| Title: | Maynard -- Center of the Universe |
| Notice: | Welcome to our new digs... |
| Moderator: | PRAGMA::GRIFFIN |
| Created: | Wed Aug 06 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Feb 20 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 509 |
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I have an idea.
In the past thirty years or so, Maynard has produced over 1,000
highly skilled musicians, through the Maynard School System
Music Program, mainly through the efforts of Charlie Garabedian,
our retired Music Director.
I have to believe that there are hundreds of trumpets and clarinets
gathering dust in closets around the area, just waiting for the
opportunity to play "When the Saints Come Marching In" one more
time!
IF we could gather together a group of Maynard High School Grads
to march in one or two parades a year (Memorial Day and the Christmas
Parade) with no uniforms and only two or three commonly known
songs, could we gather enough interest to create a 100 member band?
We could include alumni majorettes and cheerleaders too. This
gets interesting.... Maybe Mr. G. would agree to lead us.
If we did it for Memorial Day (not this year, of course), maybe
we could have an outing at Crowe Park as part of an annual Band
reunion.
I'd be willing to organize it, since my fondest memories of MHS
were with the Band, and I'd love to hear the drumbeat echo off the
mill one more time, but remember that I played the drums and
all my music was on one line!!
Comments?
Frank
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| 228.1 | Not me! | FDCV07::PRIMIANO | Mon May 21 1990 17:35 | 7 | |
Hi Frank,
The idea for Alumni Band sounds great!!! The majorette idea
doesn't sound great!!!
Lynn (Dee) Primiano (former majorette)
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| 228.2 | ASABET::K_HAMILTON | New grandmother | Tue May 22 1990 12:24 | 5 | |
Frank, sounds good to me. My daughter was a drummer, I'll pass the
info along to her.
Karen
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| 228.3 | Drummers | SENIOR::IGNACHUCK | Mon May 28 1990 23:22 | 18 | |
Karen, I have a sincere interest in old drummers, having spent
seven years in the High School band as a drummer myself!!
Before you get the impression that I spent seven years in High
School, let me explain...
In the late fifties, the MHS music program had a kind of "farm
system" that allowed talented musicians to be members of the
High School Band. Four of us regularly got passes from the
Roosevelt School to walk to the High School (on Summer Street)
to practice with the High School Band. It may be the answer to
some trivia question, but I played in the 1960 High School
Graduation ceremonies while a member of the Class of 1966!!
I even saw MY bass drum today in the Memorial Day Parade, still
in use by the High School Band.....I could spot it anywhere!
Frank
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| 228.4 | Maynard Community Band | SENIOR::IGNACHUCK | Sun Jan 06 1991 22:01 | 13 | |
As you can see by the overwhelming respose to 228., I have been
looking at other means to get an Alumni-type band going.
For those interested, The Maynard Community Band is still alive
and looking for help.
Call Alex DeGrappo if you would like join.
I talked to Alex last month, and though my old drummer wrists are
gone after 20 or so years, I am considering giving it a try.....
Could be fun.
Frank
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