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Band
GENERAL INFORMATION:
The
Providence Catholic Band music program is an honors accredited
class. The band’s program is broken up into two distinctive
parts.
The fall semester is mainly dedicated to
marching performances including performances at all home
football games. The band marches for all major parades in
Chicago including the Columbus, Thanksgiving and St. Patrick’s
Day parades. The band competes in select marching band
competitions. The Providence band also enhances the band
experience by touring all over the country from year to year.
The band travels every year around the country to perform. They
alternate from year to year from performing at major bowl games
to concert band tours.
In
the late fall, the band transitions into concert season. The
band performs and competes in the IHSA & IMEA concert band
competition. Students also compete individually in solo and
ensemble competitions with IHSA and IMEA. The material performed
by the students is college preparatory level that both excites
and challenges the band student. Mr. Carioto incorporates basic
music theory, music classics, motion picture and current music
genres that make this band program cutting edge and fun for the
student.
Please take some time and go through our website and see all the
wonderful music opportunities that music students enjoy here at
Providence Catholic High School.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Mr. Carioto is an 18 year music instructor at the
High School Level. He received his B.A. music degree from
Elmhurst College. Throughout his 18 year career as concert
band, marching band and jazz band director, Mr. Carioto has
taken many high school bands to various bowl games, competitions
and concert tours including New York City, Orlando, Florida,
Pennsylvania, Princeton University and bowl games which have
included the SUGAR BOWL, ORANGE BOWL, GATOR BOWL, LIBERTY BOWL,
ALAMO BOWL, COTTON BOWL and ROSE BOWL.
Mr. Carioto also performs professionally as a trombonist and
brass player. He has traveled to Europe on concert tours
several to Greece, Romania and Spain. Mr. Carioto has
adjudicated both solo competitions and concert band
competitions on the high school and grammar school levels.
In addition to being the band director at Providence Catholic
High School, he also is the band director for St. Jude Grammar
School in New Lenox, IL and Noonan Academy in Mokena, IL. He
currently is working on attaining his Masters Degree.
Mr. Carioto also teaches AP Music Theory at Providence and Music
Appreciation. He can be reached either by email at
rcarioto@providencecatholic.org or by phone
at 815-717-3152 (direct line).
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