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ALL-ILLINOIS JUNIOR BAND Douglas Akey, conductor
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Triumphant Fanfare
Richard Saucedo
Appalachian Morning
Robert Sheldon
Tales of the Emerald Isle
Douglas Akey
Wild Dance
Douglas Akey
Blue Ridge Reel
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Brian Balmages
VERNON HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE
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Randy Sundell, conductor
Celebrations October Divertimento for Band, Op. 42 I. Prologue II. Song III. Dance IV. Burlesque V. Soliloquy VI. March His Honor
John Zdechlik Eric Whitacre Vincent Persichetti
Henry Fillmore
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Teens associate playin g music with music literacy, listening skills, motor ability, eye-hand coordi nation and heightened intellectua l capabilities. (NAMM Founda tion)
Congratulates all participants in the 2017 All -Illinois Junior Band. Keep up the great work!
elps develop Music education h bility, which are originality and flexi f creativity and key components o innovation. (Craft, A.)
Teens believe that play ing music diminishes boundaries between people of different ethn ic backgrounds, age groups and social interests. (NAMM Foundation)
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2017 All-Illinois Junior Band FLUTE
Marybeth Brauns - Meridian Junior High School * Sarah Church - River Trails Middle School Jessica Cruz - Troy Middle School Sophia Delgadillo - Troy Middle School Jeannie Kim - Wood Oaks Junior High School Lillian Pankhurst - Timber Ridge Middle School Jenna Smith - Troy Middle School Fia Svendsen - Urbana Middle School
TRUMPET
Emma Brown - Monticello Middle School * Lieke Gielingh - Lincoln Middle School (Edwardsville)
* Skyeleigh Atkinson - Viking Middle School Noah Beem - Monticello Middle School Kaitlyn Bowles - Wood Oaks Junior High School Maya Chapman - Coolidge Jr. High School James Lee - Wood Oaks Junior High School Jeth Reinhart R. Meglasang - Gurnee School District 56 Andrew Mancuso - Urbana Middle School Kendall McFarlin - Monticello Middle School Anjali Murphy - Edison Middle School Anna Poel - Geneseo Middle School Ashton Randolph - Marion Jr. High School Christopher Sahyouni - McCracken Middle School
CLARINET
FRENCH HORN
OBOE
Jenna Amusin - Wood Oaks Junior High School Layne Barry - Troy Middle School Ryan Bowering - McCracken Middle School Rachel Delmar - MacArthur Middle School Lea Everson - John F. Kennedy Middle School Mark Glinberg - Wood Oaks Junior High School Demi Groh - Marion Jr. High School Julia Gugulski - Emerson Middle School Sarah Hissong - Monticello Middle School * Claire Keating - Monticello Middle School Paola Lozada - Troy Middle School Aithan Nuzov - McCracken Middle School Max Pociask - Urbana Middle School Thomas Robinson - Geneseo Middle School Zachary Torf - Wood Oaks Junior High School
BASS CLARINET
Terra Herberger - Beach Park Middle School Mitchell Lucas - Troy Middle School * Rosemary Vazquez - Field Middle School
BASSOON
* Catie Brenmark - John F. Kennedy Middle School Amy Shapiro - McCracken Middle School
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Cuyler Lantry - McCracken Middle School Angelie Prem - McCracken Middle School Alexa Stolyarov - Wood Oaks Junior High School * Nathan Wright - Kingsley Junior High School
TENOR SAXOPHONE
* Kellan Moss - Channahon Jr. High School Gage Quinn - Central Middle School
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
* Jacob Allen - Edison Middle School Artjom Kuzennoi - Field Middle School
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Julianna Crompton - Troy Middle School Matthew Currey - Edison Middle School Nicole Eldrenkamp - St. Joan of Arc School Ellen Lundeen - Troy Middle School Chase Moy - Lakeview Jr. High School Jamie Resis - Field Middle School * Julie Wang - Troy Middle School
TROMBONE
* Kathryn Currey - Edison Middle School Vidhata Jayaraman - Wood Oaks Junior High School Leandru Martin - Unity Point School Sophia Pellum - Monticello Middle School Azure Rubel - Urbana Middle School Lukas Tichota - McCracken Middle School Garrett Wright - Richland County Middle School
EUPHONIUM
Aryan Bahl - Westview Hills Middle School Ben Keating - Monticello Middle School * David Sable - MacArthur Middle School Anthony Sarullo - Lincoln Middle School (Park Ridge) Sydney Stella - Kingsley Junior High School
