3.15.2024

D207 Choral Festival 2024 - A Celebration of Music #207Now #musiceducation @mainewestchoir @mechoirs @msouthchoir105 @mwactivities @mainewestfab

 
Congratulations to all of the Maine Township District 207 choir students - from Maine West, Maine East and Maine South - and their directors, Mr. Matthew Hanes, Ms. Kate Lee, and Mr. Jim Schiffer on a successful District 207 Choral Festival! Last night's performances were absolutely stunning, and a reflection of the excellent music programs offered at every school in District 207. 

Thank you to the guest clinicians Dr. Julia Davids and Dr. Keith Hampton for working with the students during the school day and helping students put the finishing touches on their performances!

Thank you to guest clinician and conductor, Ms. Sarah Jaewon Catt for leading the ensembles in rehearsals and in the evening concert. Our students benefited tremendously from your expertise!

This event could not have been possible without the support of the Maine 207 Foundation, who funded all of the clinicians, as well as the transportation required to bring all of the D207 students together for a day of music making. A HUGE thanks to the D207 Foundation for your support of music education!

More pictures for the D207 Choral Festival can be found HERE.

The program from the the D207 Choral Festival can be found HERE.

Thank you to Mr. Phil Ash and his students with WMTH-East for streaming last night's concert. The concert can be viewed HERE.

Lastly, thank you to everyone at Maine East, especially Ms. Sarah Djordjevic, Maine East Fine Arts Department Chair, and Dr. Melissa Pikul, Maine East Principal, for being tremendous hosts for this event!


The program concluded with the piece, Arirang, a Korean folk song, and special guests Suwan Choi and Deokhwan Kim from the Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (KPAC) joined the massive District Chorus in performance.

None of this would have happened without our visionary choir directors. Thank you to Mr. Jim Schiffer, Kate Lee and Matthew Hanes for collaborating to offer this memorable event to our choir students!