QN Fall 14-15 Michiana

Volume 28 Number 1 A Quarterly Publication of Quinlan & Fabish Music Company Fall 2014

5th Annual

Michiana Outstanding

Music Educator

Awards Continuing the tradition, seven outstand-

ing educators were honored for excel-

lence at a luncheon following our reading

sessions in July. These winners will join

our Blue Ribbon selection committee to

select future winners.

The “Class of 2014” was selected from

dozens of nominations by peers in our

Spring issue of Quarter Notes.

Junior High/MS Division

Lynda Galbiati

TJMS-Valparaiso

Bryan Golden

Concord JHS

Jim Hopkins

Battle Ground MS

HS/College Division

Tom Barker

Lafayette Jefferson HS

Kevin Klee

Snider HS

Lori Von Koenig

Lakeshore HS (MI)

Kyle Weirich

Elkhart Central HS

Class of 2014 Award

Winners

More photos...

See Page 5

Summer Reading

Sessions

Hit the Mark!

Dozens of educators invested a morning

to read through a lot of new music for

string orchestra and young band. The

event was held at Plymouth HS on July

11th. A special thanks to Bryan Ames

for hosting this event in their wonderful

facility. A FREE piece of music was

given to everyone as a thank you for

their participation. View more photos

on Page 5.

Alfred Music provided two outstanding

clinicians for the event. Robert Sheldon

led the band reading session and local

favorite, Steve Reed, retired orchestra

director from St. Joseph, MI. conducted

the orchestra!

Nathanael Sudduth from LaVille J r /

Sr High said “This is wonderful every

year! Please continue to provide this

opportunity. Thank you!”

“Love the reading session! Very helpful

to see the music.” remarked Emilie

Grondin of Stanley Clark School.

Charles Lawrence from Adams HS

commented, “More cowbell & more

percussion!”

Robert Sheldon was our guest speaker

for the event. Well known as a composer

and arranger, Bob shared some great

stories of his long career in education

and some

amusing sto-

ries of his

short-lived

golfing career!

Since the nom-

inations and

selections are

done by fellow

music educators, the awards are very

meaningful to the recipients. Each re-

cipient shared some thoughts with the

audience.

The Michiana Outstanding Music Edu-

cator Awards program is part of a full

day of educator events sponsored by QF.

The day begins with Band & Orchestra

reading sessions, followed by the awards

luncheon, and finally the Maury Rhodes

Classic golf outing. A picture-perfect

day for golf played on beautiful Swan

Lake Golf course.. The event provided

opportunities for prizes, meeting new

friends and enjoying the day. We are

grateful to our sponsors for their support

listed on Page Two.

Quarter Notes Page 2

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nonball, CliftonLarasonAllen LLP, Con-

cord, Conn-Selmer, CSC-Shen, D’Adda-

rio, Devries Roofing, Director’s Show-

case, Dolan & Murphy, Eastman Music

Company, Gemeinhardt, Grasso

Graphics, Hal Leonard, Harris-Teller,

Howard Core, Insurance Plans Agency,

Jupiter, Krusinski Construction, Pearl,

Resort Meetings Consortium, Scribes

Inc., Tri-Tech, VanderCook Alumni

Association, West Suburban Bank, West

Suburban Wealth Management, Wood-

creek Builders, and Yamaha.

A music industry magazine, Musical

Merchandise Review published an arti-

cle written by me (see page 9 in this

issue) about the importance of school

music dealer representatives...that was a

personal first! Music Trades magazine

produces an annual listing of the Top

200 Music Retailers in the United States.

Our company was ranked in the Top

Twenty in the USA and the leading fam-

ily-owned school music specialist in the

US. NAMM honors a listing of the Top

100 dealers in the nation at the annual

Summer NAMM show in Nashville. QF

was again recognized in this outstanding

group of retailers. We are humbled.

Sousa-Palooza was a great hit at the Da-

ley Center in June as part of the Make

Music Chicago Festival. Dr. Richard

Fischer of Concordia University led

the band through a variety of Sousa

marches to the delight of the audience.

