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2004 John Powell, Band Historian Saturday,
February 14, LODB "The Big Show" pre-show The Centre,
in downtown Evansville
“The
Big Show” was an amateur show for
charity. The Little Old Dam Band
played on a balcony near the entrance of The Centre to entertain patrons as they
entered the building. Saturday,
March 13,
2004 at 8:45AM LODB Sunday,
April 4, 2004 at 2PM (Big Band) Dedication Ceremony,
Saturday,
April 17, 2004 The highlight of the
spring social season was the wedding of the band’s conductor, Jon Patton, to
Tina Wedding at the Newburgh Presbyterian Church.
A reception at the band’s house followed the ceremony.
Saturday,
April 24
2 PM (Big Band) Saturday,
May
1,
Old Tennyson High School Reunion - The Little Band provided
music for this reunion for anyone who ever attended the high school at Tennyson,
Indiana Friday,
May 7, 2004 6-9PM LODB Spring "Cruise-In" Downtown Evansville, IN
Saturday,
May 8, all afternoon
Saturday,
May 15, 2004 at 2:30 PM "Newburgh
In Bloom" annual event,
Downtown Newburgh, IN Saturday,
May 15, 2004 at 5-8PM LODB "Prime Rib Fund-Raiser" Sunday,
May 16, 2004 all afternoon, (Both
Bands) Saturday,
May 29,
was a busy day for some musicians.
The concert band played for the Memorial Day ceremony at Rose Hill
Cemetery in the morning. The Little
Old Dam Band played for a Weber family reunion and a strawberry festival later
in the day.
Saturday, May
29, 2004 at 5 PM LODB Strawberry Festival, Newburgh Presbyterian Church
Saturday,
June 5,
LODB "Community Days" United Federal Bank, Newburgh, Indiana On
June 9, 2004, six members of the Old Dam Community Band began a series
of concerts in Newburgh, England, to help that village celebrate the 700th
anniversary of its establishment as a trading center.
The size of the group was reduced to six when the piano player, Jon
Patton, suddenly needed eye surgery. With
Tina’s help, he recovered but they could not make the trip.
June
10,
2004 Concert with the "Chicago Teddybears"
June
11,
2004 Concert for
"Sports Club" members
June
12 Lead the 700th Anniversary Parade, Newburgh, England, UK
Groupies handed out
beads during Newburgh Fair parade
Sunday,
July 4, 2004 at 7PM -dark (Big Band) Saturday,
July 10, 2004 Frank
Book 50th
Anniversary Party LODB Sunday,
July 11, 2004 at 12:30 PM LODB Sunday,
July 18, 2004 LODB
John & Frances Powell’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Methodist
Temple, 2109 Lincoln Ave. Evansville Saturday,
July 24, 2004 LODB Parkview
Care Center, Evansville Sunday,
July 25, 2004 Indiana State Museum Grand Lobby, Indianapolis, IN The
little band contributed to the museum’s theme of events of the nineteen
twenties by playing music from that decade.
August
20,
2004 Friday after 5 at
Owensboro. The Little Band was
rained out after one hour of playing so nearly everyone retreated to the MoonLite Restaurant. August
21, 2004 The Little Old Dam Band
played for the Newburgh Arts Community’s
boot sale. The
Little Old Dam Band played for an Olde Car show at the Rathbone Retirement Home
in Evansville on September 11 before going to the Band Fest.
The flyer reproduced here on two pages describes the free afternoon shows
in the fourth annual Newburgh Band Fest. The
night shows that made up the Newburgh Arts Council’s Jazz Fest began on
Thursday night with a gospel concert at Saint John The Baptist Catholic Church. For five dollars the patrons heard the Browne Sisters,
Sounds of Grace, Church of the Cross, Dove Chapel Choir and Stacie Sissom.
The remaining presentations were at the main stage at the old lock and
dam building and cost ten dollars each night.
Rod McGaha,
Strutters at Band Fest 2004
Deja Vu
September
18, 2004 Old Dam Concert Band played for “Arts In The Park” at Willard
Library.
September
26,2004 The Little Old Dam Band
played for the class reunion of Jasper High School’s class of 1949.
Jim Sermersheim is a member of that class.
September
29, 2004 The Little Old Dam Band
played during the cocktail hour of the Cites and Towns of Indiana Conference at
the Executive Inn in Evansville.
