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In Reply to: RE: High School band buffs? posted by JDK on May 30, 2017 at 06:50:57
Nice. They sound really good.
I played in my HS band (clarinet!). Although we were in a small west Texas town (Odessa), we were quite good - always won Sweepstakes awards, played/marched in a LA Rams game in my sophomore year, only HS band considered for Super Bowl I, etc.
Our band director from then died at age 90 just last week. He had a profound influence on 1000s of students.
I remember well a few "overnight on the bus" trips, learning the possibilities of life.
rlindsa
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Wow!
We are hoping that Georgia's time in the wind orchestra will build similar life long memories! Particularly if they do get to play at Carnegie Hall.
I don't need her to get any bus memories though - or at least for her to keep them quiet :-)
The kids all loved Dr Mike - he absolutely opened them up using a football analogy of runners and blockers to show them that creating space for others to bloom within the performance is the next level after knowing the music and playing competently.
I can see how these Mr Holland's Opus type stories can happen.
Even a few of our mothers may even keep life long memories of Dr Mike ............
Cheers,
John K
Goodness, those were achievements worth talking about and the band sounds great!
Reminds me of Conductor Butler Eitel from Edina, Minn. who was in charge of the Bands at Interlochen in the Sixties. We were really, really good and when Frederick Fennell came to guest conduct for a week during that summer he was impressed with us.
Texas is certainly the center of the Wind Band universe in this country even today. When I look at the Trombone Forum the questions from teens and parents about instruments and methods are dominated by Texans.
Still, the BDBITL, is still, Ohio State. Go Buckeyes!
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