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Marian Band to march in 2010 Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena |
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The Marian Catholic High School Band has been selected to march in the world-famous Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2010. The Spartan Band, one of approximately 20 bands chosen to participate in the 121st Rose Parade, was selected from hundreds of high school bands throughout the United States and abroad.
The lone band in the nation to win seven Bands of America Grand National Championships, Marian will showcase its 2009-10 members on New Year’s Day in a five-mile march down Pasadena’s famed Colorado Boulevard. The Rose Parade is annually viewed by more than a million live spectators, along with a television audience of more than 350 million internationally.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
JAN 23 - FIRST WINTERGUARD SHOW
FEB 20 - STATE OF THE ART
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
TUNE IN JAN. 1
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Winter Potluck
Sun. Dec 13 @ 5:30 PM
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Tuning up for the Rose Bowl
(Thanks to Ken Muszynski for the pictures)
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IMEA Concert, L/Way West
Nov. 21, 2009
Kudos to all Participants including our own:
Abby Levy, Emily Arvia, Kim Karlin, Anna Heard, Emma Stibich, Patricia Gornick, Kathryn Wolske, Jade Stansbury, Michael Basile, TJ Galullo, Colin Parsons, Briana Engelbert, Mike Spear
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THANKS !!!
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Band wins AA, 3rd overall at Grand Nationals
The Marian Catholic High School Marching Band, one of only 12 schools in the nation to reach the finals of the Bands of America Grand Nationals this weekend, captured 3rd Place overall (95.25 score) on Saturday night at the Lucas Oil Dome in Indianapolis.
Marian also earned first place in Class AA at BOA Grand Nationals, while garnering first place in AA for Outstanding Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance and Outstanding General Effect.
The Marian Band, which will represent Illinois in the Tournament of Roses Parade® on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif., also won its 30th consecutive Illinois Marching Band state championship in Class on Oct. 24 at Illinois State University.
Making its record 26th appearance in the BOA Grand Nationals, the Marian Bands has won a record seven Grand National Championships, the last coming in 2000. The Spartan Band was the lone Catholic band among the 12 Finals qualifiers, as well as the lone representative from Illinois.
Marian Catholic Marching Band performing their 2009 show titled "The Nightingale: A
Parable of Gilded Cages" including musical selections "Heaven and Earth" by Kitaro,
"Three Japanese Dances" by Bernard Rogers, "The Nightingale" by Igor Stravinski and
"The Miraculous Mandarin" by Bela Bartok.
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Last Practice at School
GRAND NATIONALS WEEK
The culmination of our Marching Season. Why we work so hard and long to be who we are as a band. Let's make this a fantastic week and a big celebration of everybody's efforts. God Bless our staff and kids !!!
Prelim Perf, Friday Nov 13 - 5:45 PM
Ticket Pick-up Wed.
Don't miss front page article on the band in today's (Sunday, Nov 8 Chgo Trib)
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Follow-up Article Thurs. Nov 12
in "Live" section
Everyone have a safe road trip to Indy !!
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Indianapolis BOA Regional
Sat. Nov 7, 2009
New picture galleries posted under St. Louis Regional,
ISU and Halloween
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Last Wed Nite Practice
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HALLOWEEN PRACTICE
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State of Illinois Marching Band Championships
Saturday, Oct 24
2009 Illinois State Champions
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St. Louis BOA Super-Regional
October 17
Cardinal Ritter Prep Practice
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L/Way Marching Contest
Sat. Oct 10
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Wed Nite Practice
Charlie's Angels
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Friday, October 2
Homecoming Football Game
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Noon Run Through - Homecoming
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Saturday, Sept 26
Wheaton North High School
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Wed Nite Practice
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Football Game Fri, Sept 18
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Wed, Sept 16 Practice
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Football game performance
Friday Sept. 4
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Football 8-28-09 Picture Gallery
Carnival Fundraiser Picture Gallery
Let the Season begin!
