August 19, 2001

"Vocalist Sally Stine Featured and Song dedicated to the memory of a former SJMB member"

Director of the St. Joseph Municipal Band, Dr. Donald Moely, indicated the band concerts scheduled for Sunday, August 19 will feature Sally Stine, guest vocal soloist singing some ‘standards’, Craig Heitger, Principal trumpet of the band performing a solo, Jonathan Korzun, guest conducting a number in the concert, and Gary Cooper, principal trombonist of the band singing and performing on his trombone a composition dedicated to the memory of Andy Barber, a former band member who passed away last year.

Sally Stine , was born and raised in St. Joseph and currently resides in Lake Township. She is married and is the mother of three daughters, and grandmother of one. She enjoys teaching pool aerobics at Bridgman High School. Although she has had no formal vocal training, she has been performing locally for more than 30 years. She is probably best known as a "Wedding Vocalist," but also provides music for local restaurants, pageants and programs. Sally enjoys performing a wide variety of music, from country to classic. She will be singing several familiar standard songs including: "I've got a Crush on You," "Sweet Dreams," "When I Fall in Love," and "Skylark."

Craig Heitger, received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Trumpet Performance at Indiana University, Bloomington and South Bend. His primary trumpet instructors were, William Adam, Bloomington, Indiana; and William Scarlett, of the Chicago Symphony. Mr. Heitger is principal trumpet of the Elkhart Symphony Orchestra. He plays in area orchestras, bands, churches, and has lead the Symphony Brass Quintet for nearly 30 years. Craig teaches private trumpet lessons for Bethel College, Indiana University South Bend, St. Mary’s College and in several public schools in the Michiana area. He has enjoyed playing in this band for nearly 30 years and performed with the band at the previous band shell site, before 1970. Mr. Heitger will perform a movement from an Alfred Reed's Concerto for Trumpet entitled "Slow Blues."

Dr. Jonathan Korzun is starting his tenth year as Director of Bands at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, Michigan, where his is Chairman of Fine and Performing Arts. Guest artists booked by Dr. Korzun at SMC concerts have included Clark Terry, Ed Shaunessey and Danny Barber. On April 3, 1999, the SMC Bands premiered three new works, one for each band by composer Stephen Bulla. This marks the first time a college has simultaneously commissioned works from one composer for Symphonic Band, Brass Band and Jazz Ensemble. An outgrowth of the S.M.C. Community Brass Band, Dr. Korzun founded and directs the Round Oak Cornet Band, a small brass band that performs nineteenth century American Brass band music on authentic mid nineteenth century instruments. Dr. Korzun received his B.A. with high honors, Phi Beta Kappa, in Music Education and M.A. in Music Theory/Composition from Rutgers University (New Jersey), and his Ed.D. in Music Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has taught conducting the University of Illinois, was associate director of bands at Rutgers University and has taught grades 7-12 band/choir in New Jersey. He is active as a trombone player, clinician and guest conductor. He will conduct the band in the music of "Jurassic Park," by John Williams.

Gary A. Cooper attended Lake Michigan College, Indiana University of South Bend and the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Cooper has played with the Michigan Opera Orchestra as well as the South Bend, Kalamazoo and Chicago Civic Symphonies and sang in the Chicago Symphony Chorus. He has performed as a soloist with Southwestern Michigan Symphony, Elkhart Symphonies as well as the St Joseph Municipal Band and sings in a chamber vocal group called Opus Nine. Cooper is Artist in Residence in the St. Joseph and Lakeshore Pubic Schools. He also teaches at the CARE Arts Center for the Salvation Army and teaches private lessons. Cooper is an active clinician and soloist in the Midwest region. He will sing and play the trombone in a composition which the band dedicates to the memory of

Andy Barber (d. 2000), who played with our band for many years and had many perfect attendance seasons. He was always a most positive member of the band and we appreciated his loyalty for many years performing on the Euphonium. Any passed away last year and we miss him but wanted to share musically today our many happy thoughts of Andy with us the many years he performed with our band. The band performs today a special number in honor of Andy Barber with Gary Cooper, of the band stepping forward to sing and play "How Great Thou Art."

Other music featured by the band in the concerts, this week includes a Sousa march recently received by the St. Joseph Municipal Band, "Who’s Who in Navy Blue."

A spirited fast "Slavia–Galopp" by Zdenek Lukas will be heard along with the John Cacavas march "March of the Magnificents."

The concerts are free to the public and are held at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m., each Sunday for the rest of the summer and including Labor Day, at the John E. N. Howard Band Shell across from the Whitcomb in downtown St. Joseph.