CSO Trumpet Artist, Chris Martin

joined the trumpet section with

Paul Woodson, director of bands at

Century MS in

Orland Park

“How I Spent My

Summer Vacation” By George Quinlan, Jr.

Baby-Boomers still laugh out loud (I think

it’s now LOL) when we hear these six

words. In the Seventies, Cheech & Chong

made us laugh so hard we cried with their

comedy classic, “Sister Mary Elephant”.

Suffice to say, if you have never heard

this, go to YouTube and check it out.

Never the less, this summer included a trip

to Boston with my wife, Cindy and friend,

Qian Ni, own-

er of Eastman

Music Compa-

ny. A true

Asian-

American suc-

cess story, Qi-

an began his

career selling violins from his car in Bos-

ton. Over the last 20 years, Eastman has

added guitars and wind instruments to it’s

highly recognized string instrument offer-

ings. Eastman acquired the iconic Haynes

Flute Co. of Boston a few years ago, and a

few months ago acquired S.E.Shires, a

brass workshop of the highest caliber.

Our Boston trip included tours of both

facilities...wow!

The Maury Rhodes Golf Classic was also

successful, raising over $11,000 donated

to Rhodes Library at VanderCook College

of Music. Pictured below are the winners

of the event from the Buffet Group. We

would like to thank the following hole

sponsors of the Rhodes

Classic: American

Way, Ameri-

caneagle.com, Anthem

Musical Instruments,

Arcos-Brasil String

Instruments, ARS

Technology, Balter

Mallets, Buffet, Can-


Continued on Page Four

Stork Report…Congratulations to Bart

and Jennifer Roberts on the bir th of

their daughter Eleanor Claire Roberts.

She was born June 16th. Bart is the band

director at Dickinson Fine Arts Acade-

my.

Congratulations to Chris &

Vance Beyer on the bir th

of their son Ian Joseph

Beyer

Wedding bells…Directors Mark Hol-

landsworth & Jennifer Engleman

joined in wedded bliss this summer. Jen-

nifer is the long-time band director at

Watervliet Schools and Mark is the new

director at Buchanan Community

Schools.

Congratulations to Dan Peo & Douglas

Taylor who were marr ied over the

summer. Dan is the director of bands

at McCutcheon HS in Lafayette.

Jason Caudill & Elizabeth Patzschke

were engaged over the summer. Jason

is the Director of Bands at Klondike

MS in Lafayette. The couple is plan-

ning a May Wedding. Best wishes!

Gayle Arend (now Gayle Daning)

from Central Catholic was

married over the summer to

Kelso Daning from Rensse-

laer.

New faces, new places…Jason Pfeifer is the new orchestra director at Goshen

HS. Jason is from Rochester, New

York and previously taught in Saginaw,

Michigan. Jason has a wife and two

sons. Welcome Jason!

Zachary Coudrey is the new 5th&6th

grade orchestra director at Goshen MS.

Zach previously taught in South Bend

Community Schools.

Don Litherland is the new band di-

rector at Queen of Peace School in

Mishawaka. Welcome back Don!

Kate Truscello has left the Goshen

MS orchestra program for a teaching

position in Batavia, IL. Best wishes

Kate!

Welcome to new band director Kelly

Rosselit at Ber r ien Spr ings Schools.

She is the daughter of Bob Hay, the

recently retired band and choir director

at River Valley Schools. Kelly taught

four years in Texas and is happy to be

returning to the Southwest Michigan

area.

Congratulations to Joshua Huff. Josh is

the new band director at Marion HS in

Marion, IN. Josh was previously at

Huntington North HS. Josh’s wife,

Christina, is the vocal director at

McCullough Middle School In Marion.

Lets’ Welcome Mark Hollandsworth as

band director at Buchanan Community

Schools. Mark taught previously at

Blissfield Schools, and was also co-

director at Edwardsburg Schools.

Please welcome John Owens, new Music

Director at Lake Michigan College, Ben-

ton Harbor. Mr. Owens is an active edu-

cator at both the high school and college

level. He has composed 57 commis-

sioned works and as a percussionist, has

performed in over 25 countries. He is

currently completing his PhD in Music

Education from Kent State University.

