2025 ILLINOIS SUPERSTATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
sUperstate honor Bands
2024 Honor Bands—Performing at the 2025 Festival
MS/JH: McCracken Middle School, Skokie; Director: Chip De Stefano
1A: Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills; Director: Randy Sundell
2A: Maine South High School, Park Ridge; Director: David Hutter
3A: Lockport Township High School, Lockport; Director: Brian Covey
2023
2022
2019
Field Middle School
Morton High School (A)
John Hersey High School (AA)
Oswego High School (AAA)
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Marian Catholic High School (A)
Vernon Hills High School (AA)
O’Fallon Twp. High School (AAA)
McCracken Middle School
Monticello High School (A)
Tinley Park High School (AA)
John Hersey High School (AAA)
Evanston High School (AAAA)
2018
2017
Field Middle School
O’Fallon Twp. High School Freshman (A)
Marian Catholic High School (AA)
Libertyville High School (AAA)
Waubonsie Valley High School (AAAA)
McCracken Middle School
Illiana Christian High School (A)
Champaign Central High School (AA)
John Hersey High School (AAA)
Warren Twp. High School (AAAA)
2016
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Lockport Twp. High School Freshman (A)
Marian Catholic High School (AA)
Wheeling High School (AAA)
Lockport Twp. High School (AAAA)
2015
2014
McCracken Middle School
Monticello High School (A)
Tinley Park High School (AA)
United Twp. High School (AAA)
Naperville North High School (AAAA)
Central Middle School
Illiana Christian High School (A)
Normal West High School (AA)
Yorkville High School (AAA)
Lockport Twp. High School (AAAA)
2013
McCracken Middle School
Marian Catholic High School (A)
Vernon Hills High School (AA)
Libertyville High School (AAA)
2012
MacArthur Middle School
Illiana Christian High School (A)
Yorkville High School (AA)
John Hersey High School (AAA)
2011
McCracken Middle School
Macomb Senior High School (A)
Vernon Hills High School (AA)
Libertyville High School (AAA)
2010
Troy Middle School
Illiana Christian High School (A)
Marian Catholic High School (AA)
Warren Township High School (AAA)
Year listed is the year the ensembles were selected. A more in-depth Illinois SuperState Honor Band History can be found at https://www.bands.illinois.edu/superstate-honorband-history
TIME SCHOOL
performance schedUle
friday, may 9, 2025
MIDDLE SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH
9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:15 AM 11:45 AM 12:15 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM
CLASS 2A
2:30 PM 3:00 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM 4:15 PM 4:45 PM 5:15 PM
5:45 PM
6:45 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
Carl Sandburg 8th Grade Symphonic Band
Troy Middle School Symphonic Band
Traughber 8th Grade Symphonic Band
Wilmette Junior High Symphonic Band
Wood Oaks Junior High School Wind Ensemble
O’Fallon District 90 Symphonic Winds
lUnch
Cooper Middle School Symphonic Winds
DIRECTOR(S)
Moulee Gupta
William Goetz, Jennifer Carlton
Rachel Maxwell, Devin Cano
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band—HONOR BAND
illinois Wind orchestra
Niles North High School Wind Ensemble
Champaign Central High School Wind Symphony
Ann Dufek
Wayne Gordon
Kate DeMonica
Cindy Severino
Chip De Stefano, Cesar Mendoza
Barry L. Houser
Michael Moehlmann
John Currey, Jennifer Currey
Mundelein High School Wind Ensemble
Collinsville High School Wind Ensemble
Victor J. Andrew High School Wind Symphony
Plainfield Central High School Wind Ensemble
dinner Break
John Hersey High School Symphonic Band
Buffalo Grove High School Wind Ensemble
Jerry Shelato, Andy Sturgeon
Alfredo DeLeon
Mark Iwinski
Chris Vanderwall, Ryan Kazda
Spencer Hile, Claudia Rejowski
Maine South High School Wind Ensemble—HONOR BAND
Vince Genualdi
David Hutter, Christopher Buti
MIDDLE SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CARL SANDBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL, Mundelein Moulee Gupta