October
3, 2004 The Little Old Dam Band
played for the Rotary Outing in Sunset Park from 3:00 4:00. October
16,
2004 The Old Dam Community Band
played for the Tennyson, Indiana, Community Music Day. October
17, 2004 The Little Old Dam Band
played at the University of Southern Indiana as part of the Memory Walk for
Alzheimers program. October
30, 200, 2004
The Little Old Dam Band
recorded a compact disk at the Song Bird Studio in Henderson. November 2004 This item
appeared in the November-December edition of “Evansville Living” magazine.
October
2004
- Jon Patton has formed a new
combo that is not affiliated with the Old Dam Community Band but has three of
its members. The group is called
“Fine Wine”. They play very
smooth and quiet arrangements of old standard tunes.
The
personnel consists of Jon Patton, Ted Gore, Sebastian Speranza
and Wayne Talley. November
14, 2004 The band’s annual
meeting, luncheon and concert was held at the old lock and dam building. The board members whose terms were expiring were reelected by
acclamation. The board consists of
Dan Schultz as president, Wayne Fiester is Vice President, Jon Patton is music
director, Tina Patton is secretary, David Emory is treasurer, Jim Sermersheim,
John Powell is historian, Jim Bolte conductor and Frank Book.
President Schultz acknowledged a cash grant by ALCOA and donations of
music by Nance Fiester, Jim Fox and Bryan Hartig. December
9,
2004 The LODB played for
the Continental Towers Christmas Party at the Carousel Restaurant.
The Emerys live at the
Continental
Towers and arranged our booking. December
11, 2004 The LODB played at the Southwind Convalescent Center in Boonville and
the big band played at the West Side Nut Club’s Santa Land on West Franklin
Street in Evansville. December
18. 2004 The LODB played at
Parkview Convalescent Center in Evansville in the morning
and Santa Land in the evening.
December
18,
2004 Jo Frohbeiter-Mueller hosted the entire band’s Christmas
party in the evening. December
19, 2004 The concert band again
played at the Nut Club’s Santa Land in Evansville in spite of freezing
temperatures. December
22, 2004 The LODB played for
the Newburgh Senior Citizens’ Christmas party at their building on Jefferson
Street. Old
Dam Community Band Questionnaire Summary
Cover Sheet December
14, 2004 This
summary is based on comments from 21 band members. Some
questions not answered are assumed to be ‘not applicable’. 1)
Should The Band have minimum requirements to play? 19 are opposed to
tryouts but thought through playing, everyone could improve. 2 would like to see
tryouts but did not elaborate regarding standards. 2) What would you like
to do to that would make The Band more interesting to you? 2 wanted harder music. 3 think things are fine
as they are. 1 wanted more jazz
music. 3 think we should
publish a ‘rehearsal list’. 1 likes sight-reading. 1 suggested ‘feature
pieces’ for the sections. 1 suggested that we do
‘fundraising’ concerts. 1 would like to play
more contemporary pieces. 3) Is the level our
music about what you think it should be? Too easy? Too hard? 17 think our current
folder is OK… with a combination of easy material and also some very
challenging ones. 2 think some tunes are
too easy and most are not hard enough. 2 think some tunes are
too easy but had no additional comment. 4) Should we spend time
on warm-up & chorales? How much time? 9 suggested we do a
warm-up but not exceeding 5 minutes. 3 suggested 10 minutes. 2 suggested at least 15
minutes of scales, chorales, and etudes. 7 think warm-ups are OK
but ‘not for very long’. 5) Should we have
mandatory attendance? 16 think there should
not be a mandatory attendance policy. 2 said ‘yes’. 1 suggested two
rehearsals a month and 80% of the gigs. 2 were not committed. 6) Should be have dues? 4 are opposed to dues. 3 think $50 a year
would be appropriate. 1 suggested $50 a year
for a regular member and $25 for a non-voting member. 11 think a ‘pitch
in’ policy is fine. 2 would like to rely on
fund raisers and grants. 7) Why do you come to
band? 21 (overwhelming)
indicated that they come for fun and fellowship. Most indicated that with time
they will naturally become better players. 8) If you no longer
come to band… is there anything we can to encourage you to come more often…
or do you just have time restrictions? 6 had no comment
(probably because they are usually always at band). 13 come when they can
and say their absences are only due to other commitments. 1 said he would be at
all rehearsals if they were held in Haubstadt! 1 suggested that some
come ‘once in a while’ because they return just to see what is going on. 9) How important is it
to you that we play public performances? 3 indicated that they
don’t care if we perform or not. 2 think just a couple
of performances a year would be adequate. 1 thinks we don’t do
enough gigs. 1 thinks we are doing
just fine. 14 think gigs are
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