Wilbur Wright MS in Munster recently

selected Victor Ribadeneyra as director

of the MS bands and will assist at the

High School too!

Congratulations to Daniel Coffey! Dan-

iel will be taking over the Band & Choir

Position at West Central Jr/Sr HS.

Sarah De Rossi is the new Band &

Choir Director at North Judson – San

Pierre Jr/Sr HS. Congratulations Sarah!

Jim Grondin will be taking over the

duties of instrumental music at Perley

Fine Arts Academy. He is a fine wood-

wind player and will be an excellent ad-

dition to the staff. Welcome to SBCSC

Jim!

Taking over the duties as head band di-

rector and director of choirs at Washing-

ton High School is Dawn Orvis. Best

Wishes!

The new orchestra director at Dickinson

Fine Arts Academy is Alex Benoit. He

has been teaching general music at Xavi-

er School of Excellence for a number of

years and is a violinist. His wife Jessica

is the band director at White Pigeon

Schools.

David Elliott was recently appointed

Director of Bands for the Edwardsburg

Public Schools. He and his wife had

return to the area from Louisville. Da-

vid was formerly the Assistant Director

of Bands for the Knox Community

School Corporation. Welcome back-

David!

It’s a Mom & Pop operation...Cathy

Huber will be the new elementary mu-

sic teacher at the Manchester Community

Schools this fall. Jeff, her husband, is the

Manchester Community Schools instru-

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“I Like My QF Rep Because…” Con-

test Winners Stevan Rexroat & Kelly

O’Neill - band directors at Oswego

East HS with QF Rep, Dan Halloran

with their custom-made bobble-head

dolls. Their award winning tribute to

Dan-a very creative “mash-up” original

wrap with “Wind Beneath My Wings”

video can be viewed on the QF Face-

book Page.


mental director.

Cathy had pre-

viously been the

instrumental

director at Mi-

ami Middle

School in Fort

Wayne. Cathy

will be assisting

Jeff with the

Manchester HS

Marching Band this fall.

Let’s welcome these new directors: Sarah

DeRossi at Nor th Judson; Daniel Coffey

at West Central; Bridget Parker - Munster

Orchestra; Dennis Robbins - St. Paul’s

Lutheran; Laura Smeltzer - Merrillville

Intermediate School Band; Kristen

Hughes - Merrillville Intermediate School

Orchestra; Jacob Dowling - Seeger Me-

morial Jr/Sr HS

Tom Reed has been named as the

Crown Point HS Orchestra Director and

Aaron Zemelko moves into the Taft -

Wheeler Orchestra director. Congrats!

Please welcome Heather Marshall as the

new band director at Huntington North

HS. The band successfully completed their

two week marching band camp, and

marched in the Huntington Heritage days

Parade in June. Good luck in the fall

marching band festivals!

Marching band festivals….Scott Spra-

dling and the Concord Minutemen will

present the annual Concord Marching In-

vitational Saturday September 20th at Con-

cord HS.

Bryan Mangiavellano and the Nor th-

west HS Band in Jackson, MI will be host-

ing the MSBOA District Marching Band

Festival on Saturday, October 18th.

The Penn Kingsmen will present the annu-

al Carnival of Bands Marching Invitation-

al Saturday September 27th at Penn HS

reports director Glenn Northern.

Tom Cox and the Cr imson Marching

Band will host the annual Crimson March-

ing Invitational Saturday, September 13th

at Goshen HS.

Northrop HS-Ft Wayne will host a March-

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ing show October 25th reports director

John Van Patton.

The Homestead HS Spartan Alliance

Band will host the 2014 Fall Festival of

Bands marching band invitational on

October 4th. Approximately 25 bands

will be participating including the 300

member Spartan Alliance Band. The

band is under the direction of Steve Bar-

ber & Brad Wadkins. The band will

also host the ISSMA Scholastic State

Prelims and Open Marching Band Con-

test on October 11th.

