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THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS2019 BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Free June 19 Ferris Community Summer Band June 26 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 3 Ferris Community Summer Band July 10 Blue Water Ramblers July 17 Outlaw Express July 24 Great Scott July 31 High Lonesome Country Band August 7 Ruby and the Retros August 14 Project 90 The Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival presents 3 Fundraising Concerts • 3 Days • 3 Cities & 3 Guest Artists: Alfreda Burke, Rodrick Dixon & Alvin Waddles Friday, June 21 7:00 p.m. Give My Regards to Broadway (in Remus) Saturday, June 22 7:00 p.m. A Night at the Opera (in Big Rapids) Sunday, June 23 4:00 p.m. All-American Ice Cream Social (in Reed City) Tickets available at: Three Girls Bakery in Downtown Big Rapids or by contacting: (231) 796-0712 [email protected] www.tubabach.org Stage-M 37th Season presents the musical Little Shop of Horrors July 25-27 @ 7:30 p.m. July 28 @ 2:30 p.m. Big Rapids High School Auditorium Tickets available at: Patterson’s Flowers The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium Mecosta County Visitor’s Bureau or by contacting: (231) 592-8499 www.stage-m.org MUSIC AT POCKET PARK 2019 (Adjacent to The Raven and Chemical Bank on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids) Fridays • Noon – 2:00 p.m. • Free May 31 Balsalm Brothers (Progressive Rock) June 7 Outlaw Express (Country/Rock) June 14 Dan Kirshner (Easy Mix) June 21 The Lazy Leprechauns (Celtic) June 28 Wyatt and Shari (Americana) July 5 Bob Craig (Rock/Country Mix) July 12 Colmus Family (Gospel) July 19 Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin’ Crowd (Old Country) July 26 Strings and Things (Easy Listening) Aug. 2 Dave Yonker (Contemporary Christian) Aug. 9 Big Rapids DBA Presents (Youth) Aug. 16 White Elephants Records Presents (Rock Mix) Aug. 23 Allison Leveque and Friends (Acoustic Folk & Rock)) Aug. 30 Darrell Z Marvel Band (Classic Rock) F ERRIS S TATE U NIVERSITY in conjunction with the B IG R APIDS H ISTORIC P RESERVATION C OMMISSION presents the FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND 54th Annual Concert Season Dr. Richard Scott Cohen, Director SUMMER BAND CONCERT No. 1 featuring Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist 7:00 p.m. June 5, 2019 Old Jail Lawn, Big Rapids Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

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Page 1: The Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival & 3 Guest Artists ... · Little Shop of Horrors ... Selections from Aladdin Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice ... Jeriel Beard (44) VOCAL

THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS’

2019 BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Wednesday s • 7:00 p .m. • Fr ee

June 19 • Ferris Community Summer Band June 26 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 3 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 10 • Blue Water Ramblers July 17 • Outlaw Express July 24 • Great Scott July 31 • High Lonesome Country Band August 7 • Ruby and the Retros August 14 • Project 90

The Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival presents

3 Fundraising Concerts • 3 Days • 3 Cities & 3 Guest Artists: Alfreda Burke, Rodrick Dixon & Alvin Waddles

Friday, June 21 • 7:00 p.m. • Give My Regards to Broadway (in Remus) Saturday, June 22 • 7:00 p.m. • A Night at the Opera (in Big Rapids) Sunday, June 23 • 4:00 p.m. • All-American Ice Cream Social (in Reed City)

Tickets available at: Three Girls Bakery in Downtown Big Rapids or by contacting: (231) 796-0712 • [email protected] • www.tubabach.org

Stage-M • 37th Season

presents the musical

Little Shop of Horrors July 25-27 @ 7:30 p.m. • July 28 @ 2:30 p.m. • Big Rapids High School Auditorium

Tickets available at: Patterson’s Flowers • The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium • Mecosta County Visitor’s Bureau

or by contacting: (231) 592-8499 • www.stage-m.org

MUSIC AT POCKET PARK 2019 (Adjacent to The Raven and Chemical Bank on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids)

Fridays • Noon – 2:00 p.m. • Free May 31 • Balsalm Brothers (Progressive Rock) June 7 • Outlaw Express (Country/Rock) June 14 • Dan Kirshner (Easy Mix) June 21 • The Lazy Leprechauns (Celtic) June 28 • Wyatt and Shari (Americana) July 5 • Bob Craig (Rock/Country Mix) July 12 • Colmus Family (Gospel) July 19 • Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin’ Crowd (Old Country) July 26 • Strings and Things (Easy Listening) Aug. 2 • Dave Yonker (Contemporary Christian) Aug. 9 • Big Rapids DBA Presents (Youth) Aug. 16 • White Elephants Records Presents (Rock Mix) Aug. 23 • Allison Leveque and Friends (Acoustic Folk & Rock)) Aug. 30 • Darrell Z Marvel Band (Classic Rock)

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY in conjunction with the

BIG RAPIDS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

presents the

FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND 54th Annual Concert Season

Dr. Richard Scott Cohen, Director

SUMMER BAND CONCERT

No. 1

featuring

Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist

7:00 p.m. June 5, 2019

Old Jail Lawn, Big Rapids Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

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PROGRAM Americans We March Henry Fillmore Themes from the Overture to The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss David R. Holsinger Xylophonia Joseph Green

Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist Selections from Aladdin Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice

Arabian Nights • Friends Like Me • Prince Ali • A Whole New World Blue Tango Leroy Anderson Saxophonia Stephen Bulla

Featuring all of the Sumer Band Saxophonists! Cheerio March Edwin Franko Goldman

Sing and Whistle along with us!

