d/a/te (my role): Gig details...
5/5,6,7/06 (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone) Lake Fenton MI High School Bye Bye Birdie, Woodwind II
3/22/05 (baritone saxophone): Flint Concert Band in Flushing MI high school Travelogue.
2/27/05 ("community member" euphonium): Charles S. Mott Community College Concert Band Winter Concert
2/26/05 (baritone saxophone) Flint Concert Band in "Red Cedar Festival of Community Bands," Okemos, MI.
2/17/05 (baritone saxophone) Flint Concert Band in Abby Park Retirement
1/26/05 Musax Saxophone Quartet is named "Musax" (music + sax) by a Siple Elementary 1st-grade student.
1/25/05 (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone saxes; flute, euphonium): Instrument demonstrations for Davison, MI Siple Elementary School music classes. (gratis)
12/19/04 ("community member" euphonium): C.S. Mott Community College Concert Band, MCC semester-end concert.
12/12,16/04 (tenor saxophone): Flint Concert Band in South Flint Church of the Nazarene, Flint MI and Flushing Presbytarian Church, Flushing MI. Christmas music programs.
12/11/04 (euphonium): Tuba Christmas! Hosted again by the University of Michigan - Flint. Coutland Center was glad to see us. So was my niece.
12/9/04 (tenor sax): Flint Concert Band played at Genesee Valley Shopping Center, Genesee County MI
11/18/04 (tenor sax): Flint Concert Band played at Genesee Gardens, Genesee County MI.
10/21/04 (alto sax): Flint Concert Band played at Court Street Village, Flint MI.
12/17/03 (baritone sax): K. J. K. and I played Christmas duets [alto sax + bari sax] for Flushing MI's Hyde Park Assisted Living senior citizens center.
12/16,17,18,19/03 (flute, soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, conductor, Santa): Flint's Dort, King, Merrill and Civic Park Elementary Schools Holiday Programs.
12/13/03 (euphonium): Tuba Christmas! The University of Michigan-Flint hosted a Tuba Christmas event which rehearsed at 10:30 AM. Tubas and euphoniums are not limited to "oom-pah" marches. We can make real music.
12/11/03 (alto sax): The Flint Concert Band at Flushing Presbyterian Church.
12/1/03 (support): King Elementary solo saxophonist J.P. played Kum Ba Ya for a class, and was not disturbed when the librarian began to sing while he played.
11/20/03 (alto sax): Flint Concert Band played at Genesee Gardens Senior Citizen's Center.
11/5/03 (alto sax): Fellow saxophonist K.J.K. and I played as an alto sax + alto sax duet for Hyde Park Flushing, MI Senior Citizen's Center. This was interesting, as I was sightreading K.K.'s music. We did start things over a few times, but the audience understood- we were a sudden replacement for a suddenly cancelled pianist. We were invited to come back.
10/16/03 (alto sax): Flint Concert Band at Court Street Village, a Flint MI Senior Citizen Center.
6/9/03 (conductor): King Elementary recorders.
6/3/03 (conductor): King Elementary recorders
5/20/03 (preparation & support, baritone sax): All-City Music Festival.
3/14/03 (alto sax): Homedale Elementary's Brotherhood program.
3/6/03 (alto sax, piano): Lawndale Elementary's Brotherhood program.
2/28/03 (alto sax): King Elementary's Brotherhood program.
2/27/03 (alto sax): Merrill Elementary's Brotherhood program .
12/20/02, 12/17/02, 12/16/02 (conductor, arranger, guitar, recorder, baritone sax, Santa): Lawndale, King, Washington, Merrill and Homedale elementary schools holiday & "Patriotic Program" concerts.
12/13/02 (cornet): King Elementary
12/12/02 (guitar, arranger): Homedale Elementary in preparation for the Monday holiday program.
12/12/02 (conductor): Lawndale Elementary.
12/10/02 (conductor): King Elementary .
12/9/02 (preparation & support): Washington Elementary in preparation for the school Holiday Program.
12/9/02 (recorder, conductor): 10 Washington Elementary recorder players performed for the fourth and fifth grade classes.
12/5/02 (acoustic bass, arranger): Homedale Elementary
12/3/02 HAPPY SURPRISE! King Elementary star saxophonist J.P. "got his own gig" and performed Frere Jacques and Bingo for a first grade class; the teacher invited him to "come back any time you want." Not only was this solo, it was independent!
6/5/02 (composer, vocal) Durant-Tuuri-Mott Elementary Hearing Impaired Department
program. The HI (Hearing Impaired) students had studied Michigan environmental
problems, partially through the lyrics of my song The Lake Is Our Heart, which was
published by the Michigan Science Teachers Association. To my surprise, Hearing Impaired
program teacher Mrs. V. told me that the kids would like to perform the song for their
parents, and asked for my help. I agreed, and recorded an accompaniment CD with enhanced
bass (for rhythm "feel").
Mrs. V. "ran the show," conducting, translating and generally helping the students. The
children sang/signed (depending upon ability) the chorus,
"We're all in this together, you must do your part. We've got to stop pollution, the lake is our
heart...",
while I sang the verses,
"...and pen in hand, mail your thoughts to your Congressman..."
I have never been so proud of my composition and teaching - I successfully used my
music to help students with limited or no ability to hear. They did a great
job!!