Have band, will travel…Murray Weav-

er and the Discovery MS Band will be

performing at the IMEA convention in

Ft.Wayne this January. Congratulations

Murray and the DMS Band!

Mike Brown took the Westview

Marching band to perform at the Indiana

State Fair in August. This is the 23rd year

Mike has taken a band and they gave a

fine performance.

Matt Sutton took the Bremen March-

ing Band to Michigan City in July to

watch the 53rd annual DCI Pageant of

Drums.

Anne Watts and the Discovery MS

Orchestra and Sean Patrick and the Go-

shen MS Orchestra will be performing at

the IMEA convention in Ft.Wayne this

January. Congrats!

The Southwood and Northfield HS Pep

Bands in Wabash County will be taking

a two day field trip to Cedar Point. The

bands will be performing together at the

Amusement Park. The bands are under

the direction of Todd Ward/Northfield

and Chris Hickman/Southwood.

The Lakeshore Middle School 7th and

8th grade bands traveled to Mackinaw

City and Mackinac Island in June. The

Bands are under the direction of Phil &

Cindy Huff.

The Columbia Central HS band per-

formed as a premier band at the Holland

MI Tulip Festival parade under the di-

rection of Joe Folts. This is the 75th time

the band has appeared in the parade. Joe

states for the record he has not been at

all of them...

Dennis Gamble, Kaleb Chamberlin &

Jim Keranen took the Mishawaka HS

band and orchestra to Cedar Point on

June 17th.

Brad Zook & Bryce Cone had the

Northridge High School Marching Band

perform at Middlebury’s Summerfest

August 9th.

Andrew Muth & Scott Lehman had

the Fairfield Marching Band perform at

the annual “Farmers Day Parade” in

Millersburg August 16th. The parade was

followed with a concert in the park.

Scott Lehman and his band “The

Tumbleweed Jumpers” have had a busy

summer. Aside from many gigs and the

release of their first EP they recently

performed at the Elkhart Block Party

and Millersburg’s “Farmers Day”.

Bryce Cone and the band “Dang!”

performed at the Middlebury Summer-

fest on August 8th. The band was found-

ed by Northridge teachers and drew a

crowd of teens to their feet cheering

their instructors. All agreed it was a

Dang! good performance!

Special recognition… Congratulations

to the following school jazz bands who

performed at the Elkhart Jazz Festival in

June: Jake Robaska and the Elkhart Me-

morial Jazz Band, Steve Peterson and

Concord Jazz 1 Band, Bill Leather and

the Penn Advanced Jazz Band, Scott

Garner and the Elkhar t Central Jazz

Band.

The Elkhart Symphony will be perform-

ing with the amazing Cirque De La

Symphonie Saturday Septemebr 27th at

the Lerner Theater.

The Lakeshore “Lancers” Marching

Band, under the direction of Lori Von

Koenig, Phil Huff & Cindy Huff, per-

formed in June as an official representa-

tive of Michigan in Normandy France.

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CLASS OF 2014

Michiana Outstanding Music Educator Award Winners

Lynda Galbiati

TJMS-Valparaiso Bryan Golden

Concord JHS

Jim Hopkins

Battle Ground MS

Tom Barker

Lafayette Jefferson HS

Kevin Klee

Snider HS

Lori Von Koenig

Lakeshore HS

Kyle Weirich

Elkhart Central HS

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The band’s participation

provided teachers and

students with an oppor-

tunity to become a part

of history as they joined

in the official ceremo-

nies recognizing those

who sacrificed their lives to preserve

liberty and freedom for each of us. The

70th anniversary D-Day American Liber-

ation Victory Parade stepped off on the

actual anniversary day, June 6, 2014 in

the French village of Sainte-Mere-

Eglise, the first village to be liberated by

American troops. “The Lakeshore Band

would like to give thanks to all those that

helped to make the trip possible and a

huge success. Special thanks to Conn-

Selmer, Whirlpool, United Federal Cred-

it Union, and Quinlan & Fabish Music

Company. The support of this project

and the way in which Quinlan & Fabish

supported our students as well as the

veterans who served our Country speaks

to the heart of your company. We could

not have logistically accomplished this

trip and fulfilled our end of year perfor-

mance commitments without your assis-

tance. We will forever be indebted to

you and we thank you for your kind gen-

erosity. It is an honor and pleasure to

work with your company and to partner

with a business who holds onto the core

values of integrity, compassion and pat-

riotism. We give you our deepest thanks

and admiration.” said Lori Von Koenig.

