Chris Pitlik, the longtime band director at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, had three generations of fans applauding him as he received the Lifetime Achievement award at the Midwest Music Festival in Lemont.
Chris Pitlik, band director at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, stands with his family after receiving the Lifetime Achievement award from the Midwest Music Festival in Lemont, which the longest running concert band festival in Illinois, according to its website.
Pitlik recently earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Midwest Music Festival late last month at the event at Lemont High School.Former student Bob Potsic, who now sings with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, said the award is well-deserved. Potsic gave up playing trombone at one point in high school to play sports, and when he asked to rejoin band was surprised at his welcome back.
And he’s always there to help students, even staying after school when needed, said Potsic, who went on to become a music instructor for 13 years at Andrew High School in Tinley Park and Sandburg High School in Orland Park. He now works in marketing and customer experience with Peterson Strobe Tuners, which makes equipment for professional musicians and student programs.
“They were cheering like crazy,” said Pitlik, a Shepard graduate who grew up in Alsip. “To do it in front of the parents and my own students was kind of a nice thing to do, as well.”
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