In addition, local

professional artists

will be available

to help students

make their selec-

tion! Saxopho-

nist and Educator,

Mark Colby will

be on hand for

instrument selec-

tion and advise the

entire day. In addition to his busy

schedule of performances, Mark teaches

at Elmhurst College.

Trombonist Phil Brown will be at the

event to

help stu-

dents select

the right

trombone.

Bach,

Conn, and

King offer

literally

dozens of professional models. Phil

teaches at many local schools in the area

and coaches winds and brass for the Chi-

cago Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Tedd Waggoner, Director of Bach Op-

erations will pre-

sent “A History

of Vincent Bach

and the manufac-

turing process

used to produce

Bach Stradavarius

trumpets and

trombones” at

11AM. This

presentation will

be of interest to all brass players from

beginner to professional. In addition,

Tedd will assist trumpeters with instru-

ment selection as well.

For more details, visit www.qandf.com

and see Page Eight in this issue of Quar-

ter Notes.

Volume 28 Number 2 A Quarterly Publication of Quinlan & Fabish Music Company Winter 2014-15

This special annual event will be held at

our Burr Ridge location on Tuesday,

February 24th from 8:30am-4:00pm.

Lunch will be provided and the event is

free to any current student teacher or

interested college student. For many

years, this event has helped young

teachers-to-be with some very valuable

information to help during their first

year of teaching.

Students will spend time with members

of the QF Repair Staff learning some

basics of

woodwind,

brass, and

string repairs.

These young

teachers soon

realize that it’s

very likely

they will be

asked to repair an instrument before they

teach their first note!

Other topics to be explored that day

include: Preparing your resume &

interview tips, Professionalism,

Recruiting & Retention, and more.

Student Teacher Day is open to any

interested college Music student. If you

know of a recent graduate, please pass

the word along to them too! A

registration form is available on the back

cover or you can register online at:

www.QandF.com/registration

20th

Annual

Q&F

Student Teacher Day

Dr. Cate Hummel

Flute Choir starts

January 2015

At QF-Burr Ridge

See Page Six for details

Imagine an “instrument playground”

where you can play every model Bach,

Conn, or King trombone or trumpet...or

every Selmer and Yanagisawa saxo-

phone

model!

Well, your

dream will

be coming

to reality

on Decem-

ber 13th.

QF and

Conn-

Selmer

have com-

bined ef-

forts to

produce a

unique

event unlike any that has been seen be-

fore! On Saturday, December 13th at

our Burr Ridge location, we will host

the Conn-Selmer MASSIVE PROFES-

SIONAL INSTRUMENT EVENT

from 9AM-3PM.

Conn-Selmer features many of the most

“in-demand” brands of professional

instruments like Selmer (Paris) wood-

winds, Yanagisawa saxophones, and

Bach-Conn-King brasswinds. During

the last several years, many new artist

models have been developed working

with artists worldwide and ALL we be

available for you to try at this very spe-

cial event side-by-side with their most

popular models. Most qualify for Spe-

cial Pricing and Year End Rebates too!

Quarter Notes Page 2

be selected, the retailers receive nomina-

tions from the supplier (and vice-versa).

Compared with the “Rock N Roll” seg-

ment, we realize that the school music

sector is not the “glamorous” side of the

music business! But, it is resilient and in

our opinion—the most important sector

Happy Holidays from Q&F By George Quinlan, Jr.

It’s hard to believe that the holiday sea-

son is here! It seems like the school year

just started and now it’s holiday time

already?!?

In early September, VanderCook Col-

lege of Music held the ribbon-cutting

ceremony for the new (2nd) building on

campus. The new building provides

much needed teaching classrooms and

studios, several new Wenger practice

rooms and a

recital hall,

named in my

father’s honor -

The George A.

Quinlan, Sr.

Recital Hall. In

addition, on a

daily basis it

provides a won-

derful rehearsal

space for the

bands and

choirs. I was fortunate to attend the rib-

bon-cutting presentation AND to hear

the first recital in the room when Haynes

flute artist, Marco Granados performed

in October. The room has great acous-

tics for recitals and we are planning a

special QF event on Thursday evening

during the Midwest Clinic to celebrate!

The other big news for QF is that our

NW Suburban store will relocate early in

2015! Our new space will accommodate

more lesson customers, allow us to ex-

pand the repair facility, and be closer to

major highways for better access. Stay

tuned for details!!

Finally, we were honored to be named

“Retailer of the Year” by Music, Inc.

magazine in December. This trade jour-

nal recognizes both retailers and suppli-

ers in each year-end issue. To be includ-

ed in the Excellence Issue is indeed an

honor considering the company included

Yamaha, Harris-Teller, St. Louis Music,

and our retailer friends to the North-

Heid Music of Wisconsin and to the

South-The Music Shoppe of Normal, IL

and “the big guys”-GC and Sam Ash

with over 400 locations combined. To

Southwest Suburban Location: 6827 High Grove Blvd.

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 630-654-4111

Fax: 630-522-0331

Northwest Suburban Location: 621 North Main Street

Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 847-253-5592

Fax: 847-253-1761

Fox Valley Location: 291 Montgomery Road

Montgomery, Illinois 60538 630-906-6595

Fax: 630-897-5256

Michigan Location: 5719 St. Joseph Avenue Stevensville, MI 49127

269-429-6232 Fax: 269-429-6250

Valparaiso, IN Location: 2601 Cumberland Drive

Valparaiso, IN 46383 219-462-5086

Fax: 219-462-0060

Mishawaka, IN Location: 130 West Edison Road Mishawaka, IN 46545

574-293-6332 Fax: 574-254-0387

Fort Wayne, IN Location: 3678 Wells Street

Fort Wayne, IN 46808 260-482-9669

Fax: 260-482-7698

Lafayette, IN Location: 1301 Sagamore Parkway N.

