Lockport Bands

The Wind Symphony consists of the most advanced musicians in grades 10- 12. This band meets daily and performs in four concerts along with eight to ten festivals per year. Every member of the Wind Symphony receives weekly private lessons from professional musicians in the area while also working with some of the nation's most prominent clinicians and guest conductors. Over the years, the Wind Symphony has earned consistent Superior Division Ratings at the State Organization Contest, performed at both the Music Educator's National Conference and Illinois Music Educator's Conference, the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, and has been selected for the University of Illinois Superstate Band Festival nineteen times.

Upcoming Performances and Events:

WIND SYMPHONY 08-09
MIDWEST CLINIC REHEARSALS

August
18th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
25th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM

September
1st - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
6th - Saturday Morning Rehearsal 8:00AM-11:00AM
8th – Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
15th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
22nd - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
29th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM

October
6th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
13th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
18th - Saturday Morning Rehearsal 12:00PM – 3:00PM
20th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
27th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM

November
3rd - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
8th - Saturday Morning Rehearsal 8:00AM-11:00AM with Dr. Waybright
10th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
17th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM with Mr. Keene
21st - Friday Evening Rehearsal 6:00PM – 7:00PM with Mr. Cramer
24th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM with Dr. Thompson

December
1st – Recording Session at Krannert Center of Performing Arts (All Day)
MIDWEST HOME CONCERT TBD!
6th - Saturday Morning Rehearsal 8:00AM-11:00AM
8th - Monday Evening Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM
10th – Holiday Concert 7:00PM
15th - Dress Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM with all Guest Conductors
16th - Dress Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM with all Guest Conductors
17th - Dress Rehearsal 6:15PM-8:15PM with all Guest Conductors
18th – The Midwest Clinic Performance 11:30AM-12:30PM (5:00AM Depart)
19th – The Midwest Clinic Performance 8:30AM-9:30AM (5:00AM Depart)

The Midwest Clinic

CONGRATULATIONS to the Lockport Township High School Band Program which has been invited to perform at the 2008 Midwest Clinic, in Chicago, Illinois, December 16-20, 2008. The Midwest Clinic is the premiere performance opportunity in the band world. This year only four high school bands from across the world were selected to perform! Great job and congratulations to all of the Program and Wind Symphony members.

2007 - 2008 Repertoire:

The Glory of the Yankee Navy - John Phillip Sousa
Variations on a Korean Folk Song - James Barnes
Niagara Falls - Michael Daugherty
Symphony No. 2 - Frank Ticheli
Hymn and Pavane - Luigi Zaninelli
J'ai Ete au Bal - Donald Grantham
Beatrice and Benedict Overture - Hector Berlioz
Godzilla Eats Las Vegas - Eric Whitacre
Kokopelli's Dance - Nathan Tanouye
Overture to Colas Breugnon by Dmitri Kabalevsky trans. Hunsberger
Give Us This Day by David Maslanka