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The Community Band
of Brevard
Presents
Music of Space
Sunday, September 28, 1997 at 2:00 P.M.
North Brevard Senior Center, Titusville
Thursday, October 2, 1997 at 8:00 P.M.
Fine Arts Auditorium
Brevard Community College, Cocoa
Sunday, October 5, 1997 at 3:00 P.M.
Auditorium
Merritt Island High School
Featuring
Barbara Ziegler, Vocal Soloist
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The Community Band of Brevard exists to educate its members, to entertain its audiences, and to serve
its community. Specifically,
For members, The Community Band of Brevard will provide:
Enjoyable and meaningful music experiences;
Opportunities to utilize their music performing skills and broaden their music horizons;
Opportunities to develop and improve their performing skills both as individuals and as
an ensemble.
For audiences, The Community Band of Brevard will provide entertaining concerts of music performed
at the highest level of quality.
For the community, The Community Band of Brevard will provide its services, schedule permitting,
when requested to satisfy the needs of the entire or significant subsets of the community.
The musical director of the Community Band of Brevard is Mr. Marion Scott, Director of Bands at
Brevard Community College. Mr. Scott formed the Community Band of Brevard in 1985 to provide a
performance outlet for adult musicians in the area. The Band’s membership, currently numbering about
sixty, includes people of all ages representing many occupations.
The Community Band of Brevard takes seriously its responsibility to provide entertaining concerts at
the highest level of quality. That has always been our goal, but in June, 1992 the Band's members
formally committed to Philosophy, Purpose, and Vision statements which succinctly describe the
operating principles governing the Band's decisions and processes and which have produced a high
quality ensemble. That commitment has brought us several invitational performances of which we are
very proud. Those include: Florida Music Educators Convention (Tampa, January 1989); American
School Band Directors Association National Convention (Orlando, July 1989); Florida Bandmasters
Association Summer Convention (Ocala, July 1993 and Ocala, July 1997); and the Association of
Concert Bands National Convention (Gainesville, April 1995).
Most of our concerts have a specific purpose upon which the entire program focuses. Our concerts have
had many themes including Mozart, Sousa, Gilmore, Tchaikovsky, Black Composers, Women
Composers, American Composers, Movie Music and many more. Those themes have often led us to
include exceedingly difficult works, which we willingly do, and to include special guest artists which
we actively seek (e.g. a dancer from the Kirov Ballet and a violin soloist were in our Tchaikovsky
concert, and a nationally recognized trumpet player was in our Black Composers concert). These facts
exemplify the commitments of our members and Board of Directors to our purpose which is stated
above.
The Band gives several concerts throughout the year. Our concerts include many diverse musical
genres, composers, and often previously unpublished works for band. Each program is planned to
please a variety of musical tastes. If you wish more information about the Band, or wish to join, contact
Purpose and History
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Future Concerts
Community Band of Brevard, 1997-1998 Schedule
Winter Concert, with special tributes to Brahms and Schubert
December 12, 1997 (Friday) at 8:00 P.M . Merritt Island High School
December 14, 1997 (Sunday) at 3:00 P.M. BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
A March Concert, featuring marches in their infinite variety
March 1, 1998 (Sunday) at 2:00 P.M. North Brevard Senior Center
March 6, 1998 (Thursday) at 8:00 P.M. BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
March 8, 1998 (Sunday) at 3:00 P.M. Merritt Island High School
Celebrating the Earth
May 15, 1998 (Friday) at 8:00 P.M. BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
May 17, 1998 (Sunday) at 3:00 P.M. Merritt Island High School
Brevard Community College Ensembles, 1997-1998 Schedule
November 21, 1997 (Friday) Concert Band BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
November 25, 1997 (Tuesday) Orchestra BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
December 1-2, 1997 (Mon/Tues) Band Day BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
December 5, 1997 (Friday) Jazz Band BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
April 17, 1998 (Friday) Jazz Band BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
April 23, 1998 (Thursday) Orchestra BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
May 1, 1998 (Friday) Concert Band BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
Schedule and thematic information is subject to change. Call 452-5725 or 725-9191 to confirm
details, or visit our web site at http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/~cbob/.
