JULY 14, 2016 // 9
234th Army Band ensembles tour Columbia Pacific
CANNON BEACH, CLATSKANIE
and LONG BEACH, Wash. — The
234th Army Band of the
Oregon National Guard is
embarking on its annual
Summer Concert Series, fea-
turing programs in the local
area performed by several
ensembles. All of the band’s
performances are free, and
open to the public.
The 234th Army Band
is comprised of four major
ensembles: Rox Teddy, a
popular music group featur-
ing multiple vocalists; Brass
Ops, a brass group including
electric bass, percussion,
saxophones and piccolo;
General Dischord, a wood-
wind ensemble including
string bass and percussion;
and Empire Builders, a tradi-
tional military concert band.
Pop-rock ensemble Rox
Teddy will perform at 6
p.m. Tuesday, July 19 at
Veteran’s Field in Long
Beach, Washington. This
group plays family-friendly
songs from the ’70s through
today’s hits. Made up of 13
musicians, Rox Teddy brings
a big sound through rock
instrumentation and a horn
section.
Brass Ops will perform
at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 at
City Park in Cannon Beach.
This 12-member brass band
features high-energy tra-
ditional and contemporary
brass arrangements, march-
es and historical literature.
The 13-member classical
music ensemble General
Dischord will perform the
concert “A Night at the Op-
era” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July
19 at the Birkenfeld Theater
in Clatskanie. This year’s
program includes traditional
marches, as well as music
from “West Side Story,”
“Star Wars,” Queen, David
Bowie, selections from the
operas “Susannah” and
“The Marriage of Figaro,”
and Dvorak’s Serenade for
Wind Instruments.
The Empire Builders will
perform at 7 p.m. Wednes-
day, July 20 at Clatskanie
Middle/High School. Band
leaders Chief Warrant
Of¿cer Ashley Alexander
and Sgt. Chris Sigman will
conduct a program that
honors those who have
served in conÀict overseas
through a series of letters
written by soldiers paired
with music. This year’s
program features music by
Marta Keen, Henry Cowell
and Irving Berlin, a medley
of Vietnam-era rock music,
rousing marches, patriotic
selections, and a tribute
to the service members of
Oregon and beyond.
Organized in 1919, the
234th Army Band of the Or-
egon National Guard served
in the South Paci¿c during
World War II. Based in
Clackamas, the 234th Army
Band — nicknamed “Ore-
gon’s Own” — is comprised
of over 40 soldiers from Or-
egon and southwest Wash-
ington, who meet several
times monthly to rehearse
and participate in military
training. In their civilian
lives, band members serve
as professional musicians,
educators, contractors, engi-
neers, ¿re¿ghters, business
owners and students. Many
members began their mili-
tary careers in active duty,
in both musical and nonmu-
sical units, and several have
served in Iraq.
While primarily a musi-
cal organization, the band
has been called upon to
serve in the capacity of di-
saster response and human-
itarian relief. Most recently,
members of the band were
deployed to New Orleans
to assist with relief efforts
after Hurricane Katrina.
For more information,
contact Sgt. 1st Class Matt
Cook at matthew.m.cook.
mil@mail.mil or 503-683-
5423.
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The Empire Builders will perform 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at
Clatskanie Middle/High School.
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. JESUS CRUZ
Brass Ops will perform at 6 p.m. July 19 in Cannon Beach.
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY SGT. ALEXANDER AMEN
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. JESUS CRUZ
Pop-rock ensemble Rox Teddy will perform at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
July 19 at Veteran’s Park in Long Beach, Washington.
Classical music ensemble General Dischord will perform at 7
p.m. Tuesday, July 19 at the Birkenfeld Theater in Clatskanie.
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The Adventures at Sea day camp for ages 7 to 12 features activ-
ities like making costumes, props and sculptures.
Kids can explore their
creative side in Gearhart
GEARHART — Trail’s End
Art Association will host
exciting arts experiences for
youth this July.
Kathy Karbo and Sarah
Ferguson return to Trail’s
End July 18 to 22 to orches-
trate Adventures at Sea.
This week of exciting arts
and performance experienc-
es will feature activities such
as creating shadow puppets,
treasure maps, costumes,
props and mixed-media
sculpture. The week will
end with a presentation for
family and friends.
Young artists ages 7 to
12 will be at work each day
from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m.
Each student needs to bring
a sack lunch and bottle of
water. Cost for the week is
$150 per participant.
This popular arts camp
has a limited number of
participants so that each
receives individual attention.
Register now at trailsendart.
org or by calling Karbo at
503-235-0211.
“Printmaking and Book-
making” happens for youth
the following week on July
26 and 27. Bev Cordova will
lead the class based on her
years of teaching art to many
age groups.
Each of the two days,
she will meet with younger
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Bev Cordova will teach a
Printmaking and Bookmak-
ing class at the end of July for
youth.
students ages 7 to 10 from
9 to 11 a.m. and with older
students ages 11 to 13 from
1 to 4 p.m.
Participants will ex-
perience four stages of
art production: 1) make a
printing plate using shapes
from nature; 2) experiment
with printing processes to
make multiple prints from
the plate; 3) create an accor-
dion-style book for collect-
ing prints; and 4) sign and
mount prints inside and on
the cover of the book.
At the conclusion, each
student will have the oppor-
tunity to display and share
the resulting print collection.
The cost for younger
participants is $40; the cost
for older participants is
$60. The size of the group
is limited, so register now
at trailsendart.org or by
sending your request to
trailart2010@hotmail.com