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91_HR0265 LRB9106748KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives 4 of the people of the State; and 5 WHEREAS, Music is an important part of our lives, and our 6 culture; music becomes a part of our daily routine early in 7 our lives, and many people benefit from all music has to 8 offer; and 9 WHEREAS, The Choral Department at Niles North High 10 School, under the direction of Daniel Gregerman, is a place 11 where music comes to be appreciated by the students; and 12 WHEREAS, The National Academy of Recording Arts & 13 Sciences has named Niles North High School a Grammy Signature 14 School; and 15 WHEREAS, Choir members from the school are invited on a 16 regular basis to perform at the Illinois Music Educators 17 Association's District and the All-State Music Festivals; and 18 WHEREAS, Members of Chorale, the advanced choir, have 19 received a superior rating at the Illinois High School 20 Association's Music Organization Festival for 1999; and 21 WHEREAS, Members of Take-One, the advanced vocal jazz 22 group, have been honored at the Annual Conference of the 23 International Association of Jazz Educators, the American 24 Choral Directors Association, and the Illinois Music 25 Educators Association Conference, and since 1995 they have 26 received Outstanding Performance Awards at the Western 27 Michigan University Gold Company Invitational Vocal Jazz 28 Festival; all of their awards and distinctions show they have 29 earned their reputation, in addition to their many accolades 30 for public and private performances throughout the area; and -2- LRB9106748KBkb 1 WHEREAS, Chorale continues to impress the community, with 2 an invitation to perform at the American Celebration of Music 3 to be held in Salzburg, Austria in the Summer of 1999; 4 Take-One will be performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 5 Montreux, Switzerland, also during the summer of 1999; 6 together, these two groups show the importance of music to 7 our cultures, and to the State of Illinois; therefore, be it 8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 9 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 10 we congratulate the members of Chorale and Take-One on their 11 many achievements and awards; we congratulate Daniel 12 Gregerman as well, for his hard work and dedication in the 13 music arena; may the members of both groups continue on, 14 entertaining and impressing for many years to come; and be it 15 further 16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 17 presented to Daniel Gregerman, director of the Choral 18 Department at Niles North High School.