Today our friends from Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany visited the Sky Deck at the former Sears Tower and spent time exploring Millennium Park. The bright, sunny weather was a welcome change from the previous two days. Students and chaperones alike were "wowed" by the amazing sights that abound in the city of Chicago.
The Big Band from the Music School in Beitigheim-Bissingen, Germany, wows the throng gathered at the Tivoli for the "Jazz at the Movies" concert tonight.
After being in existence as an ensemble for only 2.5 years, this ensemble played a wide variety of jazz literature, including classics from the Basie library and Lee Morgan's incomparable "Sidewinder."
The Big Band from BB Germany brought the crowd to their feet for two encores at the end of the concert this evening.
The New York city bound DGS Jazz Ensemble wowed the crowd with swinging renditions of their Essentially Ellington repertoire.
This is a photo of the crowd during the Jazz Lab Band performance. If you look carefully, you can see everyone saying "cheese."
Theatre organist David Rhoades performed a 30 minute recital prior to the concert, and, accompanied the Buster Keaton silent film "The Blacksmith" to begin the evening of "Jazz at the Movies."
Prior to the culminating piece of the concert, the faculty and chaperones from the BB Germany Music School and D99 exchanged gifts. This tradition is part of the fabric of nearly every exchange relationship that exists both in the USA and abroad, and we are proud to continue in this habit. Because the exchange is now more than 25 years old, relationships are continuing through generations.
Tonight's soccer friendly between District 99 and the Musikschule of Bietigheim-Bissingen was a great evening of sportsmanship, friendship, and surprising results. In a stunning turn of global fortunes, the USA team quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead before eventually winning 5-2.Congratulations to all of the student participants, as well as all family members and supporters who came out to cheer.
The members of the DGS A Cappella Choir and the pit orchestra and technical theatre crew are pleased to present the 2011 Musical Crazy for You in the South High School auditorium on Thursday April 14th, 7pm, Friday and Saturday April 15th and 16th at 7:30pm and Sunday, April 17th at 3pm. Tickets are $8 for adults and $7 for students and Senior Citizens are complementary. To reserve your tickets, please call the Student Activities office at 630-795-8518.
"Self Portrait Map" - Maggie Cipriano
Read about the upcoming A Cappella Choir production of Gershwin's Crazy for you here:
Congratulations to the student artists from North and South High Schools in Downers Grove for the amazing visual success that is the 2011 District 99/Woodridge Public Library Show. The show opened this evening to a capacity crowd at the Woodridge Public Library. Congratulations to the staff from North and South High School for their efforts and work to produce this stunning exhibit. Special thanks to Susan McNeil-Marshall and the WPL staff, and, to Suzyn Mills from the Great Frame-Up Store in Woodridge for supporting the student artists of District 99.
Tonight is the opening of the 3rd annual District 99/Woodridge Public Library Art Exhibit. This show features the student work of over 50 students in multiple media strands from North High School and South High School in Downers Grove. The show opens on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 6:00 PM with award winners in each category being announced shortly after 7 PM. Winners of Best-in-Show Awards then go on to participate in the national Creative Self-Expressions Show that is sponsored by The Great Frame Up stores all over the country. Suzyn Mills, owner of The Great Frame Up in Woodridge, has helped sponsor District 99 prizewinners for several years in this contest. The Woodridge Public Library is located at 3 Plaza Drive in Woodridge, IL. The exhibit is available for viewing during normal Library hours. For further information call the Adult/Young Adult Department Reference Desk at 630-487-2577 or email askus@woodridgelibrary.org
Congratulations to the DGS Jazz Ensemble and their director Craig Roselieb for being accepted to perform at the 65th annual MidWest Clinic in December of 2011. Held at McCormick Place in Chicago, the MidWest Clinic is annually attended by nearly 16,000 professional educators from all 50 states and from more than 30 countries internationally. Each conference features nearly 30 concerts and 90 clinics by the finest performing ensembles and music educators from around the world. "Acceptance to perform at this convention is the pinnacle of performance success for a high school ensemble." said DGS Fine Arts Department Chairman Glenn Williams. "This truly outstanding group continues a remarkable run of recent performance success." For information about the DGS Jazz program or the MidWest Clinic, contact DGS Fine Arts Department Chairman Glenn Williams at gwilliams@csd99.org.
Members of the New York city-bound DGS Jazz Ensemble are preparing for the Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival from May 12-15, 2011 with a clinic with Jazz at Lincoln Center pianist Reggie Thomas. In addition to his association with the Jazz at Lincoln Center, Mr. Thomas is also Professor of Music at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. A wide range of musical concepts are being processed during the clinic, all designed to equip the NYC-bound ensemble for performance success when they arrive at the festival in New York City. Special thanks to the Jazz at Lincoln Center for sponsoring this clinic for the student musicians as a facet of participating in the Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival.
