Friend to Friend Dedicated to musical excellence through artistic handbell performance Conductor and Artistic Director, Stephanie Rhoades, Dallas Ringers VOLUME 17, ISSUE 2 SPRING/SUMMER 2017 Pam Adams*, Grand Prairie Ashley Blaha, Dallas/Houston Nicole Culp, Fort Worth Kari Daelke*, Mesquite Elizabeth Garvin, Lewisville Shari Gibson, Fort Worth Cindy Karm, Dallas Alys Lindholm, Carrollton Carol Lynn Mizell, Denton Valerie Martin*, Grapevine Brenda Swindle, Addison Lynn Tedford, N. Richland Hills Karen Thompson*, N. Richland Hills YangSun (Sunny) Yu, Fort Worth *Executive Committee Member Contents: Benefit Concert 2 Spring Concert Series 3 CBFW Friends 4 Be a Friend of CBFW 5 Become a Music Maker 6 How Music in Movies Speaks to Me... 6-7 In this issue: Learn about our special benefit concert Get all the details about our 2017 Spring Concert Series All the different ways to Be a Friend of CBFW Concert Bells 2016-2017 (all, left to right): Front Row (big bass bells): Alys Lindholm, Valerie Martin, Pam Adams 2nd Row: YangSun Yu (Sunny), Nicole Culp, Karen Thompson, Cindy Karm 3rd Row: Shari Gibson, Elizabeth Garvin, Stephanie Rhoades, Carol Lynn Mizell, Lynn Tedford Back Row: Brenda Swindle, Ashley Blaha, Kari Daelke
Benefit Concert Stephanie Rhoades, Conductor & Artistic Director On Sunday, January 8, 2017, St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, located blocks from the TCU campus, canceled its morning services after someone vandalized the building and tried to start a fire in the kitchen. Most of the damage was to the education building where classrooms and offices are located. Almost every window was shattered or smashed, furniture was broken, and all of the music in the handbell library was sprayed with what appears to have been a fire extinguisher. The damage was estimated at $500,000 and a man was arrested a few days later for the crime. When Karla Campbell, the handbell director at St. Stephen, contacted me and asked me to suggest about 20 handbell titles that she could purchase to replace the destroyed music, I had a better idea: Why don t we (Concert Bells of Fort Worth) perform a benefit concert to raise the funds to help replace the music and other music supplies that were lost? I suggested the plan to Karla and she and the church leaders loved it! I hope you will join us as we perform a concert to benefit St. Stephen Presbyterian Church on April 28 at 7:30 pm. Movies & Music Our concerts this season feature music from movies. I love movie music! Just say the words Pink Panther and I immediately conjure up the image of the inept Inspector Clouseau and hear that iconic theme song. Love me some Mancini and Peter Sellers! Karen Thompson, President My first public music performance was at my mom s Ladies Club singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow with my sister, accompanied by Mom on the piano. I was six. Ah, the memories And speaking of being a kid, let s talk about Disney. My childhood was filled with Disney movies and LP soundtracks. Same for my kids, except it was VHS tapes and CDs instead of LPs. One of my all-time favorite movies is The Sound of Music. Mom had the LP soundtrack, but not the movie one; she had the Broadway soundtrack with Mary Martin. It was exquisite. I remember seeing the movie on the big screen as a young child. The curtains swooshed back, and bam! The hills are alive with the sound of music. That sweeping scene of Julie Andrews singing atop the mountain with her arms outstretched coupled with the majestic score was breathtaking. Still is. If you love movie music, you will love our spring concert. We will perform The Pink Panther and other Henry Mancini pieces, a medley from The Wizard of Oz, Disney s Hakuna Matata, and a number from my favorite, The Sound of Music. Page 2 Volume 17, Issue 2
