evanston township high school wildkit ensemble

The Grand Ballroom is typically where family members and cell phones outnumber tubas. Tuba Christmas, at come one, come all, began at 9:30 a.m. with a 12:30 p.m. free performance open to the public. Bufis, ETHS director of bands, who wore a red sweater and helped direct the rehearsal in the hotel’s Exhibition Hall. This should be fun,” said Zoe Hadley, 16, an ETHS junior, before the performance.ĮTHS musicians on Dec. “It’s cool, it’s gonna sound cool,” said Gordon Redfield-Gale of Evanston, 15, an ETHS freshman and musician. The Evanston Township High School (ETHS) Wildkits were present with their holiday spirit. Student musicians often come as high school or college groups. Seeger said, “It’s really cool to be here with other people from different areas.” (Photo by Karie Angell Luc/for Chronicle Media) Miriam Brown (left) and Kelsey Seeger, are students at Illinois State University. Thomas Phillips is the youngest of three sons by Harvey and Carol Phillips of Bloomington, Ind. “It’s just the camaraderie of the players getting together.”

“Tuba Christmas is the most unique Christmas event I know of,” he added. “I’ll never take Harvey’s place,” Thomas Phillips said with a smile. Harvey’s son Thomas Phillips, vice-president of the Harvey Phillips Foundation (HPF), a nonprofit, was at the rehearsal early to register folks.

Phillips pitched the first performance in New York City. The event was conceived in 1974 by Harvey Phillips of Indiana who died on Oct. Scarves with festive fringe run $15, for example. People collect the round buttons and often add them to Tuba Christmas scarves or hats sold in holiday jewel tones of blue, red or green. “Merry Tuba Christmas” buttons accompany the $10 registration fee. More than 200 Tuba Christmas events take place worldwide. Army Band, Tuba Christmas conductor.įans of the holiday tradition travel annually from the Midwest and beyond. Bryan Shelburne of Macon, Ga., retired commander of the U.S. “We’re a heavy metal band, what can I say?” said a joking Col.

(Photo by Karie Angell Luc / for Chronicle Media) An estimated 350 tuba players who performed on the 43rd anniversary year of Tuba Christmas, bringing holiday carols to the Chicago Palmer House Hilton.

Evanston township high school wildkit ensemble