Lafayette, IN 47904 765-543-0515

since most musicians begin their musical

journey in school band or orchestra.

We are honored to be selected as

“Retailer of the Year” and thank our

friends at Maher Publications for this

recognition. (You may recognize Maher

Publication as publishers of their legend-

ary Downbeat Jazz magazine.)

Finally, we encourage you to consider

participation in the Midwest Band &

Orchestra Clinic in December. The

Midwest Clinic International Band, Or-

chestra and Music Conference offers

guests interested in music education an

array of clinics and exhibits, as well as

access to music and teaching icons. The

conference will also focus on industry

trends and future topics in business and

music education. With more than 17,000

attendees from all 50 states and more

than 30 countries, The Midwest Clinic

offers music educators and musicians

alike an unmatched networking oppor-

tunity. See you there!

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Stork Report...recently three sets of

“Band Director Parents” had

babies!! First, Katia Carolina

was born September 12th,

weighing 10lbs, 7 oz. to

Brian & Jennifer Finn, who

teach band together at Brooks MS in

Bolingbrook.

Then, Jason Freeland (Central MS-

Tinley Park) & Michelle Freeland (LW

North HS) had a baby girl, Abigail on

October 23rd. Congrats!

And finally, twin boys - Jon Dennis &

William Robert, were born to Pam &

Jack Holt on November 7th. Mom is

band director at Maine East HS and Dad

at Wauconda HS. Double Congratula-

tions!

Joanna Schultz, New Lenox Orchestra

director, had a beautiful baby girl,

Nancy. Congratulations, Joanna!

Everett Abraham Kelly was born on

May 29th to Alicia Poot Kelly & Jeff

Kelly. Alicia teaches at ChiAr ts

Academy in Chicago.

It's a girl...Megan Hoff Muscato (Gower

62 band director) and her husband

welcomed their new daughter, Harper

just as the school year began at a healthy

6 lbs. 7oz. Best Wishes!

Andrew & Henriet Thompson had a

beautiful baby, Jurgen, born in June.

Belated contratulations to the family.

Andrew teaches band at Fenwick HS in

Oak Park.

Donalisa Freeman was born on

September 15th to Valeaka & Keith

Freemen. Mommy teaches at Hillcrest

HS in County Club Hills.

Congratulations to Debra & Kevin

Rehlander on the bir th of their fir st

child, Edwin Bradley. Deb is a long-

standing member of our customer service

team in Mt. Prospect.

Wedding Bells…Michelle Morales was

married on August 10th. Michelle Morales

Miles teaches at the University of

Chicago Lab School. Best Wishes!

Danielle Economy, orchestra and

general music teacher at

Lines Elementary

School in Barrington,

and Alex Pavlos were

married on June 29th in Palatine

Jeff Zilke, Band Director at Sundling

JHS, and his girlfriend, Susan Golwitzer,

were recently engaged. They are planning

a Summer 2015 Wedding

Congratulations to Rico Vazquez

(Sandburg JHS-Elmhurst) on his

engagement to Lauren Pojman (LoPo).

They are planning a fall 2015 wedding

Awards, Honors and Events…Roz Torto,

orchestra teacher at the University of

Chicago Lab School recently completed

her masters from VanderCook College of

Music—Congratulations!

Walter Payton College Prep Jazz band, led

by Glen Rode, performed at the Citizens

United for Research in Epilepsy's Chicago

benefit headlined by James Taylor.

Pat Benson, band director at Hubbard

HS, was selected as WBBM's Teacher of

the Week and Teacher of the Month

contest. He received a $250 gift card and

visits by Chicago Bears players to his

school.

Congrats to all 10 schools were featured

on ABC7 “Friday Fly-Over” during

marching band season. From votes

taken from ABC staff, Joliet Central

directed by Mike Fiske, won the

contest!

Gerald Powell and the Kenwood

Academy Jazz Band were featured in a

Chicago Tribune article prior to their

performance at Symphony Center with

renowned musician and composer,

Jason Moran.

The Lincoln Park HS Concert Band,

directed by Lise Gilly & Chad Smith,

shared a performance at Lincoln Park

HS with the North Shore Concert Band

conducted by Mallory Thompson in

November. Josh Chodoroff, band director at

Highland Park HS,

was recently named a

semi-finalist for the

Grammy Music

Educator Award.

This is the 2nd year

for this prestigious

award which

recognizes music educators who have

made a significant and lasting

contribution to the field of music

education and who demonstrate a

commitment to the broader cause of

maintaining music education in the

schools. Congrats, Josh!

“I love to play the bassoon,

but I hate that

old junky one

the school

owns…”

Now Available on our

First Chair Rental/Purchase Plan

at $159 per month including

Maintenance & Replacement

coverage

Accent Bassoons are

available

in standard or short-reach

design

(for smaller hands)

Send news about your school

music program for our next

issue to info@QandF.com

(Continued on page six)

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Continued from page 3

David Allie-Memorial Jr. High-Lansing (retired)

D.J. Alstadt-Naperville Central HS

Adeline Anderson-Homer JHS-(retired)

George Andrikokus-Indian Trail MS

John Armstrong-Joliet District 86

Stewart Bailey-Carl Sandburg HS

Melody Balicki-Aurora West HS (formerly)

Mike Bandman-Viking JHS-Gurnee (retired)

Ken Bartosz-Loyola Academy (deceased)

Art Beckmann-Central JHS (retired)

