New Horizons Band of Summit and Stark Counties
Providing Life Enrichment Through Embracing Music
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We will be hosting a Christmas gathering Reflections on the Season: a program of select readings and music on Sunday, November 19 at 4PM performed by a local flute ensemble, the Supertonics. A cookie social will follow. Free admission. Please bring a canned good or personal item for the Blessing Box. A freewill offering will be taken up for the ensemble. All are welcome!
November Classes and Rehearsals
December Classes and Concerts
It’s that time of year when First E. C. Church has its Harvest Home Dinner. The congregation gets together for a Thanksgiving dinner and members donate money to assist with either a specific project or church repairs in general. Since members of New Horizons expressed appreciation for the use of our church and wondered what they could do to help, First E. C. invited our NH members to Harvest Home last year. It was such a success that they would like to invite us again.
So mark your calendars! Harvest Home Dinner will be Wednesday November 8th at 6:00. It will be catered by the Waterloo Restaurant. There will be a signup sheet at each practice, with Thursday November 2 being the last day for the signup sheet. If need be, if being at rehearsals is not possible, text me at (330)612-5542.
Come join us! We would love to see you there!
Marilyn Katzmark
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Submitted by Janet Scarry
Thursday, September 28, 2023 Plain Local School Inducted Jim Adkins into the Plain Local Schools Hall of Distinction. Jim as an Alumni has distinguished himself and has exemplified his community and school system.
Submitted by JoAnne Turner.
The Hearing and Aging Lab at Kent State University is again looking for participants for a research study conducted by Dr. Bruna Mussoi and assistant Riley Burke. It sounds like the same study I participated in last spring. It involves hearing tests, brief cognitive screening test, listening to tones, repeating words and sentences in quiet and noisy backgrounds and completing a series of tasks to help understand your listening skills, thinking skills and language abilities. Participation involves 2-3 visits to the lab, lasting 2-3 hours. Compensation will be provided ($10 per hour) and a parking pass may also be provided. If interested, contact Kent State Hearing and Aging Lab 330-672-2391
It is a very special moment when connection is made between performers and audience. Standing ovations are few and far between especially in the world of large group performances. Your hard work, both as an individual and an ensemble, touched the hearts of the audience as they individually experienced the FEELINGS of each selection. Thank you for going down this road with me! I appreciate each of you and look forward to our continued growth together.
Jim
Rehearsal minutes are golden and even with the best made plans seem to disappear with faster than light speed. I was fortunate enough to be a member of the Akron Symphony in the 70’s under the Direction of Louis Lane. During one of our rehearsals, I could feel that he was for some reason paying attention to my cymbal technique. He cut off the orchestra and looked directly at me with piercing eyes and a very displeased expression. “Mr. Adkins! You are in an Orchestra, not a kitchen! More practice is necessary! ” A few days later when I had finally regained some control of my hurt feelings, I was fortunate enough to speak with a former teacher and personal idol of mine from the Cleveland Orchestra. He talked to me about technique, listening, and feelings. He talked to me about feeling the meaning of the music and understanding the intentions behind the composer’s choice of sounds and colors. He shared with me that listening to others performing helps to develop the expression of even a cymbal crash. Two months later! In a performance of a completely different Symphony. Louis Lane once again turned toward me making direct eye contact and queued my cymbal crash. A small grin and the moving up and down of his eyebrows as he turned to que the cello entrance told me that I had practiced my why out of the kitchen.
I ‘m sharing this story with you because I want you to understand that I can not only hear our improvement as an ensemble, but I can also feel the connections you are making with each other. You are developing into a much tighter musical unit. You are sharing, supporting and expressing FEELING through sound. This only comes through individual practice and commitment. Thank you for spending time in preparation for each rehearsal. Thank you for accepting our suggestions and repetitive corrections. Thank you for trusting us! Thank you for understanding that there is never enough time for rehearsals. Each one is IMPORTANT! Each rehearsal has a purpose! More importantly however, is what you do to improve your understanding of WHY you practice on your own!
Our rehearsal plan is very limited between now and our September 17th performance. I will be posting our Concert Day Schedule on September 1st. Every minute of rehearsal time between now and the downbeat of the concert has a planned purpose. Please be a part of every rehearsal knowing that your reward will be as simple and meaningful as a grin and the twitch of an eyebrow.
I’m EXCITED!!!!!!
Jim
Submitted by Cindy Ebner
I had an idea today to help myself get into the music more and see it with the dance or movie it is in to get a better feel for it. I thought maybe we could put the following on the website and let people know they are there for inspiration and ideas.
Click on each piece to watch the video.
Last thing is for you regarding playing in synchronous movements that I thought you might like.
The Suggested Music Events page on the website is a repository of member-suggested music events such as performances, news, and videos. This week we have three more to add:
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