CAT | Human Interest
David Ford submitted an old photo of the community band of Patterson, Illinois, taken at some point in the 1890′s. David’s grandfather is shown in this photo, back row, far left, on the tuba. And, his great-grandfather is the one in the front row, third from the left on cornet. Photo submitted by David Ford
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The following is a reprint of an article featured in the Vanderbilt Engineering newsletter. Written by Joanne L. Beckham Slide Trombone Zen A.B. Bonds doesn’t blow his own horn-except when he’s playing with the Nashville Community Concert Band. Then he lets loose with his slide trombone at concerts in parks, churches and synagogues. “Ensemble playing [...]
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Katharine Joan Smith Hellegaard 1941 – 2004 Joan was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Harold & Katharine Smith, on July 27, 1941. In 1946, she moved with her parents and little brother and sister to Albany, New York. Two more sisters were born there, and Joan started helping with the “mothering” at a young age. [...]
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