Tom Beckwith-Warren Twp HS (retired)

Ken Bender-McGugan JHS (retired)

Sue Berge-Blaese - MacArthur MS (retired)

Mark Bettcher-Dundee Crown HS

Greg Bimm-Marian Cath. HS-Chgo Hts

Emily Binder-Gregory MS-Naperville

Robert Blim-Wilmette JHS-Wilmette (retired)

Robert Blazek-Monroe MS-Wheaton

Pam Breuning-Joliet Twp. HS (retired)

Debra Brubeck-Humphrey MS-Bolingbrook

Kevin Carroll-Joliet West/Waubonsie Valley

Scott Casagrande-Hersey HS-Arlington Hts

Bill Chambers-Gower School (retired)

Mike Chiodo-Lake Park HS (retired)

John Christie-Highland MS (retired)

Annette Cooper-Granger MS-Aurora (deceased)

Michel Corke-Homer Jr. High (deceased)

Kim Coughlin - Summit Hill JHS

Mark Corey-Addison Trail HS

Brian Covey-Lockport HS

Don Crews-Hadley MS-Glen Ellyn (retired)

Richard Cullen-Independence JHS (retired)

George Cizek-Steger Dist. 194 (deceased)

Debbie Darnell-Merrillville Int (retired)

Adam Davis-Prospect HS (formerly)

Jim Deal-Crown Point HS

Chip DeStefano-McCracken School-Skokie

Don Devany-Metea Valley HS

Jeff Doebler-Valparaiso University

Tom Drake-Romeoville HS (retired)

Mark Duker-Scullen MS-Naperville

Karen Eldrenkamp-Glen Ellyn D89 (formerly)

Charles Emmons, Jr.-Highland Park (retired)

Lila Fagan-West Aurora (retired(

Kimberly Farris-Wilmette JHS

Fran Fatta-Vernon Hills HS

Ray Forlenza-Tinley Park, District 140

Jason Freeland-Central JHS-Tinley Park

Claire Cannek Fenton-Dist 204-Naperville

Mike Fiske-Joliet Central HS

John Fitchuk-Dist 200-Wheaton (retired)

Quincy Ford-Michigan City High School

Jim Garbrecht-Hawthorn MS South (retired)

William Gilmer-Willowbrook HS (retired)

Bill Goetz-Troy JHS-Shorewood

Nancy Golden-Hinsdale District 181

Bob Good-Argo HS (retired)

Tom Goodwin-New Lenox (retired)

Stan Gorbatkin-Indian Prairie Dist 204

Wayne Gordon-Wood Oaks Jr. High

Steve Green-Lisle HS (retired)

Judy Grimes-Elmhurst College

Dr. Charles Groeling-Roosevelt Univ. (retired)

John Harshey-West Oaks MS

Phil Hash-Kelvin Grove School (formerly)

Dan Harrison-Thompson JHS-Oswego

George Hattendorf-Chesterton HS (formerly)

John Heath-Batavia HS (retired)

Mark Hengesh-Glenbard West HS (retired)

Leo Henning-Brother Rice HS-Chgo (deceased)

Patrick Henning-St. Laurence HS

Lornetta Hooks-Gower District 62 (retired)

Raeleen Horn-Palatine HS (retired)

Brian Jacobi-Lincoln JHS-Park Ridge

William Jastrow-Neuqua Valley HS (retired)

John Janusek-Grove Jr. High (retired)

Jeff Jay-Maple School-Northbrook

Ed Jones-Plainfield HS (retired)

Ross Kellan-Glenbard East HS (retired)

Lisa Kiener-Lisle Jr. High

Nancy Kocal-Hawthorn MS South

Tim Kopf-Valparaiso HS

Randy Kummer-Lincoln Way HS (retired)

Jim Kull-St. Charles East HS

Bobby Lambert-Marian Catholic HS (formerly)

Tobin Langridge-Maine West HS (formerly)

Stacey Larson-VanderCook College of Music

Jon Larson-Eisenhower JHS-Darien (retired)

Jonathan Lauff-Neuqua Valley HS-Naperville

Lori Lauff-Scullen MS-Naperville

Kevin Lepper-VanderCook College of Music

Frank Lestina-Vernon Hills HS (retired)

Peter Lograsso-Albright MS-Villa Park (formerly)

Ted Lega-Joliet Central HS (retired)

Brian Logan-Wheeling HS

Sherri Lyons Harrison-Homer JHS (formerly)

Chicagoland Outstanding

Music educator award winners

1989-2014

Michael Madonia-TF South HS-Lansing (retired)

Jack Majure-Cooper JHS-Wheeling (retired)

Rachel Maxwell-Traughber MS-Oswego

Ken Marx-Lemont Dist 113 (retired)

Joanne May-Glenbard East HS (retired)

Kevin McOlgan-Riverside Brookfield HS (retired)

Robert McNulty-Addison (retired)

Terry Melbourn-Clarendon Hills MS

Dr. Charles Menghini-VanderCook College

Brian Miller-East Leyden HS

Don Miller-Blue Island (retired)

Terry Milligan-Rhodes School (retired)

Matt Moore-Fremd High School

Dave Morrison-Prospect HS (retired)

Milton Mojzis-Villa Park (deceased)

Jeff Muraida-Dirksen JHS/Morris HS

Steve Nendza-Hille MS-Oak Forest

Dennis Ostermann-Marquardt MS (retired)

Susan Oszvath-Rotolo MS-Batavia (formerly)

Valerie Page-Plainfield Dist 202 (formerly)

Roman Palmer-Addison (retired)

Margene Pappas-Oswego Dist. 308 (retired)

Pete Pappas-Glenview (retired)

George Pierard (retired IGSMA Pres.)