TUBA
Brendan Biernacki - Field Middle School Joshua Budziak - Westview Hills Middle School * Noah Islam - Westview Hills Middle School Kyle Splett - MacArthur Middle School
PERCUSSION
Rachel Boeke - Wood Oaks Junior High School Jonathan Frias - Field Middle School John Gibes - Gurnee School District 56 Harrison Hahn - Richland County Middle School David Lacayo - Westview Hills Middle School Will Morgan - Wood Oaks Junior High School * David Schaeffer - Wood Oaks Junior High School
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Douglas Akey Douglas Akey began his musical training in the public schools of Elmhurst, IL. He went on to attend Arizona State University on a performance scholarship, earning a Bachelor of Music degree in Instrumental Music (1979) and a Master of Music in Solo Performance (1985). He also studied brass performance at the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts in Alberta, Canada. He has studied horn with Carroll Simmons, Grant Park Orchestra (Chicago); William Strickland, free-lance hornist (New York); Ralph Lockwood, ASU; and Roland Pandolfi, Principal Horn, St. Louis Symphony. Since 1979, he has been teaching junior high school band in the Phoenix area. His school ensembles have been invited to perform at numerous education conferences, including the 1994 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and the 1998 Music Educators National Conference. He is often called upon to serve as a clinician, having directed many junior high and high school honor bands throughout the country as well as presenting sessions for music educators in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Ohio and Wyoming. In 1985, Akey received the Stanbury Award of the American School Band Directors Association as the outstanding young junior high school band director in the United States. Since that time, he has become recognized as an accomplished composer of music for winds and percussion. His works appear on dozens of state contest lists and are performed by bands throughout North America, Europe, Australia and the Far East. In 1996, he was honored as the National Federation of Secondary Schools Music Educator of the Year for Section 7 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah). He has composed 32 commissions for bands throughout the U.S. and has 45 published works for band. Akey is an active performer, having played with the Del Sol and Arizona Brass Quintets, as well as the Phoenix and Tucson Symphony orchestras. He was a member of the Tempe Symphony Orchestra horn section for more than 30 years, most of those serving as principal horn. In addition to his three decades on the podium, he has worked in the studios of Los Angeles as both a conductor and producer. He is now in his second season as Music Director of the Tempe Symphony Orchestra. 
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Participating Directors Amanda J. Allen
Blase Cermak
Monticello Middle School • Monticello, IL
Urbana Middle School • Urbana, IL
Eric Bachmann
Jim Childers
Emerson Middle School • Niles, IL
Marion Junior High School • Marion, IL
Ginny Baker
Eric Combs
Timber Ridge Middle School • Plainfield, IL
Richland County Middle School • Olney, IL
Kevin Becker
Chip De Stefano
Channahon Junior High School • Channahon, IL
McCracken Middle School • Skokie, IL
Daryl Beese
Karen DeBauche
Lake Bluff Middle School • Lake Bluff, IL
Urbana Middle School • Urbana, IL
Carla Bollinger
Glenn Eikenberry
Highland Middle School District 70 • Libertyville, IL
Viking Middle School • Gurnee, IL
Steven Boswell
Karen Eldrenkamp
Gurnee School District 56 • Gurnee, IL
St. Joan of Arc School • Lisle, IL
Traci Bowering
Kimberly Farris
Golf Middle School • Morton Grove, IL
Wilmette Junior High • Wilmette, IL
Kimberly Branch
Luke Fleisher
Edison Middle School • Champaign, IL
Unity Point School • Carbondale, IL
Kayla Burke
Andrew Gipson
Delavan Junior High • Delavan, IL
Liberty Middle School • Edwardsville, IL
Janet Butterfield
William Goetz
Alan B. Shepard Middle School • Deerfield, IL
Troy Middle School • Plainfield, IL
Jenny Carlton
Wayne Gordon
Troy Middle School • Plainfield, IL
Wood Oaks Junior High School • Northbrook, IL
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Participating Directors Jennifer Grabot
Christopher Powers
Beach Park Middle School • Beach Park, IL
Trinity Christian School • Carbondale, IL
Mark Haun
Allison Reatherford
