HF Viking Band students selected for 2026 ILMEA Senior Festival

Congratulations to the 20 HF students who were selected by audition into the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) District 1 Senior Festival this year. This designation is awarded to the highest achieving high school student musicians in our area.

The ILMEA District 1 Festival will take place at Oak Park & River Forest High School on Saturday, November 7, 2026.

In all, there are nine music districts in the state. ILMEA District 1 encompasses more than 60 participating high schools in the entire City of Chicago, South and Southwest Suburbs. These students were selected into performing ensembles led by collegiate faculty members in their respective disciplines.

Congratulations to these talented and hardworking HF students for being selected into band ensembles:

SENIOR BAND Ian Arseneau French Horn Kent Flores French Horn Cameren Jordan Trombone

SENIOR JAZZ BAND Jazz Band II Russell Harris Trombone Cameren Jordan Trombone Jazz Band IV William Paden Alto Saxophone

Please also congratulate these HF music students for being invited into ILMEA Orchestra and Choir ensembles (students in red are also HF Band musicians):

Senior Orchestra

Lilia Abramczyk (Cello)

Russell Harris (Trombone)

Jordi Pesce (Cello)

Fiona Pries (French Horn)

Senior Chorus

Zen Cambric (Bass 2)

Josh Cox (Tenor 1)

Isabella Davies (Soprano 1)

Adelai Easter (Alto 2)

Michael Harris (Bass 1)

Gabrielle Harris (Alto 1)

Marcus McGhee (Tenor 2)

Molly Noble (Alto 2)

Sophia O'Quin (Alto 2)

Eleanor O'Shea (Soprano 1)

Harrison Schmidt (Bass 2)

Luke Wagner (Bass 1)