Lansing Music Boosters host pancake breakfast

LANSING | The District 158 Music Boosters host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast sponsored by the Copper Muggers from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Thornton Fractional South High School cafeteria, 18500 Burnham Ave.

Lansing Music Boosters host pancake breakfast

Music students from Lansing District 158 will benefit from a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday at T.F. South High School sponsored by the Copper Muggers.

Seven Lansing students accepted to Illinois State Honors Choir, Band and Jazz Band

LANSING | Seven concert band and concert choir members from Memorial Junior High School were accepted into the Illinois State Honors Band and Choir after a challenging audition process, the school announced.

Seven Lansing students accepted to Illinois State Honors Choir, Band and Jazz Band

Memorial Junior High School students who are accepted to the Illinois State Honors band and choir are, from left, Matthew Osuch (band), Sean Primero (choir), Keivion Whaley (choir), Emmanuel Ogunlana (band), Joseph Musharbash (band) and Omar Tlatelpa (band). Not pictured: Mayra Tlatelpa (jaz…

Playing their tune

The De La Salle Institute band has won recognition in recent competitions.

Playing their tune

CHICAGO | The De La Salle Institute band program recently was recognized for excellence in a pair of venues.

Lansing students take part in music festival

More than 500 students from more than 60 schools throughout the southwestern metropolitan Chicago area participated in the Illinois Music Educators Association Elementary and Junior High Division's District I Honors Music Festival on Nov. 5 at Riverside-Brookfield High School in Riverside, Ill.

Vocalist to pursue love of music at VU in the fall

Brittney Urban, of Highland, plans to major in biology and minor in music at Valparaiso University.

Vocalist to pursue love of music at VU in the fall

Brittney Urban's musical ability and expression strikes a chord at Valparaiso University.

Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra offering low-cost violin lessons

The Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra is attempting to revive the culture of classical music, particularly string playing, which began to disappear from the south suburbs when many school districts dropped their orchestra programs.