Monday, November 30, 2009

All State Choir, District Choir and upcoming performances



Congratulations to Stephanie Duve, Chris Halline and Nathan Smith! They were selected to sing in the All State Choirs in January. Being a member of this very select choir is a great accomplishment.

On November 21, fifteen choir students sang in the IMEA District 1 Choir under the direction of Dr. Ramona Wis from North Central College. They are: Andrew Brondos, Haley Buntrock, Elena Duve, Stephanie Duve, Chris Halline, Olivia Landa, Dovas Lietuvninkas, Vija Lietuvninkas, Sara Nie, Nathan Smith, Becky Pendola, Kyle Perfect, Galen Ryan, Olivia Toriumi, James Wang.

Three of our freshmen sang in the IMEA 9/10 Choir, under the direction of Bob Boyd. Mr. Boyd recently retired as director of Lyons Township HS choirs. Abby Louthen, Stephanie Olszewski and Jake Payne were chosen to represent RB at District.

This will be a busy week for the Madrigal Singers. They will sing at We Are RB on Wednesday from 6:30 - 8:00. You can find them in the cafeteria and in the new main hallway.

On Thursday, they will sing for a private party at the LaGrange Country Club.

You are welcome to see the Madrigals on Friday evening at the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Riverside at 5:30.

On Saturday, you are invited to their performance at the North Riverside Library at 1:00 p.m. and at the Brookfield Village Hall at 3:00 p.m.

Our annual Holiday Concert features the entire Music Department. This year's concert will be presented on Thursday, December 10 at 7 p.m. in the Main Gym. All are invited!