Mr. Ben Salgado, Fine Arts Teacher Email address: bsalgado@bhsd228.com Phone number: 708-371-3600 Ext. 5267 Mr. Salgado's 2020-2021 Class Schedule Period 2 Mixed Chorus I, II, & Honors Concert Choir Period 3 Concert Band Period 4 Jazz Ensemble (+Honors) Period 6 Symphonic Band (+Honors) Period 8 Beginning Band Mr. Salgado is the sponsor of the following activities: Band, Choir, Color Guard, and Tech Crew. Mr. Salgado is also the Assistant Speech sponsor. |
Ben Salgado is a fine arts teacher at Bremen H.S. He is the Director of Bands & Choirs, an Audio Engineering teacher, the Assistant Speech Coach, Color Guard Director, and the Tech Crew Director. Prior to coming to Bremen H.S. he taught music, art, drama and band at Heritage M.S. in Summit, IL and music at George Washington H.S. in Chicago, IL. He is in his 16th year of teaching, and his 14th year at Bremen H.S.
Mr. Salgado graduated from Argo Community H.S. in Summit, IL. He was very active in school activities and sports, including band, choir, drama, baseball, golf, cheerleading, and student government (serving as senior class president). In 1996 Mr. Salgado was selected by audition to the All-Midwest Grammy Jazz Ensemble (lead trumpet) and the All-American Grammy Jazz Ensemble where he performed with guest artists Arturo Sandoval and Carlos Santana. He was also named a Golden Apple Scholar in 1996. Mr. Salgado earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from Elmhurst College. During his time at Elmhurst he performed in many musical ensembles including the Concert Band, the Concert Choir, several jazz combos and the internationally acclaimed Elmhurst College Jazz Band, under the direction of Doug Beach. In addition to performing throughout the United States, Mr. Salgado performed with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band in Indonesia (Jak Jazz Festival), Italy (Umbria Jazz Festival), Switzerland (Montreux Jazz Festival), Ireland, England, Sicily and Malta. While he was at Elmhurst College he performed with numerous guest artists, including Clark Terry, Nicholas Payton, Diane Schuur, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mark Colby, Brian Culbertson, and Frank Mantooth. Mr. Salgado earned a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Olivet Nazarene University in 2012 and has completed coursework at Vandercook College of Music. Mr. Salgado is married and has two children. He serves on the board of the Lincoln-Way Theatre Guild (LWTG), is President of the Indian Trail School & Community Organization (ITSCO), is a Religious Education Teacher, and a Cub Scout leader. |
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Marching Band Shows Mr. Salgado has performed in, was on staff for, or directed:
Bremen High School (director) 2004 - West Side Story 2005 - Blues Brothers 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean 2007 - Gotham & Metropolis 2008 - Fiddler In Blue 2009 - Arabian Nights 2010 - Stevie Wonder 2011 - Les Miserables 2012 - Led Zepellin 2013 - Michael Jackson 2014 - Man of Steel 2015 - Give Up The Funk! 2016 - Beatlemania! 2017 - Sing! 2018 - Dia de los Muertos 2019 - The Witching Hour Argo Community High School (brass staff, 2001-2002) West Side Story Argo Community High School (student, 1992-1996) The Music of Duke Ellington The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber The Sound of Music The Music of John Williams |
Dramatic productions Mr. Salgado has performed in, was on staff for, or directed (musicals in bold):
Bremen High School 2006 - Arsenic and Old Lace - Asst. Director/Tech Director 2007 - Little Shop of Horrors - Asst. Director/Tech Director/Music Director 2007 - Murder's In The Heir - Director/Tech Director 2008 - Beauty and the Beast - Director/Tech Director/Music Director 2008 - Dracula - Tech Director 2009 - CSI: Neverland - Tech Director 2009 - Sleepy Hollow - Tech Director 2010 - The Pink Panther Strikes Again - Tech Director 2010 - Pizza Wars - Tech Director 2011 - Aladdin JR.- Tech Director 2011 - Horror High - Tech Director 2012 - Annie - Director/Music Director 2012 - Captain Bree: Scourge of the Sea - Tech Director 2013 - Lizzie Borden Of Fall River - Tech Director 2013 - Arsenic & Old Lace - Tech Director 2014 - Little Shop of Horrors - Director/Music Director 2014 - Did Someone Say, Murder? - Tech Director 2015 - Lady Dracula - Tech Director 2015 - Game of Tiaras - Tech Director 2016 - Myths at the Edge of the World - Tech Director 2016 - The Election - Tech Director 2017 - The Jungle Book - Tech Director 2017 - Illinois Jane and the Pyramid of Peril - Tech Director 2018 - Cry of the Banshee - Tech Director 2018 - Little Women 2: Wrath Of The Dead - Tech Director 2019 - Godspell - Director/Music Director 2019 - Peter Pan - Tech Director 2020 - Squad Goals - Tech Director Lincoln-Way Theatre Guild 2018 - The Wizard of Oz - sound 2019 - Willy Wonka JR. - Producer, lights Spotlight Arts Collective 2021 - Annie JR. - Producer Hilda Walker Drama Club 2018 - Kid Frankenstein - lights Lincoln-Way Area Summer Stock Theatre 2016 - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - sound Gumball Players (2005-2008) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Music Director Anything Goes - Music Director Grease - Music Director Guys and Dolls - Music Director Argo Community High School (student, 1992-1996) Little Shop of Horrors - Pit Orchestra (bass guitar) Of Mice and Men - Crew Fiddler on the Roof - Pit Orchestra (trumpet) Big River - Cast - "The Duke" |