At the Merritt Island High School Auditorium, food or drinks are not permitted inside the
auditorium facility.
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Chairman’s Message
Today’s concert was conceived to help initiate NASA’s 40th year, which begins this week
because the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 created NASA on October 1, 1958.
Those of us who live on the Space Coast have been able to witness first-hand some of the
greatest technological achievements of all time as NASA explored the solar system and beyond.
NASA’s presence at the Kennedy Space Center and at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
has allowed us to be part of history in a most unique way, something that few can claim, and for
that we are both proud and appreciative. It is fitting for the Community Band of Brevard to pay
tribute to NASA, and we do so today with a concert of music, all of which relates to space in
one way or another. We also wish NASA a long, successful, and exciting future as it develops
the International Space Station and makes plans for humans to return to the Moon and travel to
Mars.
This concert also marks the beginning of the Band’s thirteenth year. I am looking forward to the
concert season and I hope to see you here at our other concerts.
Enoch Moser
Chairman, Board of Directors
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Marion A. Scott, a native of South Carolina,
has taught in Brevard County, Florida
schools for 37 years. From 1959 to 1965 he
served as Band Director at Southwest Junior
High School in Melbourne. In 1965 he
founded the Merritt Island High School
Band when the school opened, and directed
the group until 1975. The school’s
instrumental program included a 230-piece
marching band, wind ensemble, symphonic
band, woodwind and brass ensemble
classes, concert band, two jazz ensembles,
and a jazz theory class. He is currently
Director of Bands at Brevard Community
College, Cocoa Campus.
Mr. Scott has earned the degrees of
Bachelor of Science in Music Education
from the University of Georgia, and Master
of Music in Performance from the
University of South Florida.
His professional affiliations include Phi
Beta Mu, Phi Mu Alpha, ASBDA (for
which he served as State Chairman),
MENC, NAJE, CBDNA, and the Florida
Music Educator’s Association. He has also been active in the Florida Bandmaster’s
Association, in which he has held the position of District Chairman of the FBA Board of
Directors, and has served on the FBA Stage Band Committee.
Mr. Scott has served as an adjudicator for concert, solo, ensemble, and stage band contests
throughout Florida. He has served as Conductor/Clinician for various music festivals
throughout Florida, such as All State Reading Bands in 1977 and 1978, All State Junior High
Concert Band in 1980, Brevard All County Junior High School Band in 1982, Hillsborough All
County High School Band in 1986, and the Brevard All County High School Band in 1988. In
1985 he established the Brevard Community Band (currently known as the Community Band of
Brevard).
Director of Bands
Marion Scott
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Associate Conductor
Laurent (Larry) Gareau is a graduate of
Montclair College in New Jersey with a
B.A. in Music Education. He received a
Masters Degree in Conducting from
Columbia University. Larry has been a
lifetime career music educator and
professional musician in the northern New
Jersey area. He studied trombone with Mr.
Allen Ostrander, formerly with the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra, who inspired
him in serious musical performance. Mr.
Gareau has guest conducted various civic
and honors groups and his high school
marching band was once undefeated in six
consecutive years of competition.
During his thirty seven year teaching tenure,
Larry has been a member of N.E.A.,
M.E.N.C, N.B.A., N.J.M.E.A., and Local
248 of the A.F.M. He recently retired and
moved to Merritt Island with his wife,
Joanne. They have three children and two
grandchildren.
Larry Gareau
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Guest Soloist
Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard
County, has an A.A. from Brevard
Community College and graduated Magna
cum laude from Florida State University
with a B.M. Ed. She is a student of Evelyn
Klepinger.
She has extensive experience as a soloist
throughout the state of Florida in works
such as Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio,
Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the
Magnificent by both C.P.E. Bach and V.
Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s
Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist in two
European tours which covered Scandinavia,
and eastern and western Europe. She is well
known for recital and variety show
appearances as well as writing, coordinating
and narrating/singing in Madrigal Dinners
and period fashion shows.
Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from
elementary school age through adult, and
served as a church choir director. She has
also taught voice, piano and bassoon
privately. Theatrically she has been
awarded best actress for Marion in Music
Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land,
Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame
Butterfly. To the above she is adding various radio/television commercials and movie
appearances.
Barbara Ziegler
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Community Band of Brevard Personnel
Flute/Piccolo: *Michael Freeman, Lead Engineer; *Barton Lipofsky, Physics Professor; Dina
McMillan, Guidance Counselor; Gwen Phelps, Volunteer Worker; *Ruth Schott, Restaurant Manager;
Nicole Stabile, Musician.
Oboe: *Jean Allan, Designer; Victoria Cabrera, Massage Therapist; Laura Earle, Veterinarian; Jane
Francoeur, Homemaker.
Clarinet: Elizabeth Boulter, Graduate Student; Judy Cook, V. P., Insurance Agency; Elise Curran,
Musician/Music Educator; Laurie Deremer, Educator (Retired); *Susan Eklund, Educator; Dorothy
Hibbard, Music Educator; Luke Matthew, Music Educator (Retired); *Enoch Moser, Engineer; Jeanna
Reicks, Teaching Assistant; David Tweed (Retired); *Gay Whitley, Catering Sales/Office Manager.
Bass Clarinet: Gary Parrill, Jr., College Student.
French Horn: Erin Beagley, High School Student; Anne Beyette, Homemaker; Laura Hirst, Student;
Robert Walters, U. S. Air Force (Retired).
Alto Saxophone: Charles Roesch, Music Educator; Jeffrey Vickers, Electrical Engineer.
Tenor Saxophone: William Casey, U. S. Army (Retired); *Philip Miller, Electrician (Retired).
Baritone Saxophone: Shawn Pence, Musician.
Trumpet/Cornet: Tiffany Ashton, College Student; Steven Davis, Electronics Engineer; Brian Furlong,
Meat Cutter; John Huntt, Process Analyst; Gregory Scott, College Student; *David Wilson, KSC
Groundskeeper.
Trombone: Laurent Gareau, Music Educator (Retired); William Imre, Engineer; David Scarborough,
R.N.; Richard Wood, V. P., Consulting/Engineering Co.; William Yoh, Music Educator.
Baritone/Euphonium: Howard Cmejla, V. P., Pharmaceutical Co. (Retired); Gerald Leach, Engineer.
Tuba: *Mario Camomilli, Electronic Engineer (Retired); James Higginbotham, College Student;
Edward Moran, Engineering Specialist.
String Bass: Daniel Heiney, College Student.
Percussion: *Russell Jones, Aerospace Technician; Heather Kern, High School Student; Phyllis
Robbins, Law Enforcement (Retired).
*Charter Member - participated in the premiere performance of the Band on November 21, 1985.
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Thus Spake Zarathustra .......................................................................................... Richard Strauss
Transcribed by Mark H. Hindsley
Star Trek Medley .............................................................................................Rosenman/Courage
Arranged by Robert W. Smith
Uranus, The Magician, from The Planets .................................................................. Gustav Holst
Arranged by James Curnow
Sure On This Shining Night (Op. 13, No. 3) .......................................................... Samuel Barber
Arranged by Gene Egge
Vocalist: Barbara Ziegler
Ain’t It Pretty, from Susannah ................................................................................. Carlisle Floyd
Arranged by Gene Egge
Vocalist: Barbara Ziegler
Selections from E.T. ................................................................................................ John Williams
Arranged by Frank Erickson
Mars, The Bringer of War, from The Planets ............................................................ Gustav Holst
Intermission (10 Minutes)
Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, from The Planets ...................................................... Gustav Holst
Zodiac, Concert March ............................................................................................ Charles Carter
The Purple Twilight (A Memorial to the Crew of the Challenger) ..................... Robert Longfield
Per Aspera ad Astra (Through Trouble to the Stars) .......................................................... Urbach
Conducted by Larry Gareau
When Stars Begin to Fall (My Lord, What a Morning) ............................................. Fred J. Allen
Star Wars Medley .................................................................................................... John Williams
Arranged by James H. Burden
Program
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Program Notes
In Alphabetical Order by Composer
Fred J. Allen Life details not available
When Stars Begin to Fall
When Stars Begin to Fall is a band arrangement of the spiritual which is also known as My Lord, What a Morning.
