| GARY A. COOPER attended
Lake Michigan College, Indiana University at South Bend, and the American
Conservatory of Music in Chicago. He has studied Trombone with Arnold
Jacobs, Edward Klienhammer, Jay Friedman and Charles Vernon and has
studied Voice with Margret Hillis and Thomas Hardy. Cooper has sung with
the Chicago Symphony Chorus and has performed solo roles in Mahler's
Eighth Symphony, Boris Godunov by Mussorsky, and Moses und Aaron by Arnold
Schoenberg. He has worked under the direction of Sir George Solti, James
Levine, Claudio Abbado and Margaret Hillis. He has performed as a soloist
with the Southwestern Michigan Symphony, Elkhart Symphony as well as many
ensembles throughout England and Europe. Gary Cooper is Artist in
Residence in the St. Joseph Schools. He also teaches at Arts Center for
the Salvation Army and teaches privately. He continues to perform as a
Vocalist and Principal Trombonist with the St. Joseph Municipal Band and
plays Principal Trombone in the Southwest Michigan Symphony and the
Whiting Park Festival Orchestra. He performs with Opus Nine, a
professional Renaissance Choral Sextet, and North American Brass Company.
He is active as a clinician and soloist in the Midwest area.
The band next turns to selections from a
1998 Movie "The Mask of Zorro," by James Horner, arranged for
band by John Moss. This is followed by guest vocalist Haley Frey
performing "Hopelessly Devoted" from the movie ‘Grease,’
followed by her performance of selections from Carousel, by Richard
Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
HALEY FREY is a recent graduate of
St. Joseph High School. During her four years at SJHS, she was very active
in music; both instrumental and vocal. During her time in the St. Joe
Marching Band, Hayley marched trumpet, was a member of the color guard for
two years, and served as a Drum Major her senior year. As a choir student,
Hayley participated in Vocal Solo & Ensemble Festival for four years,
earning first and second division ratings at both District and State
levels. For two consecutive years, she was selected for the Regional and
State Honors Choirs. As a senior, Hayley was also selected to perform in
the All-State Choir with the top 120 high school singers in Michigan. The
All-State Choir performed at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival in May and
Hayley was given the honor of singing a solo in the concert. As a student
at SJHS, she was also a four-year member of the Show Choir, serving as
student director for two years; very active in musical productions, having
a lead role in "Guys & Dolls" in 2005 and a principal role
in "Beauty and the Beast" in 2006; and participated in the
Variety Show for all four years. Hayley is also known around town for
singing the national Anthem at high school sporting events, and recently
sang for the South Bend Silver Hawks at Coveleski Stadium. In the fall,
Hayley will attend Michigan State University to study psychology or music.
The band then plays Flash of Crimson March,
by Walter Finlayson, which is followed by a number featuring the Sax
section "Sax Serenade" by Ira P. Schwarz. The Saxophones of the
band are Christopher Keech, of St. Joseph, on Alto Saxophone who is
section leader and band manager. Daniel Worthington, of St. Josephy is 2nd
Alto Saxophone, Steven Schadler, of St. Joseph is Tenor Saxophone and band
manager of the band, and Richard Bressler, of Dowagiac plays the Baritone
Saxophone.
After this number, the band salutes the
passing this summer of a famous saxophone player "Boots’ Randolp
who popularized a famous Saxopyhone piece called "Yakety Sax"
which the band will play.
The band then performs "A Tribute to
Jerome Kern" by Jerome Kern and arranged for band by Warren Barker,
and in conclusion answers a request for "The Crosely March,"
which is the fight song of Benton Harbor High School.
The hour long Municipal Band concerts at
the John E. N. Howard band shell are held each Sunday at 3:30 & 7:30
p.m. and continue through Sunday, September 2 and conclude with the final
set of concerts Monday, September 3, Labor Day.
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