Photo Credit: Rich Moskel
The Young Stracke All-Stars
"We're not here to practice music. We're here to play it!"
The Young Stracke All-Stars, named after Old Town School founder Win Stracke, came out of the original lack of child musicians participating in the Old Town School’s Wincentennial celebration in 2008. Chris Walz, Wincentenial organizer and one of our biggest supporters once said, “The kids! That’s exactly what is missing.” The Young Stracke All-Stars, consists of students ages nine to thirteen. These are students from group and private classes who have shown a dedication to the ideals of the Old Town School community. While all the musicians in the group are fantastic, being a “great musician” is not a prerequisite. The students who become Young Stracke All-Stars are many things including, dedicated, curious, passionate and enthusiastic about community music.
Past PerformancesOpening Performance for legendary
Ella Jenkins Old Town School of Folk Music - 2011 Caroling at Cloudgate Millennium Park - Chicago - 2010 Spooky Sing-a-Long Old Town School of Folk Music - 2010 Lincoln Restaurant Lincoln Square - Chicago 2010 Benefit for Haiti Old Town School of Folk Music - 2010 13th Annual Chicago Folk and Roots Festival Welles Park - 2009 Taste of Chicago Grant Park - 2010 Songs of Good Cheer Old Town School of Folk Music - 2009 Caroling at Cloudgate Millennium Park - Chicago - 2010 Andersonville Farmers Market Chicago - 2009 12th Annual Chicago Folk and Roots Festival Welles Park - 2009 Peggy Lipschutz 90th Birthday Celebration Old Town School of Folk Music - 2008 Wincentennial - Celebrating the Old Town School's Founding Father's 100 Birthday Old Town School of Folk Music - 2008 |
