Marching Mustangs find success at the Providence Catholic Marching Invitational

Congratulations to the student musicians and staff associated with the 2013 Marching Mustangs for their performance at the 2013 Providence Catholic High School Invitational.  The Marching Mustangs earned First place in Class AAA for the competition, and, earned fourth place overall out of 15 competing marching ensembles.

Additionally, the Marching Mustangs earned Outstanding Performance captions in Visual Performance, General Effect, and Percussion.

"We are proud of the progress this ensemble continues to make on the competitive marching field." said Fine Arts Department Chairman Glenn Williams.  

The Marching Mustangs continue their season on Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Cross Town Classic, and, on Saturday,October 5, 2013 competing at the Prospect HS KnightTime Classic.  For more information about the Marching Mustangs or about Fine Arts at South High School, contact Glenn Williams at gwilliams@csd99.org.

Guest Grillers for Mustang Bands

Special thanks to all the students and families from the Mustang Bands who turned out in droves at the Bolingbrook Mongolian BBQ last night to support the upcoming Mustang Bands trip to the 2014 Sugar Bowl.  Guest grillers Mr. Williams, Mr. Roselieb and Mr. Hensel all took turns preparing guest food during the course of the evening.  The Mongolian BBQ manager remarked that the turn out last night was one of the largest he has seen for an event of this nature.  Great work last night Mustang Bands!

2013 Home Opener & Senior Night

Tonight was a great night to be a Marching Mustang!  The band performed their competition show, Artistry in Time, during halftime and received a tremendous ovation from the home football crowd.  Even more impressive than the half-time performance tonight was the collaboration of the band with the football team, and, the integration of the band into the student section in the stadium.  For the first time, the band and football team entered the stadium together, along with all the other spirit groups.  Then, after a rousing pre-game show, the band positioned itself in the stands in a new location, adjacent to the student section.  The coordinated and spirited cheering between the students, the band, and the cheerleaders was impressive.

Special kudos and congratulations to the students, parents and families in the Class of 2014.  This senior night is your first celebration of many during the course of the year.  We are proud of your work, and look forward to your continued success throughout the year until graduation.

 Well done tonight Marching Mustangs - both on the field and in the stands you made us all proud to be Mustangs!

2013 South High School Academic Awards

Congratulations to students from South High School who received the Academic Award during the 2013 recognition ceremony.  In addition to numerous DGS Fine Arts students receiving awards for Academic achievement, several DGS Fine Arts students performed as part of the ceremony.  Senior Mara Alvarez sang the National Anthem to begin the event.  During the course of the awards ceremony, senior cellist Andrew Molina performed a movement of a Rachmaninoff concerto, and senior bassoonist Rachel Wydra performed a movement of a von Weber bassoon concerto.  Both students displayed why they were All-State musicians as juniors, and added an artistic dignity to the event that was impressive.

"Nothing on Us" - The Resolution

Congratulations to  DGS Fine Arts students Brian Moroney and Patrick Mitchell, DGN Fine Arts student Rob Kulik, as well as DGN Fine Arts alumnus Trevor Utz, on their band's new release and music video.

Be sure to check out "Nothing On Us" by The Resolution.

Brian Moroney- Lead singer/guitar

Trevor Utz- Guitar/vocals

Patrick Mitchell- Bass

Rob Kulik - Drums

Marching Mustangs at the 34th Lake Park Lancer Joust

The 2013 Marching Mustangs unveiled 5/6 of their show, Artistry in Time today at the 34th Lake Park Lancer Joust.   Featuring the music of Dave Brubreck and Stan Kenton, the show holds extreme promise sonically and visually.  The ensemble has a solid start on their competitive season, and the sights and sounds in this show will continue to improve and gain a solid fan base as the season progress.  With the final movement of the show yet to be unveiled, the Marching Mustangs have much to look forward to in the coming weeks.

2013 Band Camp BBQ and Show

Tonight was a great night to be a Mustang, as the football program and the Marching Mustangs shared the stadium turf to present their culminating show and to scrimmage.

Close to 300 friends and family of the Marching Mustangs gathered for a BBQ at which the individual student sections presented section spirit cheers, with the competition being won by the color guard.  After the social gathering, the crowd and band moved to the stadium to present the field show in between the sophomore and varsity football scrimmages.  The Marching Mustangs 2013 Competition Show is titled "Artistry in Time," and features the music of iconic American jazz composers and performers Dave Brubeck and Stan Kenton.  Including selections like Take Five and Blue Rondo ala Turk, this show is certain to be a crowd favorite during the course of the season.

After the Marching Mustangs performance, the JV and Varsity football coaches and teams joined the Marching Mustangs to sing and play the South High School alma mater, a collaboration which will take place after every home football game during  this season.

Kudos and congratulations to the students and staff associated with the Marching Mustangs.  The hard work and long hours invested during Band Camp was evident in the quality of the sonic and visual performance tonight.

2013 Marching Mustangs Band Camp

Under the auspices of picture-perfect weather conditions, the 2013 Marching Mustangs began their 2013 Band Camp today.  Although this performance ensemble has already logged over 90 hours of rehearsal and performance time since the conclusion of the school year in June, the students and staff are digging in for an intensive week of visual and sonic preparations for the pending performance season.

The show this year, titled "Artistry in Time," will present visually and sonically the compositions of Dave Brubeck and Stan Kenton.  A show influenced by the stylistic elements inherent in jazz, this production is certain to be a crowd favorite throughout the fall.

Band Camp will culminate with a performance at half-time of the DGS Varsity Football Scrimmage.  The scrimmage begins at 7:15 PM on Friday, August 23, 2013 with the Marching Mustangs performance to follow shortly after the start of the scrimmage.  The public is cordially invited to attend both the scrimmage and the Marching Mustangs performance.