Fred J. Allen is a music teacher at Stephen F.
Austin State University where he also serves as
director of bands. He is a member of the College
Band Directors National Association, the Texas
Music Educators Association, and the Phi Beta
Mu honorary music fraternity.
Samuel Barber Born March 9, 1910, West Chester, Pennsylvania Died March 23, 1981, New York
Sure On a Shining Night
Barber originally wrote Sure On a Shining Night in 1938 for voice and piano. Its text is by James Agee and its first performance was on April 4, 1941 at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Barber later arranged it for orchestra and voice. He conducted the CBS Symphony Orchestra in the first performance of that version in a radio broadcast on May 5, 1945.
Barber began the study of piano at age six and
composed his first music at the age of seven. He
graduated from Curtis Institute and taught there
for a short period. After that, he earned his living
primarily by composing. He was one of the most
important of American composers and won many
awards including two Pulitzer Prizes (1935,
1936). Among his best known works are
Commando March (an original work for band),
Medea (a ballet), A Stopwatch and an Ordnance
Map, The School for Scandal Overture, and
Adagio for Strings.
Charles Carter Born July 10, 1926, Ponca City, Oklahoma
Zodiac March
Zodiac March is dedicated to Dr. Manley R. Whitcomb, former Director of Bands, Florida State University. In astronomy, the zodiac is a band of the celestial sphere extending about 8° to either side of the ecliptic that represents the path of the principal planets, the moon, and the sun. In astrology, this band is divided into 12 equal parts called signs, each 30° wide, bearing the name of a constellation for which it was originally named but with which it no longer coincides owing to the precession of the equinoxes.
Charles Edward Carter grew up in
Worthington, Ohio. After serving his country
during World War II, he attended Ohio State
University, the Eastman School of Music, and
Florida State University. For a time he taught and
arranged for Ohio State University, and then
joined Florida State University where he
arranged for the bands and served as professor of
theory and harmony.
Mr. Carter has published many works. He
serves as a clinician and guest conductor
throughout the country.
Alexander Courage Born December 10, 1919, Philadelphia
Star Trek Medley
In 1965 NBC executives rejected the pilot for a Star Trek television series and directed that another be made. The result was Star Trek - Where No Man Has Gone Before. Alexander Courage composed the music and was the musical conductor for the second pilot, which was actually aired as episode number 3 after The Man Trap and Charlie X. His music is represented in
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Program Notes (continued)
this medley.
Also in this medley is music by Leonard Rosenman from the 1986 movie, Star Trek IV: The Voyage.
Carlisle Floyd Born June 11,1926, Latta, South Carolina
Ain’t It a Pretty Night? From Susannah
Susannah is Carlisle Floyd’s best known opera. He wrote it as a response to McCarthyism, which was rampant at that time. After its premiere at FSU in 1955, it was staged at New York’s City Center and received the New York Music Critics Circle Award for the best opera of the year. It is based on the apocryphal Book of Susannah. Susannah is one of the few American operas to gain a foothold in the repertoire of both American and international opera companies.
Early in the story, Susannah Polk, a beautiful and innocent nineteen-year-old girl, is sitting on her front porch in New Hope Valley, Tennessee and talking to her friend, Little Bat. She sings Ain’t It a Pretty Night? as she looks at the stars and thinks about what it would be like to leave her home town and travel beyond the mountains.