2019 SUMMER BAND CONCERT SERIES

June 5 • Wednesday *The Old Jail Lawn, Big Rapids • 7:00 p.m.

June 12 • Wednesday Canadian Lakes Castle • 7:00 p.m.

June 19 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 26 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 27 • Thursday Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Health Fair • “Rotary” Park • 7:00 p.m.

July 3 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

*Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

THE FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND Celebrating its 54th season, the Ferris Community Summer Band is proudly sponsored by FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as part of its Music for Life! initiative. Weekly Ferris Community Summer Band Concerts – which are free and open to the public – are presented outdoors throughout the greater Big Rapids area. All of them support local community activities and organizations, such as preservation of the Big Rapids Old Jail, the Spectrum Big Rapids Hospital Community Block Party and Health Fair, the Canadian Lakes Association, and the Big Rapids Band Shell Summer Concert Series. Each concert features a different program, making for rich musical experiences for performers and listeners alike.

This “Communiversity” Band is open to musically experienced adults and high school students, and advanced middle school students. The band rehearses on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the FSU Music Center. The 2019 Rehearsal Dates are: May 29; June 3, 10, 14 & 24; and July 1. There is no fee to play in the Summer Band. It is also possible to take Summer Band for credit through FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as “Music 160.”

So, for all of you musicians out there, young and old, grab your horns, jump on the bandwagon, and come help fill our summer skies with the sweet sounds of music, by joining us for as many of the weekly cycles of rehearsals and concerts as you’re able to make! For more information, please contact director Scott Cohen at (231) 591-2484 or at [email protected]. You can also find us online at www.ferris.edu/music.

2019 SUMMER BAND MUSICIANS CONDUCTOR BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN STRING BASS Scott Cohen (17) Kelley Bearer (5) George Arndt (5) Janet Mallett (22) Betty Arnold (9) FLUTE Gene Arnold (8) Yvonne Gaines-Matijczyk (5) Gail Salinger McKay (19) Linda Peek (25) ALTO SAX Jonah Weber (3) Laura Pierson (2) Nathan Hall (1) PERCUSSION Sara Spedowski (5) Kris Keusch (5) Noah Mallett (10) Isaih Vorgias (1) Nick McKay (14) Olivia Pahl (1) Lexus Wayer (1) Fran Norris (18) Hiroshi Shimko (3) Isaac Renne (3) Jim Shimko (3) TROMBONE Joseph Vajda (7) Connor Tetzlaff (1) Jeanna Watts (1) TENOR SAX OBOE Allison Keusch (5) Jennifer Waite (5) Aidon Waddell (1) EUPHONIUM Jeriel Beard (44) VOCAL SOLOISTS BARI SAX Dylan Bewalda (2) (coming soon!) BASSOON Joshua Matson (1) Lilly Franklin (1) Art Sherwood (22) INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS CLARINET TRUMPET Noah Mallett Devin Bearer (5) Fiona Alex (1) Kayla Cousineau (7) Eli Dutko (2) Don Flickinger (17) Al Metcalf (13) TUBA Christa Lubahn (7) Bobbi Nista (24) Katelyn Brown (1) Nedra Neumann (27) Erin O’Callaghan (5) Ed Mallett (18) GUEST CONDUCTOR Robbie Svegel (3) Victoria Sill (2) Ben Swanson (2) (coming soon!)

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THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS’

2019 BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Wednesday s • 7:00 p .m. • Fr ee

June 19 • Ferris Community Summer Band June 26 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 3 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 10 • Blue Water Ramblers July 17 • Outlaw Express July 24 • Great Scott July 31 • High Lonesome Country Band August 7 • Ruby and the Retros August 14 • Project 90

The Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival presents

3 Fundraising Concerts • 3 Days • 3 Cities & 3 Guest Artists: Alfreda Burke, Rodrick Dixon & Alvin Waddles

Friday, June 21 • 7:00 p.m. • Give My Regards to Broadway (in Remus) Saturday, June 22 • 7:00 p.m. • A Night at the Opera (in Big Rapids) Sunday, June 23 • 4:00 p.m. • All-American Ice Cream Social (in Reed City)

Tickets available at: Three Girls Bakery in Downtown Big Rapids or by contacting: (231) 796-0712 • [email protected] • www.tubabach.org

Stage-M • 37th Season

presents the musical

Little Shop of Horrors July 25-27 @ 7:30 p.m. • July 28 @ 2:30 p.m. • Big Rapids High School Auditorium

Tickets available at: Patterson’s Flowers • The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium • Mecosta County Visitor’s Bureau

or by contacting: (231) 592-8499 • www.stage-m.org

MUSIC AT POCKET PARK 2019 (Adjacent to The Raven and Chemical Bank on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids)

Fridays • Noon – 2:00 p.m. • Free May 31 • Balsalm Brothers (Progressive Rock) June 7 • Outlaw Express (Country/Rock) June 14 • Dan Kirshner (Easy Mix) June 21 • The Lazy Leprechauns (Celtic) June 28 • Wyatt and Shari (Americana) July 5 • Bob Craig (Rock/Country Mix) July 12 • Colmus Family (Gospel) July 19 • Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin’ Crowd (Old Country) July 26 • Strings and Things (Easy Listening) Aug. 2 • Dave Yonker (Contemporary Christian) Aug. 9 • Big Rapids DBA Presents (Youth) Aug. 16 • White Elephants Records Presents (Rock Mix) Aug. 23 • Allison Leveque and Friends (Acoustic Folk & Rock)) Aug. 30 • Darrell Z Marvel Band (Classic Rock)

