New Horizons Band of Summit and Stark Counties
Providing Life Enrichment Through Embracing Music
Connie has posted a graphic to reinforce the scale warmup that Bev introduced at the MAPS rehearsal on June 22, 2023.
These are the minor scales relative to the Major scale. The Natural Minor is based on the 6th degree of each Major scale. The Harmonic and Melodic minors are based on the Natural minor. The pattern is the same for all of the scales.
Memorial Day Commemorative at the Western Reserve Masonic Community
Medina, Ohio on May 26, 2023
An audio recording has been posted at Member Resources -> Past Rehearsal Recordings -> May 26 Concert (password required).
Submitted by Connie
We celebrated Cinco de Mayo at Kathy’s mom’s residence. Copeland in Sebring. What a blast!
Submitted by JoAnne Turner
I am currently in a research study called Age-related changes in speech perception, cognition and auditory evoked potentials (i.e.hearing and the age-related brain) Stop laughing!
This is a 2 part session which tests are conducted for hearing and cognitive retention. It is held at Kent State University Speech and Hearing Center, which is part of the music, theatre and arts center. Professor Bruna S. Mussoi is conducting this research project and she is looking for participants! It will involve 2 session of 2 hours each. I am not sure if there is compensation for these times.
Bruna is looking for volunteers to participate in this study. She is particularly looking for people with music backgrounds.
If you are interested, please contact me and I will get you in touch with Dr. Mussoi. It is an interesting study, you might learn something about yourself and your aged brain!
Submitted by Julie Kennedy
Aaron Fried worked with NHB cellos a few years back, and is now in school at U Wisc. This is a livestream concert of a quartet he plays with.
Note: After you start the video it will run for about 4 minutes before you see or hear anything. You can wait it out, or click on the time line to scroll ahead. It is also interesting to note that everyone is using a tablet to read their music (along with a foot pedal to turn the pages).
Click here to view Aaron’s Linkedin profile
Submitted by John Hawes – Published in the Spring 2023 New Horizons International Music Association (NHIMA) Newsletter.
THE NEW HORIZONS BAND OF SUMMIT AND STARK COUNTIES really means it when our members tell a veteran “Thank you for your service.” Our band has a long and honored tradition of performing for veteran groups in Northeast Ohio. For several years, we have proudly provided the music for the Military Air Preservation Society’s (MAPS) annual Veterans Celebration in their huge air hangar on the edge of the runway for the Akron/Canton Airport. To an audience of up to 450 guests, we have played patriotic music including the Star-Spangled Banner, God Bless the USA, and other songs. The favorite selection is always the Marches of the Armed Forces. As the song for each branch of the military is played, members who have served in that branch are asked to rise and be recognized and applauded.
Our band has also provided patriotic music for the Ohio Veterans Memorial Park’s Memorial Day Observation. After the lengthy parade in Clinton, OH ends, a large audience (usually about 300 people) gathers to further remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. An important part of the ceremony is when all veterans assemble in a circle around the huge flagpole and pass the wreath from one to another until it reaches the end and is then placed near the Vietnam Veterans monument, a 125-foot polished black granite wall with the names of 3,095 Ohioans lost during the Vietnam War. What an honor to participate in such an important event!
NOTE: Membership in NHIMA includes a newsletter and many other benefits.
Submitted by: Julie Kennedy
The Ohio School of Scottish Arts is offering a weeklong class with US Scottish fiddle champion Elke Baker http://www.elkebaker.com/ at Baldwin Wallace University (in Berea, south of Cleveland) this summer, June 24-30 2023.
Heidi and I attended the school several years ago and Elke is tops, very professional, a patient instructor and amazing player. She also hands out LOTS of traditional Scottish fiddle arrangements which are good for contra dancing and celtic groups. The group is mixed, from pre-teens to adult, and Elke works with students of all levels.
You can study as a day student (morning and afternoon 3-hour sessions) or residential. There are concerts and music sessions presented by school attendees every evening.
Comin’ In On A Wing And A Prayer By Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson 1943
Over the dim-lit flarepath
An anxious silence reigned.
Scanning the blue horizon,
Our anxious eyes were strained.
The radio sets were humming,
They waited for a word,
Then a voice broke through the humming,
And this is what they heard:
“Comin’ in on a wing and a pray’r,
Comin’ in on a wing and a pray’r,
Though there’s one motor gone,
We can still carry on,
Comin’ in on a wing and a pray’r.
What a show, what a fight,
Yes, we really hit our target for tonight.
How we sing as we limp through the air,
Look below, there’s our field over there.
With a full crew aboard and our trust in the Lord
We’re comin’ in on a wing and a pray’r.
Listening, watching, hoping,
Was all that we could do,
Waiting for J. for Jimmy
And all the gallant crew.
Then over our longing vision
A dim grey shadow fell,
And, like music, came the message
That told us all was well:
Here is an orchestral piece performed by some young musicians in Australia. I thought the string players might especially enjoy it. It is entitled Little Blue Train by Stefan Karpiniec.
Submitted by John McDowell
House of Rosin is giving away free samples of Cecelia rosin, $20 value. Offer is good while their supply lasts.
Check it out: https://houseofrosin.com/collections/free-samples
Submitted by: Julie Kennedy
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