Over sixty 7th and 8th grade students were selected by BFT teachers for their outstanding work to participate in the BFT Honor's Ensemble held at St. Joseph School in Downers Grove.
Students spent the day playing some great music with fellow student musicians and getting excellent instruction from our staff. We had two full band rehearsals, a like instrument sectional, lunch and snacks. Some of the songs we practiced were Malaquena, Chronichles of Narnia, Theme from the movie Batman, and music from the movie "Cars"
We finished the day with an afternoon concert for families and friends. Congratulations to those students selected. Here is a list of students who accepted the honor and performed the day of the event.
LUKE PRISCO OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL-
JORGE COLQUE HERNANDO COLQUE AMBER WHITE ST MARIA GORETTI-ANTHONY VARALLO ST. CORNELIUS-JULIA LOUDIN JOSH GODAR MICHAEL ALMASSEY ST. JOAN OF ARC- KATHERINE FOODY
MOLLY MEEHANST. JOHN OF THE CROSS- JOEY HUGHES KAREN KLEIN TIMOTHY KRITZLER ST. JOSEPH DOWNERS GROVE-JONAH DEFFENBAUGH
BLAKE GLYNNST. MARY IMMACULATE PLAINFIELD-
HANNAH WULBERT AARON VOLK ST. PETER-
JOHN HUPP MEGAN MOFFITT NATHAN MOOREST. ST. PETRONILLE-STEPHEN ANDERSON NICOLE GRAF ST. WALTER

Our annual Band For Today solo contest was held  on March 8th in Western Springs. Over 180 students participated. This contest involved students playing a solo before a judge. The students were rated on rated on pitch, rhythm, technique, and presentation. Students did not compete against one another. First, second, and third places will receive either a gold, silver or bronze medal and perfect scores with the solo memorized will receive
an engraved trophy. This was a great way
for students to take a little more responsibility for their own improvement as young musicians. Band For Today will provide a practice CD for all students who sign up. The contest ran between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Thank you to St. John of the Cross school for hosting this event.