Campion Bands

        Glee Clubs, Jazz Bands, Blues & Rhythms, Rock & Roll,
        Bluegrass, Folk, Solos, Duos, Quartets, Orchesrtrial,
        Famous Shower Sopranos, You Name It
      • Campion Easy Knights Revival Guest Book
      • Campion Bands Revival Project aka Pauls Dream Band Revival

        Alumni Band Members Today

        Some of our music can be heard on iVOC Radio

        Music Professors

      • 1880-1888 Mr. Frank Mayrhoefr - Music Director
      • 1884-1885 Peter Hemmersback - Band Director
      • 1900-1905 A.J. Graepp - Band Director
      • 1905-1917 L. Kraegel - Band Director
      • 1917-1922 Martin Nelson - Band Director
      • 1922-1924 Prof. Achilles J. Minnaert - Instructor in Symphony - Band Director
      • Prof. Joseph Kiefer, S.J. - Director of Music Department
      • Prof. Ed M. Kavanaugh, S.J. - Piano and Voice
      • Prof. Martin Nelson - String and Wind Instruments
      • 1924-1938 Prof. John Meganck - Band Director
      • 1939-1975 Prof. Sidney deRanitz - Director of Music Department, Concert Band Conductor
      • Rev. D.W. Brehm, S.J. - Campion Glee Club and Choir
      • Rev. E.J. Hipshen, S.J. - Campion Bands Moderator

        Jazz Orchestra

      • Campion High School Jazz Orchestra - 1925

        Glee Clubs

      • Joint Glee Club Concert at St. Marys - 1947

        Mystery Band

      • What Band is this? THIS IS OUR NEWEST MYSTERY!

        Campions very own...

      • Military Marching Bands
      • The Jades - 1960-1962
      • The May-Be-Mads - 1960-1962 ?? Need INFO
      • The Bonnevilles - 1960-1962 ?? Need INFO
      • The Castaways - 1960-1962 ?? Need INFO
      • The Crossfires aka Paragons - 1963 + Post Graduate
      • The Weekenders aka Weak Enders - Early 60s
      • Dixieland Pep Band - Early/Mid 60s
      • The Sojourners ?? - 1961-1965
      • The Exiles - 1962-1965
      • The 4 Witnesses (aka The 69'ers) - 1965
      • The New Crusty Minstrels - 1961-1965
      • The Rooks - Mid 60s
      • The Cornerstones - Mid 60s
      • The Children of Stone - Mid 60s
      • The Eight Day Bicycle Race - Mid/Late 60s
      • Stanislaus Kostka And The Raiders - Late 60s
      • For Lack of a Better Name - Late 60s
      • The Liquid Sunshine Band - Late 60s/70s
        • morphed into Captain Straight and the Stars and Bars circa 1970
      • The Five Freshmen - Two weeks 1966
      • The Blues Band - 1969-70
      • The Soul Image - 1969-70
      • The Campion Bland Blues Band - 1976

        Bands brought in to entertain!

      • The Marauders - Played at the Military Ball mid 60s.
      • R.E.O. Speedwagon - 1970 or 1971 school year and 1973 (1973 yearbook inside cover).
        The consensus is they were WAY LATE everytime!
      • Highway *
      • The Ink Spots
      • Cyril Paul
      • Paul Butterfield Blues Band *
      • Stan Kenton
      • Open Road (Donovan's Celtic Rock band)
      • Amerikan Rescue *

        Trips to Off Campus Concerts

      • Chicago Transit Authourity
      • The Supremes
      • REO Speedwagon
      • Joan Baez

        Concerts - Directed by Achille Minnaert

      • Symphony Orchestra - November 1922

        Mothers Day Concerts - deRanitz Orchestrial Band

      • First Mothers Day Inaugrial - May 1932
      • A Festival of Music - May 1962
      • Pipes and Drums - May 1969
      • Jesus Christ Superstar - May 1971
      • The Last Concert - May 1974
        • The Passing of Nifty Knight

      • Coloramic Musicales - deRanitz (Ward Doering '58 Organist)