HR0940 LRB093 22151 HSS 50934 r

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are
3 pleased to congratulate the Tinley Park Arts Alive Community
4 Band on being selected to represent Illinois in the 2004
5 National Festival of the States World War II Memorial
6 Dedication in Washington, D.C.; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The band will be participating in the national
8 festival from May 27, 2004 to June 2, 2004, and they will
9 perform at the World War II Memorial on the day of the
10 dedication; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Tinley Park Arts Alive Community Band was
12 established in 1987 under the "Arts Alive!" program to
13 encourage, promote, teach, and perform the fine arts; in
14 addition to local concerts, the band performs annually at the
15 Illinois State Fair and the Hobart, Indiana Summer Music
16 Concert Series; the group has made 2 successful tours to
17 Büdingen, Germany, in conjunction with the Tinley
18 Park/Büdingen Sister Cities cultural exchange program; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Stephen J. Platko has directed the band since
20 1990; he has composed multiple scores for the group, Tinley
21 Park, and other organizations; in 2000, he received the Studs
22 Terkel Humanities Service Award; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
25 congratulate the Tinley Park Arts Alive Community Band on being
26 selected to represent Illinois in the 2004 National Festival of
27 the States World War II Memorial Dedication in Washington,
28 D.C., and we wish them the best as they represent our State;
29 and be it further
 
30     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

HR0940 - 2 - LRB093 22151 HSS 50934 r

1 presented to the Tinley Park Arts Alive Community Band as an
2 expression of our respect and esteem.