IN THE NEWS

NOTES FROM ED:

MUSIC FOR ALL AGES!!!!!



Ed Sez.....

Here it is…the first semester of our 10th year, completed! To Mary and me, that seems amazing! This past term has, without a doubt, been the absolute best thus far. Admittedly, it started out looking like it was going to be the most miserable--and quickly we realized, what happens does so for a reason. We focused on our band members instead of employees which was the reason we became involved in this project in the first place. Our band members are the best we could ever ask for when it comes to conscientiousness, dedication, loyalty, and cooperation. How could we ever expect more? And we don’t! The rehearsals are becoming more and more important as evidenced by the amazing attendance, attention to detail, preparedness, respect for the podium, and most importantly, each other. The performances by the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Kicks Band were unmatched in our ten year history. To say the very least, JOB WELL DONE!

Thanks to band members, their families, Friends of NHBCOS, and audience members for making the first semester of year ten, OUTSTANDING! You are all very appreciated.

Ed

THANKS AND MORE:

...to DEBORAH C. for her willingness to fill in at Symphonic Band while Pama B.
was attending her son's graduation. Deborah is always a breath of fresh air
to us--and this was just one more dimension she has 'displayed' to us! Thanks so much, Deborah. Our current music requires so many bodies/hands, I'm sure she was a godsend in many of the tunes.

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...to CHRISTINA, HELAYNE, AND THOMAS for providing our entertainment, background music, and proof to all our prospective members that NHBCOS is a bonafide and thriving musical organization! Our Meet and Greets would no longer be complete without your participation. You are constantly at our service and we could not be more grateful! Thanks and beyond from the Nuccio's!!!!!

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...TO ALL THE LADIES WHO HELPED GET OUR FILES BACK IN ORDER LAST NIGHT--Monday
night, January 9th. We have a new volunteer now (Kelly G.) and we thank her
for realizing she could make a difference by 'beginning her new career with us'
as a File Clerk!! (As an aside, when I was a very young girl I worked for an insurance company that called the filing job, 'ABC!' Yup, that's what we do.
If we know our ABC's and have the time and patience, we can all be good file people!!)

Also helping were Jeannine B., Judy and Kris J., Susan L., and Helayne T.

Our thanks and gratitude for all of these gals who so willingly gave up their
evening. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

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...TO ALL THE NEW HORIZONS BAND MEMBERS (OF COLORADO SPRINGS) who so willingly gave of their time to entertain the elderly and the ill during the Christmas holidays. We know of the group that went to Namaste (Thomas and Helayne T.,
Jim H., Tom F., Sam S., Corat M., and (us!), the flute group led by Reb and Christina (and including Sue A. and Joy J.), the Brass ensemble (Mike LeB, Jim H., Kent H., Christina VC, Jesse T., and Jeff A.), and another brass ensemble that included Sam S., Dr. Dave M., and Leigh Adams that played for ESM's Festival of Trees. If there are others who were musically philanthropic that we have omitted, please let us know! Thanks everyone!!

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MISCELLANEOUS

THOMAS AND HIS 3 TRIOS WILL BE PERFORMING for Prince of Peace Lutheran Church's
"Jazz and Chocolate" on February 12th. We thank everyone in his organization for their willingness to participate (Thomas T., Helayne T., Christina VC.,
Reb A., and Jeff A.). It is a wonderful cause for Sudy H. and the members of
POP.

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NHBCOS JAZZ KICKS will be performing on February 12th for a fundraiser at
Jim M's church (Concert/Symph/Kicks Bari Sax). They look forward to playing for these folks and the church members who came to 'look them over' are very excited. All the members had been itching to play another performance and they will now be getting their wish. Guess you could say they like to be needed!!!!!

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FRIENDS OF NEW HORIZONS BAND OF COLORADO SPRINGS is sponsoring a Trumpet Master
Class for members of New Horizons Band on Saturday, January 21st. Everyone involved is anticipating receiving a wealth of knowledge from Principal Trumpet
of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, David Zuercher. We look forward to hearing all about it from the attendees as David comes to us with an extensive
background.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS...FOR THE UPCOMING MEET AND GREET EVENTS BEING SPONSORED BY NEW HORIZONS BAND OF COLORADO SPRINGS! Most importantly, remember each and every person you can imagine would be interested in joining our happy group.
They can benefit from their membership and certainly all of us can, too. We not only can use them musically, but socially it is always to our advantage to add new folks to our circle of friends. Start your list now!

Daytime Meet and Greet:

Wednesday, January 4th, 9:00 a.m., First Evangelical Free Church (820 N. 30th,
COS 80904)

Thursday night, January 5th, 7:00 p.m., Cañon School, 1201 W. Cheyenne Rd., 80906)

We'd like to see these venues burst their seams on those two dates! Thanks.

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If you failed to bring a prospect to our Meet and Greets (above), keep in mind our membership is ongoing--it is what is commonly known as 'open enrollment.'
You can bring interested people into the bands anytime during the semester.
(If they are beginners, we may reserve the right to request they wait for the new class since they might not be able to catch up with those who've been with us most or all of the semester.)

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Badge orders are now being accepted AND clothing with the NHBCOS logos are also
available (first ones were delivered just today). Check with Mary if you are
interested! We have catalogs to loan OR a quick-order catalog that we've made for your convenience!!!!!

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THE CLARINET CHOIR from the Symphonic Band will begin meeting again the week
of September 18th. They have selected alternating Tuesday nights at 7:00 and will continue 'til 8:30. This ensemble is currently working on 8 (or so)
numbers of varying degrees of difficulty and style. Meeting place is the break room of Cañon, 1201 W. Cheyenne Rd.

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IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU TO JOIN US. PHONE 634-2463 OR 660-9866 or WRITE enuccio@aol.com or mernuccio@aol.com if you want to know more about us. It's a great time to be excited about band again. Don't hesitate to be in touch!

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ALSO...

Here is the link for our Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/New-Horizons-Band-of-Colorado-Springs/138882980068?ref=ts

Look for updates on upcoming events or share your experience with NHBCOS. Share this link with friends and relatives, there are videos and pictures of past concerts.

If you have something you would like to share on the Facebook page email them to nhbcosfb@yahoo.com.

Thank You
Your Facebook Guy .. Russ G.