Nicole Plagman-Kelvin Grove Sch. (Lockport)

Nancy Plantinga-Gregory MS (formerly)

Ron Polancich-York Comm HS (retired)

Mike Pressler-Maine South HS (formerly)

Dan Pritchett-Valparaiso HS (retired)

Bill Rank-Oak Prairie JHS

Terry Redford-Lemont HS

Lou Ricci-St Rita HS (retired)

Roger Rocco-Mother McAuley HS (retired)

Dan Romano-Andrew HS-Tinley Park (retired)

Craig Roselieb-Downers Grove South HS

Wes Russell-Hufford JHS-Joliet (formerly)

Robert Rzeszutko-Winnetka District 36

Cindy Schnabel-Willowcreek MS-Portage

Tom Schnabel-Chesterton MS

Glen Schneider-Metea Valley HS

Melissa Schoonover-Washington JHS

Vic Scimeca-Wheaton Warrenville South HS

Deb Shofner-Elgin CUSD 46

Don Shupe-Libertyville HS (retired)

Mary Smelser-Joliet Dist. 86 (retired)

Kenneth Snoeck-Lake Park HS (retired)

Christina Snyder-Wilbur Wright Middle School

Charles Staley-Neuqua Valley HS

The Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Awards recognize excellence in Music Education in our area.

All the winners, including this year’s “class,” are listed below.

In 1996, the John Paynter Lifetime Achievement Award was initiated. This committee will select another group to be inducted in 2015

Mike Stiers-Batavia MS (retired)

Mickey Stisher-LaPorte HS (IN)

Jim Stombres-St. Charles North HS

Randy Sundell-Vernon Hills HS

Randy Szostek-Batavia Dist 101 (retired)

Brayer Teague-Downers Grove North HS

Tom Tedeschi-Lakeview JHS-Downers Grove

Dave Thomas-MacArthur MS-(retired)

Sandra Thompson-Wheeling Dist 21 (retired)

John Thomson-New Trier HS (retired)

John Timmins-Crone MS-Naperville

Cathy Umlauf-London MS-Wheeling (formerly)

Dan Valkema-Plainfield HS

Eric Wellman-Lincoln Way/Joliet West

Glenn Williams-Downers Grove South HS

Stacy Williams-Jackson-Lincoln-Way Cen. HS

Brian Wis-St. Charles North HS

Greg Wojcik-Glenbrook South HS

John Paynter Lifetime Achievement Award

1996-Barbara Buehlman

1997-Victor Zajec

1998-Dr. Harry Begian

1999-Randy Kummer

2000-Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser

2001-Leo Henning

2002-Ted Lega

2003-Ross Kellan

2004-Dr. Charles Menghini

2005-Peter Pappas

2006-Margene Pappas

2007-Dave Morrison

2008-William Jastrow

2009-Ray Cramer & George Quinlan, Sr.

2010 - Don Shupe

2011-Maurice Rhodes

2012-Ed Jones

2013-David Allie

2014-Greg Bimm

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2015 CHICAGOLAND OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD

NOMINATION BALLOT

Nominee’s Name ____________________________________________________

School ____________________________________________________________

I feel this candidate should be considered because _________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Respectfully submitted by: ____________________________________________

Please return before February 15th to: Quinlan & Fabish Music Company Attn: Award Nominations

6827 High Grove Blvd.-Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527

or send e-mail: gqjr@QandF.com

2015 Chicagoland Outstanding

Music Educator Awards

It’s often said that being

recognized by your peers for

outstanding work is the ultimate

compliment. Have you often

wished you had a special way to

thank an important mentor or

colleague who helped you

advance in your career? Do you

wish to recognize an up and

coming “superstar” in your area?

Now’s your chance...nominate

that person for this special

award.

Recognizing excellence in the

music education profession since

1989, we proudly announce the

opening of nominations for this

prestigious award. Since the

inception over 150 of your

colleagues have been recognized

for their outstanding

contributions to Music

Education. You will find a

nomination form above. You

can also use our website, and e-

mail your nomination to us

(gqjr@QandF.com).

Take a moment and complete the

nomination form before March

1st.

Your nominations will be sent to a

selection committee for final

selection that comprises previous

award winners (see the list on

page four). In addition, this

committee will select a winner of

the John Paynter Lifetime

Achievement Award, which is

dedicated to our first guest

speaker at the 1989 awards

program, Mr. John Paynter of

Northwestern University.

Please take time to nominate

an important colleague or men-

tor for this worthy recognition.

With the QF expansion in Indi-

ana & Michigan this recogni-

tion program was expanded

beyond the Chicagoland area

with the inception of the

Michiana Outstanding Music

Educator Awards recognizing

Indiana and Michigan music

educators.

Winners will be announced in

the Spring issue of Quarter

Notes and presented at an

awards ceremony in June.

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Congratulations to

Justin Johnson,

band director at

Niles West HS. They took 1st place in

every category at the Metamora, IL

Marching Band Competition! They also

placed 1st at the Downers Grove festival,

receiving honors for Best Performance,

Best Percussion and made the finals

Edgar Gabriel has a new piece written

full orchestra "La Cuerda Caliente". It

was performed by Buffalo Grove HS

conducted by Elizabeth Bennett and

Elmhurst College

On November 24th, 17 students from the

Lukancic MS Band in Romeoville

performed in the VVSD All-Star Band

Festival. Students were nominated by

their directors to form an honor band of

approximately 100 musicians. They

rehearsed challenging musical selections

together all day and performed a concert

in the evening reports host, Michael

Fogarty. Congrats!

