After performing at the first Vintage Band Festival (VBF) in 2006, it was a great thrill to return this summer to perform with the Newberry Band again at the second festival. VBF director Paul Niemisto deserves a hearty “huzzah!” (and so much more) for organizing and hosting such a terrific festival. Paul’s incredible army of […]
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A large crowd gathered by the Cannon River in the center of Northfield, Minnesota to witness a popular attraction at the 2010 Vintage Band Festival (VBF): The Battle of the Bands. Staged at high noon on Saturday, August 7, 2010, the two participating bands, the 1st Brigade Band of Wisconsin and Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band,
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It’s taken quite a while to edit and upload the videos, but here are more excerpts from the concert program that the Newberry Band performed at the 2010 Vintage Band Festival in Northfield, Minnesota. More videos will be added to this post when they are online. Stay tuned! For the record, here is the concert program
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Here are two of the highlights of the concert program that Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band is performing at the 2010 Vintage Band Festival in Northfield, Minnesota. Verdi’s “Terzetto and Finale from Attila” arranged by J. B. Claus and a terrific piccolo solo featuring Christine Beard, “The Wren Polka” by Eugene Demare. Dr. Christine Beard is
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Everyone has been asking for video of the band so here are a few excerpts. First is our opening tune, “New Era Quickstep” and next is my solo, “Fantasia on Safe in the Arms of Jesus.” These are “rough cuts” posted in a hurry. More to follow. Stay tuned …
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In the tradition of that old Willie Nelson song, I’m getting ready to “go on the road again” to “make music with my friends” in Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band at the 2010 Vintage Band Festival in Northfield, Minnesota. We had a great time at the first Vintage Band Festival in 2006 and we’ll be out
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After seemingly endless hours of image editing, uploading, and wrestling with technology, I am relieved to announce that the Flickr Photostream is finally operational. That means that all of the best images from my recent trip to Germany are now online. You can view the photos by clicking the blue “More Photos” link at the
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At long last here are English translations of the concert tour reviews courtesy of Jennifer Northup, a clarinetist in my orchestra, the Frederick Symphony, who is also a professional German translator (she’s an amazing musician, too!). I would have posted them sooner, but the beginning of the spring semester and five feet of snow (a
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Thanks to the ever-amazing Kurt Oberschäfer, I now have a PDF copy of the review of last Saturday’s concert from the Leipziger Volkszeitung (see link below). I also want to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful students from the Detmold Hochschule für Musik for their artistry, professionalism, and great working attitude. It was a pleasure and a privilege
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Imagine our surprise while innocently strolling through Leipzig’s shopping district to be confronted with this sign (see photo on left). Now, I was planning to visit the Mendelssohn House, but had no idea that it was only a few blocks from our hotel. After having conducted several Mendelssohn works with my orchestras the past year (2009 was
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