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY in conjunction with the

CANADIAN LAKES ASSOCIATION

presents the

FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND 54th Annual Concert Season

Dr. Richard Scott Cohen, Director

SUMMER BAND CONCERT

No. 2

featuring

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist

Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist

FSU President David L. Eisler, guest conductor

7:00 p.m. June 12, 2019

Canadian Lakes Castle

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PROGRAM Orange Bowl “Field March” Henry Fillmore Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken & Howard Ashman

Belle • Beauty and the Beast • Gaston • Something There • Be Our Guest “Nessun Dorma” from the opera, “Turandot” Giacomo Puccini

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist Summer of ’69 (The Music of Woodstock) arr. Ted Ricketts

Purple Haze • Somebody to Love • Suite: Judy Blue Eyes With a Little Help from My Friends • Soul Sacrifice • Pinball Wizard • Proud Mary

Begin the Beguine Cole Porter Xylophonia Joseph Green

Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist Instant Concert Harold L. Walters Cheerio March Edwin Franko Goldman

David Eisler, guest conductor “Sing and Whistle” along with us!

2019 SUMMER BAND CONCERT SERIES

June 5 • Wednesday *The Old Jail Lawn, Big Rapids • 7:00 p.m.

June 12 • Wednesday Canadian Lakes Castle • 7:00 p.m.

June 19 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 26 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 27 • Thursday Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Health Fair • “Rotary” Park • 7:00 p.m.

July 3 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

*Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

THE FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND Celebrating its 54th season, the Ferris Community Summer Band is proudly sponsored by FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as part of its Music for Life! initiative. Weekly Ferris Community Summer Band Concerts – which are free and open to the public – are presented outdoors throughout the greater Big Rapids area. All of them support local community activities and organizations, such as preservation of the Big Rapids Old Jail, the Spectrum Big Rapids Hospital Community Block Party and Health Fair, the Canadian Lakes Association, and the Big Rapids Band Shell Summer Concert Series. Each concert features a different program, making for rich musical experiences for performers and listeners alike.

This “Communiversity” Band is open to musically experienced adults and high school students, and advanced middle school students. The band rehearses on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the FSU Music Center. The 2019 Rehearsal Dates are: May 29; June 3, 10, 14 & 24; and July 1. There is no fee to play in the Summer Band. It is also possible to take Summer Band for credit through FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as “Music 160.”

So, for all of you musicians out there, young and old, grab your horns, jump on the bandwagon, and come help fill our summer skies with the sweet sounds of music, by joining us for as many of the weekly cycles of rehearsals and concerts as you’re able to make! For more information, please contact director Scott Cohen at (231) 591-2484 or at [email protected]. You can also find us online at www.ferris.edu/music.

2019 SUMMER BAND MUSICIANS CONDUCTOR BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN STRING BASS Scott Cohen (17) Kelley Bearer (5) George Arndt (5) Janet Mallett (22) Betty Arnold (9) FLUTE Gene Arnold (8) Yvonne Gaines-Matijczyk (5) Gail Salinger McKay (19) Linda Peek (25) ALTO SAX Jonah Weber (3) Laura Pierson (2) Nathan Hall (1) PERCUSSION Sara Spedowski (5) Kris Keusch (5) Noah Mallett (10) Isaih Vorgias (1) Nick McKay (14) Olivia Pahl (1) Lexus Wayer (1) Fran Norris (18) Hiroshi Shimko (3) Varun Piram (2) TROMBONE Jim Shimko (3) Isaac Renne (3) Topher Gingerich (3) Joseph Vajda (7) OBOE RaeAnn Kievit (1) Jennifer Waite (5) Connor Tetzlaff (1) TENOR SAX Jeanna Watts (1) Allison Keusch (5) VOCAL SOLOISTS Aidon Waddell (1) Kayla Cousineau BASSOON EUPHONIUM Jennifer Waite Art Sherwood (22) Jeriel Beard (44) BARI SAX Dylan Bewalda (2) Joshua Matson (1) Lilly Franklin (1) INSTRUMENTAL CLARINET SOLOISTS Ethan Alex (2) TRUMPET Ed Mallett Devin Bearer (5) Fiona Alex (1) Noah Mallett Kayla Cousineau (7) Eli Dutko (2) Don Flickinger (17) Al Metcalf (13) TUBA Christa Lubahn (7) Bobbi Nista (24) Katelyn Brown (1) Nedra Neumann (27) Erin O’Callaghan (5) Ed Mallett (18) GUEST CONDUCTOR Robbie Svegel (3) Victoria Sill (2) Ben Swanson (2) David Eisler

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THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS’

2019 BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Wednesday s • 7:00 p .m. • Fr ee

June 19 • Ferris Community Summer Band June 26 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 3 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 10 • Blue Water Ramblers July 17 • Outlaw Express July 24 • Great Scott July 31 • High Lonesome Country Band August 7 • Ruby and the Retros August 14 • Project 90

The Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival presents

3 Fundraising Concerts • 3 Days • 3 Cities & 3 Guest Artists: Alfreda Burke, Rodrick Dixon & Alvin Waddles

Friday, June 21 • 7:00 p.m. • Give My Regards to Broadway (in Remus) Saturday, June 22 • 7:00 p.m. • A Night at the Opera (in Big Rapids) Sunday, June 23 • 4:00 p.m. • All-American Ice Cream Social (in Reed City)

Tickets available at: Three Girls Bakery in Downtown Big Rapids or by contacting: (231) 796-0712 • [email protected] • www.tubabach.org