Congratulations to the Grayslake North

HS Marching Band under the direction

of Candace Edstrand. They placed 1st in

AAA at the Sandwich, IL

Renegade Marching Competition, also

receiving Best Winds honors! Great job

Candace!

Waubonsie Valley orchestra directors

Will Burck & Daryl Silberman hosted

electric violinist Tracy Silverman as a

special guest artist recently.

The Crete Monee HS band was featured

in ABC's morning fly-by this season

notes director, Chris Tedeschi.

Mark Wienand, band director at

Mather HS in Chicago, was one a few

local Illinoisan’s featured in a state-wide

political ad for Dick Durbin’s recent

incumbent run for his Washington D.C.

Senate seat. Nice going Mark!!

Continued

from page

three

Continued on Page Nine

Special Announcement

Starting in January 2015, Dr. Cate Hummel

will teach and direct a Flute Choir at our Burr Ridge location.

Flute Choir will meet on Monday evenings

from 6:00-7:30pm with a performance in May

Audtions to be held on January 12, 2015 from 6:00-7:30pm

Dr. Cate Hummel is one of the most sought-after flute instructors in Chicago-land. Active in the Fox Valley area of the western suburbs, her students have distinguished themselves as finalists and winners at IMEA, in local competitions and in top local youth orchestras. Many have gone on to study flute perfor-mance and music education at colleges and universities all over the Midwest and around the country. Dr. Cate is an Altus/Azumi flute artist and serves on the

QF Advisory Board.

2015 Band-O-Rama and Orchestra Festival Saturday - April 18

Wilkins Junior High School 8001 South 82nd Avenue

Justice, IL 60458

Contact information:

Kathy Thorson

Email address: kthorson@isd109.org

or

Christina Dickenson

Email address: cdickenson@isd109.org

Event date: Saturday, April 18, 2015

All participating ensembles (Grades 4-8)

receive an engraved trophy, a Group photo,

and

A clinic by our professional adjudicator

staff

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Our Quinlan and Fabish NX, SX, and

GX are now all being made using the

Global Bow materials. In addition, we

have been able to retain our specific

design of the NX bow as featured in our

2014-15 String Buyer’s Guide. Call or

ask your QF rep for free copies for your

students!

Lloyd Palmiter, our Str ing Specialist, br ings extensive knowledge to our company

stemming from his twenty years experience teaching orchestra and cello; serving as a clini-

cian and consultant for Conn-Selmer; and, from his experience as general manager of the William Harris Lee Workshop. Remaining active as a clinician and teacher, Lloyd directs

the Silver Strings Ensemble that consists of adult learners of the stringed instruments and

has performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. One of his specialties, orchestral work-shops tracing the elements of the making of a stringed instrument and associating those to

the elements necessary to produce quality tone on a stringed instrument, have become very

popular with our Illinois and Indiana teachers. To schedule a workshop or step-up day, call his office at our Burr Ridge location. He visits all store locations regularly and is available by appointment to individually

help you and your students find just the right instrument. You’ve see Lloyd at conferences of IMEA, MENC, ASTA, Violin Society of America, and at the

International Exhibition of violinmakers in Cremona, Italy, where he will be scouting to bring you the best quality instruments available from all over the world!

A shout out to the Music Education

Majors at Elmhurst College with whom I

met recently to share my experiences

from years of teaching and in the music

instrument industry. Fun group to be

among and it gives me confidence for our

future to meet these students and hear

their intelligent questions and their

willingness to learn. Thanks to JoAnn

May and her students for the

opportunity to spend time together.

Have you heard of any changes when it

comes to traveling abroad and stringed

instruments and BOWS! I bet you have if

you have been paying attention. Coda

Bows had instituted using material in

making their NX, SX and GX bows so

their bows and made of materials which

can cross international borders without

concern.

Jeff Van Fossen of Coda Bows:

International and government agencies

are increasingly protecting, regulating,

and monitoring species (ivory,

motherofpearl, pernambuco, ebony, and

exotic leathers) commonly found on

traditional bows for stringed instruments.

Recent species regulations are causing

players and makers

growing concern about

delay, fine, and

confiscation when

crossing borders.

In answer to growing

concerns, and in keep-

ing with our legacy of

innovating beautiful al-

ternatives to endangered

species, CodaBow Inter-

national has innovated

GlobalBowTM technol-

ogies that will permit

your CodaBow® to

cross any border on the

planet.

GlobalBowTM is a suite of technologies

that collectively eliminate the use of

regulated species common to traditional

bows. Technologies include: Kevlar and

carbon fiber shaft architecture; Fiber

reinforced composite or metal alloy tip

plates; and XEBONY® highperformance

composite frogs (available in Natural and

Alabaster) with carbon fiber slides.

GlobalBowTM technology is now

available as a standard feature on all

advanced CodaBow®\ models, including

the popular DIAMOND Collection and the

INFINITY. Starting at $415.

“The travel risk to traditional bows

containing regulated species is a legitimate

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Dr. Bough’s CD ”Concertos For Brass”

are available at QF also!

The Frederick Elementary school band

from Grayslake Dist. 46 performed a

Veteran’s Day assembly directed by Eric

Rivera & Aaron Mulder. Their

performance featured a medley of Armed

Forces music specially arranged by Aaron

Mulder. Also of note, on December 20th

the Frederick bands will perform outside

the Grayslake Jewel Food store, playing

Christmas Carols for all patrons of the

store and community that day.

Melisa Rutkelis from Mark Twain

School in Chicago was voted Teacher of

the Year by the Garfield

Ridge area Chamber of

Commerce. The Mark

Twain Elementary band

marched in the Columbus

Day parade as well in

October.