Lincoln Middle School • Edwardsville, IL
Attea Middle School • Glenview, IL
Brian Jacobi
Sonya Rohde
Lincoln Middle School • Park Ridge, IL
Central Middle School • Burlington, IL
Alexis Lamb
Jennifer Scarborough
Meridian Junior High School • Stillman Valley, IL
Plano Middle School • Plano, IL
Peggy Larson
Heather Setzer
Lincoln Junior High School • Lincoln, IL
Marshall Junior High School • Marshall, IL
Christi Lohrberg
Sam Simpson
Jefferson Middle School • Champaign, IL
MacArthur Middle School • Prospect Heights, IL
Rebecca Meadows
Todd Smith
Kingsley Junior High School • Normal, IL
River Trails Middle School • Mount Prospect, IL
Susan Metzger
Zachary Stegman
Westfield Middle School • Bloomingdale, IL
Good Shepherd Lutheran School • Collinsville, IL
Mike Miller
Thomas Tedeschi
Field Middle School • Northbrook, IL
Lakeview Junior High School • Downers Grove, IL
Karen Moffett
Chris Vanderwall
Westview Hills Middle School • Willowbrook, IL
John F. Kennedy Middle School • Plainfield, IL
Jessica Nellis
John Versluis
Springman Middle School • Glenview, IL
Geneseo Middle School • Geneseo, IL
Charles Noud Coolidge Junior High School • Granite City, IL
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Vernon Hills High School Wind Ensemble PICCOLO
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CLARINET
Nikki Medanovic
FLUTE
Ashwini Deshpande Cecilia Gao Marta Glyvka Youngseo Oh Weronika Przybylo
OBOE
Emily Carido Samantha Kolber Avi Limer Lauren Murphy David Rosales Jenny Williams Jeffrey Zhang
BARITONE SAXOPHONE Kyle Johnson
G2 G3
STRING BASS Collin Turley
PERCUSSION
Tatiana Guletsky Alex Millunchick Carter Sherwin Ethan Siau
Ben Favreau John Frantz Andrew Kim Keshav Sivaram Matt Walls Daniel Yang
Miriam Lerman
1" Lexan
Bobby Black Drake DeBoer
TROMBONE
TENOR SAXOPHONE
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TUBA
Kevin Cronin Katie Elliott Abel Thomas
Joshua Liu Jacob Slaw
Loren Liss Charli Mosley
Albert Madrzyk Max Xu
FRENCH HORN
BASS CLARINET ALTO SAXOPHONE
BASSOON
EUPHONIUM
Mason Goldberg Kishore Iyer Matt Kim Hana Marek Spencer Moffat Caralynn Orbell Carlos Rosales
Michael Kokkines
Sydney Pan Derek Zhang
TRUMPET
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Vernon Hills High School Bands !
Vernon Hills is located approximately 35 miles north of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois. It is bordered by the communities of Libertyville, Mundelein, Lincolnshire, Mettawa and Lake Forest. Vernon Hills High School, along with Libertyville High School, is one of two, four-year comprehensive high schools in Community High School District 128. District 128 has received many honors, including the SchoolSearch Bright A+ Award of Excellence, the SchoolMatch Annual School System What Parents Want Award, and being named to Newsweek Magazine’s “America’s Best High Schools” and the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of the Best American High Schools. Vernon Hills High School has a school enrollment of 1,326 students and serves the communities of Vernon Hills and small sections of Libertyville, Mettawa, and Mundelein. Vernon Hills High School is recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, and is a member of IACAC, NACAC and the College Board. Vernon Hills High School is a 2010 recipient of U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award.
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The Vernon Hills High School music program has curricular courses in performing ensembles as well as AP music theory. Nearly 400 of the school’s 1,326 students participate in the music program. There are three bands, three orchestras, and three choirs. There are also many extra-curricular opportunities. These include Jazz Band, Chamber Strings, chamber ensembles (including brass quintet, saxophone quartet, woodwind quintet, a cappella groups and numerous string quartets), and a musical with a full pit orchestra.
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There are 140 students which occupy three bands at VHHS; the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. The Concert band is open to all students, but it normally has only freshmen students. The Symphonic Band has students from grades 10-12. There is no audition requirement for either the Freshman or Symphonic Bands. In addition to the 50 minute a day band period, students receive a 25 minute sectional once per week which they attend out of their lunch study hall period.
