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ELODY MAKERS: EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC M STUDENTS EARN ALL-STATE HONORS
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MELODY MAKERS EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS EARN ALL-STATE HONORS Writer / Julie Engelhardt
They are trumpet, saxophone, snare drum, guitar, viola and vocal musicians. They spend countless hours rehearsing, and they perform in competitions and at festivals throughout the year. They are the talented music students of Eastern High School. The students’ dedication to music was recognized this year when several were selected to perform in the all-state symphonic band, jazz band, symphony orchestra, guitar orchestra, and choirs at the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) Professional Development Conference in February. Some students had performed in the all-state ensembles in previous years, and others joined for the first time. The students who successfully passed the audition process to become members of the all-state symphonic band include junior trumpeter Easton Barham and junior tenor saxophonist Toby Henson. The three seniors selected for this top ensemble were Chris Engelhardt on trumpet, Vidhu Naik
on alto saxophone, and Aidan Ritchie on snare drum. Senior Joshua James was selected to play trumpet with the all-state jazz band. This marks the second year for Barham as an all-state band member. In 2019 he performed with the concert band, and this year he was selected to play with the symphonic band. Barham began playing trumpet seven years ago, and his love of performing has grown with each passing year. He says his involvement with the all-state group this year was an enjoyable experience. “I loved every second of it,” Barham says. “Being able to play in the midst of such talented people was incredible. While the musical aspect of all-state was a big part of what made that weekend so special, I also enjoyed the social aspect. Getting to meet new people who are also talented in their instruments, and getting to spend time exploring downtown [Louisville] and just hanging out with other people in Eastern’s band, was a memorable experience.” 6 / MIDDLETOWN MAGAZINE / MAY 2020 / atMiddletown.com
Engelhardt, who moved to Kentucky five years ago, began playing trumpet nine years ago with his elementary school band in Hollister, California. This year marks his first time as a member of the all-state symphonic band and he says the experience was incredible. “The coolest part of all-state is you’re there with everyone from the music world in Kentucky, and everyone there is really, really good,” he says. “It’s great being with everyone from all the different high schools and getting to play with literally the best in the state. Everyone is doing their part and everyone sounds really good. It’s an enjoyable band to be a part of.” The symphonic band students performed four selections - “Freelance March” by John Philip Sousa, “Poseidon” by Julie Giroux, “Elegy” by John Barnes Chance, and “Until the Scars” by John Mackey. The conductor for the program was Richard Clary, who serves as professor of music, senior band conductor and director of wind ensemble studies at Florida State University.
Thirteen Eastern choir students were selected to perform this year, and three choral performances took place showcasing different groups: TTBB (tenor/tenor/bass/ bass); SATB (soprano/alto/tenor/bass) and SSAA (soprano/soprano/alto/alto). Selected pieces included “Soon-Ah Will Be Done” by William Dawson, “Abendlied” by Josef Rheinberger, and “Lumen” by Abbie Betinis. The conductors for the evening were Stephen Caldwell, Julie YuOppenheim and Hillary Ridgley. This was the first year for senior Taylor Drane to participate in all-state as a member of the SSAA choir, and she says her experience was amazing. “We stayed downtown in a hotel and we learned our songs at the convention center,” she says. “I got to meet a ton of people from all around Kentucky. I think all-state is more than just good singers coming together. It’s also a chance to meet new people and have fun while learning the songs.”
Senior Adam Bellis was also a member of the 2020 all-state choir, completing his fourth and final year singing with the men’s chorus. “Being in all-state really gave me my first taste of being in a high-performance choir,” he says. “In my junior year I experienced the greatest moment of my entire choral career. We sang pieces that were really moving and made me rethink reality. The director changed my life while pushing and molding us into being a spectacular choir. My most recent all-state experience encapsulated what I have been doing for the past four years. These experiences have given me the tools to be successful, not only in choir but also in my everyday life.”
Tweddell, the students were selected after a challenging audition process. “Jack and Mark are in their second year of playing guitar, and classical music is extremely difficult, so for them to make their guitar orchestra as sophomores is a great accomplishment,” she says
Two sophomore students, Jack West and Liyuan Mark Yang, were chosen to participate in the all-state guitar orchestra. This is only the second year for this ensemble. According to West and Yang’s guitar instructor Danielle Smith-
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in the ensemble. Students play a live audition for two judges at a central location in the fall. If they are one of the few selected, they are sent music to prepare on their own.” The students have only three days to rehearse before the concert. “We are very proud of Megan,” Speck says. “She has done an exceptional job during her four years at Eastern.”
