Brotherhood of
Harmony
Men's Barbershop Chorus
Monday, Aug.
6
7 - 8
p.m.
Rain date: Aug.
9
 The Brotherhood of Harmony
Chorus is based in the northwest Chicago suburbs and
comprised of men dedicated to singing fresh, new music at a
championship level while supporting our community and helping to
spread the love of vocal music. The chorus was formed in October
2003. They are the chorus of the Lake County Chapter of the
Barbershop Harmony Society.
The Brotherhood of
Harmony Chorus meets in Schaumburg at St. Peter Lutheran
Church at 202 E. Schaumburg Rd. at 7:30 pm on Tuesday
nights. They are constantly looking for quality singers who are
dedicated to working hard and are never satisfied with "good
enough." Contact the Brotherhood of Harmony by e-mail: Rob Pethes - Communications
Director -
boh_info@brotherhoodofharmony.org
or Paul
Knopp
email: p.knopp@insightbb.com
Phone: (888) 494-8705 for
more information.
 Director Todd Wilson
Todd Wilson
was appointed Director of Music of the Brotherhood of Harmony Chorus
in February of 2006. Wilson brings a wealth of experience to this
organization as a director, performer, coach, studio vocalist and
organizational leader.
He started singing in a quartet with
his mother, father and sister at age 6 and competed in his
first international-level contest at age 13. He's competed on the
international stage 14 more times since 1973 as a quartet and
chorus singer and director. Todd was born and raised in West Palm
Beach, Florida but moved west to Texas in 1982.
Todd remains
active with two international champion quartets. He sings tenor with
ACOUSTIX and bass with the Suntones.
In January of 1990, and in a
record-setting six months, ACOUSTIX was judged "best in the world"
in the International barbershop quartet contest, making Wilson the
first second-generation quartet gold medalist in the history of the
Barbershop Harmony Society. This foursome has gone on to release
five critically-acclaimed compact disc recordings and has been
electrifying audiences around the world for 16 years, including
almost 1000 appearances in 11 countries. Todd and the rest of his
quartet members were inducted into the Southwestern District Hall of
Fame in 2000.
Todd also performs a limited number of
engagements annually with the 1961 International Quartet Champion
Suntones, one of the world's benchmark quartets. The Suntones have
made over 1000 appearances in 48 states of the USA and released 11
albums over a span of five decades. His dad Harlan is the baritone
of that quartet. The Suntones were inducted into the Barbershop
Harmony Society's Hall of Fame in 2005.
Wilson served on the
Board of Directors of the Barbershop Harmony Society for almost
three years before relocating to Kenosha, Wisconsin and joining the
headquarters staff in August of 2004. As Director of Marketing and
Membership, Todd is responsible for providing vision and direction
to the Society's marketing, membership, merchandising and
publications operations.
In addition to his gold medal with
ACOUSTIX, Todd has earned six international chorus gold medals with
the Vocal Majority, where he served on the music staff for over a
decade.
Todd's most recent directing experience was with the
90-voice Houston Tidelanders. During his two-year tenure, Wilson led
the Tidelanders to a Southwestern District Chorus Championship and
two top-10 finishes at the international chorus
contest.
Spring Valley Concert
Band
Wednesday, August 8
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Town Square
Spring Valley Concert
Band
The Spring
Valley Concert Band was founded in 1994 as a bona fide
not-for-profit corporation with an IRS 501(c)3 tax exempt
determination and is the only band of its kind in the
area. Their purpose is to bring together musicians who
enjoy playing music with audiences who enjoy listening to the music
that only a concert band can offer.
The Spring Valley Concert Band returns
for its ninth year with a repertoire including classical,
contemporary and ethnic/folk music. They enjoy performing
patriotic tributes, overtures, marches, polkas, show tunes, novelty
pieces and seasonal favorites. They try to choose
selections that will appeal to the diverse audience members,
and they often feature guest artists.
The Spring Valley Concert Band's roster
of more than 40 musicians represents diverse occupations and ages
include students to seniors, and playing levels from talented
amateurs to professional status, each one reflecting a commendable
spirit of volunteerism. They have volunteered a combined total of
over 5,000 hours a year preparing for performances
and were recognized as the 2004 "Volunteer-of-the-Year"
organization by the Village of Schaumburg for their efforts to
share their music with the "forgotten" residents of Veterans
hospitals and senior nursing/rehab centers.
Director John M.
Snow
Their conductor is John M. Snow. He is a
Music Education graduate of the University of Illinois and an
accomplished musician in his own right. He has been a band
director in middle and high schools for the past 12 years and has
been the conductor of the Spring Valley Concert band since
1999.