Carlisle Floyd’s aptitude for music was
evident at an early age. He studied at Converse
College in Spartanburg and received Bachelors
and Masters degrees from Syracuse University.
In 1947 he joined the faculty of Florida State
University. In 1976 he became a professor of
music at the University of Houston. He is the
artistic director of the Houston Opera Studio. His
first critical and public acclaim came from
Susannah, which he premiered at Florida State in
1955. He has written a number of operas
including: Susannah, Slow Dusk, The Passion of
Jonathan Wade, The Sojourner and Mollie
Sinclair, Of Mice and Men, Bilby’s Doll, and
Willie Stark.
Gustav Holst Born September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, England Died May 24, 1934, London
The Planets
The Planets is an orchestral suite composed by Holst in 1915 and first performed in 1918. Each of its seven movements portrays the astrological nature of one planet.
Jupiter
Subtitled The Bringer of Jollity, Jupiter maintains a happy and festive mood throughout. In painting a picture of a fat, jolly man, Holst uses several ideas which come close to folksongs in style and which manifest his love for dance.
Mars
Mars, the first movement of The Planets and subtitled The Bringer of War, was completely in Holst’s mind in 1914 when World War I was a looming threat. Its relentless 5/4 rhythm suggests the relentless destruction of war. The composer’s skilled use of harmony and rhythm produces a startling and emotional effect. The composer himself transcribed Mars for band in 1924.
Uranus
Uranus, subtitled The Magician, is a rough comedy consisting of a large, lumbering scherzo based primarily on the movement’s first four notes.
Gustav Theodore von Holst studied
composition at London's Royal College of Music.
He was a professional trombonist and a teacher
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Program Notes (continued)
(St. Paul's Girls' School, Morley College, and the
Royal College of Music). His compositions
reflect many influences including Hindu
mysticism, English folk music, and astrology.
Holst created three of the greatest works in the
band repertoire: First Suite in E-Flat, Second
Suite in F for Military Band, and Hammersmith,
Prelude and Scherzo. These three works stand
almost alone in that they were first written for
band and then transcribed for orchestra.
Robert Longfield Born July 15, 1947, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Purple Twilight
January 28, 1986 - a date etched in our collective consciousness as clearly as that horrific fireball with its white cascading streamers was etched against a perfect morning sky. When the Space Shuttle Challenger roared into the heavens that day it carried with it the best of us - male, female, black, white, Japanese American, Jewish, Catholic, Protestant - American heroes who paid the price of progress with the ultimate sacrifice.
Robert Longfield was one of over 11,000 applicants for the Teacher-in-Space Program, an appointment ultimately awarded to Challenger astronaut Christa McAuliffe.
The Purple Twilight was written as a memorial to the crew of Shuttle Mission 51-L, the “Challenger Seven” as they came to be known. Rather than mourn their tragic passing, it celebrates the spirit of adventure and romance which led them to reach for the stars.
The Purple Twilight was commissioned by the Novi, Michigan High School Band. {Music description provided by the publisher.}
Longfield is an award-winning composer and
educator. Born and raised in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, he received a Bachelor of Music
Education from the University of Michigan
where he studied under Jerry Bilik, Paul Boylan,
George Cavender, and William Revelli. He also
received a Masters of Music in Conducting from
the University of Miami where he studied with
Alfred Reed.
Longfield has been the band director at Miami
(Florida) Palmetto Senior High School since
1987. A member of the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers, he has
written and published many original works and
band arrangements of works by others. High
school and university bands throughout the
United States have performed Longfield’s works,
including performances at several major bowl
games and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Richard Strauss Born June 11, 1864, Munich, Germany Died September 8, 1949, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Thus Spake Zarathustra is based on Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical treatise of the same name. In Nietzsche’s work, Zarathustra withdraws from society to his mountain retreat where he attains great wisdom. He then returns to the world and shares his profound insights with society. Strauss’ tone poem opens with a prelude portraying a dawn in which Zarathustra greets the sun, and which perhaps suggests the dawn of human consciousness. That brief prelude, which was made famous by its use in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, opens our concert.