Randall D. Standridge
Brian Balmages
JaRod Hall
Frank Ticheli
TROY MIDDLE SCHOOL, Joliet/Shorewood
Frank Ticheli
Victoriano Valencia
TRAUGHBER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Oswego
Karl L. King
arr. James Swearingen
Samuel Hazo
Brian Balmages
WILMETTE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Wilmette
Charles Carter
Pierre la Plante
Affirmation
Marche Diabolique
Loch Lomond
Joy Revisited
William Goetz, Jennifer Carlton
Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs
Danzón
Rachel Maxwell, Devin Cano
The Torch of Liberty
Blue and Green Music
Images of Ireland
Ann Dufek
Randall D. Standridge
Overture for Winds
In the Forest of the King
I. Le Furet
II. The Laurel Grove
III. King Dagobert)
Celebration Tribalesque
WOOD OAKS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Northbrook Wayne Gordon
Karl L. King
Percy Grainger
Enrique Granados
Ryan George
O’FALLON DISTRICT 90, O’Fallon
Maurice Ravel
arr. Brian Beck
Christina Huss
Adam Gorb
Brian Balmages
The Trombone King
Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon
Tonadillas Suite
Jinx
Kate DeMonica
Laideronnette: Impératrice des Pagodes
A Song for Peace
A Little Tango Music
Circles
HIGH SCHOOL—CLASS 2A
NILES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, Skokie
Percy Aldridge Grainger
edited by William S. Carson and Alan Naylor
Roshanne Etezady
David Maslanka
Michael Moehlmann
Spoon River
Against the Rain
Give Us This Day, II
CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, Champaign
Clifton Williams
Ronald Lo Presti
John Mackey
MUNDELEIN HIGH SCHOOL, Mundelein
John Philip Sousa
Luigi Zaninelli
Alfred Reed
COLLINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, Collinsville
Gustav Holst
Ruben Dario
Gomez Prada
Caccia and Chorale
John Currey, Jennifer Currey
Elegy for a Young American
Strange Humors
Jerry Shelato, Andy Sturgeon
The Thunderer Lagan Love
The Hounds of Spring
Alfredo DeLeon
Second Suite in F
Montaña Mágica
VICTOR J. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL, Tinley Park
Dmitri Shostakovich
trans. Donald Hunsberger
Benjamin Horne
Frank Ticheli
Mark Iwinski
Galop
Deep River
Over the Moon
PLAINFIELD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, Plainfield
David Gillingham
John Mackey
Jaime Texidor
arr. Aubrey Winter
Chris Vanderwall, Ryan Kazda
Concertino for Four Percussion & Wind Ensemble
Sheltering Sky
Amparito Roca
JOHN HERSEY HIGH SCHOOL, Arlington Heights
Benjamin Barker
Dennis Llinas
Soli Deo
Spencer Hile, Claudia Rejowski
Gloria (World Premiere)
La Chancla
HIGH SCHOOL—CLASS 2A, continued
BUFFALO GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, Buffalo Grove
Giuseppe Verdi
arr. Lake
Eric Whitacre
Frank Ticheli
La Forza Del Destino
Vince Genualdi
Lux Aurumque Symphony No. 2, Apollo Unleashed
MAINE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL—HONOR BAND, Park Ridge
Toshio Mashima
John Mackey
Mont Fuji Sasparilla
David Hutter, Christopher Buti
University of illinois Wind orchestra
Wind orchestra, Urbana-Champaign
BRIAN BALMAGES Windows and Mirrors
Prof. Barry L. Houser
II. Reflection of the Dark, III. Window to the Soul, IV. Finale
Comprised of approximately fifty-five undergraduate and graduate students who have attained an exceptional level of proficiency on their instruments, the Wind Orchestra is the second artistic concert band in the University of Illinois Bands program. Similar to the Illinois Wind Symphony, the Wind Orchestra performs large and chamber wind repertoire, new and contemporary music, and has a specific curricular design focused on a variety of musical styles throughout the year. The Wind Orchestra rehearses four hours per week, and presents two concerts per semester. The performance range of this ensemble includes campus, local area, and statewide events. The Wind Orchestra is open to music majors and non-majors by audition in the fall and spring semesters.