(Aw shucks, Lori we were happy and

proud to help!)

Congratulations to Sharon O’Brien, band

director at Buchanan Community

Schools, on her retirement.

Warm wishes to Tom Crowner on his

retirement. Tom was the band director

at Edwardsburg Schools for many years.

St. Joseph Schools recently finished a

complete overhaul and addition to their

high school. If you are in the area, ask

band director Aaron Engleman or or-

chestra director Burke Lokey for a guid-

ed tour- It looks great!

Coloma Schools is near completion of

major renovations to their High School,

including a brand new fine arts wing and

a renovated auditorium. The fine arts

wing is beautiful. Ask director Cheryl

Thomas or assistant Christopher

Keech for a tour .

After 18 ½ years as Music Director at

Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor,

Daniel Hendrickson has r etired his

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Welcome to one of our largest group of

new string teachers to enter our profes-

sion or attain a new position in the Chi-

cagoland area!

You are now among the best! The quali-

ty of orchestra programs in our area is

strong and vibrant. The reason? The

reason is you. Regarding orchestra pro-

gram development in public schools, the

“not so secret” truth is that the strongest

variable for success of orchestral pro-

grams is the teacher. Whether I am play-

ing among a group of orchestra teachers

in our QF reading session, hanging out at

a concert or festival, or gathering togeth-

er socially, I realize I am among the best

in professionalism and musicianship.

As Steve Reed commented recently at

the QF reading session, “thank you all

for playing SO MUSICALLY! I con-

duct these often and not always is the

playing so musical”. Personally, I sin-

cerely enjoy hearing everyone talk with

excitement about how eager they are to

get back to working with their young

musicians. No wonder enrollment in

programs is growing in spite of all kinds

of sour barriers. Good work!

Here Are Some of

Our Heroes!

Lloyd Palmiter, our String Specialist, brings extensive knowledge to our company stemming from his twenty years experience teaching orchestra

and cello, serving as clinician and consultant for musical instrument and education-

al organizations, and countless hours of working with students and parents to assist

in selecting the best instrument for their needs. He visits all store locations regular-

ly and is available by appointment to individually help you and your students find

just the right instrument. You’ll see Lloyd at conferences of IMEA, MENC, ASTA,

Violin Society of America, and at the International Exhibition of violinmakers in

Cremona, Italy, where he will be scouting to bring you the best quality instruments

available from all over the world! Travels to the countries of origin and hand select-

ing the instruments and bows to be included in our showrooms make our instruments

among the best available today. We maintain a vigilant effort to assure our customers that Quinlan and Fabish Strings are always known for their

value and quality.

Q&F

My summer reading

usually includes some-

thing about Theodore

Thomas the founding

conductor of the Chica-

go Symphony. The

more I learn about the

man, the more I under-

stand that, because of

his drive and persis-

tence, we all benefit today. After all, his

efforts brought us the Chicago Symphony.

In an effort to convince Maestro Thomas

to leave New York and Escape to the Mid-

west, Thomas was presented with the ques-

tion which made me laugh when I read it,

“Will you not accept the opportunity of

firmly fixing yourself for life in a position

which you can if you choose make distin-

guished and successful?” WOW! Know-

ing now what the man accomplished, it’s

fun to hear how his cheerleaders along the

way encouraged him.

Keep yourself connected. Attend the con-

ferences you can. Learn from the experi-

ence of others. When I was just starting

teaching, one pearl of wisdom I learned

from Phyllis Young was to remember that

an audience will be hearing your group.

Take the time to fix intonation early on

when the chords and harmonies are sim-

ple. And, it is a skill that they will retain.

