Winter 2010 En Re UPCOMING EVENTS 2010 MSU ALUMNI CONCERT BAND REUNION Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010 Location: Fairchild Auditorium Reunion Schedule: 8:00 A.M
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an Alumni Interest Group of the MSU Alumni Association. Winter 2010 en re UPCOMING EVENTS 2010 MSU ALUMNI CONCERT BAND REUNION Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010 Location: Fairchild Auditorium Reunion Schedule: 8:00 a.m. Registration and Hospitality 9:00 a.m. Rehearsal, Fairchild Auditorium Find a seat at the part you feel comfortable performing. Music distributed at rehearsal; not mailed in advance. Noon Lunch (on your own) 2:30 p.m. Arrive at Fairchild Auditorium Arrive backstage and take your seat on stage. 3:00 p.m. Concert The MSU Alumni Band performs first and the MSU Concert Band second. Wear “dress-up” clothes. Photo by Gary Baron. 2010 ALUMNI BAND FALL REUNION Date: September 25th, 2010 vs. Northern Colorado a Message from the President Time: TBD It’s been another busy year for the Spartan Marching Band AND the MSU Alumni Band. The SMB performance at this year’s Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on New Year’s Day was 2010 ALUMNI BAND GOLF OUTING out standing. You can catch some of the highlights on YouTube. Also the Holiday Alumni Date: September 24th, 2010 Band schedule was really hectic and record setting. Elsewhere in this issue are pictures and a Time: TBD summary of all that took place. Special thanks to Jack Nelson and all those who participated Keep checking the web site and the next issue and contributed! of the Encore for more information. We are looking forward to the upcoming Alumni Concert Band Reunion on May 2nd at Fairchild Auditorium. The MSU Concert Band, under the direction of Cormac Cannon, will be sharing the stage with us. Please consider returning this year to play with former classmates AN EVENING WITH and directors, share stories about band experiences, and update each other on the happenings JOHN CORIGLIANO in our lives. The campus looks fabulous in May so give a personal invitation to another alum Date: April 24, 2010, 8:00 p.m. to return and participate with you. Location: Wharton Center, Great Hall The date has been set for the fall reunion, Saturday, September 25th, 2010. This will mark the 40th anniversary of the MSU Alumni Band. Let’s make the day really special and set a Tickets are available at the Wharton Center new record for attendance. box office. Continue to keep us up-to-date on your e-mail address and information for Beryl’s Beat. Fore more information see page 5. You can also submit photo’s taken at any of our reunions for inclusion in a future edition of the Encore or our website. We look forward to seeing you in May at the Concert Band Reunion. The MSU basketball FOR THE LATEST NEWS team and the Spartan Brass continue to represent MSU so well. Let’s hope they both get to AND INFORMATION, VISIT: play in April in Indianapolis, Indiana. GO STATE! WWW.SPARTANBAND.NET/ALUMNI Bill Sachs , MSU Alumni Band Association President 2 :|| MSU Alumni Band Association 1850 Snyder East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-4582 [email protected] www.spartanband.net/alumni President Bill Sachs Vice President Jim Barry Secretary Betty Elliott Treasurer Photo by Gary Baron. Greg Pell Past President Call for Volunteers for Fall Reunion Terry McKenney Person In order to ensure a smooth reunion, the Alumni Band needs volunteers to help with the Members At Large following housekeeping tasks. Please take a look at the list below and if you can help, contact Lynn Kelsey Jim Barry, Alumni Band Vice President at [email protected] or 517-230-5924. Thanks! Jack Nelson MSU Alumni Band Fall Reunion – Day of Event Housekeeping Responsibilities Member Relations (times listed are based on a typical 12:00 p.m. kick-off) Tim Fox [email protected] 1. Stadium Set-up Who: Need 3 –5 volunteers Member Relations, Emeritus Beryl Falcone What: Set up wooden chairs and garbage cans/bags on sideline and north endzone (517) 484-1899 When & Where: Friday, 4:00 –5:00 p.m. (arrive 3:45 p.m.) in Spartan Stadium [email protected] 2. Dem Hall Set-up Director of Bands Who: Need 3 –5 volunteers Kevin Sedatole What: Set up and arrange chairs, music stands and tables Associate Director of Bands and When & Where: Friday, 6:15 –7: 15 p.m. after SMB rehearsal (arrive 6:00 p.m.) in Dem Hall Director, MSU Spartan Marching Band 3. Tuba Cover Distribution John Madden Who: Need 2 volunteers Assistant Director of Bands What: Distribute and keep records on tuba covers Cormac Cannon When & Where: Saturday, 7:00 –8:15 a.m. (arrive 6:45 a.m.) in Dem Hall equipment room Director of Bands, Emeriti 4. Music Envelope Distribution (includes music, name tag w/lunch