Spring 2025 Personnel
flute
Abigail Cunico
Adam Malinowski, piccolo*
Lily Meyer
Swara Patil
Clarabella Tochimani, piccolo
oboe
Abi Beck*
Gracie McMahon
Jojo Ostick
bassoon
Abigail Alcozer
Meghan Boelkow*
clarinet
Maia Eames, bass
Cameron Hejny
Ben Lopez
Piper Murray
Lia Pappas*
Ben Peterson
Duncan Waddell
Nathan Zhu
saxophone
Alejandro Gutierrez, alto*
Ian King, tenor
Lily Knaack, alto*
Annika Marchi, alto
Cole McElravey, baritone
trumpet
Jet Conway
Matthew Fouts*
Jacob Jones*
Genna Mack
Colin Ovando*
Samuel Wleklinski
horn
Anna Creech
Logan Doyle
Austin Eldridge*
Sarah Page
Michael Pimlott trombone
Ethan Groharing, bass
Evan Holland
Poorna Kumar*
Max Lanham
Ethan Snyder*
euphonium
Sophie Freeman*
Bryce Henderson
Alex Richards tuba
Charlie Knetl
Ethan Martin*
Aaron Wendell
percussion
Maxine Mikkelson
Uchyu Ono
Gabbie Salazar
Adrian Silva*
Jon Steeber
Octavio Torres
piano
Dylan Covert
*section leader
TIME SCHOOL
3A
8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:15 AM 11:45 AM 12:15 PM
12:45 PM 1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Oswego East High School Wind Symphony
Oswego High School Wind Symphony
DIRECTOR(S)
Stevan Rexroat, Jeremy Sison, Shane Nelson
Stephanie San Roman, Kevin Schoenbach
Lyons Township High School Wind Ensemble
Downers Grove South High School Wind Ensemble
O’Fallon Township High School Wind Ensemble
O’Fallon Township High School Symphonic Winds
Warren Township High School Wind Symphony
Mark Dahl, Paul Meiste
Aaron Kennedy
Melissa Gustafson-Hinds
Philip Carter, Matthew Murphy
Lockport Township High School Wind Symphony—HONOR BAND
illinois Wind symphony
3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM
4:45 PM 5:15 PM 5:45 PM
6:15 PM
Triad High School Wind Ensemble
Lemont High School Symphonic Band
Tinley Park High School Symphonic Band
Marian Catholic High School Symphonic Band
Morton High School Wind Ensemble
Normal West High School Wind Ensemble
Kurt Gros
Brian Covey
Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi
Kevin Devany
Benjamin Clemons
Vince Aiello
Steven Pyter
Andrew Empey, Katrina Fitzpatrick
Vernon Hills High School Wind Ensemble—HONOR BAND
Ryan Budzinski
Randy Sundell
HIGH SCHOOL—CLASS 3A, CONTINUED
O’FALLON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, O’Fallon
Philip Carter, Matthew Murphy Symphonic Winds
Julie Giroux
Brian Balmages
WARREN TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, Gurnee
Bruce Yurko
John Mackey
Burning the Wicker Man Love and Light
A.D.-”L” Fanfare for Wind Ensemble
The Frozen Cathedral
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL—HONOR BAND, Lockport
Percy Grainger
Kevin Day
Lincolnshire Posy
Dancing Fire
Brian Covey
Kurt Gros
HIGH SCHOOL—CLASS 1A
TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL, Troy Kevin Devany
Richard Wagner
edited by William A. Schaefer
Jack Frerer
Alfred Reed
Huldigungsmarsch
Twirling Aimlessly
Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra
Mvt. III. Rejoicing
LEMONT HIGH SCHOOL, Lemont Benjamin Clemons
David Maslanka
Benjamin Horne
Clifton Williams
TINLEY PARK HIGH SCHOOL, Tinley Park
Karl L. King
Brant Kerrick
W. Francis McBeth
Illumination
Deep River
Symphonic Dance No. 3, “Fiesta”
Vince Aiello
Pretissimo
They Shall Run and Be Free Of Sailors and Whales, Mvts. I, II, IV
MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, Chicago Heights Steven Pyter
Omar Thomas
Frank Ticheli
Of Our New Day Begun
Symphony No. 2, Mvt. III (Apollo Unleashed)
MORTON HIGH SCHOOL, Morton Andrew Empey, Katrina Fitzpatrick
Timothy Kramer
George Gershwin
arr. John Krance
Timothy Mahr
Mosaics
Second Prelude (from Three Preludes)
Fantasia in G
HIGH SCHOOL—CLASS 1A,
CONTINUED
NORMAL WEST HIGH SCHOOL, Normal Ryan Budzinski
Percy Aldridge Grainger
revised by Frank Erickson
Danielle Fisher
Jess Langston Turner
Children’s March “Over the Hills and Far Away”
Willows Weeping Dancefares
VERNON HILLS HIGH SCHOOL—HONOR BAND, Vernon Hills
Percy Grainger
edited by Larry Clark and Daniel Schmidt
Igor Stravinsky trans. Randy Earles
edited by Frederick Fennell
Molly on the Shore
The Firebird Suite—Infernal Dance of King Kastchei, Berceuse, Finale
Randy Sundell
University of illinois Wind symphony
illinois Wind symphony, Urbana-Champaign
LUIS SERRANO ALARCÓN Duende
I. Allegro guisto II. Animato,
Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi
III. Cadenza a piacere; molto sentito—Lento evocativo
IV. Tempo di buleria
The Illinois Wind Symphony is the premiere concert ensemble of the Illinois Bands program. Members of the Wind Symphony perform a wide range of repertoire through experiences in both large and small ensembles. The international reputation of the Wind Symphony has long defined performance excellence. The ensemble has given acclaimed performances at national conventions of the College Band Directors National Association and American Bandmasters Association, and in prestigious concert venues including Carnegie Hall in New York and Orchestra Hall in Chicago. Graduates of the Wind Symphony are members of leading orchestras and premiere US military bands, and distinguished teachers at every level of music education.