Friends of Concert Bells of Fort Worth Lifetime Member Beth Judd Ring of Honor David & Mary Bell Scot Latta George & Nesha Morey Director s Circle Dan & Elizabeth Garvin Jean Harden Rich & Janeen Karm Help CBFW even more! Request digital delivery of the newsletter. Send your request to: webadmin@concertbells.com President s Circle Anonymous (4) Jean Ann Karm Bob & Sherry Meeks Bob & Carol Lynn Mizell Patricia M. Morey Lynn Tedford Rick & Karen Thompson Premiere Circle Anonymous (4) Kay Champagne Theodore & Janet Daelke Kelli Ettelbrick Dennis & Kathi Feduke Bill & Pat Gordon Donna Hagerty Lynette Hendricks & Stephanie Rhoades Richard Sperry Brenda Swindle Mark & Nicole Culp Matt & Shari Gibson Nancy Gillis Grand Circle Lori Haaland Andrew & Maurine LeCocq Jon & Stefani Lee Joan Muser David & Carol Rowley James & Barbara Thompson Anonymous (4) Charles & Sally AdamsI Charles & Phyllis Beck Marc & Michelle Corazao Kari Daelke Edwin & Jane Darling David & Elise Dixon Mark & Elizabeth Elliott Susan S. Fisk Karen L. Flint Lesa Guerrero Daniel Kern-Ekins Contributor s Circle Eric & Nancy Kincaid Karen Kuck Jessica Larson Alys Lindholm Gene & Becky Lormor Kathy Lowrie Larry & Leigh Lyon Michael & Claire Morris Terry & Jennifer Mount Linda M. Noblin Lynn Peterson Judith Reemtsma Marcia S. Rober Liz Roberts Loretta E. Robinson Edwin S. Secor Frank Shroyer Brenda Smith LauraMay Sorkin Linda Strem Peggy Sward Jan Sweeny Robert Taylor YangSun Yu If you are a Friend and your name has been omitted or your listing is inaccurate, please let us know so we can correct our records. Page 4 Volume 17, Issue 2
Be a part of Concert Bells circle of Friends! Single Gifts Recurring Gifts Your support helps us bring handbell music to our community and brings you a few bonuses too! Periodic Capital Campaigns CBFW Friends Your Donation Helps Music Makers N. Texas Giving Day $25 Gives 1 Mallet Bell polish & cloths Parts for bell repair $90 Gives $250 Gives Our Gifts To You Buy music, maintain and buy new equipment Pay for insurance and storage expenses 1 Year HMA membership 17 Copies of music Postcards for concert series Postage for 1 postcard mailing Instrumentalists for a concert Programs for 2 large concerts Friend to Friend Newsletter (2/yr) Recognition in Our Programs Advance Notice of Our Concerts Yes! I wish to support Concert Bells of Fort Worth! Donation Amount Date Type of Donation M Single M Recurring Annual M Recurring Monthly Tribute M None M In Memory of M In Honor of FRIENDSHIP LEVELS Ring of Honor: $600 or more Director s Circle: $360 - $599 President s Circle: $240 - $359 Premier Circle: $120 - $239 Grand Circle: $60 - $119 Contributor: up to $59 M I wish my gift to be anonymous Send my newsletter via M Direct Mail M E-Mail Name (As it should appear in our programs and newsletters) Mailing Address City State Zip Code Please give completed form to a member of Concert Bells or mail to: Concert Bells of Fort Worth c/o Pam Adams, Treasurer 4600 Greenwich Dr Grand Prairie, TX 75052 E-Mail Address Phone Number M This is a mobile # M Yes, you may send me text messages Concert Bells of Fort Worth is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible as allowable by law.