A concert with good tone and intonation

will have everyone leaving the concert

that evening leave with a smile on their

face. Smiles defeat sour dispositions!

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for additional copies of

your students. You’ll

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in highest quality instru-

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“Storm Warning”, for concert band,

composed by Robert Sheldon and pub-

lished by Alfred music, was specifically

for the shores of the great

lakes. It was composed as

a commission piece for

Music Alliance Summer

Band Camp of Cleveland

Ohio. The great lakes have

long been infamous for the

storms that can quickly, and violently,

tear across their shores and the cities

along them. This piece instills the audi-

ence with the image of the peaceful lake

shore before the storm and builds into a

well-developed storm, thrashing the

beaches and shores. This is a piece that

anyone who has lived near a lake shore

can appreciate.

Also from Alfred Music, “Nuttin’ for

Christmas”, for concert band, arrives

just in time for the holiday season this

year. This famous novelty, written in

1955 by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett,

has been holiday favorite ever since it

was taken to No. 6 on Bil-

liboards pop charts by Art

Mooney and His Orchestra.

Following that year, the

song has remained as a fun

and memorable piece.

Many artists including Er-

tha Kitt, Smash Mouth, and most recent-

ly, Plain White T’s have indulged in

recording this piece during the holiday

seasons. Parents and students alike will

relate as they share fond memories of

this song from childhood. No Holiday

concert will be complete without this

piece this year.

A new folio that was arranged so all stu-

dents can play, including level 1 stu-

dents, has been released by Alfred Mu-

sic. “Pop and Rock Hits Instrumental

Solos” has been carefully arranged for

each instrument in a way that is accessi-

ble to all students. This will help boost

the confidence of all

young players as they are

now able to play some of

their favorite songs by

their favorite artists. The

songs included are Best

Day of My Life, Best Song

Ever, Daylight, Firework, Girl on Fire,

Home, I Need Your Love, I See Fire, Just

Give Me a Reason, Just the Way You Are

(Amazing), Roar, Stay the Night, We are

Young. This folio contains books for

Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax,

Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Violin,

Viola and Cello. Which book includes a

MP3 CD which has a live performance

demo track followed by the play-along

track for each song. The CD also in-

cludes a downloadable piano accompani-

ment.

“Death by Tango” for concer t band

composed by Eddie Fairlie, published by

Brolga Music, an Australian publisher, is

a new fun and interest-

ing concert band piece

that is full of intrigue.

The program notes tell

a story of murder most

suspicious with each

featured instrument or

section playing a part

from a court room sce-

ne. The Alto Saxophone is the defend-

ant with the clarinet playing the support

and French Horn playing the eye wit-

ness. The music unfolds as the prosecu-

tion continues, the jury deliberates and

finally the verdict is announced (Spoiler

Alert!): guilty! The punishment – Death

by Tango. This is a piece guaranteed to

suspenseful as well as thrill the audience.

Success in All Keys is a new method

written and published by local composer

and saxophonist Eric Allen. This is an

individual method with books for Saxo-

phone, Clarinet, Flute and Oboe; Bas-

soon; Cello; Double Bass; Electric Bass;

Guitar; Horn; Keyboard

Percussion; Trombone and

Euphonium; Trumpet; Tuba

and Bass Trombone; Viola;

and Violin. This method

focuses on taking students

through more difficult keys

while keeping melodies and rhythms

more simple. This allows the player to

solely focus on the key and fingerings

without being hindered by more advance

playing techniques. This method aims to

make all keys comfortable for all stu-

dents. While this is not a method for

beginners, it is a method meant for al-

most all students and can be used by any

player already playing in a moderate

range. This method will benefit any one

looking to increase their success in all

keys.

