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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017 9 A A great American musical experience Review B Y V ICKIE K ENNEDY The Florence Events Center was nearly full Wednesday, March 29, when the Dallas Brass came to town. Although the musicality of this group was spot-on, it was its interaction with the audience and with each other that was the highlight of the show. Michael Levine, who found- ed the Dallas Brass in 1983, explained to the audience in the pre-concert talk that the goal of the group was to produce a fun show — and fun it was! The American Musical Journey started with Elmer Berstein’s “Theme from The Magnificient Seven” and fea- tured Luis Araya on the trum- pet, Terry Sawchuk on the trum- The Dallas Brass from Wednesday’s night’s performance at the Florence Events Center. (photo by Vickie Kennedy) pet, Juan Berrios on the horn, alto horn and flugelhorn, Ryan Christianson on the trombone, Paul Carlson on the tuba and Andres Crovetti on percussion and drums. These men do not just sit and play. Their moves were choreo- DENTURE SERVICES INC. LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Open 4 days a week! Here to serve your denture needs: Dentures Partial Dentures Immediate Dentures Implant Dentures Relines & Repairs Same Day Monday-Thursday 10am - 2 pm 524 Laurel St. 541-997-6054 William Foster LD Sherry, Offi ce Manager “As a denture wearer myself, I can answer your questions and address your denture concerns.” ~ William Foster, LD Financing: Citi Health Card 12 Month no Interest graphed to the style of music that they were playing. Although there were only six of them on stage, they filled that stage. The next piece was “Tournament Galop,” written by Louis Moreau Gottschalk. That was followed by America’s first unofficial national anthem, “Hail Columbia,” and then “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Although the show was extremely entertaining, it was also educational thanks to Levine, who served as the Master of Ceremonies. He informed the audience that the band preferred Italian com- posers and proceeded to list off a plethora of Italian names in rhyme ending with Henry Mancini. The band then played “Pink Panther” with props which included dimmed stage lights, sunglasses and flashing Do your part and volunteer today to help support these local non-proft organizations in our community! Volunteer•Get involved•Donate Florence Food Share provides food to those who are hungry in our community. If you have four hours a week available, we are in need of volunteers to staff our Front Desk and also act as Guides as clients walk through the pantry. Please call our volunteer coordinator, Gina Yates, @ 541-997-9110 (Monday – Friday, before noon) to learn more about volunteering. info@lorence- foodshare.org 2190 Spruce Street. Food Backpack for Kids www.backpackimpact.org Together, No Child Will Go Hungry Indian Ed. program to host public meeting The Indian Education Program, Title VI, of the Siuslaw School District, will be holding an open public meeting Monday, April 3, in Room 9 of the Siuslaw Elementary School, beginning at 6 p.m. Immediately following the public meeting will be a regu- larly scheduled Parent Committee meeting. This meeting is a required compo- nent of the Indian Education Grant, Title VI, that is open to the public. This is an opportunity for the public to learn the objec- tives and goals of the Federal Indian Education grant for the school year 2017-18. For more information con- tact Lynn Anderson at 541- 997-5458. New smartphone class offered Tuesday at LCC-Florence www.backpackimpact.org Together, No Child Will Go Hungry Your tax deductible donations helped us feed 79 Florence/ Mapleton area children in March. Mail donations to: PO Box 3347, Florence, OR 97439. For more information 541-997-2497. Assisting those in need in our Community. Free Hot Meals Mon-Wed-Fri, 11:30 AM - 1 PM NEW LOCATION SOON! HELPING HANDS COALITION United Methodist Church, 333 Kingwood, Florence Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer Join the Peace Harbor Hospital Volunteers. You will find an area of interest in a caring organization. Registration is now avail- able in a second section of a Lane Community College Florence Center class designed to help smartphone users grow more comfortable with tech- nology.Instructor Guy Rosinbaum will now offer a second section of his “The How To of Smartphones” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, from April 4 to May 9. The how-to course will demystify the applications and tools on your phone. Students should bring their iPhone or Android to class. For more information or to register, call 541-997-8444, ext. 4825. ...need a friend? Meet Tinkerbell Peace Harbor Volunteers 400 9th Street, Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8412 ext. 209 Meals on Wheels are available to people over the age of 60 who cannot get out much due to illness or advanced age and who are not eating properly, regardless of income. Cafe 60 is available for those who prefer to make new friends in a dining room setting. hands in a piece called “Hands.” Levine called it a sophisticated patty cake. The speed and accu- racy with which these men per- formed was amazing. Another solo was performed by Crovetti on the vibraphone. He played “Root Beer Rag” by Billy Joel. Levine explained that Crovetti was able to do with two mallets on the vibraphone what Joel did with 10 fingers on the piano. The finale was their rendition of the favorite “Sing, Sing, Sing,” written and composed by Louis Prima in 1936. For those who listen to Big Band music, it was as if Gene Krupa, Harry James and Benny Goodman were there in the hall playing the drum, trumpet and clarinet solos. However, Sawchuk, our “clarinetist” was playing the piccolo trumpet. If you didn’t watch him play, you could defi- nitely hear the smooth tones of a clarinet. Again, the Dallas Brass did not stand in one spot. They didn’t even stand on the stage. They were standing in the aisles and in the rows with the audience. It created an acousti- cal “Surround Sound.” Of course, there was a stand- ing ovation for this outstanding brass ensemble. The Dallas Brass did not disappoint with its medley of 32 songs performed in under five minutes. There was everything from Christmas tunes to spirituals to jazz renditions. Levine promised that they wouldn’t wait 10 more years before they come back to Florence.You won’t want to miss that performance. Don’t miss SEA’s next con- cert, Barrage 8, on April 26, at 7 p.m. at the FEC. CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Dallas Brass lights inside their horns. Levine pointed out the dif- ferent trumpets that the musi- cians would be using during the concert. They included the pic- colo trumpet, the B-flat trumpet and the flugelhorn. Then with quite a flourish, Araya, Sawchuk and Berrios played “The Carnival of Venice,” which incorporated a series of themes and variations written for trumpet as “show off” pieces that contained virtuoso displays of double and triple tonguing and fast tempos. This production, brought to Florence by SEAcoast Entertainment Association ful- fills SEA’s mission statement. Started in 1980, SEA is a noprofit, all-volunteer organiza- tion that provides world-class entertainment, community enrichment programs for schoolchildren, and those who are under-served in our commu- nity. This goal was fulfilled by Dallas Brass’ new program called” Harmony Bridge.” Its main purpose is to encourage band students to go into their communities to share music. Dallas Brass spent the day tutoring some students from the Siuslaw Band Program (middle school and high school) so that they could perform during the Dallas Brass concert. Seventeen students played three songs at the beginning of the second half, which included “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain”, “Home on the Range” and “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.” There were some tricky pas- sages that the students mas- tered. They were given a stand- ing ovation with a few well deserved “Bravos” thrown in. Besides using brass instru- ments, the musicians used their 1570 Kingwood • PO Box 2313, Florence 541-997-5673 laneseniormeals.org Operating Monday, Wednesday and Friday Hi I’m Tinkerbell, and I am very shy around people. I love other cats though and want to make friends because I love to play. I like all kinds of toys and I especially like when you play with that laser light and that string toy! I like to be in the thick of the action. 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