Stage-M • 37th Season

presents the musical

Little Shop of Horrors July 25-27 @ 7:30 p.m. • July 28 @ 2:30 p.m. • Big Rapids High School Auditorium

Tickets available at: Patterson’s Flowers • The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium • Mecosta County Visitor’s Bureau

or by contacting: (231) 592-8499 • www.stage-m.org

MUSIC AT POCKET PARK 2019 (Adjacent to The Raven and Chemical Bank on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids)

Fridays • Noon – 2:00 p.m. • Free May 31 • Balsalm Brothers (Progressive Rock) June 7 • Outlaw Express (Country/Rock) June 14 • Dan Kirshner (Easy Mix) June 21 • The Lazy Leprechauns (Celtic) June 28 • Wyatt and Shari (Americana) July 5 • Bob Craig (Rock/Country Mix) July 12 • Colmus Family (Gospel) July 19 • Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin’ Crowd (Old Country) July 26 • Strings and Things (Easy Listening) Aug. 2 • Dave Yonker (Contemporary Christian) Aug. 9 • Big Rapids DBA Presents (Youth) Aug. 16 • White Elephants Records Presents (Rock Mix) Aug. 23 • Allison Leveque and Friends (Acoustic Folk & Rock)) Aug. 30 • Darrell Z Marvel Band (Classic Rock)

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY in conjunction with

THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

presents the

FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND 54th Annual Concert Season Dr. Richard Scott Cohen, Director

SUMMER BAND CONCERT

No. 3 featuring

Jennifer Waite, vocal soloist

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist

and celebrating the dedication of the sculpture, “Black Bear Up a Tree” by Ivan Iler

commissioned by the Big Rapids Festival of the Arts

7:00 p.m. June 19, 2019

Big Rapids Band Shell Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

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PROGRAM Colonel Bogey March Kenneth Alford Cougar Pride Noah Mallett They Can’t Take That Away from Me George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin

Kayla Cousineau, vocal soloist Jesus Christ Superstar Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice

Hosanna • I Don’t Know How to Love Him • Superstar Dale Skornia, guest conductor

Azcárraga, Pasodoble Fallero Richard Scott Cohen Variations on “Annie Laurie” Arthur Pryor

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist American in Paris George Gershwin

Dale Skornia, guest conductor Log Cabin Blues George Hamilton Green / arr. Noah Mallett

Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist Cheerio March Edwin Franko Goldman

Sing and Whistle along with us!

2019 SUMMER BAND CONCERT SERIES

June 5 • Wednesday *The Old Jail Lawn, Big Rapids • 7:00 p.m.

June 12 • Wednesday Canadian Lakes Castle • 7:00 p.m.

June 19 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 26 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 27 • Thursday Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Health Fair • Rotary Park • 7:00 p.m.

July 3 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

*Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

THE FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND Celebrating its 54th season, the Ferris Community Summer Band is proudly sponsored by FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as part of its Music for Life! initiative. Weekly Ferris Community Summer Band Concerts – which are free and open to the public – are presented outdoors throughout the greater Big Rapids area. All of them support local community activities and organizations, such as preservation of the Big Rapids Old Jail, the Spectrum Big Rapids Hospital Community Block Party and Health Fair, the Canadian Lakes Association, and the Big Rapids Band Shell Summer Concert Series. Each concert features a different program, making for rich musical experiences for performers and listeners alike.

This “Communiversity” Band is open to musically experienced adults and high school students, and advanced middle school students. The band rehearses on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the FSU Music Center. The 2019 Rehearsal Dates are: May 29; June 3, 10, 14 & 24; and July 1. There is no fee to play in the Summer Band. It is also possible to take Summer Band for credit through FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as “Music 160.”

So, for all of you musicians out there, young and old, grab your horns, jump on the bandwagon, and come help fill our summer skies with the sweet sounds of music, by joining us for as many of the weekly cycles of rehearsals and concerts as you’re able to make! For more information, please contact director Scott Cohen at (231) 591-2484 or at [email protected]. You can also find us online at www.ferris.edu/music.

2019 SUMMER BAND MUSICIANS CONDUCTOR BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN STRING BASS Scott Cohen (17) Kelley Bearer (5) George Arndt (5) Janet Mallett (22) Cameron Wiseman (5) Betty Arnold (9) FLUTE Gene Arnold (8) Greg Alspach (2) ALTO SAX Gail Salinger McKay (19) Yvonne Gaines-Matijczyk (5) Nathan Hall (1) Jonah Weber (3) Linda Peek (25) Kris Keusch (5) PERCUSSION Laura Pierson (2) Nick McKay (14) TROMBONE Noah Mallett (10) Sara Spedowski (5) Fran Norris (18) Topher Gingerich (3) Olivia Pahl (1) Isaih Vorgias (1) Varun Piram (2) RaeAnn Kievit (1) Hiroshi Shimko (3) Lexus Wayer (1) Isaac Renne (3) Connor Tetzlaff (1) Jim Shimko (3) Isabella Waite (4) Dale Skornia (7) Jeanna Watts (1) Joseph Vajda (7) OBOE TENOR SAX Jennifer Waite (5) Allison Keusch (5) VOCAL SOLOISTS Aidon Waddell (1) Kayla Cousineau BASSOON EUPHONIUM Jennifer Waite Art Sherwood (22) BARI SAX Jeriel Beard (44) Joshua Matson (1) Dylan Bewalda (2) Lilly Franklin (1) CLARINET TRUMPET INSTRUMENTAL Ethan Alex (2) Fiona Alex (1) SOLOISTS Devin Bearer (5) Eli Dutko (2) Ed Mallett Kayla Cousineau (7) Jeff Gabalis (14) Noah Mallett Donald Flickinger (17) Al Metcalf (13) Christa Lubahn (7) Bobbi Nista (24) TUBA Nick McKay (14) Erin O’Callaghan (5) Katelyn Brown (1) GUEST CONDUCTOR Nedra Neumann (27) Victoria Sill (2) Ed Mallett (18) David Eisler Robbie Svegel (3) Jack Spicer (1) Ben Swanson (2) Dale Skornia

