The Woodstock Community Orchestra will host its debut performance Aug. 3 in the Woodstock Square. Two School District 200 orchestra teachers – Lyndra Bastian and Jillian Forbes – have worked […]
The orchestra director of Woodstock High School and Creekside Middle School has been selected as a quarter-finalist for the 2023 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy […]
For its commitment to music education, Woodstock School District 200 has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. The […]
‘The Woodstock School District 200 orchestra programs at each high school and middle school have started a “Big Buddy” lesson program. The coordinators are Lyndra Bastian and Stacie Savittieri. Bastian […]
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