The Third Annual District 27/31 Band

Invitational Concert was held on October

22nd and featured Wood Oaks JHS Wind

Ensemble-Wayne Gordon, Field MS

Wind Ensemble-Mike Miller, and

Linconl MS Concert Band-Greg Fudala.

The Libertyville HS Symphony Orchestra,

directed by Jeremy Marino, will be

participating in the High School String

Orchestra Rehearsal Lab at the Midwest

Clinic on Friday, December 19th. Kevin

Noe from Michigan State University

will be the rehearsal technician.

Congratulations to Corey Ames, director

of bands at Loyola High School in

Wilmette. Corey ran his first-ever

Chicago Marathon in just 4 hours-24

minutes!! He also raised the 5th highest

amount of funds in the state! Megan

Ames, his wife and band director at

Park Campus in Round Lake Beach, said

“Corey didn’t even look winded after his

finish in the marathon!” It’s gotta be a

musician thing, right? Congratulations

Corey, great performance all the way

around!!

Emergency Repair service will again be

The Rosemont

Elementary concert

band under the

direction of Chris

Prohaska will

perform at the

Rosemont Senior

Center on Wednesday, December 3rd.

On November 11th, drum line and brass

students from D300 Dundee-Crown

High School traveled the area to salute

veterans with performances of Taps and

other traditional military tunes. Music

staff at DCHS includes Mark Bettcher,

Melissa Aukes & Preston Krauska.

The North Suburban Wind Ensemble,

which includes many local music

educators, is directed by Don Shupe.

Their first concert of the season was

held on November 16th at Libertyville

HS. Selections included: Scheherazade -

Rimsky-Korsakov; The Seal Lullaby –

Whitacre; American Salute – Gould;

Bookmarks from Japan – Giroux; West

Side Story Selections – Bernstein;

Commando March – Barber; and

more. Mark your calendar for their

holiday concert on December 14th at

Vernon Hills HS.

Ray Forlenza and the Southwest

Community Concert Band will host

Winter Band Day on January 31st at

Eagle Rock Community Church in

Homer Glen. The day is open to all

band students from 6-8th grade and no

auditions are required. The band will

perform at 3pm with the community

band. To register visit:

www. SWCommunityBand.com

Join Karen Olsen (band director in

Schiller Park District 81) and perform at

the Midwest Clinic with the

Chicagoland Educators (Reading

Session) Orchestra under the direction of

Bryan Miller of Leyden HS.

This year, an Alfred Music reading

session has been added to the NIU

Concert Band Festival,

hosted by the Phantom

Regiment on February

28th Call Dr. Tom

Bough for info. (815)

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provided by QF at

the Midwest B&O

Clinic in Decem-

ber. Throughout

the Spring, you

will see our repair

techs on duty to

support school

music at festivals

and contests in the area in January &

February. Best wishes to all for

successful events.

On The Road Again...The Deerfield

High School Orchestra, under the

direction of Ron Velleuer, will be the

first public high school from the USA to

travel to Israel for a performance tour

this coming Spring. The tour will be

from March 27-April 5 and will include

public performances, educational

exchanges, clinics with Israeli

musicians, and visits to important

historic sites.

The Metea Valley High School band

traveled to Hawaii and performed in the

Waikiki Holiday Parade. They also

performed at Pearl

Harbor as well as the

USS Arizona and

USS Missouri. The

band directors at

Metea Valley are Don Devany, Glen

Schneider & Josh Kaminsky.

The Maine South HS orchestra, directed

by Rebecca Oppenheim, took a tour to

Disney from November 23-28th.

Polly Yukevich of Clarendon Hills MS

is taking her 6th & 7th grade orchestra to

perform in the Main Hall at the Field

Museum. After their performance, the

students will catch the Broadway in

Chicago hit “Newsies”.

New Faces, New Places…Park Forest

School Dist. 163 announced the grand

opening of the Michelle Obama School

of Technology and the Arts and selected

Michael Puckett to lead the

revitalization of it’s band program.

Assisting with recruiting, the QF staff

and Michael welcomed over 100 new

students to the program! Special thanks

to superintendent of schools, Dr. Joyce

Carmine and Co-prinicpals Annamarie

Dowling (VanderCook alum) and Dr.

Cheryl Muench for their unwaver ing

support.

Veteran Jeff Brath joined the music

faculty at Crete Monee D201U this fall.

Best wishes, Jeff!

Congratulations to Kelly Kirscher being

named director of bands at Freedom &

Heritage Middle Schools in Berwyn.

Kelly hails from Milliken University and

has taught in Oak Forest and at Shepard

HS (colorguard).

The Joliet area has several new band

directors including Laraway School-

Kelly Thelen, Union School–Kait

Freidman, Elwood School–George

Pierard, Hufford J r . High–John

Demore, and Joliet West High–Eric

Wellman. Best wishes to all!

Matt Jackson joins Andrew Creagh at

Marist HS. Matt also is an alumnus and

proprietor of Matt Jackson Batons!

Just a few years ago, the band program

in Ridgeland Dist. 122 (Simmons JHS-

Oak Lawn) was being taught after-

school on a fee-basis. Last year, the

district hired Amber Feigel and the

program has blossomed under her

leadership so much that a second band

director was hired this year! Congrats to

Marcus Hostetler, who joins Amber

this year!

Kate Bern is teaching in New Lenox

Dist. 122 orchestra currently as a

maternity leave.

Congratulations to Dave Polk, who joins

the Steve Pyter at Lake

Park HS working with

the Jazz program. Dave

is a highly regarded sax

player in the Chicago

area and a member of the

QF Advisory Board.