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THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS’

2019 BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Wednesday s • 7:00 p .m. • Fr ee

June 19 • Ferris Community Summer Band June 26 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 3 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 10 • Blue Water Ramblers July 17 • Outlaw Express July 24 • Great Scott July 31 • High Lonesome Country Band August 7 • Ruby and the Retros August 14 • Project 90

The Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival presents

3 Fundraising Concerts • 3 Days • 3 Cities & 3 Guest Artists: Alfreda Burke, Rodrick Dixon & Alvin Waddles

Friday, June 21 • 7:00 p.m. • Give My Regards to Broadway (in Remus) Saturday, June 22 • 7:00 p.m. • A Night at the Opera (in Big Rapids) Sunday, June 23 • 4:00 p.m. • All-American Ice Cream Social (in Reed City)

Tickets available at: Three Girls Bakery in Downtown Big Rapids or by contacting: (231) 796-0712 • [email protected] • www.tubabach.org

Stage-M • 37th Season

presents the musical

Little Shop of Horrors July 25-27 @ 7:30 p.m. • July 28 @ 2:30 p.m. • Big Rapids High School Auditorium

Tickets available at: Patterson’s Flowers • The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium • Mecosta County Visitor’s Bureau

or by contacting: (231) 592-8499 • www.stage-m.org

MUSIC AT POCKET PARK 2019 (Adjacent to The Raven and Chemical Bank on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids)

Fridays • Noon – 2:00 p.m. • Free May 31 • Balsalm Brothers (Progressive Rock) June 7 • Outlaw Express (Country/Rock) June 14 • Dan Kirshner (Easy Mix) June 21 • The Lazy Leprechauns (Celtic) June 28 • Wyatt and Shari (Americana) July 5 • Bob Craig (Rock/Country Mix) July 12 • Colmus Family (Gospel) July 19 • Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin’ Crowd (Old Country) July 26 • Strings and Things (Easy Listening) Aug. 2 • Dave Yonker (Contemporary Christian) Aug. 9 • Big Rapids DBA Presents (Youth) Aug. 16 • White Elephants Records Presents (Rock Mix) Aug. 23 • Allison Leveque and Friends (Acoustic Folk & Rock)) Aug. 30 • Darrell Z Marvel Band (Classic Rock)

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY in conjunction with

THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

presents the

FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND 54th Annual Concert Season Dr. Richard Scott Cohen, Director

SUMMER BAND CONCERT

No. 4 featuring

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist

Dale Skornia, guest conductor

Kayla Cousineau, vocal soloist

Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist

7:00 p.m. June 26, 2019

Big Rapids Band Shell Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

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PROGRAM Sabre and Spurs March John Philip Sousa Tanglewood Overture John Tatgenhorst Summertime George Gershwin & DuBose Heyward

Jennifer Waite, vocal soloist Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley

I’ve Got a Golden Ticket • Pure Imagination Oompa-Loompa-Dommpadeee-Doo • The Candy Man

Sparks Brian Balmages “Nessun Dorma” from the opera, “Turandot” Giacomo Puccini

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist Just a Closer Walk with Thee arr. Don Gillis

featuring solos by Don Flickinger, clarinet • Al Metcalf, trumpet • Connor Tetzlaff, trombone

Cheerio March Edwin Franko Goldman

Sing and Whistle along with us!

2019 SUMMER BAND CONCERT SERIES

June 5 • Wednesday *The Old Jail Lawn, Big Rapids • 7:00 p.m.

June 12 • Wednesday Canadian Lakes Castle • 7:00 p.m.

June 19 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 26 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 27 • Thursday Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Health Fair • “Rotary” Park • 7:00 p.m.

July 3 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

*Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

THE FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND Celebrating its 54th season, the Ferris Community Summer Band is proudly sponsored by FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as part of its Music for Life! initiative. Weekly Ferris Community Summer Band Concerts – which are free and open to the public – are presented outdoors throughout the greater Big Rapids area. All of them support local community activities and organizations, such as preservation of the Big Rapids Old Jail, the Spectrum Big Rapids Hospital Community Block Party and Health Fair, the Canadian Lakes Association, and the Big Rapids Band Shell Summer Concert Series. Each concert features a different program, making for rich musical experiences for performers and listeners alike.

This “Communiversity” Band is open to musically experienced adults and high school students, and advanced middle school students. The band rehearses on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the FSU Music Center. The 2019 Rehearsal Dates are: May 29; June 3, 10, 14 & 24; and July 1. There is no fee to play in the Summer Band. It is also possible to take Summer Band for credit through FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as “Music 160.”

So, for all of you musicians out there, young and old, grab your horns, jump on the bandwagon, and come help fill our summer skies with the sweet sounds of music, by joining us for as many of the weekly cycles of rehearsals and concerts as you’re able to make! For more information, please contact director Scott Cohen at (231) 591-2484 or at [email protected]. You can also find us online at www.ferris.edu/music.

