Tours – Palatine High School Bands
Raeleen H. Horn – Director of Bands / Conductor / Tour Organizer
Indy 500 Festival and Parade – Indianapolis, IN
May 2013 – Marching Band
White House Performance Holiday Open House – Washington D.C.
December 2010 & 2012 – Brass Ensemble
Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation Memorial Day Concert in the Magnificent East Room – Edward Nixon, Narrator Southern California
May 2012 – Symphonic Band
Chicago Tour Memorial Day State Street Parade – Chicago
May 2011 – Marching Band
Hosted Newington College Wind Ensemble Sydney, Australia – Dale Clevenger, Guest Conductor / Clinician
December 2010
Washington D.C. Tour Memorial Day Concert in Schlesinger Concert Hall – Dale Clevenger, Guest Soloist – Washington D.C.
May 2010 – Symphonic Band
Chicago Tour Memorial Day State Street Parade – Chicago
May 2009 – Marching Band
Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation Memorial Day Concert in the Magnificent East Room – Southern California
May 2008 – Symphonic Band
80th Anniversary Apple Blossom Parade Third Place – Division A – Large Band Division – Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
May 2007 – Marching Band
Disney Magic Music Days Parade Performance Spectro Magic Parade Disney World – Orlando, Florida
May 2006 – Marching Band
Chicago RUSH Arena Football Entertainment
February 2005 and 2006 – Pep Band
Indy 500 Parade Indianapolis, IN
May 2005 – Marching Band
WWII Memorial Dedication Parade Band chosen to represent the State of Illinois – Washington, DC
May 2004 – Marching Band
Chicago Tour Northwestern University Band Clinic
May 2003 – Symphonic Band
St. Louis Arch Performance Missouri
May 2002 – Marching Band
International Music Festival Competition Toronto, Canada – Gold Medal Award
May 2000 – Symphonic Band
Disney Magic Music Days Performance Orlando, Florida – Epcot Center
May 1998 – Symphonic Band
Music in the Parks Competition Sandusky, Ohio – First Place Award
May 1995 and 1997 – Symphonic Band
Lord Mayor of Westminster’s New Year’s Day Parade London, England
January 1989 and 1996 – Marching Band
Holland Tulip Festival Parade Michigan
May 1986, 1995, 1999 & 2001 – Marching Band
Citrus Bowl Parade Orlando, Florida
January 1994 – Marching Band
All-American Music Festival Competition Orlando, Florida – First Place – Superior Rating
May 1992 – Symphonic Band
Pacific Basin Music Festival Honolulu, Hawaii – Opening Banquet Performance
April 1991 – Symphonic Band
All-American Music Festival Competition Orlando, Florida – First Place – Superior Rating
May 1987 and 1990 – Symphonic Band
Peachtree Festival Atlanta, Georgia
May 1988 – Symphonic Band
Special Guests Appearing with the Palatine High School Symphonic Band
Raeleen H. Horn – Conductor
Tage Larson (2013)
Trumpet – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Haydn Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major
Harry Porterfield (2013)
Narrator – CBS 2 Television News Chicago – Within These Hallowed Halls
Vince Gerasole (2012)
Narrator – CBS 2 News Chicago – The Bells of Christmas
Edward Nixon (2012)
Narrator – To Heal a Nation – Memorial Day Concert in the East Room – The Nixon Library and Birthplace – Southern California Tour
Orion Samuelson (2012)
Narrator – WGN Radio Chicago – To Heal a Nation
Dean Richards (2011)
Narrator & Master of Ceremonies for Movie Concert – WGN Radio & Television Chicago – Peter and the Wolf
Dale Clevenger (2010) – Principal French Horn – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb
Memorial Day Performance – Schlesinger Concert Hall – Alexandria, Virginia
Dr. Robert H. Jordan (2010)
Narrator – News Anchor WGN Television News – Let These Words Ring True
Max Daniels (2009)
as President Abraham Lincoln – To Heal a Nation – Symphonic setting of the Gettysburg Address
Dale Clevenger (2009)
Principal French Horn – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb
Dean Richards (2007)
WGN Radio and Television Chicago – Narrator, Twas the Night Before Christmas
Orion Samuelson (2007)
Narrator – WGN Radio Chicago – A Sousa Portrait
Robert Poynton (2007)
Entertainer – The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Vince Gerasole (2005)
CBS Channel 2 Television News Chicago – Within These Hallowed Halls
Harry Porterfield (2006)
Featured News Reporter – ABC 7 Television News Chicago – Peter and the Wolf
Wayne Messmer (2004)
Voice of Wrigley Field – Lincoln Portrait – JFK in Memoriam
Tage Larson (2003)
Trumpet – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Haydn Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major
Joel Daly (2002)
ABC 7 Television News Chicago – Peter and the Wolf
Melody Lord (2002)
Pianist – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
Dale Clevenger (1986)
Principal French Horn – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb
Radio and Television Broadcasts – Interviews
Palatine High School Bands – Raeleen H. Horn – Music Department Chair / Conductor / Director of Bands
Featured on CBS 2 Television Morning Show with Vince Gerasole – Aired December 17, 2012
Presented holiday music performed by Brass Ensemble at the White House
Featured on CBS 2 Television Morning Show with Vince Gerasole – Aired August 2012
Special story on the Palatine High School Marching Band camp – Interviews with Raeleen Horn and her students – Marching Band Performs
Featured on ABC 7 Television Morning Show – Aired December 21 – 25, 2010
Presented holiday music that was performed by Brass Ensemble at the White House
WGN Radio – Aired December 2010
Dean Richards interviews Raeleen Horn about performing at the White House with the Brass Ensemble
WGN Radio with Dean Richards & Steve Cochran – Aired December 2008
Dean Richards Narrating Twas the Night Before Christmas with Symphonic Band
Featured on Mr. Fix It Broadcast – WGN Radio with Lou Manfredini – Aired throughout 2008-2009
Marching Band performing “Louie, Louie” – Theme Song for Broadcast
WGN Radio with Dean Richards & Steve Cochran – Aired December 2007
Dean Richards Narrating Twas the Night Before Christmas with Symphonic Band
Featured on WGN Radio Morning Show with Dean Richards – Aired December 2007
Interview with Raeleen Horn
Featured on Harry Porterfield’s – Someone You Should Know Television Interview with Raeleen Horn – Aired 2006
Special segment ABC Chicago
Featured on CBS 2 Television News – Aired 2005
Symphonic Band concert performance with reporter Vince Gerasole as narrator – Within These Hallowed Halls
Featured performance of the CBS 2 News – Aired 2005
Symphonic Band opens broadcast with CBS signature piece – The Enforcer
WGN Television Grand March for Kids – Aired 1987
Marching Band – Special holiday performance for underprivileged children
In the Movies!
A Thrill for Palatine High School Band Members
Raeleen H. Horn – Musical Coach
The Express – with Dennis Quaid and Rob Brown Released 2009
Thirty band members perform as the Syracuse University Marching Band. The film portrays a true story of the first African American (Ernie Davis) to win the Heisman Trophy Award. Filmed at Ryan Field – Northwestern University – Evanston, IL – Spring 2007
Flags of Our Fathers – Directed by Clint Eastwood – Steven Spielberg – Rob Lorenz Released 2006
Thirteen band members represent a high school band from the 1940s. The band plays American Patrol and welcomes the hero home. Filmed at Glencoe Train Station – October 2005
