The Southern Illinois Symphony (SISO), along with the Carbondale Community High
School (CCHS) and the Carterville High School (CHS) Band programs and their
directors, Edward Benyas, Greg Townsend and Andrew Nash, present a concert by the
Bavarian Youth Band, Jungendblasorchester Bibertal (JBO) on Wednesday, August 21 at
7:30 pm at Shryock Auditorium on the SIU Carbondale campus. Admission is free.
The appearance of these 50 European musicians, ages 14 to 30, is part of JBO’s 12-day
tour through Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio, and is in collaboration with the Blue Lake Fine
Arts Camp International Exchange Program. The tour helps promote socio-cultural
exchange and fosters new contacts between the youth of both countries. The wind band,
under the direction of Hermann Taubenheim, will perform selections from several
popular films, including The Greatest Showman, Fantastic