2019 SUMMER BAND MUSICIANS CONDUCTOR BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN STRING BASS Scott Cohen (17) Kelley Bearer (5) George Arndt (5) Janet Mallett (22) Betty Arnold (9) FLUTE Gene Arnold (8) Greg Alspach (2) Gail Salinger McKay (19) Yvonne Gaines-Matijczyk (5) ALTO SAX Jonah Weber (3) Linda Peek (25) Nathan Hall (1) PERCUSSION Laura Pierson (2) Kris Keusch (5) TROMBONE Noah Mallett (10) Sara Spedowski (5) Nick McKay (14) Topher Gingerich (3) Olivia Pahl (1) Isaih Vorgias (1) Fran Norris (18) RaeAnn Kievit (1) Hiroshi Shimko (3) Lexus Wayer (1) Varun Piram (2) Connor Tetzlaff (1) Jim Shimko (3) Isabella Waite (4) Isaac Renne (3) Jeanna Watts (1) Joseph Vajda (7) OBOE TENOR SAX Jennifer Waite (5) Allison Keusch (5) VOCAL SOLOISTS Aidon Waddell (1) Kayla Cousineau BASSOON EUPHONIUM Jennifer Waite Art Sherwood (22) BARI SAX Jeriel Beard (44) Joshua Matson (1) Dylan Bewalda (2) CLARINET Lilly Franklin (1) Ethan Alex (2) TRUMPET INSTRUMENTAL Devin Bearer (5) Fiona Alex (1) SOLOISTS Kayla Cousineau (7) Eli Dutko (2) Ed Mallett Donald Flickinger (17) Al Metcalf (13) Noah Mallett Christa Lubahn (7) Bobbi Nista (24) TUBA Nick McKay (14) Erin O’Callaghan (5) Katelyn Brown (1) Nedra Neumann (27) Victoria Sill (2) Ed Mallett (18) GUEST CONDUCTOR Robbie Svegel (3) Jack Spicer (1) Ben Swanson (2) David Eisler

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THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS’

2019 BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Wednesday s • 7:00 p .m. • Fr ee

June 19 • Ferris Community Summer Band June 26 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 3 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 10 • Blue Water Ramblers July 17 • Outlaw Express July 24 • Great Scott July 31 • High Lonesome Country Band August 7 • Ruby and the Retros August 14 • Project 90

The Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival presents

3 Fundraising Concerts • 3 Days • 3 Cities & 3 Guest Artists: Alfreda Burke, Rodrick Dixon & Alvin Waddles

Friday, June 21 • 7:00 p.m. • Give My Regards to Broadway (in Remus) Saturday, June 22 • 7:00 p.m. • A Night at the Opera (in Big Rapids) Sunday, June 23 • 4:00 p.m. • All-American Ice Cream Social (in Reed City)

Tickets available at: Three Girls Bakery in Downtown Big Rapids or by contacting: (231) 796-0712 • [email protected] • www.tubabach.org

Stage-M • 37th Season

presents the musical

Little Shop of Horrors July 25-27 @ 7:30 p.m. • July 28 @ 2:30 p.m. • Big Rapids High School Auditorium

Tickets available at: Patterson’s Flowers • The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium • Mecosta County Visitor’s Bureau

or by contacting: (231) 592-8499 • www.stage-m.org

MUSIC AT POCKET PARK 2019 (Adjacent to The Raven and Chemical Bank on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids)

Fridays • Noon – 2:00 p.m. • Free May 31 • Balsalm Brothers (Progressive Rock) June 7 • Outlaw Express (Country/Rock) June 14 • Dan Kirshner (Easy Mix) June 21 • The Lazy Leprechauns (Celtic) June 28 • Wyatt and Shari (Americana) July 5 • Bob Craig (Rock/Country Mix) July 12 • Colmus Family (Gospel) July 19 • Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin’ Crowd (Old Country) July 26 • Strings and Things (Easy Listening) Aug. 2 • Dave Yonker (Contemporary Christian) Aug. 9 • Big Rapids DBA Presents (Youth) Aug. 16 • White Elephants Records Presents (Rock Mix) Aug. 23 • Allison Leveque and Friends (Acoustic Folk & Rock)) Aug. 30 • Darrell Z Marvel Band (Classic Rock)

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY in conjunction with

SPECTRUM HEALTH BIG RAPIDS HOSPITAL’S ANNUAL COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY & HEALTH FAIR

presents the

FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND 54th Annual Concert Season Dr. Richard Scott Cohen, Director

SUMMER BAND CONCERT

No. 5

featuring Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist

Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist

and the grand opening & ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Rotary Fitness Park

part of the National Fitness Campaign

“Fitness Court” mobile app available at the Apple App Store & Google Play

7:00 p.m. June 20, 2018

Rotary Park, Big Rapids

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PROGRAM Majestic Galop Karl L. King Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken & Howard Ashman

Belle • Beauty and the Beast • Gaston • Something There • Be Our Guest Log Cabin Blues George Hamilton Green / arr. Noah Mallett

Noah Mallett, xylophone soloist American in Paris George Gershwin Azcárraga, Pasodoble Fallero Richard Scott Cohen Big Band Classics arr. Eric Osterling

Tuxedo Junction • Serenade in Blue • In the Mood Variations on “Annie Laurie” Arthur Pryor

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist Instant Concert Harold L. Walters Cheerio March Edwin Franko Goldman

Sing and Whistle along with us!

2019 SUMMER BAND CONCERT SERIES

June 5 • Wednesday *The Old Jail Lawn, Big Rapids • 7:00 p.m.

June 12 • Wednesday Canadian Lakes Castle • 7:00 p.m.

June 19 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 26 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 27 • Thursday Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Health Fair • Rotary Park • 7:00 p.m.

