The 55th Anniversary Reunion

7th Army Symphony Orchestra Concert
8 PM August 19, 2006 - Otterbein College - Westerville, Ohio

Reunion Report

A Festival of Overtures

Celebration Fanfare      James Mabry III;
James Mabry III, Conductor;   Peter Schaffer, Concertmaster

The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Opus 26      Felix Mendelssohn [1809-1847]
Sam Adler, Conductor;   Peter Schaffer, Concertmaster

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg        Richard Wagner [1813-1883]
Prelude to Act III and Procession of the Meistersingers      
William Hudson, Conductor;   Leonard Felberg, Concertmaster

La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie)      Gioacchino Rossini [1792-1868]
Edward Lee Alley, Conductor;   Homer Holloway, Concertmaster

      (Intermission)

Egmont, Opus 84      Ludwig van Beethoven [1770-1827]
John Canarina, Conductor;   James Dumm, Concertmaster

Marriage of Figaro, KV 492      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [1756-1791]
Ralph Lane, Conductor;   James Dumm, Concertmaster

      (Pause)

Rhapsody in Blue      George Gershwin [1898-1937]
John Covelli, Conductor and Pianist;   James Dumm, Concertmaster

The Reunion Orchestra Members
(and other reunion attendees)  


Photo: Mel Ponzi
Invitation


Photo: Barbara Hedlund
Low strings
The lower strings warm up


Photo: Mel Ponzi
Combat boots
The horn section notices John Hitchings' combat boots


Photo: Barbara Hedlund
Mabry Fanfare
Jim Mabry's Fanfare wakes up the audience


Photo: Chris & Sally Earnest
Wagner
It's not often one hears Wagner with three tubas!


INTERMISSION



Photo: Chris & Sally Earnest
Ponzi Gets Award
Jerry Pollack expresses the orchestra's
appreciation to Mel Ponzi
Photo: Chris & Sally Earnest
Hornists
Hornists Bob Johnson, Chris Earnest,
and Alan Goldman take a break


Photo: Don Hancock
Awaiting Maestr
The reunion orchestra, assembled and waiting for Maestro.


Photo: Barbara Hedlund
Gershwin
John Covelli conducts from the piano

Photo: Don Hancock
Concluding Selection
John Covelli is happy after finishing Rhapsody in Blue


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