20170109 - D300 MS Concert Rehearsal (HRB)

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Hampshire Middle School student Casey Flatland plays the chimes during the District 300 Middle School Honors Band rehearsal Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for the performance marking the debut of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene with input from students at district’s five middle schools.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com District 300 Middle School Honors Band tuba player Manuel Mendoza a student at Carpentersville Middle School rehearses Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for the performance marking the debut of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Under the direction of retired Dundee Crown High School music teacher Mark Bettcher the District 300 Middle School Honors Band rehearses Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for their performance of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene with input from students at district’s five middle schools. Funding was provided by the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence. The project was funded by a Foundation for Educational Excellence Large Project Grant. Hampshire Middle School student Casey Flatland play the chimes.Carpentersvi;e middle school students Tuba players Julian Ruiz (left) and Manuel Mendoza. Retired Dundee Crown director Mark Bettcher. District 300 music teacher Michael Kasper

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com D 300 Middle School Honors Band clarinetists Jadyn Booz-Bruce (from left) Ashley Miller and Nick Spanroff rehearses Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for the Tuesday performance of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene with input from students at district’s five middle schools.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com D 300 Middle School Honors Band member Holly Vandenbrook rehearses Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for Tuesday's performance marking the debut of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Retired Dundee Crown music director Mark Bettcher conducts the District 300 Middle School Honors Band as they rehearse Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for Tuesday's performance marking the debut of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene with input from students at district’s five middle schools.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com D 300 Middle School Honors Band saxaphoneists Connor Frank (from left) Brook Dobson and Ricardo Hernandez rehearses Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for Tuesday's performance of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene with input from students at district’s five middle schools. Funding was provided by the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence. The project was funded by a Foundation for Educational Excellence Large Project Grant. Hampshire Middle School student Casey Flatland play the chimes.Carpentersvi;e middle school students Tuba players Julian Ruiz (left) and Manuel Mendoza. Retired Dundee Crown director Mark Bettcher. District 300 music teacher Michael Kasper

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com D 300 Middle School Honors Band horn section rehearses Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for the Tuesday performance marking the debut of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene with input from students at district’s five middle schools. Funding was provided by the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence. Hampshire Middle School student Casey Flatland play the chimes.Carpentersvi;e middle school students Tuba players Julian Ruiz (left) and Manuel Mendoza. Retired Dundee Crown director Mark Bettcher. District 300 music teacher Michael Kasper

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com The District 300 Middle School Honors Band rehearses Monday, Jan 9, 2017 for the performance marking the debut of “The Dawnland,” created by internationally renowned composer Joni Greene with input from students at district’s five middle schools.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com School District 300 music teacher Michael Kasper (left) watches as retired Dundee Crown director Mark Bettcher experiments with sound by playing a xylophone with a bow before the start of the Middle School Honors Band rehearsal Monday, Jan 9, 2017. Bettcher was with the district for 34 years growing the orchastra program to 3 orchastras with nearly 200 strings.