The Brooks and Julian Music Departments are celebrating District 97's tremendous showing at the Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) Junior Honors Festivals. A total of 56 students rehearsed for weeks, created audition videos, and were selected to represent Brooks and Julian Middle School in the Honors Choir, Band, Orchestra, and Jazz Band Festivals this November. The Honors Festivals included the most talented young musicians from schools in a geographical area that stretches from the city of Chicago down to Joliet, including nearly 80 participating schools.
District 97's Music Department would like to recognize the following outstanding musicians for preparing their audition and festival music almost entirely on their own outside of school hours and for thrilling festival performances amongst the best and brightest musicians in the Chicago area.
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ILMEA Honors Band
Ian Hollinden
London Jordan
Declan Miller
Rowan Lingenfelter
Eddie Pearson
Zadie Polan
ILMEA Honors Choir
Fiona Amey
Isabelle Ashton
Theo Bazur
Barrett Beckwith
Darryle Bolen
Jayda Briesch
Eva Bryant
Emma Cardwell
Jonah Clark
Kinza Clarkson
Kheri Davis
Finn Drew
Ruby Gerace
Matthew Gill
Annie Goldberg
Caitlin Groben
Timothy Harris
Akash Karia
Amaia Lopez-Avila
Baxter Mackenzie
Gabriel Magniere
Billie Martin
Callum McVey
Maia Merrill
Esther Miller
Tori Najera
Ren Nelson
Andrew Niebres
Alexa Ortiz
Alaina Paskar
Amelia Pickrell
Hogan Porter
Jamey Rogowin
Hudson Schedler
Dune Schmidt
Ivy Short
Santiago Sullerio
Gianna Trotta
Lyla Van Scoyoc
Alex Vanek
Izzie Warren
Cecelia Widd
Colin Willhoft
ILMEA Honors Orchestra
Chitra Bhattacharya
Melia Guevara
Elliot Hollinden
Sam Hronek
Rhys Kim
ILMEA Honors Jazz Band
Spencer Mamola
Sydney Kadlec