Al Spriester Obituary

The obituary for former DHS Director of Bands Al Spriester can be found here. The DHS band will be involved in his memorial service on April 14. Details to be announced.

Jazz Band Goings-On

We've been very busy in our early bird Jazz Band class as of late. We are preparing for the "Night of Saxophone" concert on Thursday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. In addition to our Supersax arrangement of Charlie Parker's "Au Privave," the students have chosen to tackle the bebop standard "Lady Bird" by Tadd Dameron. We're going to learn how to voice out an arrangement for our 8-part horn line.

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A Night of Saxophone

On Thursday, March 22, the Deerfield High School Bands will present a “Night of Saxophone,” featuring guest artist Susan Fancher. She will perform the Concerto for Soprano Saxophone by Michael Torke with the DHS Wind Ensemble. Deerfield High School is a member of a consortium of seven high schools and universities from around the country that commissioned a special band arrangement of the concerto. This performance will mark the Chicago-area premiere of the arrangement.

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