5 Joliet West students to participate in ILMEA state ensembles

JWHS students will perform with other Illinois musicians in a concert on Jan. 29 in Peoria

The Joliet West High School symphonic band is seen in 2018. The Illinois Music Education Association selected five Joliet West students to perform in its all-state bands, choirs and orchestras in January 2022.

November 26, 2021 at 6:00 pm CST

The Illinois Music Education Association selected five Joliet West students to perform in its all-state bands, choirs and orchestras, according to a news release from Joliet Township High School District 204.

Payton Fraser, soprano, and Zinnia Manning, alto, will perform in the honors chorus; Lucas Hobbs, string bass, will perform in the orchestra; Reid Hogan, tuba, and Derrick Neal, trombone, will perform in the band.

The students will rehearse with other musicians across Illinois for three days in Peoria and then perform a concert Jan. 29.

Joliet West choir director is Tim DeBoer. Joliet West orchestra director is Peter Lipari. Joliet West band directors are Eric Wellman and Alyson Bauman.