Tag: Band

Couri Performs with ILMEA Band

On Saturday, November 10, 2018 St. Philomena School student, Eddie Couri, performed with the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) District 2 band at Augustana College. Couri plays the baritone in the St. Philomena junior high band. He is the first student from St. Philomena to be selected to participate in this band. The junior band consisted of 149 students from 58 schools.

Eddie auditioned in October and upon his selection for the band was given the music for the five pieces that the band would perform. He rehearsed on his own until the day of the concert, when the entire band rehearsed together for the first time for about five hours.

The director for the concert was Jeremiah Johnson, a middle school director from Tipton, IA. The band performed the following songs: The Star Spangled Banner (arranged by Robert W. Smith), Adrenaline Engine (Randall Standridge), Resplendent Light (Tyler S. Grant), Moscow, 1941 (Brian Balmages), and Service Songs Medley (Jeremiah “Dusty” Johnson, the director).

Congratulations to Eddie and all of the students who participated.

Junior High Student to Perform with ILMEA District II Band

A big congratulations to Eddie Couri! Eddie auditioned for Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) District II band last Saturday in Geneseo, and he has been accepted. On November 10 there is a festival at Augustana College where he will rehearse all day, and perform a concert in the early evening with other 7th-9th graders from District II (Illinois side of the Quad Cities to Ottawa with Peoria being one of the most southern cities). This is a great honor.