info, membership card) Ken Bloomquist John Whitwell Who: Need 3 –4 volunteers What: Distribute above, handle unregistered arrivals and late arrivals Director of Spartan Marching Band, Emeritus When & Where: Saturday, 7:00 –8:15 a.m. (arrive 6:30 a.m.), Dem Hall Dave Catron 5. Dem Hall Rehearsal Room Clean-up and Room Tear-down MSU College of Music James Forger, Dean Who: Need 6 –10 volunteers What: Pick up trash & etc., move chairs, stands, tables to storage rooms, leave room neat Encore Newsletter When & Where: Saturday, 10:45 –11:15 a.m. (immediately after lunch), Dem Hall MSU Alumni Band Association Bill Sachs, Editor 6. Stadium Seating Area Clean-up Kimberly Hopkins, Graphic Artist Who: Need 8 –10 volunteers MSU Band Office What: Pick up trash & debris, leave area neat (517) 355-7650 When & Where: Saturday, end of game when Alumni Band leaves seats, for 20 mins., Spartan Stadium (during SMB post-game show) MSU Switchboard (517) 355-1855 Thanks! MSU Alumni Association Jim Barry (517) 355-8314 MSU Alumni Band Vice President 3 :|| Beryl’s Beat winter 2010 Adams, Susan (’76, Flute) shares that daughter Garvin, Mel (’66, Trumpet) shares that wife JoAnn Koehn, Norman (’68, Clarinet) sends his thanks for Hannah is an MSU freshman, a music major (Melson) passed away suddenly in March 2009. all the Spartan Band memories. He is a substitute and a member of the SMB. They met in the 1st coronet section of the MSU teacher in St. Clair and Marine City, and looks Concert Band. They were married 39 years with forward to his next outing to MSU. Amstutz, Keith (’63 & ’64, Trumpet) is owner of three children: Peter, Phillip , and Marie . AKMS, Inc. “the Braceguard People.” He retired (’95) (’97) Krolczyk, Jim (’63, Trombone) was elected to the in 2007 after 34 years as a trumpet professor at Geiger, Scott (’98, Percussion) wife Katie, and their Manistee County Board of Commissioners. the University of South Carolina School of Music. three dogs live in Youngsville, LA. Scott is a band Levandowski, Paul (’85 –’91, Tuba) marched with director at Comeaux High School in Lafayette. Barry, Jim (’73 & ’83, Trumpet) & Linda (’74, Flute) the LGBA in New York for the Halloween love retirement, teaching part-time, judging. Ginther, Jennifer (’91, Mellophone) and Rob are Parade in Greenwich Village, and in the first traveling, and living so close to MSU. Son Mark, the proud parents of Robbie (11), Matthew Gay/Lesbian group to march in the Inaugural an MSU Jazz Studies grad, played drums on (10), and John (8). Robbie recently began the Parade in Washington, D.C. Princess Cruises. He now plays drums in a county road to the SMB by starting trumpet. Jenny has Lodge, Richard (’69, Percussion) shares that he and band and is excited to tour. been an instrumental music director in Southfield, his wife have six grandchildren. MI for the past 17 years and a member of the Best, Richard (’69) retired from WKAR-TV having Oakland County Fine Arts Council. McCaffrey, James (’80, Percussion) is directing produced three different programs about the SMB again as a long-term sub and looks forward to a including the ’87 –’88 Rose Bowl trip program, Gibbs, Ronald (’64, ’67 & ’72, Trombone/ permanent position. His dad, Jerry, passed away “March to the Roses ’88.” His new marketing Euphonium) is a retired high school principal. last summer. One of his proudest accomplish - venture, “University Replicas” sells 12" limited He spent the past eight years as an academic ments was that all 12 of his children played in edition Sparty replicas. Each sale generates a advisor in the Undergraduate University band at Fraser High School under the direction $250 donation to the marching band. Division at MSU. He plays trombone in the of Seymour Okun, who also recently passed away. Lansing Concert Band and Scottville Clown Bolthouse, Sarah (’00, Trumpet) bought a home Band. He enjoys his new home with wife Jerrie McDaniel, Arlene (’84, Alto Sax) and the Arlene in Muskegon and is in her 4th year teaching at McDaniel Trio released a CD titled “Timeless.” Reeths-Puffer Public Schools. Lynn in Portland Township, MI. Glovac, Barbara (’80, Alto Sax) shares that daugh - McEvoy, Carin (’02, Mellophone) lives in Holt, MI Bredwell, Kate (Ketchum) (’97, Clarinet) is in her with her husband Jim and their daughter, Clara 13th year teaching middle school band in Lowell, ter Kristin, is an MSU Parks & Rec graduate. MI. She and husband Bryan play in the Grand Daughter Katie is a high school senior, active in McGuire (Begian), Carol (’70, Sax) has taught band Rapids Symphonic Band. Daughter Leah (7) plays band and orchestra, and wants to go to MSU. and English at Alcona High School in Lincoln, trombone and Ali (3) leans toward playing trumpet. Gould, Bob (’90, Trumpet) is in his 3rd year as MI since 1995.