Thanks for the Memory!
MANY THANKS to everyone who worked hard to bring about the moving performance of the Brahms Requiem on April 29. This musical masterpiece of faith and consolation required the efforts of hundreds of people to prepare for and support the event, to perform the music, to participate as attentive listeners, and to celebrate with heartfelt enthusiasm the completion of the project.
Annual Bach Society Meeting
The Denton Bach Society held its annual meeting at the home of Peggy Capps on Sunday, May 31st.
The society elected some new officers: David Pierce, president; Darren Welch, vice-president; Gini Kennedy, secretary. Linda Wallace (treasurer) and John Andrews (development) were elected to another term office. Lenora McCroskey was elected to a term on the board of directors. (For a complete listing of the officers and board of directors, click here.)
The society adopted a revised mission statement for the Society and adopted a budget for the 2009-2010 season.
Plans for the Oktoberfest fund raiser, scheduled for October 4, were presented to the members. For more information about Oktoberfest, click here.
The winner of the vocal division of the DBS annual high school student competition performed before the business meeting.
We especially thank the UNT faculty, students, and staff, all of whom made this a joyful collaboration benefitting university and community alike. We also thank the Denton Record Chronicle for excellent publicity.
We only regret that the full house meant that many people had to be turned away. Perhaps in the future two performances of great works such as this would bring the glories of such music to twice as many people. We invite you to join us in member- ship as we continue to fulfill our mission of providing opportunities to perform and to hear music of the highest quality.
Our gratitude to Henry Gibbons for this wonderful experience, and our congratu- lations upon his retirement from the University of North Texas College of Music. We are happy that he will continue to serve as music director of the Denton Bach Society.
Competition Results
Winners of the Denton Bach Society’s Fourth Annual Competition for Young Musicians were announced at the final concert of the season on May 10.
Bruno Li of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in Denton and a student of Berthe Odnoposoff of Denton, took first place in the recently created division for piano. Seula Lee, violin, of Hebron High School, Carrollton, won the orchestral instruments division. James Schilder, baritone, of Fort Worth and Central High School in Keller, won the vocal division.