Patrick Maag welcomed Alex White as

his new assistant at Hinsdale South High

School. The program has grown nicely

and Patrick will also be assuming

additional administrative duties. The

Hinsdale South Band will once again

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Often times, when you see an artist

endorsement for an instrument,

especially for a lesser known brand, you

wonder if they really play that

instrument or are they just looking for

publicity? This question popped into my

mind when I first saw that saxophone

legend Bob Mintzer put his name behind

the Eastman brand roughly two years

ago. While at the NAMM show in 2013,

I had the privilege, along with a few

representatives of the Eastman company,

of spending some time with Mr.

Mintzer. In addition to being a true

gentlemen, I found out another

important fact during our

conversation….he actually plays the

instruments he endorses!! At the time,

he was still quite attached to his vintage

Selmer tenor , splitting time with it

and the Eastman 52nd Street. He did,

however, mention that he played and

recorded with the Eastman soprano

exclusively. This got my attention, so

upon returning home, I made sure to try

this instrument. It is extremely easy to

play and has the best intonation of any

soprano I have played to date. In fact, I

now play the Eastman soprano, and

recommend it as often as I can. Not only

a tremendous value, it offers a very good

ergonomic design, which includes a

beveled octave key and has an

exceptionally even scale throughout the

full range of the instrument. As for the

52nd Street tenor , I encourage people

to try this horn. This horn, much like the

soprano, offers a very even scale

throughout the full range of the

instrument. Although it

responds easily, it also has a

depth to its sound. These

horns should be considered

as legitimate options for any

serious performer.

Speaking of Mr. Mintzer, I

am proud to announce that

he will be appearing live

with the New Standard Jazz

Orchestra on Thursday

December 18th at Reggie’s

(2105 S. State Street). For

those of you attending the

Q&F Director’s party, the

club is conveniently located

in between McCormick

Place and VanderCook and

the first set begins at 8:30.

The NSJO features some of

the very finest talent in

Chicago, including Mark

Colby, Chris Madsen, Tom

Garling, Roger Ingram,

Pete Benson, Scott Burns

& Andy Baker. Please visit

www.nsjazzorch.com for more info.

As many of you are aware, DANSR, the

US distributor of Vandoren reeds, has

reintroduced the Vandojam to the

Chicago area. Headlined each time by a

Vandoren ar tist, this jam session is

open to all ages of jazz players and

always draws a diverse crowd. Held at

Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, it is a regular

part of the Sidebar Sessions, a jazz series

held every Wednesday. On November

12th, the featured performer was alto

saxophonist phenom Antonio Hart. In

addition to the actual jam session, Mr.

Hart held an hour long clinic before

the session, discussing the nuances and

history of jazz. He then brought many

of the young students in attendance up

on stage with him to perform. A true

“hands on” education! Earlier in the

day, Brian Logan at Wheeling High

School hosted Mr. Hart for a clinic with

their top jazz band. A true positive force

of musical energy, he brought those

eager young players to an entirely new

level. KP

Chicago Saxophonist Ken Partyka enjoys a multi-faceted career in the music business, which spans over twenty years.

In his unique career, he has amassed an impressive resume as a performer, educator, bandleader and composer/arranger

as well as being integrally involved with the retail music industry. Over his career, Ken has performed or recorded with

such acclaimed performers as Mel Torme, Arturo Sandoval, Frankie Valli, Ron Hawking, Frank D’Rone and Sonia

Dada and has performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the legendary Red

Rock.

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participate in the Chicago

Thanksgiving Day Pa-

rade on November 27.

Michael Auz was

selected as the new band

director at D167 Brookwood in

Glenwood.

Chris Mroczek has joined Stacy

Jackson-Williams and the Music

Department at Lincoln Way Central HS

as director of bands, moving from LW

East. Welcome!

Jim Spigner is filling in for Jim

Kaprzyk, as woodwind teacher and

assistant band director, at Prairie

Crossing Charter School in Grayslake,

while Jim K is on a medical leave.

Jazzy Jazz News...The Grayslake MS

Jazz Band I under the direction of Steve

Thomas per formed at the Jazz

Showcase in downtown Chicago on

Wednesday November 5th. They were

the opening band for Bob Lark’s

Reunion Big Band.

The Woodland MS Jazz Band I will

perform at the Barnes & Noble

Bookstore in the Hawthorne Mall in

Vernon Hills on Saturday December 13th

at 3pm for the Mall’s “Swingin into the

Holidays” Festival. Woodland MS

directors include Elise Matusek,

Carolyn Awe & Greg Zalapi.

Mark your calendars for Saturday,

February 14th for the Evanston Twp.

High School Jazz Festival hosted by

Mike Lehman & Matt Bufis.

Mark Dahl, Paul Meiste and the

Lyons Twp. HS Jazz Ensemble will

perform at All-State Conference in

Peoria in 2015

The New Trier High School Annual Jazz

Festival, hosted by Nic Meyer & Matt

Temple will be held Saturday

February 7th at New Trier’s Winnetka

Campus. The featured artist/band this

year is the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big

Band with Jimmy Heath! You don’t

want to miss this!!

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Metea Valley HS

hosted an evening

of jazz with the

Elmhurst Jazz En-

semble directed by

Doug Beach. The

band directors at

Metea are Don

Devany, Glen

Schneider & Josh Kaminsky.

The Oak Prairie Jazz Band led by Bill

Rank, played at Hackney’s November

5th as warm up for Brass Tracks. Fun

was had by all.

