It should come as no surprise that Janelle Finton pursued a career in music. Her parents are both trumpet players, her mom a retired music teacher to boot. “Growing up, I always heard music in the house,” Finton says. “[My parents] were always playing different recordings of things for me [and teaching] me all the instruments and note names.” Finton played in numerous ensembles throughout school, but realized music could be her career after participating in NYO Jazz, a youth

Members of the Glenview Concert Band presented An Evening of Chamber Music on March 16 at Glenview United Methodist Church. Our emcee for the evening was our illustrious director, Greg Wojcik. The evening’s music varied from the silly to the sublime. Silly tunes such as “Mother Goofs” and “The Nights of the Round Table” from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” were performed by our humorous low brass sections. The fabulous Flute and Clarinet sections played show tunes from “Wic

On March 24th the Glenview Concert Band Woodwind Trio performed in the first of four 2026 Music Appreciation Nights at the Chestnut Square at the Glen. Each event will feature ensembles of musicians from the band. The program featured "A Night at the Opera" and was well received by an audience of over fifty residents. We look forward to the upcoming dates and would welcome additional community outreach opportunities.

On January 24, 2026, the Glenview Concert Band (GCB) performed a joint concert with a group of middle school students in the Waukegan, Illinois area that were selected to be part of the Waukegan Middle Schools Honor Band. The GCB was invited to team up with the Waukegan Middle Schools to put on this wonderful concert. In addition to making music together, the students saw firsthand how music can be a lifelong experience. The GCB first performed three pieces for the audience