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When this article was originally written we were well aware of the Coronavirus, but it had not begun to have as great of an effect on our population as we’ve experienced during the past few months. As of now, as this article is being updated in early April, and there is no certainty as to whether the event in this story will run as scheduled, or even happen as expected. Yet, we still want to share the story of a group of young men from Kentucky who have been planning a cross-country ride to help combat Alzheimer’s Disease. Even if this event doesn’t occur, they will still need your help. Thank you for allowing us to share this piece. This is the original piece. Word has it if things begin to clear up, the group may start their trip in mid-summer. As spring turns to summer and the thoughtfree days ahead begin to enter students’ minds, many begin to plan how they will spend their time off between May and
August. Trey Sims, John Downing, and a dozen of their fraternity brothers from Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at Western Kentucky University (WKU) have been gauging their summer plans since late last year. But they’re not heading to Destin or the Bahamas — they’re spending their vacation time traveling across the U.S. — on bicycles. The young men from Phi Gamma Delta (nicknamed Fiji) are making this trek on behalf of a non-profit organization called Bike4Alz. According to the Bike4Alz. org website, this organization has been in existence since 2010 and was founded by WKU student Tyler Jury who lost his grandfather, Barrett Cummings, to Alzheimer’s. Jury, along with five of his fraternity brothers, diligently worked on this project for 18 months to plan their inaugural trip from San Diego, California to Yorktown, Virginia. They raised $60,000, which was donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. This year’s team has their sights 10 / MAY 2020
set on $80,000 which they will also donate to the Association. Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death. An estimated 5.8 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s disease and the number is rapidly on the rise. Not only are the patients affected by this debilitating disease, their family members are as well. Sims, who is from Fisherville, and Downing, from Bowling Green, both lost family members to Alzheimer’s. Sims’ paternal grandfather, the grandfather’s siblings, and some aunts, suffered from Alzheimer’s. Plus, his maternal grandfather suffered from dementia. Downing had a great aunt, Sara Taylor, who was also affected by Alzheimer’s. “Even though she was a great-aunt, I knew her my whole life and she had Alzheimer’s basically from the time I was born,” Downing says. “I witnessed the progression of her Alzheimer’s as I grew up.”
These are just two of many stories that have inspired Sims, Downing and the others to take part in this crusade against Alzheimer’s. This is the eighth ride that Bike4Alz has coordinated, and this year it will begin in San Francisco, California, on May 22 and end on July 28 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The group takes off from Bowling Green on May 18 and makes the 50-hour journey, by car, to the Golden State. Once they arrive in
“We chose the members according to a set of criteria we put into place,” Downing says. “One of the most important points was to find those who had been affected by There was a specific selection process Alzheimer’s. We wanted to make sure that applicants had to go through. The team people who had seen it first-hand got to be was chosen by a committee of three which included Downing, his vice-president, Kody on the bike to honor their relative.” Okert (a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity at WKU) who’s from Hendersonville, and Their plan is to only take 14 members in last year’s Bike4Alz president Gabe Hitz. order to make things more manageable for San Francisco, they’ll spend a few days with Fiji brothers on the campus of UC Berkeley.
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Members of the team receive assignments to find lodging, plus they work on locating places where they can hold fundraising events. Sims is the event planner and it is his job to oversee all of the fundraising efforts that take place across the country. Personally, he is working on a fundraising All members are from Kentucky and as of event that will take place on July 12 in now include, along with Sims, Downing Middletown at Wetherby Park at the city’s and Okert, Jake York and Ben Betts from Shelbyville, Will Chaney, Spencer Cassady, concert series. (NOTE: this series may be canceled depending on the current Nate Robb and Kyle Allen from Bowling situation regarding the Coronavirus.) Green, Justin Geilear from Versailles, Riley Crawford from Somerset; T. Harne and Will The team will be holding a silent auction and spreading information about the Thompson from Liberty, and Cy Whitler combined efforts between Bike4Alz and from Greenville. the Alzheimer’s Association of Louisville. Sims is also reaching out to area restaurants The team travels through 10 states: to put together fundraising nights where California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West the team will receive a portion of the sales made during the evening. Virginia and Virginia. Along their 3,584mile course they will stop in cities such Training for this event essentially takes as Ely, Nevada, Saratoga Springs, Utah, place when the students have time to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Osbourne, squeeze it in between their classes and work Kansas, Murphysboro, Illinois, Nashville, commitments. Tennessee, and Pikeville, Kentucky. the trip. Twelve do the riding while the other two members are part of the support team driving vehicles that will carry supplies and tow the trailer that carries their gear and bikes.