Senior Flutes
New Juniors
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Rose Bowl Parade Practice
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2008-2009 Band Season Below
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Tues, May 12
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Spring Potluck Dinner
May 10, 2009
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Spring Concert
Thurs, May 7, 2009
Guest Soloist
Erik John (EJ) Ramos
Cadet Band Musical Selections Included:
"Twilights in the Wilderness"
"Toccata for Band"
Concert Band Musical Selections:
"Festival Prelude"
"Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon"
"Symphony No. 1" by Claude T. Smith
Symphonic Band Musical Selections:
"Seas Songs"
"Symphony for Band" by Paul Hindesmith
"October"
"Fantasie Brillante"
(Guest Soloist Erik John (EJ) Ramos)
"Variations on a Kitchen Sink"
Percussion Feature of
Variations on a Kitchen Sink
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Spring Muscial
"Grease"
Kudos go out to Ovell, Chris, Scott, Mike, Alanna, Kieran
and the rest of the muscial staff and performers
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Band Performs at Marian Catholic 50th Anniversary Celebration at Art Institute of Chicago on April 25, 2009
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RECAP FROM WGI WEBSITE :
Sweeping all captions, Marian Catholic (IL) (Gold Medal- 95.9) illustrated the hopelessness of the state of man after being expelled from Paradise with their powerful production “Fallen.” A large gate opened at the beginning to allow the members to pass through while performing on flags resembling tattered wings. As the ladies dropped to their knees in desperation, the hymn “Amazing Grace” rang throughout the arena. In one of the most visually stunning effects in recent years, the gate moved forward as the tarp was pulled to reveal a sky with white puffy clouds, as the group streamed inside the opening gate in a glorious ending.
FLASH ! FLASH ! FLASH !
Marian girls Winterguard took 1st place out of 36 groups competing in Scholastic Open class at University of Dayton Winterguard Internationals scoring a whopping 95.90 !
What a phenominal achievement !
Update from Dayton, Ohio
WinterGuard scores 90.90 in Semi-Finals (Highest score in SO class)
to make Finals Round
Sat Performance Time - 2:36 PM
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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE TONITE !
TUES, MARCH 31 - 8:45 PM
EAST GYM
WINTERGUARD "OPEN" CLASS
LAST MARIAN PRACTICE
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WinterGuard at WGI Championships
Thurs, Apr 2 @ Nutter Center
Dayton, Ohio
Prelim Performance - 9:48 PM
Semi-Finals - 5:03 PM Friday
Finals on Sat - 2:36 PM
Visit www.wgi.org for details
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CLARINET RECITAL
THURS, APRIL 2
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Midwest Colorguard Circuit Performances
LaPorte High School
LaPorte, IN
Sat Mar 28 - "A" Guard - 10 AM
"Open" Guard - 1:59 PM Perform
Sun - Mar 29 -Times TBA
Visit www.midwestcolorguard.com
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LincolnWay East Show
March 22, 2009
PERCUSSION CONCERT
THURS, MAR 5, 2009
"DINING ROOM MUSIC"
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State of the Art Catholic Band Competition
(Hosted by Marian Catholic)
Sat. Feb 21
Cadet Band Performance - 11:25 AM
Concert Band Performance - 2:30 PM
Symphonic Band Performance - 5:40 PM
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Winter Concert, Sun, Feb 15
Cadet Band Musical Pieces
"New Castle March" & "Chant Rituals"
Concert Band Musical Pieces
"Flieger-Marsch", "Air for Band" & "Psalm for Band"
Symphonic Band Musical Pieces
"L'Inglesina" & "Lincolnshire Posy"
"Dance Rhythms" & "Celebration Overture"
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MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL BAND
NEW YORK CITY, NY
MACY'S PARADE PERFORMANCE
MACY'S PARADE TRIP PICTURE GALLERY
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2008 GRAND NATIONALS
Band Takes 1st Place in Class AA
The Marian Catholic High School Marching Band, making its record 25th appearance in the Bands of America Finals Round on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, captured fourth place as one of only 12 bands to earn berths in the Finals Round.
