Kaneland High musician auditions for 2019 NAFME All-National Symphony Orchestra
During the 2018-19 school year, along with other accomplished music students across the United States and overseas in military base schools, Bailey Cates from Kaneland High School in Maple Park practiced with dedication to advance to their respective district and state ensembles.
Through this audition process, Bailey earned the role of principal trumpet in the Illinois Music Educators Association District 9 Symphony Orchestra in November 2018, followed by an additional audition to the ILMEA All-State Honors Orchestra in January 2019 in Peoria.
Through a subsequent video audition, application and acceptance, Bailey Cates will join the "best of the best" for the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 2019 All-National Honor Ensembles Nov. 7-10 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, representing the Kaneland band department, in the NAfME All-National Honor Symphony Orchestra.
Bailey Cates is a 17-year-old senior at Kaneland and a studies trumpet with Mark Baldin, principal trumpet of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. Bailey is currently the co-principal trumpet of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and CYSO Chamber Orchestra Repertoire Ensemble. She is a previous member of the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra from 2014-2018, a two-year member of the EYSO Honors Chamber Music Ensemble the "Sterling Brass Quintet (2016-2018), and was the winner of the 2018-2019 EYSO Young Artist Concerto Competition, performing as a featured soloist the "Concerto for Trumpet in A-flat Major", by Alexander Arutunian.
Bailey is a two-year ILMEA District 9 and All-State Musician in the areas of both Orchestra and Jazz: ILMEA All-State Honors Orchestra, Cornet 2 (2019); ILMEA District 9 Orchestra, Principal Trumpet (2018); ILMEA All-State Jazz Band, Lead Trumpet (2018); and, ILMEA District 9 Jazz Band, Lead/Lead & Second Trumpet (2018 and 2017, respectively). Aaron Puckett is the director of the Kaneland band department.
Bailey desires to pursue a career in trumpet performance, with a secondary focus in both conducting and music education, as she has a strong passion to share her love of trumpet and music with future generations.
The All-National Honor Ensembles performers represent collaboration and creativity in its highest musical form. The All-National Honor Ensembles consist of a concert band, symphony orchestra, mixed choir, jazz ensemble, guitar ensemble (now in its second year), and modern band (new this year). Students were chosen through an audition process. The concert band and symphony orchestra will each have 119 and 121 instrumentalists respectively, the jazz ensemble 20 instrumentalists, the mixed choir 240 vocalists, the guitar ensemble 41 instrumentalists, and the modern band 16 performers.
Selected students will be rehearsing a challenging repertoire in preparation for performing under the direction of six of the most prominent conductors in the United States: Tesfa Wondemagegnehu (Mixed Choir); Soo Han (Symphony Orchestra); Emily Threinen (Concert Band); Todd Stoll with Camille Thurman (Jazz Ensemble); Bill Swick (Guitar Ensemble); and Scott Burstein (Modern Band). All conductors have received top honors in their field and will spend several days rehearsing with students before the concert.
The Jazz Ensemble, Mixed Choir, Guitar Ensemble, and-new this year-Modern Band concerts will take place 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 9, and the Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band concerts will begin at 9:30 a.m. Nov.10. The concerts are open to the public. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online or onsite.
Names, schools and states, as well as music directors, of this year's 557 All-National Honor Ensemble students are available at nafme.org/ANHE.
National Association for Music Education, among the world's largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers. The Association has supported music educators at all teaching levels for more than a century. With more than 60,000 members teaching millions of students nationwide, the organization is the national voice of music education in the United States.
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For additional information, contact Catherina Hurlburt at catherinah@nafme.org or 571-323-3395.