Congratulations to the following music students for representing Butler Music in the District 1 Illinois Music Education Association Junior Concert Festival at Unity Junior High School:

Gayatri Gaddikeri, Soprano, Junior Chorus

Ivanka Guo, Soprano, Junior Chorus

Amira Kapadia, Trumpet, Junior Band

Vedika Kotwal, Soprano, Junior Chorus

Kyle Lin, Saxophone, Junior Band and Junior Jazz Band I

The Junior Band was conducted by Ray Forlenza from Tinley Park.

The Junior Jazz Band was conducted by Dr. Roosevelt Griffin from Northern Illinois University. 

The Junior Chorus was conducted by Mr. Brandon Catt from Glenbard East High School.

The Butler Band and Choir had their annual Winter Concert on December 7th, 2023. Thanks to everyone who made it an unforgettable experience for our students as well as our boosters for their help with coordinating our poinsettia fundraiser. See the program below! 

The Butler Choir joined singers from Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale Middle School, and Clarendon Hills Middle School for an evening of rehearsal with renowned choir directors across the state of Illinois. for the HCHS Middle School Choir Festival! Butler students sang "Sunroof", and joined all of the other schools for an ending performance of "Bonse Aba". There were many Butler alumni represented in the festival, including Shahnoor Shafi (class of 2021)  who introduced Butler Choir's performance.  HCHS also hosted a reception for the parents of choir families before evening concert! Thank you to organizers Mrs. Burkemper and Ms. Ohshika for this fantastic opportunity.

Hinsdale Central High School hosted their annual Bandamonium event which included Butler Junior High, Clarendon Hills, Gower Middle School, and Hinsdale Middle School. The bands were treated to a night of presentations by the HCHS Marching Red Devils and combined to perform Feel It Still  by Portugal, The Man and the Red Devils Fight Song!

The Butler Band and Choir travelled to Geneva on Friday, May 19th to perform at a Kane County Cougar's game! The Choir performed "Radio Ga-Ga" by Queen and the band performed their favorites: "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes and "Hooked On A Feeling" by Blue Swede. The kids had a great time and ate a ton of great concessions! 

The Viking Voices (7th/8th Grade) and 6th Grade Choir  spent the morning with Hinsdale Central High School Choirs. They warmed up with the high schoolers, ate breakfast together, sang some of their concert music, and heard some beautiful performances by the HCHS Bass Choir, Chorale, and Chamber Choir! Thank you so much to Mrs. Burkemper and Ms. Ohshika for having us, and for providing refreshments and advice.

The Concert Band took a field trip to visit Hinsdale Central High school. The students were able to check out the amazing new facilities, watch the Concert Band rehearse, and then sat in and rehearsed with their top band, the Wind Ensemble! Big thank you to Mr. Kurinsky and Ms. Adduci for having us! 

This past Tuesday, the Butler Choir participated in the Hinsdale Central Choral festival! Students had the opportunity to perform with the high school singers as well as Clarendon Hills Middle School and Hinsdale Middle School. Thank you so much to the choir program at Hinsdale Central for welcoming us into your school and giving us such an extraordinary rehearsing and singing experience.

Hinsdale Central High School hosted their annual Bandamonium event which included Butler Junior High, Clarendon Hills, Gower Middle School, and Hinsdale Middle School. The bands were treated to a night of presentations by the HCHS Marching Red Devils and combined to perform Save Your Tears by The Weeknd and the Red Devils Fight Song!

The band was also fortunate enough to welcome and meet the newest band director at Hinsdale Central, Ms. Adduci, thanks for coming in!

The Butler Band and Choir hit the road last Friday to perform for the pre-game and first intermission at the Chicago Wolves game. It was Healthcare Heroes night and the music program was well supported with many parents and families coming to show their support. 

The band played stand tunes such as: The Avengers, High Hopes, Industry Baby, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Seven Nation Army! The choir sang This is Me from "The Greatest Showman"!

Enjoy a clip of our performances below! Thanks to Dr. Resham Mendi and Vicky Lin for the videos!

The Butler band and choir put on an excellent winter concert on December 9th, 2021 where they played both afternoon and evening concerts. The band was fortunate to welcome students from HCHS in the evening to play with them and the choir was fortunate to have Mrs. Burkemper from HCHS play with them for the concert! Ms. Kiyona Ohshika accompanied the choir on piano. See the program attached below! Thank you all for being in attendance! 

On Saturday November 13th, 2021 the Illinois Music Education Association held its annual jazz festival which invited junior high through high school jazz students to play in one of their 5 honor jazz ensembles. Butler Junior High was excited to have Ronik Mendi in attendance to represent BJH as well as alumni and brother Rian Mendi representing Hinsdale Central HS. Ronik played guitar in Jr. Jazz Band 2 and Rian played guitar in the Jazz Combo. 

On Saturday, November 6th, 2021,  the Illinois Music Education Association Junior High Division held its annual District I Music Festival at Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, IL. Butler Junior High is happy to announce that 2 of our students attended! Anika Bhagwat was selected for chorus, and Rohin Mendi was selected for band on the flute!

The festival involved over 250 students selected from more than 60 schools throughout the southwestern metropolitan Chicago area.

The Band, Orchestra, and Chorus Festival Finale Concert was held at 3:00 p.m. in the Lincoln-Way Central High School Field House.  

Bandamonium October 8th, 2021