VOL. XV, NO. 3

Schools in the northern Cook and Lake Counties will participate in the IMEA (Illinois Music Education Association) District VII music festival. It will be held tomorrow from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Deerfield High School.

The IMEA festival is a gathering of some of the finest musicians from high schools in northeastern Illinois. The purpose of this festival is to choose different students to form an outstanding orchestra, band, and chorus.

All types of music will be played, but the program will consist mostly of the classical type. People wishing to attend the festival will pay an admission price of $1.50 at the door of Deerfield High School.

Auditions for the District VII festival and the state festival were held at the same time. Choir auditions were held in Elgin; the band's were held here. Auditions for the orchestra were held in Elmwood Park.

Those students who ranked high in the auditions will participate in the state festival. Their names will be announced later. The state festival will be held on January 25, and 26 at the Arlington Park Towers.

Twenty‑three Maine West students are participating in the district festival. Those concert orchestra students participating are Jeanette Lidinsky '74, Dan Bunce '74, Doug Merkel '75, and Jim Hajost '74. Students representing concert band are Cathy Bolman '74, Jerrilyn Koehler '74, John Knott '74, Diane Prorak '74, Cindy Stockwell '74, Cynthia Sucta '75, and Renee Trappe '74.

Concert choir members participating are Laura Berry '74, Thomas Sandri '74, Donald Williams '75, Claire Robinson '74, Kathy Drelicharz '74, David Hanson '76, Scot Norris '74, Sharon Mertz '74, Mike McGraw '76, Carol Pazdioch '74, Karen Porter '74, and Mark Handler '75.