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The Wind Ensemble is the school’s top performing band. All students must audition to make this ensemble. Audition materials consists of ILMEA scales and etudes for the upcoming school year. Private lessons are expected for members of the Wind Ensemble. Students are often able to have lessons during study halls, band, or after school. Students in the Wind Ensemble will have evening sectionals and full band rehearsals when needed before performances. The Wind Ensemble has received numerous honors and awards since its beginning in 2002, including yearly invites to the University of Illinois Superstate Festival, a multiple National and Commended Winner in the Mark of Excellence/Wind Band Honors competition, a performance on WFMT’s Introductions series, two performances at the Illinois All-State Conference, and a Blue Ribbon Award by the National Band Association.
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Randy Sundell Randy Sundell has received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. He has been the Director of Bands at Vernon Hills High School since its opening in 1999. Prior to that, Sundell held positions as the Associate Director of Bands at Libertyville High School, Libertyville, IL and Director of Bands at Oak Grove School District #68 in Green Oaks, IL.
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Mr. Sundell directs the Freshman Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pep Band, and is the assistant director of the Symphony Orchestra. He also teaches AP Music Theory.
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Under his direction at Vernon Hills High School, the Wind Ensemble has been recognized for numerous awards and honors. The ensemble has been selected to perform at the Illinois Superstate Festival hosted by the University of Illinois every year since 2003. They were named the Honor Band for the 2007, 2010, 2012, and 2014 festivals. The Wind Ensemble was featured on WFMT’s Introductions in 2009. The group was chosen as a National Winner for the Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors competition 2011-2013 and a Commended Winner in 2014 and 2016. The Wind Ensemble has also performed at the Illinois Music Education Association AllState Festival in 2004 and 2013. The band program was recognized by the National Band Association National Programs of Excellence in 2014 as the North Central Division Winner.
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Mr. Sundell received the Chicagoland Music Educators Award from Quinlan and Fabish Music in 2004. He is active as a judge and clinician in the Chicago area. As a performer, Mr. Sundell plays bassoon in a woodwind quintet, Winds Off The Lake and the North Suburban Wind Symphony of which he is also the Associate Conductor. His professional affiliations include NAfME, the International Double Reed Society, the National Band Association, and Phi Beta Mu.
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The All-Illinois Junior Band would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and advertisers.
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Gold Sponsor Quinlan and Fabish Music Company
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The All-Illinois Junior Band was founded for the express purpose of creating a premier musical experience for the state’s finest middle school band students. As the first statewide middle school honor band in over half a century, membership in AIJB is determined solely through competitive blind auditions. Its goals are to provide an opportunity for middle school students to perform excellent literature with a mature ensemble and distinguished conductor, to interact with similarly dedicated student musicians from around the State of Illinois, and to encourage and inspire these outstanding young musicians to continue their musical studies. The AIJB maintains an association with the host site – The University of Illinois School of Music – and middle school band directors around the state.
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All-Illinois Junior Band PO Box 501 Glenview, Illinois 60025 info@aijb.org • http://www.aijb.org
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Acknowledgements University of Illinois School of Music Jeffrey Magee, Director Stephen Burian, Public Engagement Assistant Director Angela Tammen, Assistant Director for Admissions and Public Engagement William Moersch, Professor and Chair of Percussion
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University of Illinois Bands Stephen G. Peterson, Director of Bands Linda R. Moorhouse, Senior Associate Director of Bands Elizabeth B. Peterson, Associate Director of Bands Barry L. Houser, Associate Director of Bands
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All-Illinois Junior Band - Board of Directors David Allen Chip De Stefano Wayne Gordon Barry Houser Jason M. Torf
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All-Illinois Junior Band - Director Liaisons Jim Childers, Southern Illinois Karen Debauche, Central Illinois Mike Miller, Northern Illinois
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All-Illinois Junior Band - Audition Adjudicators Robert Blim, Linda Donohue, Greg Fudala, Brian Jacobi, Mary McDermott, Carey Polacek, David Tribley
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Special Thanks Urbana Middle School Band Parents Randy Sundell, Vernon Hills High School Northbrook School District 27 • David Kroeze, superintendent Skokie School District 73.5 • Kate Donegan, superintendent Conn-Selmer, Inc. for providing student lanyards and pencils Quinlan and Fabish for providing student folders
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AIJB is very appreciative of the many University of Illinois students who volunteered their time to ensure AIJB's success.
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