The 38th Annual North Shore Jazz

Festival, hosted by Greg Wojcik, will be

held on Saturday, January 24th. For

details, visit www.northshorejazzfest.com

Blackhawk Jr. High will play at

Hackney’s December 17th directged by

George Andrikokus and his Dupage

Youth Jazz Ensemble will play at

Hackney’s December 10th

Jazz In The Meadows Competition will

be held on Saturday February 28th this

year at Rolling Meadows HS. Special

featured guest artists include Chris

Siebold and Psycles and the Gordon

Goodwin Big Phat Band! Mark your

calendars for this event for a GREAT

day of Jazz hosted by Chris Buti &

Kevin Carroll.

The D204 Gregory Middle School Jazz

Ensemble performed at the Naperville

Marathon on November 9th. The

directors are Melissa Schwolow & Kelly

Dimidik!

On November 12th, Kevin Schoenbach

and the Oswego HS Jazz Department

hosted the Ian Torres Big Band for an

evening concert, preceded by clinics

and masterclasses by members Ian

Torres, John Wojciechowski & Scott

Burns. The clinicians were amazing,

and the concert was phenomenal. Check

out the Ian Torres Big Band on

Facebook!!!

Bethany Rhine is concluding her

degree in Music Education

and currently student teaching with

Peter Tambroni in Mannheim

District 83. A resident of Melrose Park,

IL, she is a second generation music

educator. Best Wishes, Bethany

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Amanda Jennings Lonergan is a

bassoonist and a former band director.

As print music buyer for Q&F, she has

the opportunity to preview every new

publication. She will keep you up to

date on the latest new issue music and

happenings in the publishing world!

This holiday season brings us two new

and festive folios for students to play and

practice at home. Carl Fischer has

released Christmas with a Twist,

featuring individual

folios for Flute,

Clarinet, Alto

Saxophone, Trumpet

& Trombone. Each

folio contains a CD-

ROM which includes

mp3 play-along

tracks and piano

accompaniments

in .PDF format.

Larry Clark, the mastermind behind this

series, has taken some of our favorite

seasonal tunes and arranged them for a

more contemporary sound. Students will

play “Jingle Bells” in a bluesy shuffle,

“The First Noel” in a punk rock style,

“Silent Night” arranged as a country

ballad, and “Angels We have Heard on

High” as an early pop rock piece. These

folios are compatible with each other,

meaning players of different instruments

could practice together, and the play-

along mp3’s could mean a whole concert

for your students and their friends.

Christmas Carols, published by Hal

Leonard, is meant for the very beginner,

first year students looking to practice

more on their own.

With individual

books for Flute,

Clarinet, Alto Sax,

Tenor Sax,

Trumpet, Horn,

Trombone, Violin,

Viola, and Cello,

most beginning

students will be able

to enjoy this folio.

Also included is access to downloadable

materials. Students will be able to

download audio files to hear what the

song will sound like once they have

mastered it. They can also download

backing tracks to be able to play-along

with a band and put on their very own

concert.

Alfred Music has produced an

interesting full orchestra mash-up called

Holiday Mash-Up. Patrick Roszell

arranges this mash-up for an

intermediate full orchestra; this piece is a

grade 3, according to Alfred. This mash-

up is a spunky union of Have Y ourself a

Merry Little Christmas and Jingle Bell

Rock. I should also mention that the

original arrangement of this was featured

on “Glee”, so students and audiences

alike will be able to recognize, and sing

along with, this exciting piece. The

piece also helps teachers to meet state

standards by including both lyrical and

rock styles in this piece.

Alfred Publishing has released a version

of Auld Lang Syne, arranged by Jan

Farrar-Royce for str ing orchestra.

This piece has always been a nostalgic

favorite on New Year’s Eve and Farrar-

Royce certainly hits the nostalgic mark

as she weaves

variations

throughout the

harmony and

continually repeats

the melody

demanding that the

listener review and

remember the past

year. This piece

could be a

standalone at your next concert or could

be easily done as a sing along.

Sweet Petite Winter Suite composed

by Brian Balmages, and published by

FJH Music, is a piece reminiscent of all

our favorite holiday and winter treats. It

introduces string orchestra students to

different modes, as the first movement is

written in Phrygian mode. It also

introduces the students to multiple

meters and varying

tempos. Balmages

wrote this piece as a

light-hearted

homage to all things

good about the

winter. Movement

I, Candy Cane,

captures the

excitement of the

season’s first candy cane, and elicit a

festive feel. Movement 2, Hot

Chocolate, is more nostalgic and

inspires the feeling of sitting in front of a

fire with a cup of hot chocolate after a

day playing in the snow. Movement 3,

Peppermint Bark, brings back the festive

feel with a more humorous and dance-

like quality. Movement 4, Gingerbread

Man, is all about the excitement of snow

and the holiday season.

Moving the focus over to concert band, a

new Alfred Publishing piece to be

noticed is Snow Day Adventure,

composed by Scott Watson for young

band. This piece depicts all the joy of

having a snow day. Starting from the

snow falling to musically describing

sledding, building snowmen and snow

forts, and snowball fights, this piece is

everyone’s dream of the perfect snow

day.

C.L. Barnhouse Company also jumped

into the season with a wintery piece,

although this one is set more towards the

end of winter. Milton, The Melting

Snowman, by Len Orcino, depicts the

slow flow from winter to spring. The

upbeat beginning starts in a light and

happy style to describe everyone’s

favorite snow creation. The piece slowly

and smoothly starts to slow and the tone

start to change as the sun rises and starts

to heat the earth. The snow man begins

to transform from a proud, standing

figure in the snow, to a small puddle on

the ground. But don’t worry, our dearest

winter friend will be back next year.

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