Congratulations to Maine West Musicians Earning All-District Honors! #207Now #ilmea #honors @mainewestband @mainewestchoir @mworchestras @mainewestfab @mwhs207 @mwactivities

Congratulations to the student musicians from Maine West High School who earned placement, by competitive audition, into the 2023 Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-District Band, Choir, Orchestra and Jazz Band. These musicians submitted audition videos to the ILMEA, which were reviewed and scored by a panel of professional musicians. The scores were then ranked, and the top scoring musicians in the region were selected for participation in the District 7 ILMEA Festival, which will be held on Saturday, November 4 at Glenbrook South High School for Band, Choir and Orchestra and on Saturday, November 18th at Lake Zurich High School for Jazz Band.

Selection to the ILMEA district honors ensembles distinguishes these musicians as some of the best musicians in the region. It is also the result of many hours of practice on the extremely challenging audition material. The Fine Arts Department is extremely proud of these musicians.

We are proud to announce this year's group of musicians who earned placement into the District 7 ILMEA Honors Ensembles:

BAND
Gemima Eyeson (12), Flute

JAZZ BAND
Georgios Panagiotidis (12), Tenor Sax

ORCHESTRA
Aaron Grata (12), Violin

CHOIR
Irene Han (11), Soprano II
Addison Stutheit (12), Alto I
Haven Wallgren-Lemmerman (12), Tenor I

Maine West Musicians Selected for 2022 Regional Honors Ensembles #207Now #Honors #ILMEA @mainewestband @mainewestchoir @mworchestras @mwhs207

Congratulations to the student musicians from Maine West High School who earned placement, by competitive audition, into the 2022 Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-District Band, Choir and Orchestra. These musicians submitted audition videos to the ILMEA, which were reviewed and scored by a panel of professional musicians. The scores were then ranked, and the top scoring musicians were selected for participation in the District 7 ILMEA Festival, which will be held on Saturday, November 12 at New Trier Township High School.

Selection to the ILMEA district honors ensembles distinguishes these musicians as some of the best musicians in the region. It is also the result of many hours of practice on the extremely challenging audition material. The Fine Arts Department is extremely proud of these musicians.

We are proud to announce this year's group of musicians who earned placement into the District 7 ILMEA Honors Ensembles:

BAND:

Aurelia Lawson, Flute

CHOIR:

Olga Stewart, Soprano II

Addison Stutheit, Alto I

ORCHESTRA:

Aaron Grata, Violin

Two Maine West Musicians Earn All-State Honors! #207Now #Excellence #musiceducation #IMEC2022 @ILMEA @mainewestchoir

We recently learned that two Maine West musicians, Dulf Vincent Genis and Ali Krieger, have earned All-State Honors. These two music students will be representing Maine West at the state-level event called the Illinois Music Education Conference, which will be held in the Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois January 26th-29th, 2022. 

Dulf will perform as a baritone singer with the All-State Honors Chorus, the highest level choral ensemble in the state of Illinois. Ali will be taking part in the Future Music Educators Seminar. 

Earning a placement in the IMEC All-State conference distinguishes these two students as two of the best music students in the state of Illinois, and is a testament to years of hard work and dedication as musicians. The entire Maine West community is incredibly proud of these two students!

Read the Daily Herald article about these students HERE.

Maine West Student Musicians Earn All-District Honors @maine_west @mwhs207 #207Now #musiced #excellence

Maine West student musicians have earned placement into the 2021 Illinois Music Education (ILMEA) All-District Band, Choir and Orchestra. Audition videos were submitted to ILMEA, judged by a panel of professional musicians, and the top placing scores were selected for participation in the District 7 Honors Ensembles. These elite student musicians will be performing in the District Music Festivals on Saturday, November 6, 2021.

Selection to these ensembles is an incredible honor and accomplishment, a testament to years of practice. The Fine Arts faculty are tremendously proud of these students, who will be representing Maine West and District 207 at this prestigious event.

Congratulations to the following Maine West musicians earning ILMEA District Honors:

SENIOR CHORUS

Dulf Vincent Genis (12) - Bass

SENIOR ORCHESTRA

Augustus Freitag (12) - Cello

SENIOR BAND

Aurelia Lawson (11) - Flute 

To learn more about ILMEA, please visit their website.