Become a Music Maker True in life as it is with CBFW, nothing sustains us like our Friends! In the last newsletter, we announced some updates to our Friends structure that we hope will make it easier to donate and know where your donations help our organization. We continuously have record years of Friends contributions; CBFW has so much to be thankful for! Pam Adams, Treasurer Part of the reason I am passionate about CBFW is that my mother and grandmother instilled in me a great love for music and a desire to make sure that it touches people s hearts, and the level of musicality CBFW delivers really fits that passion of mine. When I play certain songs, I think about them. When I make contributions to CBFW, I think about them. I d urge you, next time you donate to CBFW, to become not just a Friend, but a Music Maker. Music Makers are simply Friends that donate in memory or in honor of someone, and those funds specifically go to the purchase of sheet music, or a special bell or chime purchase in that person s name. In our hearts, so much of what we do as ringers is dedicated to our audience, to specific friends or family, and to God I invite and urge you to do the same with your Friends donation! Become a Music Maker today! And as always, thank you so much for your support of our organization! Current Music Makers are: Alys Lindholm Her gift: B2 handbell Dale & Valerie Martin Their gift: Lower 6 th octave chimes Rick Thompson Family (Rick, Karen, Alice & Helen) Their gift: D8 handbell Dedicated in memory of Cora Latta Herb & Roberta Seem; their gift: sheet music In honor of Quinda Hatfield Michael & Ginger Bodino; their gift: sheet music In honor of Lori Haaland & Paula Miller Mary Lou Smith; her gift: sheet music In memory of Elnora Fetterolf How Music in Movies Speaks to Me Brenda Swindle For me, music in movies is what I remember the most. When I was in high school, the senior movie was The Bridge on the River Kwai. This meant that the senior class got out of classes for the duration of the movie, yay! The Colonel Bogey March made such an impression on me that I can still whistle it to this day. Needless to say, that was several years ago. This movie was somewhat historic in that it was based on a true story and depicted WWII. A must-see! Pam Adams Movie scores and themes are one of my absolute favorite genres of music. The first film score I fell in love with was Out Of Africa (John Barry), but my favorite of all time is a tie between Braveheart (James Horner) and The Da Vinci Code (Hans Zimmer). No words could ever detail emotion or circumstance better than music can describe! Soundtracks are equally as important who doesn t think of The Breakfast Club and picture Judd Nelson with his fist in the air when they hear Don t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds? Page 6 Volume 17, Issue 2
How Music in Movies Speaks to Me (continued)... Sunny Yu Gabriel s Oboe is one of my favorite tunes from the movie The Mission. This tune played by the Father Gabriel in the opening scene leads the Guaraní to open their hearts to Gabriel and be converted to Christianity. It might be the most strongly impressive of the tunes throughout the movie, and it was arranged for various instruments and vocals. When I listen to the tune, it still reminds me of how I see it as a symbol of peace, sacrifice, and love. Lynn Tedford My favorite soundtrack from this season s music has to be The Magnificent Seven. I know when the movie came out in the 1960s, this young girl s love of anything horseor old west -related went into overdrive. Who could ever resist the high drama created by its theme song? You can literally close your eyes and picture the horses pounding through the Mexican deserts and hillsides in search of bandits and desperadoes. Whenever I hear this song, it takes forever to remove it from playing over and over in my head. Valerie Martin I love Aquarius because it is the first rock and roll song that I remember being able to sing all of the lyrics to. As a young teenager, it just sounded so groovy. I played it a few times while in high school band, and now I have been able to make the full circle by playing it on bells as a mature woman. And I can still remember most of the words!! Ashley Blaha The movie soundtrack that s the dearest to me of them all is Singing in the Rain. I have many fond memories of the movie, and the best one is from when I went out in the rain imitating Gene Kelly s famous scene in the front yard of my childhood home. Elizabeth Garvin Words cannot really describe Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard s Now We are Free from the movie Gladiator: it's more about feeling and emotion. When I listen to this song, Hans music and Lisa's voice transform my innermost troubled thoughts to peaceful ones. As Lisa sings, though you cannot understand the words themselves, you understand their meaning because of the passion with which she sings and the emotion of the beautiful orchestral music that supports her voice. Alys Lindholm I m one of those people that never really got listening to movie soundtracks. In fact, when I first started working at Borders Books and Music in my early 20s, I had to ask other employees why people bought movie soundtracks instead of just... watching the movie again. The only one I listened to as a teen was Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack, which I liked because it was full of classic rock. And lo and behold, we re playing one of those songs in this concert! Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In may have started with Hair, but I know it from that Forrest Gump tape a friend gave me. Nicole Culp Ahhhh, musicals and movie soundtracks! I love them all!! Some of my favorites are Oliver!, West Side Story, and Jesus Christ Superstar. My sisters and I could sing (and dance) every word of The Sound of Music when it would come on TV every year! We loved Annie, too!! Yep!! My brain is flooded with happy memories right now! Friend to Friend Page 7
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