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Chicago Trip!

The 2011 Mid-west International Band and Orchestra Clinic

The Mid west International Band and Orchestral Clinic is the most prestigious gathering of music educators, performing groups and composers in the world.

The 65th conference held in Chicago was an outstanding educational, eye-opening and musical event. A group of students from Archbishop Beck Catholic College, Liverpool, UK travelled to Chicago, USA to take part in all the Mid West has to offer. From the moment the young musicians and Director of Music Bruce Hicks arrived at the McCormick Place Conference Centre we knew we were in for 4 days of the highest standard of instrumental music performances, teaching and Band and Orchestral literature. From the Chamber concert which featured the Strings and wind ensembles of the USA Army Band to the outstanding high school, College and international Band and orchestras. There was and outstanding line-up of clinicians who presented amazing workshops all on aspects of music education and professional development. The group was in Chicago for 7 days and were able to experience the warmth of the people of Chicago. They managed to see the sights and sounds of this wonderful city.

On our final night we even attended a concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Bruce Hicks summed the visit up by saying “this was the highest level of educational experience, which saw remarkable concert performances, outstanding workshops/clinicians and an exhibition hall which displayed from over 1000 exhibitors the latest cutting edge materials in the music world” He also expressed his “thanks and appreciation to the Liverpool Education Grants Committee and the Eleanor Rathbone Trust for their support in help with funding the trip.”