FJH Music Company has expanded their

Measures of Success series to now en-

compass orchestra. “Measures of Suc-

cess for String Orchestra, Book 1” is

now available with books for Violin,

Viola, Cello, Double Bass,

Piano and Conductor. The

all-in-one DVD included

in every book not only

includes accompaniment

track sand videos, but also

the ability to download

some of that content, partnered with

SmartMusic. Each book starts with a

brief history of that instrument and

moves right into properly holding and

handling the instrument. From there, the

book layout features a goal orientated

approach to teaching. It includes eight

arrangements and original compositions

for string orchestra, duets, rounds, solos

and play-alongs. The composers of this

method: Gail V. Barnes, Brian Bal-

mages, Carrie Lane Gruselle & Mi-

chael Trowbridge, also made cer tain

that the method meets the National

Standards and Benchmarks for Music

Education.

Amanda Jennings is a bassoonist and

a former band director. As print music

buyer for Q&F, she has the opportunity

to preview every new publication. She

will keep you up to date on the latest

new issue music and happenings in the

publishing world!


MICHIANA

Outstanding

Vince Arizzi - Chesterton HS

Tom Barker - Lafatyette Jefferson HS

John Bradford - Merrillville HS

Karen Braden - Concord JH/HS

Kathy Brannen - Willowcreek MS

Jeff Carnall - Schmucker MS

Sandy Carnall - North Side MS

Steve Cotten - Harrison HS

Debbie Darnall - Merrillville (ret)

Jim Deal - Crown Point HS

Jeff Doebler - Valparaiso Univ.

Susan Ellington - Goshen HS

Quincy Ford - Michigan City HS

Lynda Galbiati - Jefferson MS - Val-

paraiso

Bryan Golden - Concord JHS

Jeff Hatfield - North Side MS

Chris Harmon - Lake Central HS

Karen Hershberger - Pierre Moran MS

Jim Hopkins - Battleground MS

Cindy Huff - Lakeshore MS

Phil Huff - Lakeshore MS

Music educator

award winners

baton. We wish him well

in his new endeavors.

Q&F provided an

"Instrument Playground"

of sorts at the Embassy

Theatre. They

hosted an

Event "Behind

the Scenes" at

the movies.

Grade school

age kids toured

the theater, and

all the different

aspects of pro-

duction. Kelly Hornbarger of our FW

staff did demos and hosted a “petting

zoo” for the children!

Kayla Wentz from Indiana State Uni-

versity will be student teaching in Knox

this semester with Craige Phipps & Dar-

ren Day. Best of luck Kayla!

Adam Bloesch from Saint Joseph’s

College will be student teaching this

semester with Jim Hopkins at Battle

Ground MS.

Chris Blue from Indiana Wesleyan

University will be student teaching at

Valparaiso HS during the fall semes-

ter. The directors are Miguel Rosario &

Wayne Coil. Best of Luck Chris!

Kelly Rider took a break from her

studies this summer and took a cruise to

St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Nassau

Bahamas.

Jeff Gorman, Dan Balog & Kelly Rid-

er took both of the Riley High School

bands to contest last spring and received

gold ratings.

Photo on the right: Our Store Opening

Celebration in Lafayette coincided with

the Board meeting for the Women’s

Band Director International (WBDI)

Association. Special guests included

Marilyn Renner & the legendary

Gladys Wright pictured with QF

managers Scott Butler & John Shaffer.

Thanks to all the Lafayette area band &

orchestra directors for attending and for

your support!

Kevin Klee - Snider HS

Ed King - North Side HS (FW)

Tim Kopf - Valparaiso HS

Max Mault - Goshen MS

Alan Mitchell - Andrews Univ.

Glenn Northern - Penn HS

Steve Peterson - Concord HS

Dan Pritchett - Valparaiso HS

Tom Reed - Taft MS

Steve Reed - St. Joseph HS

Keith Rudolph - Penn HS

Cindy Schnabel - Willowcreek MS

Tom Schnabel - Chesterton MS

Leta Sena-Lopez - Kahler MS

Johann Sletto - Crown Point HS

Christina Snyder -Wright MS

Scott Spradling - Concord Jr/HS

Chuck Steck - LaPorte HS

Mickey Stisher - LaPorte HS

William Timmerman - Fegely MS

Lori VonKoenig - Lakeshore HS

Kyle Weirich - Elkhart Central HS


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