“When the weather wasn’t so great the members would go to the gym and use the stationary bikes to get into shape,” Downing explains. “We also have group messaging, so when one member wanted to get others together to go riding, we’d coordinate that way as well. We’d get out and do 15 -mile bike rides. Then there are some people who try to get a little in each day by biking to their classes.” Over the past few months the riders had to raise their own money, a total of $1,500, to help cover their personal expenses for the trip. “This is for food, lodging and for our bikes,” Sims says. “We’d get sponsorships from friends, family members and anyone we could to help us along the way.” One of their biggest expenses is purchasing the bikes they’ll be riding. Fortunately, a business located in Bowling Green, Nat’s Outdoor Sports, is helping them by offering discounts on their bikes.
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“I’ve never heard of any other city that has the number of volunteer groups who go out to help the homeless,” Harris says. “Louisville is such a compassionate city.” The Coalition for the Homeless office is located at 1300 South 4th Street, Suite 250 in Louisville. For more information, call 502636-9550 or visit louhomeless.org.
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“It’s really important to the mayor and our commissioners to put a variety of music out there, to foster a sense of community within our city,” McQuaide explains. “This gives people a reason to come out and relax and talk to each other, and enjoy the surroundings. It’s really a nice event.”
For many years, the City of Middletown leaders have done their part to reach out to citizens as well as those from neighboring towns by hosting a number of fun events, such as the Family Fun Festival and Craft Show, Light Up Middletown, and the Summer Concert Series, which is traditionally The award-winning Eastern High School held at Wetherby Park by City Hall. band has been a part of this community tradition for years, and its director, Mike The concert series was originally slated Arthur, is thrilled to have his students to begin on May 17, starting off with invited back again. three Middletown schools including the Eastern High School band, the Hite “We’re excited to start off the series with Elementary Jam Band and Middletown our annual pops concert,” he says. “We will Elementary School choir. Eight music perform a variety of literature from classical groups are scheduled to perform on five standards to pop tunes you can sing along separate Sundays, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 with. We look forward to performing for the p.m. Currently, city leaders are not certain community.” if any of the bands will play due to the coronavirus outbreak - but keep reading The event will mark the first time the for some info about the bands scheduled Jam Band, directed by Jeffrey Payton, has to perform. performed in the series. Deanne McQuaide, administrative assistant for the City of Middletown, works with Mayor Byron Chapman, a city commissioner and the city clerk, to search for bands and determine which ones will participate in the yearly series.
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with his group, there are ten vocalists, two percussionists, two keyboardists, a guitarist and one ukulele player. The Jam Band was founded by Jecorey Arthur, and it has been in existence for three years. The Middletown Elementary School choir, led by director Michele Skirvin, consists of fifty-one students in the fourth and fifth grades. The choir performs at two school concerts in December and April, and appears around Louisville at nursing homes, at the Light Up Middletown celebration during the holiday season, and at the summer series at Wetherby Park. According to Skirvin, the choir’s selections for the spring include pieces that center around loving yourself and others. “We enjoy singing at Wetherby Park because it’s a great way to connect with the Middletown community,” Skirvin says. “It’s also a great venue for displaying our students’ talent.” The June 14 concert is scheduled to feature the The Wulfe Bros., a fan favorite in the area. The group is one of the longestrunning bands in Kentuckiana. It consists of leader Paul Cunningham on bass, guitar and vocals, Rodney Wurtele on keyboards and vocals, and Jeffrey Jarboe on drums
and vocals. The original group was founded fifty years ago, and the current members have been together for an impressive 30 years. “The Wulfe Bros. perform a variety of music from every decade,” Cunningham says. “We sing everything from ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ to a medley of songs from the group The Four Seasons.”
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If bluegrass music is your jam, the Kaintuck Band from Louisville is right up your alley. This band has been in existence for just three years, founded by Jim Armstrong, and consists of five members - Armstrong on fiddle and vocals, Loren Johnson on upright bass and vocals, Mark Payne on five-string banjo and vocals, Sonny Doak on guitar and vocals, and Paul Colon on mandolin and vocals. “This is a family-friendly venue and the crowd is very responsive to our performances,” Armstrong says. “We enjoy performing at venues where the audience appreciates the music.” The August 16 concert is scheduled to include Moondance, a classic rock band.
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Besides providing a variety of musical artists, the city also offers free food to patrons, including hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks. McQuaide says city
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