5th Grade Band Concert

Congratulations to all 46 members of the 5th grade band on an outstanding first performance! Thanks to Daniel from the New Berlin Bee for his great close-up pictures, as always!

                                 

Recent Performances

Congratulations to all the members of the junior high and high school bands on wonderful recent performances at our Winter Concert, first pep band performance, and jazz band concert! Here are some pictures from the events! Thank you to Daniel Winningham from the New Berlin Bee for the Pep band pictures!

District 4 ILMEA Honors Festival

Congratulations to junior high student Malena Bixby and high school students Bailie Dill, Luke Emmert and Alex Wilkinson for being selected to the District 4 ILMEA Honor Festival that took place yesterday at Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL. These students auditioned back in October along with hundreds of other students from across central Illinois and were talented enough to be selected! Malena, Bailie and Luke were selected for the honor band ensembles and Alex was selected for the honor choir. Congratulations!

 

Senior Night

Thank you to our seniors Jacob Turner, Denee' Wyatt, and Sydney Wyatt (not pictured) for their dedication over the past 4 years to our marching band program! You will be so missed next year!

SEMA Junior High Honor Band

Congratulations to Jaxson Taylor, Kali Marvin, Justin Royer, Malena Bixby, Tessa Peecher, Sierra Eigenmann, Rudie Logerquist, Grace Savage, Hunter Wells, Wyatt Spradlin, and Daniel Kloppe for participating in the SEMA Honor Band last Thursday at Glenwood High School. The students rehearsed all day with guest conductor Dr. David Vroman from Bradley University and put on a culminating concert later that night. A special congratulations to Malena Bixby for playing the only solo of the evening!

Tessa and Rudie with Dr. Vroman

Friday Night Football and Fall Festival

Congrats to the Marching Pretzels on another great performance last Friday night at the big game against Williamsville! Thank you also to the students who volunteered to play at the St. John's Fall Festival today. The community appreciates your support!

6th Grade Fundraiser Reward

The 6th grade band did an amazing job selling items for our annual fundraiser, and as a reward for meeting their goal, we went to the park yesterday and ate lunch! It was a beautiful day!

First Home Football Game

Here are some great pictures from last Friday night's game! Thanks to Daniel from South County Publications for the two photos of the band on the field! We're looking forward to this Friday's game against PORTA. Go pretzels!

First Marching Band Performance

Congrats to the Marching Pretzels on a great first performance this weekend at the back to school festival! 

2015 High School Marching Band Camp

Band camp is required of all Marching Band members, and will be held at New Berlin High School (there is no cost). Students should meet in the band room at the start of each rehearsal. Students may pack a lunch to eat on the breaks in the band room if they wish. Please clear any potential work conflicts in advance.

DATE                                   TIME                            WHO     
Tuesday, August 11           8AM – 9AM               Percussion                
                                              9AM – 12PM              All Students              
                                              1PM – 3PM                All Students              
Wednesday, August 12      8 AM – 9AM              Percussion                
                                              9AM – 12PM              All Students              
                                              1PM – 3PM                 All Students              
Thursday, August 13         8AM – 9AM                Percussion                
                                              9AM – 1PM                All Students              

Happy Memorial Day

Thank you to the high school band for performing at the New Berlin Memorial Day Ceremony yesterday. The band played an Armed Forces Medley, as well as the National Anthem and a Patriotic Medley. Hunter Mitchell also played taps at the end of the ceremony after the rifle salute. An even bigger thank you goes to all of the members of the armed forces who have served our country and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you for your service!

Spring Band Concert

Congratulations to the 6th grade, junior high and high school bands for wonderful performances last Sunday at the spring band concert! All of the groups performed some challenging and exciting pieces! An extra special thank you goes out to our graduating seniors: Taylor Bergschneider, Trista Ishmael, Jade Pflug, Emily Rhodes and Laura Simpson. Thank you for your years of dedication to our band program!

Great Job 5th Grade Band

The fifth grade band put on an excellent performance last thursday night at their spring concert! This very special fifth grade group is not only the largest group we've had in a long time at 35 members, but also performed three very challenging full band arrangements! I am so proud of this group! Congratulations everyone!

(Posing like we do for our band karate black belts!)

     

Junior High Band Six Flags Trip

The junior high band had a great time at Six Flags last Friday for the Music in the Parks Festival! The students performed a wonderful concert in the afternoon and had the morning and evening to explore the park!

High School Band Chicago Trip

The high school band students spent three days this past weekend in Chicago both attending clinics with outstanding music educators in the area and visiting some of the best attractions the city has to offer! Thank you to our chaperones Nancy Fromme and Miriam Stowell and to Entourage Management (and our tour director Kevin Shaw) for making the trip a success! Most importantly, thank you to the band members for being model students the entire trip and making it fun and memorable for everyone involved! Here are some pictures from the trip! 

Clinic with Dr. Peter Griffin, Music Department Chair at Elmhurst College

The group picture at the Willis Tower Skydeck

Clinic with Mr. Christopher Owen, Director of Bands at Batavia High School

Students with Sue at the Field Museum 

The group (a little tired on our last day) at the aquatic show at the Shedd Aquarium

IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest

Congratulations to the New Berlin High School students who participated in the IHSA Solo and Ensemble contest last Saturday at Central A and M. It was an early morning, but their hard work paid off as was evidenced by their outstanding performances!

Tri-County Honor Band

Congratulations to the high school band students who participated in the Tri-County Honor Band at Auburn High School last Thursday. Our students rehearsed all day with students from Auburn, Northwestern, North Mac, Pawnee, Riverton and Waverly. The students had the distinct privilege to work with Professor Barry Houser from the University of Illinois. Under his direction, the students put on a fantastic evening performance. Thank you to Professor Houser for his world class instruction! Congrats to all!

Ukulele Class Performs at Local Retirement Home

Thank you to the 8th grade music appreciation students who performed and lead a sing-a-long today at Bickford Senior Living of Springfield. Our students have been learning the ukulele over the course of the past few weeks and were able to show off their new talent and brighten the day of some senior residents of Springfield. Thank you to the IEA SCORE Grant initiative for funding our ukulele project and helping to make today possible!

SEMA Solo and Ensemble Contest

Congratulations to our junior high students who competed at the SEMA Solo and Ensemble contest this past Saturday. Seventeen New Berlin students participated in both vocal and instrumental events. Great job to everyone!