JA NUARY 10 -1 1 , 2 0 24 • vo l . 6 3 i ssu e 11
Four Joliet West High School musicians were selected to the prestigious Illinois Music Education Association All-State Bands, Choirs and Orchestras. Students from across the state are chosen based on their audition in the fall and participation in the District Festivals held throughout November. The students will spend 3 days in Peoria rehearsing with other outstanding musicians from across Illinois, culminating in a concert on January 27. The Joliet West musicians selected to the Illinois Music Education Association All-State Bands, Choirs and Orchestras are Finn Chellino (clarinet); Charlotte Dean (Alto I); Payton Fraser (Soprano II); and David Quintana (Double Bass) Musical instructors are Alyson Bauman, Tim DeBoer, Peter Lipari, and Eric Wellman.
News from Plainfield • Joliet • Shorewood • Lockport • Crest Hill • Bolingbrook • Romeoville • Downers Grove • Westmont • Woodridge • Lisle • Niles • Morton Grove • Park Ridge & more
Joliet Central High School announced that three of its talented musicians have been selected for the prestigious Illinois Music Education Association All-State Bands and Choirs. These students were chosen based on their exceptional auditions in the fall and their participation in the District Festivals held throughout November. They will spend three days in Peoria, rehearsing with other outstanding musicians from across Illinois, and their efforts will culminate in a concert on January 27. Those honored are: Kevin Guzman, a senior, for the All-State Honors Band, he is one of the top ten trumpet players in the state; Ariana Lawson, a junior, as Soprano II for the All-State Chorus and Maximiliano Saenz, a junior, as Bass II for the All-State Chorus.