2010 AHB Information
For AHB Band Members

May 31, 2010 -- Memorial Day

June 3, 2010 -- Muncie Arts Walk

June 16, 2010 -- 24th Annual AHB Meeting: Members of the Band

Hello AHB Musicians,

Thank you for playing in our AHB this past year or so. We are planning for the 23rd Season and have Opening Night at our Annual Meeting on June 16, at the Dr. & Mrs. David Cartwright Fellowship Hall in the Hazelwood Christian Church Campus on W. University Ave. On behalf of our President Jean Amman, her Board of Directors, and Phil, Will and myself, we hope you will join us in a Pitch In Dinner at 6PM (Ham, Roast Beef, Ice Tea, Water and soft drinks and table service will be provided.) Bring something or somebody that is good.....

In Jean's own words:

On Wednesday, June 16, you and your family are invited to a carry-in dinner in Cartwright Hall of Hazelwood Christian Church at 6:00 p.m. BEFORE the annual meeting and rehearsal. Meat, soft drinks, and table service will be provided. We request that you bring one dish to share. In order to achieve some "balance," the board suggests that you contribute the following according to your last name:

• A-H: a side dish
• I-Q: a salad
• R-Z: a dessert

It sounds a bit like a church potluck, doesn't it? Come join the fun and see what ends up on the menu!

This is our 23RD ANNUAL MEETING, actually it's the 114th year of a sponsored Concert Band in Muncie under the auspices of the American Federation of Musicians. It is scheduled to start at 7PM and we'll have a short rehearsal follow at 8 or so.

Some of agenda items are:

1. As the term of the 2009 expires at the Annual Meeting, the Slate of Directors to be elected or re-elected for the July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 term and new Directors are marked with an asterisk* and are as follows:
   • President Jean Amman; VP David Gilliam; VP Phillip Cooley, Sec. Linda Putman; Treasurer Wayne Putman
   • Programming:
     Chair Roger McConnell, Phillip Cooley, Doug Amman, Robert Myers, George Wolfe, David Humbert, Will Frazier, Charles Routh, Paul McDaniel*
   • Marketing:
     Chair Tom Buczek, Asst. Chair: Joe Brown, Will Frazier, Earl Williams, Kathryn Kennison, John Clark, David Reece, Dale Basham, Jackie Allen*
   • Finance:
     Roger McConnell, Phillip Cooley, Tom Schnuck, Wayne Putman, Richard Collins, Charles Routh*
   • Communications/Web Page:
     Chair Jeff Seitz, Linda Putman, Steve Perry, Robert Morris, Kerry England, Joel Replogle*
   • Grants and Awards:
     Chair Jean Amman. Donna Browne, Jessica Clevenger
   • Nominating:
     Chair Jean Amman, Phillip Cooley, Roger McConnell
   • Roger McConnell is EX-O as Music Director
   • Phillip Cooley is EX-O as Vice-President for Jazz/Swing Bands
   • Will Frazier is EX-O as Assistant Director
   • Mandy Wortz is not seeking re-election
   • Assistant Librarian, Allison Perry, also a Hornist is joining our AHB staff, after several years as Ball State Band Librarian.
2. The 2010 Schedule
3. Secretary Report from Linda Putman
4. Reports from Committee Chairs, and Music Directors
5. Treasurer Report from Wayne Putman
6. Slide Show and Clips from performances from Jeff Seitz, Kerry England, and Steve Perry (maybe Linda Putman).
7. Discussions, Initiatives, and Thanks to Hazelwood CC for inviting us back.
8. Call for Email address gathers, and poster distributors
9. Recognitions:
   • Dean of Music Award to Paul McDaniel for 62 years of Service to Bands, and still playing in our clarinet section.
   • Outstanding Service Award to Mandy Wortz, present AHB Assistant and recent BSU graduate with a BS in History.
   • AHB International Musician Award to George Wolfe for his solo appearances in Belgium under the AHB Banner.

June 24, 2010 -- Hazelwood Church Lawn Party

July 4, 2010 -- Prelude to Fireworks

July 15, 2010 -- Jazz at the Terrace

July 22, 2010 -- BSU Summer Social

September 19, 2010 -- Old Washington Street Fair

November 11, 2010 -- Veterans Day Program

The Hometown Veterans Day program, 2010 celebrating All U.S. Veterans will be at Muncie's Southside High School Auditorium at 7P.M. on Thursday, November 11th. The Delaware County American Legion Honor Guard, Southside High School, U.S. Marine Corps Jr. ROTC will be presenting colors along with patriotic music and reflections by notable patriots. The Muncie Exchange Club will be presenting miniature American Flags to enable colorful audience participation.

Associate Principal at Southside High School, Charles Reynolds, has invited the public to participate in this spirited program, which will include music by the Southside High School Band, American's Hometown Band, with keynote remarks of "No Greater Love" by Captain Nate Lamar, U.S. Army, and Joseph Orick, U.S. Marine Corps, ret.

The Veterans Day event will be marked by military marches, patriotic selections, and the singing of Dale Basham, Becky Blye, and the Blackford Delaware Extension Chorus, with accompaniment by our Muncie bands. Dale Basham will be reciting the poem, "I am an American" and will be joined with Becky Blye for the setting of the Hollywood Bowl arranger, Carmen Dragon's, "America The Beautiful".

E. E. Bagley's march, National Emblem will be dedicated to the all of the servicemen past and present and conducted by Joseph T. Naumcheff, Chief Warrant Officer 4, Band Conductor, 38th Infantry Division Band, Indiana National Guard, retired. Our national march by John Philip Sousa, "The Stars and Stripes Forever" will be conducted by Steve Driscoll, Director of Bands, Muncie Southside High School. The Blackford Delaware Extension Chorus, directed by Karen Bartling, will be accompanied in "United We Stand" and "America Anthem". The latter has been adapted for band and chorus by local nurse Carole Heller.

A special medley by James Christensen, chief arranger for Walt Disney Productions, titled, "The Home Front" will be performed by Roger McConnell conducting the AHB. These musical memories from World War II include, "It's Been a Long, Long Time", "Thanks for the Memories", "Bell Bottom Trousers", "There'll Be Bluebirds Over the White CliffÕs of Dover", "I'll be Seeing You", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree with Anyone Else But Me", and "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition".

The 2010 Celebrating All U.S. Veterans event is sponsored by Southside High School, America's Hometown Band, the Veterans Office of Delaware County, and the Members of the Band and Band Fans of AMERICA'S HOMETOWN BAND.

December 11, 2010 -- StarPress AHB Christmas