JUNIOR/SENIOR
JAZZ FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025

GALESBURG JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

4:00pm - Junior Jazz Concert

5:30pm - Senior Jazz Concert

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JUNIOR Instrumental JAZZ LAB BAND

Conductor
Todd Kelly

Repertoire

Second Line (Joe Avery’s Blues) - Traditional

Do Whatcha Wanna - Rebirth Brass Band

 
Junior High saxophone students rehearsing at a district jazz festival.

JUNIOR Instrumental JAZZ

Conductor
Jeff Krylen

Repertoire
Pass the Hot Sauce - Brad Ciechomsky

Sideways Walking Dog - Zachary Smith

Blues Brothers Rockin' Soul Revue - Paul Murtha, 

Avenue Swing - Mike Collins-Dowden

 
Senior high school saxophone students in rehearsal at a district jazz festival.

Senior Instrumental JAZZ A

Conductor
Reginald Lewis

Repertoire
Queen Bee - Sammy Nestico

Little Karin - Benny Golson, arr. Quincy Jones

Armageddon - Wayne Shorter, arr. Marcus Printup

Kinetic Blues - Cam McCalister

 

Senior Instrumental JAZZ B

Conductor
Joel Linscheid

Repertoire
Groove Merchant - Jerome Richardson, arr. Dave Barduhn

Prairie Dance - Maria Schneider

Come Sunday - Duke Ellington, arr. Rick Hirsch

Jumpin’ At the Woodside - Count Basie, arr. Rich DeRosa

 
Students rehearsing a vocal jazz performance

JUNIOR Vocal JAZZ

Conductor
Ron Kiesewetter

Repertoire
Orange Colored Sky – arr. By Kirby Shaw (SAB)

Sing, Sing, Sing – arr. By Mark Brymer (SAB)

Blue Skies – arr. By Roger Emerson (SAB)

 
High school students in a vocal jazz performance at the Illinois Music Education Conference

Senior Vocal JAZZ A

Conductor
Drew Dahan

Repertoire
Turn that Frown Upside Down (state tune) - Swing

Two for the Road (state tune) - A cappella ballad

Plea - Cedric Dent

Hallelujah, I Love Him So - arr. Kerry Marsh

 
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Senior Vocal JAZZ B

Conductor
Michael Lambton

Repertoire
Easy Love - Falker

Company - Eckert

Lovely Day - Gibson


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