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‘Great instincts for music’: WHS music alumnus wins composing award in California film festival

December 14, 2022

As a senior at Woodstock High School, Alex Riak won first place for a song he had composed, recorded, and submitted for the Illinois Music Education Association’s 2014 vocal ensemble composition contest. It’s no surprise to his former music teachers in Woodstock School District 200 that the music never stopped for the now 26-year-old, who […]

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