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Florence Dems to discuss Viewfinders photo club announces contest winners
Helping Hands April 2
The
Florence
Area
Democratic Club will meet
Saturday, April 2, at 11 a.m., in
the Bromley Room of the
Siuslaw Public Library, 1460
Ninth St.
Information will be present-
ed about the Helping Hands
Coalition program in Florence.
State Representative Val
Hoyle, candidate for Secretary
of State in the May 17 Primary
election, will attend as a guest
speaker.
Everyone is welcome to
attend.
Grange offers scholarship
Ada Grange No. 570 is
offering a Harley Huff Sr.
Memorial Scholarship in the
amount of $400.
The scholarship is open
to anyone residing in the
Florence or Mapleton area,
who wishes to continue educa-
tion in any university, commu-
nity college, vocational or
trade school.
The scholarship will be
awarded for involvement in
community service and the
applicant's financial need.
Applications are due by
April 1. For more information
call 541-997-4254.
COURTESY PHOTOS
Winners for March were (from left) Jane Pittenger, first place; Ed Wilent, second place; and Alan Post, third place.
The theme for the March
meeting of the Viewfinders
Camera Club was “Bokeh,”
or “pleasant blur.”
Jane Pittenger took first
place with her image of dried
thistle.
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The March 18 event brought
the big band music of the offi-
cial Glenn Miller Orchestra to
the Oregon Coast.
Under the direction of the
multi-talented Nick Hilscher,
the smooth tones of traditional
big band era music sounded
exactly like it did on the radio
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The Glenn Miller horn section performs during the March 18
concert at the FEC. (photo by Ellen Templar)
The band’s opening was their
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song
“Moonlight
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Miller. As the evening pro-
gressed with tunes familiar to
most of those in attendance,
memoires came flooding back
to many. Not every eye in the
room remained dry.
“Chattanooga Choo Choo” is
a fun song written by Harry
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1941. Hilscher and the
Moonlight Serenaders, consist-
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solo vocalist Ginny Swoish,
joined together to sing this well-
known tune with the band. They
all had a fun time with this one
delighting the audience.
Hilscher is a handsome fami-
ly man who both directs the
band and sings solo. His singing
style and phrasing are definitely
reminiscent of Frank Sinatra.
He knows just when to step in
and actually direct the band and
when to step out of the picture
and let the band play. When you
have musicians that are among
the best in the world, it isn’t
necessary to mark the beat
much.
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Church On Time,” from Lerner
and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady.”
Aside from being pleasing to
watch, Swoish presents great
personality with her voice. She
has a beautiful voice and uses it
to have fun and entertain.
She harmonized well with the
quartet and Hilscher.
The musicians make what
they do look easy, but they have
years of practice behind them
that earned them frequent
applause. They are also enter-
taining with their instrumental
antics. The horns have Derby
hats to accent their music.
The trombones almost dance
at times as they play. The saxo-
phones joined in with similar
antics. These excellent musi-
cians are all amazing but the sax
players were fascinating due to
their ability to play multiple, but
very different instruments.
In addition to the saxophone,
they all had clarinets and flutes
waiting for a turn. While the
music is much loved, the band
makes it very entertaining for
those watching.
There was more than just
watching. There was a lot of
dancing going on. Almost
everyone in the room hit the
dance floor at least once to “cut
a rug!” One couple approached
the dance floor and abandoned
their walking canes to a friend
as they took ballroom position
to glide around to their favorite
Glenn Miller tune.
Hilscher was the consum-
mate band leader introducing
each musician during the course
of the evening.
There isn’t space to name
them all individually, but there
wasn't a sour note in the bunch.
The lead musicians shone out
and everyone was given a
chance to stand out a bit.
One younger attendee was
very much “into” big band
music. She relayed the story of
Glenn Miller’s mysterious dis-
appearance during World War
II. At one point she texted her
brother in Nevada a picture of
the band. He texted back that he
was jealous. She gives hope that
big band music will never die
because it’s that good.
One nice thing this band
always does is to recognize the
veterans in the room. They are
asked to stand and always
receive hearty applause.
As they sat down, the band
played “American Patrol,” com-
posed by Frank White
Meacham and arranged as a
swing tune for the band by Jerry
Gray in 1941.
This excellent evening of
music and dance was concert
number five in SEAcoats’s
2015-2016 series.
Don’t miss SEA’s next con-
cert, Shuffle Concert, where the
audience gets to pick the music,
on Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m.
For tickets, phone the FEC
box office at 541-997-1994.
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