Richard Strauss was the son of a leading
French horn player. His musical talent was
recognized at an early age and his father had him
trained in strict classical traditions. He took harp
lessons at the age of four, composed his first
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song at the age of six, and began serious study of
composition and orchestration at the age of
eleven. Strauss was very successful as both a
conductor and a composer. He conducted
extensively in Europe and the United States. Of
his compositions, he is best known for his
symphonic tone poems and his operas. His
compositions typically convey specific events or
ideas (program music) and contain rich,
harmonic orchestral sounds and soaring
melodies. He also composed several marches for
military band.
Ernst Urbach Born 1872, Burg/Wuppertal, Germany Died 1927, St. Blasien, Germany
Per Aspera ad Astra
This march’s title is Latin for “through trouble to the stars”. Kansas’ state motto, “Ad astra per aspera”, is quite similar. In both cases the message is ‘persevere through rough times to reach the top’.
Per Aspera ad Astra was composed early in Urbach’s career (his Opus 4). It is his most popular march and is considered by some to be one of the greatest marches ever written.
Ernst Urbach (he sometimes used the
pseudonym Ernst Rubach) was the son of a
pianist. His own instrument was the flute which
he played in Berlin’s orchestras. Urbach devoted
his life to music and was well known and
respected as a composer. His march, Regina-
Queen, is the “defile march” of the Swedish
Navy.
John Williams Born February 8, 1932, Flushing, New York
E.T.
The Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg’s 1982 science fiction masterpiece, is one of the most popular movies of all time. It tells the touching and sometimes comical story of a homesick alien botanist who is stranded on Earth. The powerful emotions in the story are greatly enhanced by John Williams’ music, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, one of four Oscars won by the movie.
The Band will play a medley from the movie which includes: Adventure on Earth, E.T. and Elliot, and Over the Moon.
Star Wars Medley
Star Wars, an imaginative update of Flash Gordon, is one of the most popular films of all time especially now that it has been updated and re-released. John Williams’ brilliant score for the 1977 movie is full of high adventure and soaring spirits in keeping with the character of the film itself. It won the Academy Award for the Best Original Score. Because of the current popularity of the movie, the publisher has recently reprinted James Burden’s fine arrangement, which retains all the fire and excitement, tension and exuberance of the original score.
John Williams is the son of a studio musician.
When he was a teenager his family moved to Los
Angeles where he attended Los Angeles City
College. He gained a great reputation as a
composer and conductor of music for the movies.
In 1980 he succeeded Arthur Fiedler as
conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra a
position he recently relinquished.
Program Notes by Enoch Moser
Copyright ©1997
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The Community Band of Brevard, under the direction of Marion Scott, was formed in 1985
to provide a performance outlet for adult musicians in the area. The membership includes band
directors, teachers, college and high school students, engineers, retirees, and many others.
The Band gives several concerts throughout the year. Most are free and open to the public.
Each program is planned to please a variety of musical tastes.
If you wish more information about the Band, or wish to join, contact Enoch Moser at (407)
452-5725, or see our web site at http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/~cbob/.
Board of Directors
Conductor ................................................................................................................... Marion Scott
Associate Conductor .................................................................................................. Larry Gareau
Chairman .................................................................................................................... Enoch Moser
Vice Chairman ............................................................................................................... Jean Allan
Personnel Manager ................................................................................................. Howard Cmejla
Business Manager ..................................................................................................... William Imre
Publicity Manager .................................................................................................... Mike Freeman
Librarian ............................................................................................................... Dorothy Hibbard
Secretary .............................................................................................................. Victoria Cabrera
Community Band of Brevard
The Community Band of Brevard is sponsored by Brevard Community College.
BCC Support Staff:
Wright Kerr, Technical Operations Manager
Jack Doyle, Lighting
Steve Rossi, Sound
Graphics and publicity materials were done by Mike Freeman.
The printed program was produced by CompuTrac, Titusville.
Acknowledgments