July 3 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

*Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

THE FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND Celebrating its 54th season, the Ferris Community Summer Band is proudly sponsored by FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as part of its Music for Life! initiative. Weekly Ferris Community Summer Band Concerts – which are free and open to the public – are presented outdoors throughout the greater Big Rapids area. All of them support local community activities and organizations, such as preservation of the Big Rapids Old Jail, the Spectrum Big Rapids Hospital Community Block Party and Health Fair, the Canadian Lakes Association, and the Big Rapids Band Shell Summer Concert Series. Each concert features a different program, making for rich musical experiences for performers and listeners alike.

This “Communiversity” Band is open to musically experienced adults and high school students, and advanced middle school students. The band rehearses on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the FSU Music Center. The 2019 Rehearsal Dates are: May 29; June 3, 10, 14 & 24; and July 1. There is no fee to play in the Summer Band. It is also possible to take Summer Band for credit through FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as “Music 160.”

So, for all of you musicians out there, young and old, grab your horns, jump on the bandwagon, and come help fill our summer skies with the sweet sounds of music, by joining us for as many of the weekly cycles of rehearsals and concerts as you’re able to make! For more information, please contact director Scott Cohen at (231) 591-2484 or at [email protected]. You can also find us online at www.ferris.edu/music.

2019 SUMMER BAND MUSICIANS CONDUCTOR BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN STRING BASS Scott Cohen (17) Kelley Bearer (5) George Arndt (5) Janet Mallett (22) Cameron Wiseman (5) Betty Arnold (9) FLUTE Gene Arnold (8) Greg Alspach (2) ALTO SAX Gail Salinger McKay (19) Yvonne Gaines-Matijczyk (5) Nathan Hall (1) Jonah Weber (3) Linda Peek (25) Kris Keusch (5) PERCUSSION Laura Pierson (2) Nick McKay (14) TROMBONE Noah Mallett (10) Sara Spedowski (5) Fran Norris (18) Topher Gingerich (3) Olivia Pahl (1) Isaih Vorgias (1) Varun Piram (2) RaeAnn Kievit (1) Hiroshi Shimko (3) Lexus Wayer (1) Isaac Renne (3) Connor Tetzlaff (1) Jim Shimko (3) Isabella Waite (4) Dale Skornia (7) Jeanna Watts (1) Joseph Vajda (7) OBOE TENOR SAX Jennifer Waite (5) Allison Keusch (5) VOCAL SOLOISTS Aidon Waddell (1) Kayla Cousineau BASSOON EUPHONIUM Jennifer Waite Art Sherwood (22) BARI SAX Jeriel Beard (44) Joshua Matson (1) Dylan Bewalda (2) Lilly Franklin (1) CLARINET TRUMPET INSTRUMENTAL Ethan Alex (2) Fiona Alex (1) SOLOISTS Devin Bearer (5) Eli Dutko (2) Ed Mallett Kayla Cousineau (7) Jeff Gabalis (14) Noah Mallett Donald Flickinger (17) Al Metcalf (13) Christa Lubahn (7) Bobbi Nista (24) TUBA Nick McKay (14) Erin O’Callaghan (5) Katelyn Brown (1) GUEST CONDUCTOR Nedra Neumann (27) Victoria Sill (2) Ed Mallett (18) David Eisler Robbie Svegel (3) Jack Spicer (1) Ben Swanson (2) Dale Skornia

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THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS’

2019 BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Wednesday s • 7:00 p .m. • Fr ee

June 19 • Ferris Community Summer Band June 26 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 3 • Ferris Community Summer Band July 10 • Blue Water Ramblers July 17 • Outlaw Express July 24 • Great Scott July 31 • High Lonesome Country Band August 7 • Ruby and the Retros August 14 • Project 90

The Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival presents

3 Fundraising Concerts • 3 Days • 3 Cities & 3 Guest Artists: Alfreda Burke, Rodrick Dixon & Alvin Waddles

Friday, June 21 • 7:00 p.m. • Give My Regards to Broadway (in Remus) Saturday, June 22 • 7:00 p.m. • A Night at the Opera (in Big Rapids) Sunday, June 23 • 4:00 p.m. • All-American Ice Cream Social (in Reed City)

Tickets available at: Three Girls Bakery in Downtown Big Rapids or by contacting: (231) 796-0712 • [email protected] • www.tubabach.org

Stage-M • 37th Season

presents the musical

Little Shop of Horrors July 25-27 @ 7:30 p.m. • July 28 @ 2:30 p.m. • Big Rapids High School Auditorium

Tickets available at: Patterson’s Flowers • The Old Pioneer Store and Emporium • Mecosta County Visitor’s Bureau

or by contacting: (231) 592-8499 • www.stage-m.org

MUSIC AT POCKET PARK 2019 (Adjacent to The Raven and Chemical Bank on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Big Rapids)

Fridays • Noon – 2:00 p.m. • Free May 31 • Balsalm Brothers (Progressive Rock) June 7 • Outlaw Express (Country/Rock) June 14 • Dan Kirshner (Easy Mix) June 21 • The Lazy Leprechauns (Celtic) June 28 • Wyatt and Shari (Americana) July 5 • Bob Craig (Rock/Country Mix) July 12 • Colmus Family (Gospel) July 19 • Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin’ Crowd (Old Country) July 26 • Strings and Things (Easy Listening) Aug. 2 • Dave Yonker (Contemporary Christian) Aug. 9 • Big Rapids DBA Presents (Youth) Aug. 16 • White Elephants Records Presents (Rock Mix) Aug. 23 • Allison Leveque and Friends (Acoustic Folk & Rock)) Aug. 30 • Darrell Z Marvel Band (Classic Rock)