With its show, "Cosmic Speculations: On the Edges of Infinity," the Marian Band earned first place in Class AA at BOA Grand Nationals, while garnering first place in AA for Outstanding Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance and Outstanding General Effect.
The lone Illinois Band to advance to Saturday night’s Finals, Marian Catholic was one of 90 bands from throughout the nation to begin Grand Nationals competition on Friday. Saturday's Finals performance for Marian is scheduled at 9 p.m. EST, with Awards announcements scheduled approximately 11 p.m. The Spartan Band has won BOA Grand Nationals a record seven times, most recently in 2000.
Grand Nationals 2008 Photo Gallery
Final Week Practices Photo Gallery
Earlier this fall, the Marian Band captured its 29th consecutive Illinois State championship in class at Illinois State University. The Spartan Band also earned second place at the BOA St. Louis Super Regional on Oct. 18 and placed fourth overall in the Indianapolis Midwest Regional on Nov. 8 while winning class AA and taking first in AA for Outstanding Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance and Outstanding General Effect.
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Congratulations to the 17 members of the Marian Band for auditioning into our All-District Band and Orchestra.
Kudos to all who auditioned.
We realize we are blessed with more than 17 fine players.
Auditioning at this time of year is quite a feat for all!
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Three Marian students chosen for the Army All-American Marching Band. Watch the CBS News spot.
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Friday, Oct 31
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Sat, Nov 1st
Band Practice
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St. Louis Super-Regional
Edward Jones Dome
Oct. 18, 2008
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ISU 2008
Picture Gallery 2008
ILLINOIS STATE PICTURE GALLERY 2007
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Our calendar has been updated for the season.
We are looking forward to a great season with wonderful possibilities.
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NAPERVILLE CENTRAL
MARCHING CONTEST
SAT, OCT 4
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"The Practice Field"
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HOMECOMING -SEPT 26, 2008
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BAND LOCK-IN
SEPT 13, 2008
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HOME FOOTBALL GAME
SEPT 12, 2008
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Saturday, August 30
Marian Catholic Marching Band
Chicago Heights Labor Day Parade
Leading the Way |
Senior Guard |
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SPIRIT WEEK PICTURES BELOW
SPIRIT WEEK - CLASH DAY - MON, AUG 11
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Spirit Week - Super Hero Day - Tues, Aug 12
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SPIRIT WEEK- OLYMPICS DAY - WED, AUG 13
SPIRIT WEEK - SECTION PRIDE DAY - FRI, AUG 15
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CONGRATULATIONS
SYMPHONIC BAND!!
The Marian Symphonic Band was named AA Champion at the University of Illinois Superstate Competition on Saturday, May 3! Congratulations to Mr. Bimm and Symphonic Band for great performances of Iubilum and Medea.
Congratulations to Hersey High School, the AAA Champion and Libertyville, last year's champion.
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SPRING POTLUCK PICTURES
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SYMPHONIC BAND - "SOUND OF MUSIC" MEDLEY
DEDICATED TO SISTER PAUL
CONCERT BAND - "ARMENIAN DANCES"
Pictures from the event.
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ISU SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCE - APR 26, 2008
Pictures from the event.
ISU CONCERT BAND PERFORMANCE - APR 26, 2008
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JULY 4TH LION'S PARADE CHICAGO PICTURE GALLERY
MARCHING SEASON 2007 PRACTICES PICTURE GALLERY
GRAND NATIONALS 2007
The MUSIC OF JOHN MACKEY
Featuring Turbine,
GRAND NATIONALS PICTURE GALLERY
The Marian Catholic Band program has a reputation as being one of the outstanding concert and marching bands in the United States. Over the past twelve years the bands have earned hundreds
of awards and honors. A great many band alumni have gone on to success in musical programs at
the college and professional level. Band is one of the most exciting, rewarding, and demanding
activities that a student can participate in. The Marian Band is a nationally recognized symbol of
the excellence Marian students strive for - and achieve!
For more information, email the Marian Band, or call (708) 754-BAND
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