Spring 2025 Personnel
flute
Abby Grace
Noelle Klima
Ellie Pierzina
Sofia Villanueva
Yuyuan Yang*
oboe
Celia Chambers
Kaitlyn Dunn*
Guadalupe Ramirez
bassoon
Brad Sarmiento*
LiYang Wan
Kayleigh White
clarinet
Finn Chelino
Chandler Cleric
Christina Dodds
Matthew Kelley
Rebecca Mulligan,* bass
Analise Mulvihill
Lia Pappas, bass
Thomas Smith
Justina Wojahn
saxophone
Maggie Camp, alto
Andrew Gaffey,* soprano/ alto
Jack Govern, alto
Sheridan Mackey, tenor
Carlos Ponce Vargas, bari
trumpet
Nathanael Boston
Steven Clawson
Grady Fields
Simon Heck
Joe Runkle
Luke Yoakam*
horn
Prashant Anand
Analisa Cress
Joseph Goldstein*
Jess Mingee
Rebecca Yang
trombone
Adam Almeter*
Jackson Parker, bass
Nolan White
euphonium
Jake Guglielmi
Andrew McGowan*
Willow Neeriemer
tuba
Bobby Borgstede
Alek Dilan
Preston Smith*
percussion
Beryl Brandt*
Xander Buckhalter
Nick Evanoff
Jon Steeber
Collin Vanderkarr
Daisy Waters*
piano
Ana Huerta Fernández
harp
Samantha Levenhagen
*section leader
2025 SUPERSTATE EVALUATORS
Rodney Dorsey is professor of music at the Florida State University College of Music where he conducts the FSU Wind Orchestra and guides the graduate wind conducting program. Dorsey comes to FSU from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he conducted the IU Wind Ensemble and taught graduate conducting courses. Dorsey studied conducting with Mallory Thompson, John P. Paynter, and James Croft. He was a clarinet student of Fred Ormand and Frank Kowalsky.
Brian Doyle joined the Crane faculty in 2006. He conducts the Crane Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, and also teaches courses in conducting. At Michigan State University, he received a BME and two MM (saxophone and wind conducting) degrees. His principal teachers included John Whitwell, Joseph Lulloff, and James Forger. At the University of Michigan, he received the AMusD in wind conducting under the mentorship of Michael Haithcock.
Michael Haithcock became director of bands and professor of music (conducting) at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2001 following twenty-three years on the faculty of Baylor University. Following in the footsteps of William D. Revelli and H. Robert Reynolds, Professor Haithcock conducted the internationally renowned University of Michigan Symphony Band, guided the acclaimed graduate band and wind ensemble conducting program, and provided administrative leadership for all aspects of the University of Michigan’s diverse and historic band program. Haithcock is a graduate of East Carolina University and Baylor University.
Dana Pradervand-Sedatole is a music education specialist with the Michigan State University College of Music. Serving as the associate director of bands at the University of Houston Moores School of Music since 2019, she brings more than thirty-five years of teaching experience. Pradervand-Sedatole serves as past president of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA). She is a graduate of Texas Tech University and a student of James Sudduth. After completing her degrees, Pradervand-Sedatole began studying with Eddie Green.
Scott Rush is the team lead for the Habits series by GIA Publications and is the former director of bands at Wando High School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and the University of South Carolina. He currently serves as co-conductor of the Charleston Wind Symphony, a semi-professional ensemble in Charleston, South Carolina.
Kevin Sedatole serves as director of bands and professor of music at the Michigan State University College of Music. At MSU, Professor Sedatole serves as administrator of the entire band program totaling over 700 students that includes the Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, Concert Band, Chamber Winds, Campus Bands, Spartan Marching Band, and Spartan Brass. He also guides the graduate wind conducting program in addition to conducting the MSU Wind Symphony.
Emily Threinen is an associate professor of music and serves as director of bands at the University of Minnesota School of Music in the Twin Cities. In this position, she conducts the acclaimed University Wind Ensemble, guides the graduate wind band conducting program, and provides administrative leadership for all aspects of the UMN–TC band program. Threinen is a native of Minnesota and is a proud alumna of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Class of 1999: bachelor of music degrees in clarinet performance and K–12 music education.
Nicholas Williams is a professor of music and serves as the director of bands at the University of Georgia, where he coordinates one of the country’s largest and most comprehensive university band programs, conducts the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, and oversees the graduate wind band conducting area. Professor Williams earned the BM (music education), MM (performance-conducting), and DMA (conducting) degrees from the University of North Texas.