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY in conjunction with

THE CITY OF BIG RAPIDS BANDSHELL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

presents the

FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND 54th Annual Concert Season Dr. Richard Scott Cohen, Director

SUMMER BAND CONCERT

No. 6 featuring

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist Dr. Richard A. Santer, speaker Gordon Mallett, guest conductir Micah Allen Taylor, vocal soloist

7:00 p.m. July 3, 2019

Big Rapids Band Shell Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

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PROGRAM Our National Anthem: “The Star Spangled Banner” J.S. Smith & F.S. Key

Micah Allen Taylor, vocal soloist Welcome & Historical Remarks Richard Santer Americans We Henry Fillmore Someone to Watch Over Me George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin

Micah Allen Taylor, vocal soloist Little Shop of Horrors Ashman & Menken / arr. Mollie Weber Armed Forces Salute Bob Lowden

Army • Coast Guard • Marines • Air Force • Navy Blue Tango Leroy Anderson Variations on Rule Britannia John Hartmann

Ed Mallett, euphonium soloist The Ultimate Patriotic Sing-Along arranged by Jerry Brubaker

The Battle Hymn of the Republic • America the Beautiful You’re a Grand Old Flag • God Bless the USA

Micah Allen Taylor, vocal soloist Stars and Stripes Forever March John Philip Sousa

Obligato Trio: Ed Mallett, tuba • Noah Mallett, xylophone • Isabella Waite, piccolo Gordon Mallett, guest conductor

2019 SUMMER BAND CONCERT SERIES

June 5 • Wednesday *The Old Jail Lawn, Big Rapids • 7:00 p.m.

June 12 • Wednesday Canadian Lakes Castle • 7:00 p.m.

June 19 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 26 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

June 27 • Thursday Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Health Fair • “Rotary” Park • 7:00 p.m.

July 3 • Wednesday *Big Rapids Band Shell • 7:00 p.m.

*Rain Location: First United Methodist Church, Big Rapids

THE FERRIS COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND Celebrating its 54th season, the Ferris Community Summer Band is proudly sponsored by FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as part of its Music for Life! initiative. Weekly Ferris Community Summer Band Concerts – which are free and open to the public – are presented outdoors throughout the greater Big Rapids area. All of them support local community activities and organizations, such as preservation of the Big Rapids Old Jail, the Spectrum Big Rapids Hospital Community Block Party and Health Fair, the Canadian Lakes Association, and the Big Rapids Band Shell Summer Concert Series. Each concert features a different program, making for rich musical experiences for performers and listeners alike.

This “Communiversity” Band is open to musically experienced adults and high school students, and advanced middle school students. The band rehearses on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the FSU Music Center. The 2019 Rehearsal Dates are: May 29; June 3, 10, 14 & 24; and July 1. There is no fee to play in the Summer Band. It is also possible to take Summer Band for credit through FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY as “Music 160.”

So, for all of you musicians out there, young and old, grab your horns, jump on the bandwagon, and come help fill our summer skies with the sweet sounds of music, by joining us for as many of the weekly cycles of rehearsals and concerts as you’re able to make! For more information, please contact director Scott Cohen at (231) 591-2484 or at [email protected]. You can also find us online at www.ferris.edu/music.

2019 SUMMER BAND MUSICIANS CONDUCTOR BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN STRING BASS Scott Cohen (17) Kelley Bearer (5) George Arndt (5) Janet Mallett (22) Shari Fate (3) Betty Arnold (9) FLUTE Cameron Wiseman (5) Gene Arnold (8) Betty Arnold (9) Gail Salinger McKay (19) PERCUSSION Greg Alspach (2) ALTO SAX Jonah Weber (3) Noah Mallett (10) Shelby Fate (3) Nathan Hall (1) Olivia Pahl (1) Yvonne Gaines-Matijczyk (5) Kris Keusch (5) Hiroshi Shimko (3) Linda Peek (25) Nick McKay (14) TROMBONE Jim Shimko (3) Laura Pierson (2) Fran Norris (18) Topher Gingerich (3) Joseph Vajda (7) Sara Spedowski (5) Varun Piram (2) RaeAnn Kievit (1) Isaih Vorgias (1) Isaac Renne (3) Connor Tetzlaff (1) Lexus Wayer (1) Dale Skornia (7) Jeanna Watts (1) GUEST SPEAKER Isabella Waite (4) Richard Santer TENOR SAX OBOE Allison Keusch (5) VOCAL SOLOISTS Jennifer Waite (5) Aidon Waddell (1) Kayla Cousineau EUPHONIUM Micah Allen Taylor BASSOON BARI SAX Jeriel Beard (44) Jennifer Waite Art Sherwood (22) Joshua Matson (1) Dylan Bewalda (2) Lilly Franklin (1) CLARINET TRUMPET Ed Mallett (19) INSTRUMENTAL Ethan Alex (2) Fiona Alex (1) SOLOISTS Devin Bearer (5) Eli Dutko (2) Ed Mallett Kayla Cousineau (7) Jeff Gabalis (14) Noah Mallett Donald Flickinger (17) Al Metcalf (13) Christa Lubahn (7) Bobbi Nista (24) TUBA GUEST CONDUCTOR Nick McKay (14) Erin O’Callaghan (5) Katelyn Brown (1) David Eisler Nedra Neumann (27) Victoria Sill (2) Ed Mallett (19) Gordon Mallett Robbie Svegel (3) Jack Spicer (1) Ben Swanson (2) Dale Skornia