Batavia Wind Symphony Headed to SuperState

BATAVIA, IL - The Batavia Wind Symphony was recently accepted into the 2017 Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

“This is the premier band festival in Illinois and amounts to the state championships for concert bands,” said Chris Owen, BHS Band Director.

It is the fourth time Batavia High School has been accepted into the Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival and the first time since 2000. Only six schools were accepted in the Class AAA school size. Here is a full list of all schools accepted. This year, the record was set for applications at more than 110.

The BHS Batavia Wind Symphony will be performing a concert for national clinicians in the Foellinger Great Hall at the University of Illinois Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on May 6 at 9 a.m., according to a news release. This performance will be lived-streamed at banddirector.com.

Based on this performance, the BHS Symphony has a chance of being selected as an “Honor Band.” Honor Bands automatically return the following year for a feature concert, according to the news release.

“We’re incredibly proud of our students’ hard work to prepare for the audition process and are looking forward to representing Batavia and Batavia High School at this prestigious festival,” Owen said.