott Del Borgo (Hal Leonard)

    Songs of Old Kentucky - Brant Karrick (Alfred)

    2:00–2:30 Performance 
    Lane Tech Symphonic Band
    Sam Veren, Director

    Anchors Aweigh - Capt. Alfred H. Miles, arr. Paul Yoder

    Spanish Fever - Jay Chattaway

    Molly on the Shore - Percy Grainger, ed. Larry Clark, Daniel Schmidt

  • 8:30–9:00 Performance 
    Taft High School Advanced Choir
    Katherine Foster, Director

    Innoria - arr. Donald Patriquin (Earthsongs)

    Glow -Eric Whitacre (Hal Leonard)

    Late in My Rash Accounting - arr. John Leavitt (Hal Leonard)

    Who Has Seen the Wind - Bruce Tippette (Excelcia)

    Two Di Lasso Motets - arr. Greg Gilpin (Heritage)

    Shenandoah/He's Gone Away - arr. Mark Hayes (Alfred)

    O Come O Come Emmanuel - arr. Garrett Breeze (Lagom)

    9:00–9:30 Performance 
    Daniel Wright Junior High School Chorus
    Matthew Clark, Director

    Be Like the Bird - Abbie Betinis

    Lunar Lullaby - Jacob Narverud

    Everlasting Melody - Rollo Dilworth

    9:30–10:00 Performance 
    Bremen High School Choir
    Ben Salgado, Director

    River Run Free - Douglas E. Wagner

    Shenandoah - arr. Andrew Parr

    The Dreamer In Me - Pinkzebra

    10:00–10:30 Performance 
    Niles North High School Chamber Choir
    Andrew Dahan, Director

    Fly - Ayrian Norman (Heritage Music Press)

    Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) - Billy Joel, arr. Mac Huff (Hal Leonard)

    Lunar Lullaby - Jacob Narverud (Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.)

    A Patch of Light - Jacob Narverud (JN Music)

    10:30–11:00 Performance 
    Daniel Wright Junior High School Show Choir
    Matthew Clark, Director

    California Dreamin' - arr. Roger Emerson

    Harmony - Pinkzebra

    Disney Friendship Favorites - arr. Alan Billingsley

    11:00–11:30 Performance 
    Waukegan High School Varsity Choir
    Jennifer Wagner, Director

    More Waters Rising - Saro Lynch-Thomason, arr. Adam and Matt Podd (Podd Brothers Music)

    Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - Traditional Appalachian Folk Song, arr. John Purifoy, (Hal Leonard)

    Maquerúle - Traditional Colombian Folksong, arr. Julián Gómez Giraldo (Hal Leonard)

    11:30–12:00 Performance 
    Niles North High School Chorale
    Andrew Dahan, Director

    Musicks Empire - Lloyd Pfautsch (Lawson-Gould Music Publishers, Inc.)

    Light, My Light - Scott AuCoin (Walton Music Corporation)

    Earth Song - Frank Ticheli (Hindon Publications)

    Walk With the Wind - Peggy Watson, arr. Matt Falker (Anchor Music Publications)

    12:30–1:00 Performance 
    Addison Trail High School
    Jeffrey Nellessen, Director

    The Lass From the Low Country - arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney

    The Pasture - Z. Randall Stroope

    Jordan's Angels - Rollo A. Dilworth

    1:00–1:30 Performance 
    Waukegan High School Treble Choir
    Jennifer Wagner, Director

    I See Colors - Pinkzebra (Pinkzebra Publishing)

    The Gift to Sing - Coleman Peterson (Santa Barbara Music Publishing)

    Feel Good, l. - Craig Tyson/Leonard Scott, arr. Barbara Baker/David J. Elliott (Boosey & Hawkes)

    1:30–2:00 Performance 
    Thompson Middle School Bella Voce
    Michelle Rybski, Director

    Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Raye & Prince, arr. Lojenski (Hal Leonard)

    Songs of Sanctuary: Adiemus - Karl Jenkins (Boosey & Hawkes)

    Crowded Table - Hemby, McKenna & Carlile, arr. Andrea Ramsey (Hal Leonard)

    2:00–2:30 Performance 
    Taft High School Eagle Singers
    Logan Jones, Director

    Jubilate Deo - Michael John Trotta (Hamptons Roads Music Group, LLC)

    Fair Phyllis I Saw - John Farmer (Public Domain)

    Tu Es Petrus - Dan Davison
    (BriLee Music Publishing)

    Coventry Carol - arr. Garrett Breeze;
    (Shawnee Press)

    I Am Not Yours - Z. Randall Stroope
    (Walton Music)

    The Snow - Edward Elgar
    (Novello & Company Limited

    Hunker Down - Tobin Stokes (Cypress Choral Music)