If you are interested in engaging in
the Spring Valley Concert Band for one of
your functions, please contact the bands voice mail system at
847-289-4227 or e-mail the band at pwaterman@svcb.net |
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SUMMER PROGRAMS
IN TOWN
SQUARE
The Big Band Concert Series at Town
Square, sponsored by the Schaumburg Township District Library,
successfully started its concert series on Monday, June 11
and will complete this popular event this month on Monday, Aug.
13. So far this summer season, we've had to cancel only one
event. Almost all other performances were presented on the scheduled
rain dates. We have experienced a wonderful summer with some
of Chicagoland's best suburban bands and singers. They always
achieve the results that are needed. Their energy, enthusiasm
and passion for the music made every minute on stage feel like they
are creating something magical at the moment. Please join us
as we present the final three events this month.
In case of bad weather,
the orchestral concerts will be rescheduled with a rain date.
If the weather appears threatening the day of the concert, the
library will notify the entertainer by 3 p.m. on the day of the
event. The public will be notified through the electronic
newsletter, Musically Yours and public announcements will
be made available through WDCB, 90.9 Public Radio from the College
of DuPage. Patrons may call the library about the cancellation of
the event any time after 4 p.m. The phone number is (847)
985-4000. The library will automatically follow through with the
rain date, which is usually on a Thursday evening. Please check the
program guide or call the library for confirmation.
Events start at 7 p.m. Plan to attend
with you r lawn chair and bottled water. The earlier you arrive, the
better the seating.
Program brochures feature all the events by
performance date and includes businesses in Schaumburg Township who
have agreed to co-sponsor our events. We are grateful to these
businesses and encourage all of you to patronize them. We
could have never accomplished this promotion without them. The
program brochures will list the following
businesses.
Schaumburg Township District Library (847)
985-4000
Advanced Dentistry (847) 301-8565
Bonefish Grill
(847) 534-0679
Coldwell Banker (847) 301-3100
Dominick's Finer
Foods (847) 301-0777
FitWize 4 KIDS (847) 895-9493
General
Nutrition Center (847) 891-3837
Hair Cuttery (847)
891-2804
Larry and Dan's Marathon Station (847)
895-3467
Lester Starr Jewelers (847) 301-0101
Oberweis Ice
Cream and Dairy Store (847) 534-0544
Score! Learning Center (847)
923-0124
Sweet Tomatoes (847) 619-1271
Washington Mutual ((847) 891-6102
The remaining programs
are presented in cooperation with the Village of Schaumburg
and the Schaumburg Park District. For more information, please
call the library at (847) 985-4000.
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GOING ON
VACATION?
Have you ever considered checking out your library
materials for an extended period of time?
Before your vacation, plan on checking
out a spoken book or spoken CD when traveling by plane or
auto. We own more than 15,000 titles in our
spoken CD and spoken book collection. How about a favorite
video title? We have approximately 16,500 VHS videos from
which to choose. The popularity of DVD viewing when traveling is not
new to the public. DVD options have expanded to both the front and rear of
sedans, wagons and SUVs. Many people like to take a nice movie selection
to their final destination or better yet, in their vehicle just to
avoid that favorite question from children - "Are we there
yet?" The library owns 10,000+ DVDs. A vacation loan is
available throughout the year for most library materials. New
audiovisual material s, also known as developing collections, are not
included in vacation loans. Please inquire at the Audiovisual Information
Desk when selecting materials. Staff will assist you to the
shelves. Phone calls are welcome at (847) 923-3182.
Schaumburg Township District Library (STDL) provides FREE
access for STDL cardholders to a variety of entertaining
and informational programming, including cooking, travel, health programs
and classic movies. Enjoy these programs from the comfort of your own
home.
On the library's website, go to www.STDL.org.
On the library's main page, click on New!
DOWNLOADABLE VIDEO to browse our collection of downloadable media now
available online. It takes you to the next page for free access to a
variety of entertaining and informational programming.
Sharpe World Music
Ensemble
Monday, September 24 - 7 p.m.
Audiovisual
Department
 This program is partially supported by a grant from the
Illinois Arts Council  Tom Sharpe
Tom Sharpe is an internationally recognized award winning
composer, percussionist, pianist, and recording artist currently residing
in the Chicagoland area. He is a sought out performer and clinician
of his own works, the director and principal artist of the Sharpe World
Music Ensemble. He is a former member of the Civic Orchestra of
Chicago.
Tom is an alumnus of the Interlochen Arts Academy, and
holds the degrees Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from DePaul
University in Chicago. He has spent years developing his unique
style of visually stimulating performance and lyrical composition. A
classically trained musician, Tom has blended his orchestral background
with world music instrumentation and cinematic imagery to create an
experience that invites the listener into the heart of the musical moment
- wildly emotional and technically precise, with a gutsy edge of
percussive frenzy and tribal ritual.
