The Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) selected 38 Downers Grove Grade School District 58 students to participate in its annual District 1 Music Festival at Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox on Saturday, Nov. 5 and in its District 1 Jazz Festival at York High School in Elmhurst on Saturday, Nov. 12.
The festivals will involve students selected from more than 60 schools throughout the southwestern metropolitan Chicago area.
The Festival Band, Orchestra and Chorus will present a public Festival Finale Concert at 3 p.m. in the Lincoln-Way Central High School Field House. The Junior Jazz Bands will present their concert on Saturday, Nov. 12 at York High School in Elmhurst.
Congratulations to the following District 58 students selected to perform in the ILMEA Fall Festivals:
Herrick:
- Eloise Berger - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Isaac Borg - Junior Chorus Tenor
- Andre Cheng - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Lucas Deaton - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Maja Dougherty - Junior Chorus Soprano
- Hannah Esslinger - Junior Chorus Soprano
- Sarvesh Ganesh - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Charlotte Garst - Junior Jazz Band Drumset
- Priyanka Gupta - Junior Chorus Soprano
- Gabriella Hsu - Junior Orchestra Cello
- Nathan Inboriboon - Junior Jazz Band Trombone
- Adrian Leion - Junior Orchestra Viola
- Fiona Leion - Junior Chorus Alto
- Quinn McCloud - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Kylie Miller - Junior Chorus Soprano
- Noah Munoz - Junior Jazz Band Jazz Piano and Junior Chorus Bass
- Jonathan Noon - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Liam O'Donoghue - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Tessa Ormond - Junior Chorus Soprano
- Sean O'Sullivan - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Sophia Schlueter - Junior Band Flute
- Syena Shah - Junior Chorus Soprano
- Briley Steffes - Junior Chorus Soprano
- Olivia Tan - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Mehr Tiwana - Junior Chorus Alto
- Claire Tolson - Junior Chorus Alto
O’Neill:
- Henry Baker - Junior Jazz Band Piano
- Carla Bolton - Junior Orchestra Cello
- Michael Breier - Junior Chorus Tenor
- Siobhan Diaz - Junior Chorus Alto
- Ethan Figueroa - Junior Chorus Tenor
- Logan Harris - Junior Chorus Tenor
- Jackson Haselhorst - Junior Band French Horn
- Sofia Pelayo - Junior Orchestra Violin
- Ellie Penavic - Junior Band Clarinet AND Junior Jazz Band Alto Saxophone
- Matthew Rutledge - Junior Chorus Tenor
- Camryn Tallarico - Junior Chorus Alto
- Sam Wootton - Junior Jazz Band Drumset