2017 Show "Out of Time"
Based on:
Symphony no. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 - Tchaikovsky
Arrival of the Birds from 'The Crimson Wing' -The Cinematic Orchestra
Clocktower Parade - Thomas Bergersen
Original music by Craig Fitzpatrick
2017 Awards & Placements | Director(s) Craig Hatter, Katrina Fitzpatrick & John Gonzalez School Colors Black and Red 2024 Enrollment n/a IMO Division n/a 2023 Enrollment n/a IMO Division n/a
Notes Illinois State Marching Band Championships Champions: 2022, 2023.
Illinois State Marching Band Championships Finalists: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023.
Illinois State Marching Band Championships Class 2A Champions: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023.
Illinois Marching Band Championships Small Schools Governors' Trophy Champions: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016.
Illinois Marching Band Championships Class 1A Champions: 2005, 2006, 2007.
Illinois Marching Band Championships Class 3A Champions: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016.
BOA Grand National Semifinalists: 2010, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023.
BOA Cedar Falls, IA Regional Finalists: 2021.
BOA St. Louis, MO Regional Finalists: 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023.
BOA Toledo, OH Regional Finalists: 2017.
BOA St. Louis, MO Class AA Regional Champions: 2012, 2023.
The marching band is made up of approximately 130 students and performs in competitions throughout the region as well as at home football games. The band program includes Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Brass Ensemble, and Music Theory. Several students from these groups are also chosen to participate as members of the All-District and All-State Bands. Morton represented Illinois in the 2009 Inaugural Parade for President Barack Obama. Morton was a 2010 Bands of America Grand National Semifinalist, their first time ever, placing 3rd in Class AA.
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