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Members of the Illinois Brass Band

IBB - April 2009

Music Director	Stephen Squires

Assitant Music Director	Tom Runty

Cornet	Cyndi Salata, Solo
	John Cvejanovich
	Heather Blackmon-doForno *
	Carol Dickenson
	Steve Heldt
	Mike Lipinski
	Alex Katernoza

Soprano Cornet	Lev Garbar

Repieno Cornet	Geoff Richards

Flugelhorn	Jim Sobacki

Tenor Horn	Melody Velleuer, Solo
	Matt Billock
	John Catomer
	Doug Lim

Euphonium	Tom Runty, Solo
	John Meling

Baritone	Mike Taylor, Solo
	Ken Wistrom

Tenor Trombone	Rob Barnes, Solo
	Larry Pearce

Bass Trombone	Robert Holland

Eb Bass	Justin Boller, Solo
	Vacancy

Bb Bass	Bill Kaempfe
	Will Biby

Percussion	Dave Wiebers
	Vacancy

* Currently On Leave

We are always looking for competent brass players and percusssionists.

If you are interested in joining the Illinois Brass Band,
please send us your name, instruments played/position desired, and a Biography/Resume

email us;
info
@illinoisbrassband.org

Biography of Mr. Stephen Squires
Music Director

Mr. Squires received his musical training at the Preparatory School of the Eastman School of Music and the Crane School of Music, in his home state of New York. He earned his Master's degree in Instrumental Conducting/Trumpet Performance at California State University, Northridge. He continued conducting study in seminars with Helmuth Rilling, Maurice Abravanel, Daniel Lewis, Tsung Yeh, and the Aspen School

As a professional conductor, Mr. Squires has worked with many exceptional artists, including Janos Starker, Pinchas Zukerman, Shmuel Ashkenasi, John Browning, Leon Bates, Ani Kavafian, Wendy Warner, James Tocco, Richard Stoltzman, and most of the principal players of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera Orchestra.

Stephen Squires is the Principal Conductor and Professor of Conducting in the Music Conservatory at Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University.

A conductor active in orchestral, wind, operatic and ballet music, Mr. Squires' current professional appointments include Associate Conductor of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra (Rockford, IL), Principal Guest Conductor of the Millar Brass (Evanston, IL), and Conductor of the Salt Creek Ballet Orchestra (Hinsdale, IL). He is the former Music Director of the Illinois Chamber Symphony.

Mr. Squires has recently made his debut conducting the famed Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

In addition, Mr. Squires is an accomplished recital accompanist and freelance trumpeter.