Coverage of the 35th Lake Park Lancer Joust
The 35th annual Lake Park Lancer Joust is a marching band festival in Roselle, Ill., and this year, you'll get to see the school's new turf field.
Performing Arts
1st day of the last year for Schaumburg's band director
A band director is set to retire at the end of a 33-year career in northwest suburban District 211, and tributes are already coming in!
Favorite music turns teens into bad drivers
Music that you like listening to may distract you while driving and cause you to make more errors on the road than you would if no music were playing, a new study suggests.
U of I band director resigns amid theft allegations
The University of Illinois's band director has resigned amid charges that he sold university property (used band instruments) and pocketed the money. He says that's not what happened.
Richards HS marching flutist is jazz pianist extraordinaire
A pianist and self-described workaholic was profiled in the Southtown Star newspaper, and we can just hear the hard work student-performers put in.
Coverage of Washington's Marching Panther Invitational
As we did last year, we open our coverage of the Illinois marching band season this year with the Marching Panther Invitational at Washington Community High School on Sept. 7,
FAMU Marching 100 takes the field after suspension
One of the world's most famous marching bands, the Florida A&M Marching 100, will return to the field on Sept. 1 following a 2-year suspension for the hazing death of a drum major.
IHSA drops state marching band championship, it seems
Our coverage of a possible statewide marching band championship in Illinois, one sponsored by the IHSA, comes to an end, given the absence of any response from the IHSA.
Louis Ricci, Chicago band director; put life into music
A beloved former band director of Chicago's St Rita of Cascia High School died on Feb. 18. His students and others associated with the school remember what he taught them.
All-State has a new group: Honors Vocal Jazz
Changes at the Illinois Music Educators Association include a new website design and the debut of the nine-singer Honors Vocal Jazz Ensemble at the All-State festival in Peoria next month.