Hickory Creek Middle School students selected to participate in IMEA District Festivals

In November the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) will hold its annual District Festivals, celebrating the talent of students from more than 60 schools throughout the southwestern metropolitan Chicago area. The Band, Orchestra, and Chorus Festival will be held on November 4, 2017 at Lincoln-Way Central High School. The Jazz Festival will be held on November 11, 2017 at Thornton Fractional South High School.

This year Hickory Creek Middle School had a record number of music students appointed to four different performing ensembles:

BAND

Peter Bumba (grade 8), Bb Clarinet

Keegan Clark (grade 7), Trombone

Joe Freeston (grade 8), Bb Clarinet

Selden Nevinger (grade 7), Bb Clarinet

Theresa Rincker (grade 8), French Horn

Madison Rogers (grade 7), Bass Clarinet

Christopher Speakman (grade 8), Tuba

ORCHESTRA

Jordan Caraway (grade 8), Viola

Gavin Murray (grade 8), Violin

Sophia Roh (grade 8), Violin

Elizabeth Roh (grade 6), Viola

Manuel Tsoukatos (grade 8), Violin

CHORUS

Peter Bumba (grade 8), Tenor

JAZZ ENSEMBLE I

Charlie Machamer (grade 8), Trumpet

The Hickory Creek Middle School Band Directors are Doug Adams, Ben Clark and Shannon Shanahan.