The 2014 Illinois Music Education Conference will be historically remembered for South High School and for Community High School District 99.
Congratulations to the record number of student musicians who performed as members of the All-State Band, All-State Honors Band, All-State Choir, All-State Honors Choir, All-State Orchestra, All-State Honors Orchestra, All-State Honors Jazz Band, and the All-State Honors Jazz Combo. Congratulations to our two District 99 students who were selected to participate in the prestigious "Future Music Educators Symposium." Congratulations to the DGN Jazz Ensemble for their inspirational performance at the convention that garnered wide-spread acclaim. Congratulations to our award winning composer who submitted an original composition to the All-State Music Composition Contest, and won first-place in his category. Congratulations to a student musician for earning principal cellist in the Honors Orchestra for a second consecutive year.
Congratulations to DGS Fine Arts Department Chairman, Glenn Williams, for being named as the 2014 All-Sate Jazz Band Conductor.
A professional organization and a convention exist through a spirit of volunteerism. We send a special thank you to all of our District 99 music faculty who made innumerable volunteer contributions to the success of the conference as Organizational Hosts, District Chairpersons, Piano Accompanists, Sectional Coaches, Sound & Audio Technicians, and as a member of the ILMEA Board of Directors. The success of a conference that brings over 10,000 music students and music teachers together takes many hands. District 99 should be fiercely proud of the contributions made to support the 2014 Illinois Music Education Conference.