Tom's high energy, passion, and musicality leaves
audiences amazed and inspired. Musicians include Tom Sharpe on
percussion, Jennifer Silverstone on electric violin and Amanda Lake
on electric cello. A 'must see' experience!
630-452-4750 for additional information.
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StringFusion
Monday, Aug.13
7 - 8:15 p.m.
Rain date: Aug. 16
StringFusion
Edgar Gabriel's
StringFusion is an exciting new
jazz fusion ensemble from Chicago. With former Cirque du Soleil
electric violinist Edgar Gabriel at the helm, this group fuses
elements of rock, classical and world music into its intelligent
entertaining character.
If you want to hear innovative
music highlighted by a jazz/rock/fiddler/classical violinist who has
worked with some of the greatest musicians in the world such as
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Daniel Barenboim, Andrea Bocelli, Ray
Charles, The Flock and Cheap Trick, StringFusion is the band you
must see.
 Director Edgar Gabriel
Edgar Gabriel's StringFusion takes the audience on a
musical journey which transcends time, geography and cultures. This
musical ensemble combines old world music with new musical stylings
and technology to create a true original sound for the 21st century.
Violinist and composer Edgar Gabriel's many years of professional
experience in performance of classical, jazz, rock,
blues and fiddle music is complimented by the extreme technical
precision and creativity of musicians Maurice Houston (Bass), Steve
Doyle (Guitar), Fred Simon (Keyboards), Inderjeet Sidhu (Drums/
Tabla) and Michael Levin (Saxophone/ Flute /Clarinet).
The repertoire of StringFusion is a
combination of original material and great works by known artists
and composers. The ensemble performs works by Bach, Jean-Luc Ponty,
Charlie Parker, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix and Edgar Gabriel all in
the same concert, with a continuity designed to hold the interest of
the listener. Also, the integration of west and eastern music is
essential StringFusion. Three elements create a common thread to
this diverse collection: the violin, the technical level of each
composition and the creation of something new and different.
The industry term for StringFusion could be called classical
crossover, for it crosses the lines of classical, rock, jazz and
folk. The music industry requires musical groups to fit into a
single catagory in order to be commercially viable. However, Edgar
believes artists cannot limit themselves. He has also experienced
very positive audience reaction and encouragement from his eclectic
repertoire. Quoting Edgar Gabriel, "There are only two types of
music, good and bad". He goes on to say that "The public is hungry
for new good music and they should decide what they would like to
hear."
Edgar Gabriel's StringFusion is designed to bring
people together through music by performing music of varied cultures
and eras. It is also to bring the violin back to it's rightful place
as an important instrument for all types of music. Furthermore,
StringFusion has been created to entertain, enlighten and hopefully
inspire audiences throughout the world.
Edgar Gabriel is a musician in great demand due to his ability to
play many styles on the violin. He has performed with such diverse
groups as Mannheim Steamroller, Chicago Opera Theater and The Big
Apple Circus. Edgar has worked in many theaters including
Steppenwolf, where in 1994 he led an on-stage string quartet in "A
Clockwork Orange." Recently, Edgar's versatility has won him
positions with the world renown Cirque du Soleil. In 2002 Edgar
worked in Las Vegas with their Mystère show, and toured with Dralion
in 2003. Edgar can be heard playing Irish fiddle and mandolin with
The Chicago Rovers, Edgar has recently become the electric violinist
with the reformed 1960-70's rock, funk, fusion band, The Flock.
Edgar Gabriel is the other violinist in Rachel Barton's string trio
Stringendo, along with Brandon Vamos on cello. Their CD "Storming
the Citadel,&q uot; is available on Cacophony Records. In 1998,
Edgar released a CD with virtuoso pianist Greg Lawrence entitled,
"The Gabriel-Lawrence Inventions". This CD is available on Density
Records. As a founding member of the 3rd Coast String Quartet, Edgar
arranged and composed many original works for string quartet.
He continues to write and arrange music for strings, other
instruments and voices. Most recently, Edgar has created a
system to teach improvisation, fiddling and other styles of music
not usually taught with the traditional classical repertoire. He
calls this String Groove™, which he teaches in courses and workshops
throughout the country.
Edgar is on the faculty of William
Rainey Harper College, to teach String Groove. Edgar holds an
undergraduate degree in music from Northern Illinois University and
a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from DePaul University. For more
information visit http://www.stringfusion.com/
For more information or to book StringFusion, please
contact EGI Management by e-mail at gar@ameritech.net or phone
at
847/253-7811. | |
for additional instructions. More information can be
found when searching MyLibraryDV
FAQs and MyLibraryDV
Demo. Happy viewing!