Full Text of HR0211 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Freeport School District | 4 | | Orchestra Department as it celebrates the 150th anniversary of | 5 | | its founding during the 2014-2015 school year; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Freeport Orchestra began when Frances Augusta | 7 | | Rosebrugh was hired to teach mathematics in Freeport schools; | 8 | | in 1864, she was asked to form an orchestra to perform for | 9 | | plays, operettas, and commencement exercises; her first | 10 | | orchestra consisted of 2 violins, 1 cornet, 1 clarinet, and 1 | 11 | | pianist; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Freeport Orchestra has | 13 | | had 20 directors who have instructed countless students and | 14 | | developed art connoisseurs, active amateurs, professional | 15 | | musicians, and free-lance performers; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Freeport Orchestra is the oldest continuously | 17 | | operating school orchestra in the nation; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Freeport Orchestra is currently under the | 19 | | direction of Freeport Orchestra alumnus Brandon Lamm and Tracy | 20 | | (nee Klessig) Pallesen; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Currently, the Freeport Orchestra has over 200 | 2 | | students in grades 5 through 12 participating in a strong, | 3 | | historic program; each year, many students participate in | 4 | | festivals, high school musicals, school concerts, community | 5 | | orchestras, and small ensembles; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, A year of celebration will culminate with a 150th | 7 | | anniversary concert on May 9, 2015 in the Jeannette Lloyd | 8 | | Theater; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | recognize the Freeport School District Orchestra Department as | 12 | | it celebrates the 150th anniversary of its founding during the | 13 | | 2014-2015 school year; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the Freeport Orchestra as an expression of our | 16 | | esteem and respect.
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