The 2011 Gold Star Alumni Band Newsletter

The 2011 Gold Star Alumni Band Newsletter

Greetings from the GSAB Board to all Gold Star Band Alumni! We are excited to see everyone on our 2011 Homecoming
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Building off the momentum of last year’s Homecoming, the GSAB Board is anxious for Homecoming 2011.
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News from around the turf...
We asked alumni to share with us
some interesting points of their life
for the newsletter, through the GSAB
Alumni pages on Facebook. There was
a great response! Here are some of the
responses.
Jessy Klimpel (‘09 Saxophone) is
currently teaching and living in Garrison, ND, starting his 3rd year of teaching. He is active in the Minot area playing with the Gentile Winds Orchestra
and the Swing Band of Minot
Timothy L. Dura (‘74 Trombone)
lives in Redondo Beach, California and
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Academy, Hawthorne CA.
Steve Anderson (‘70 Tuba) lives in
Brainerd, MN, and teaches at Central
Lakes College. This year he is taking 55
members of his community band on a 11
day European tour Prague, Vienna, and
Budapest.
Matt Larson (‘05 Tuba) and Joan
Backman (‘04 Clarinet and String
Bass) live in Minneapolis, MN. Joan
currently has completed a PhD in Cancer
Biology from the University of Minnesota. She will complete her medical school
education in May 2012. She currently
plays String Bass in the community orchestra at the university. Matt currently
teaches Spanish, American History and
AP European History at DeLaSalle High
School in Minneapolis. He plays in the
the orchestra along with Joan at the university and also occasionally plays with
and/or directs the pep band at DeLaSalle
High School.
Jennifer Andreachi (‘96 Percussion
and Piano) is married to GSAB Past
President Chris Andreachi (‘95 Bassoon and Tuba) for 14 years. They have
four children, Meghan, 12 (plays the
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11 (plays Cello), Ryan, 6, and Aaron,
4. Jennifer currently is a stay at home
mom and works part time at the Fargo
Country Club. She is currently the VicePresident for CreateND which sponsors
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From GSMB director Dr. Sigurd Johnson...
The Gold Star Marching Band is gearing up for another exciting season. We hope to
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year. Now that the team is doing their part again - we not only look forward to playing
for the games - but actually enjoying them!!
We plan to head down to Minneapolis for the game between the Bison and Gophers,
and hopefully play for a local high school the evening before the game as well. We
have some great show ideas in the works - a Lady Gaga show, a patriotic show (in
honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11), a classic rock show (for homecoming) and a
cartoon theme show (for the student written show).
We hope to see as many alumni as possible back for the homecoming show and
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and during pregame!!
Please continue to support the band in any way you can. We continue to struggle
with funding of our sports band program here on campus - and anything you as alums
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Hope to see you at Homecoming and at other Bison events. Never hesitate to stop
in and say hi!
Homecoming 2010: In Review
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the Destination ImagiNation program in
ND. She is the also the local coordinator
these progrrams. This year, four of the
local teams that Jennifer and Chris managed attended Global Finals in Knoxville, TN.
Stacy Juntunen (’92), is currently
the band director and lives in East Grand
Forks, MN. She was married on August
12, and will be the step mom of three
young girls.
Jenny (Thompson) Poehls (‘06
Flute) attended Northern Iowa and received a Masters of Music degree in
2008. She was recently appointed Lecturer of Flute at both North Dakota and
South Dakota State Universities. She
also teaches private Piano in the Fargo
area as well as teaching with the Childrens Music Academy, Fargo. She currently resides in Fargo with her husband
Derek, who is currently a Network
Engineer with 702 communications,
Moorhead (Derek is a 2008 NDSU music alum).
Sara (Runia) Larson (‘08 Saxophone) was married in 2010, and currently lives in Yuma, AZ working at
Sternco Engineers along with her husband, Matt. She plays in the Arizona
Western College Community Band and
occasionally teaches lessons to saxophone players at the local high school.
They enjoy the sunny weather in Arizona and spent a lot of time outdoors.
GSAB President Theresa (Smith)
Ulrich (‘84 Flute) and her husband
Tim (82’, 84) live in Horace, ND, with
their son Daniel (3), and their new
daughter Sarah, Anna, born November
23, 2010. She works as Minister of Music at Lutheran Church of the Cross in
West Fargo, ND. She also teaches piano
lessons to Fargo area students.
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œ˜ŽŒœ˜“š‘Š­ဓŠ¤¦¡Š­Œ¤œ‹Ž¡ၹထၺၸၹၹ ALL GOLD STAR BAND ALUMNI ARE INVITED to come and join in the fun of Homecoming
2011! Whether you are playing at Homecoming this year or not, you are welcome to join in all
of the GSAB activities throughout the day! 8:00-9:30 a.m.
Alumni Band breakfast, meeting and rehearsal, Room 201 (2nd floor), FargoDome
Registration, breakfast, short business meeting, rehearsal on our own and with the Gold Star Marching Band.
This year’‛s GSAB Homecoming Director is Brian Selander *6%·)! He will lead our rehearsal and coordinate
with the GSMB directors to practice our pregame and halftime numbers together. Come on over, socialize and
enjoy the rehearsals!
10:00 a.m. Homecoming Parade
GSAB trailer band and our 2011 Honored Alum 'RXJ%DNNXP*6%· will be part of the parade. We will have a
truck and (hopefully larger) trailer on which GSAB members will ride and play. Parade begins on North University
Drive and ends on 12th Avenue North.
11:00 a.m. Bison Pep Rally and Lunch: Bison Sports Arena
GSAB & GSMB play at Pep Rally, lunch is available.
GSAB and the Gold Star Marching Band will both be playing and we’‛ll also do some playing together. GSAB will play
at about 11:20 a.m. If you wish, you can have lunch there;; tickets are available at the door. After the pep rally,
those who are playing in the pregame will march/walk over to the FargoDome with the GSMB. Alumni who are not
playing can head over to the FargoDome to our seating block.
1:00 p.m. Homecoming Game: NDSU vs. Illinois State
Play “Yellow & Green” with GSMB in pregame;; play “Mr. Roboto” with GSMB at halftime. We will be joining the
GSMB for these two numbers before and during the game. Otherwise, we will be not be playing during the game;; we
can store instruments in the GSMB instrument storage area at the Dome when we’‛re not playing. Our GSAB seating
block is in Section 6 (east side), Rows N-T this year. Our number for tickets has to be finalized by September 16,
so please send us your registration so we receive it by September 16 or notify us prior to that date by
calling GSAB President Theresa Ulrich at 701-361-1861 or email [email protected].
Important information for those of you who are playing during pregame and/or halftime: Your music for these
pieces will be emailed to you approximately 1 week (or sooner) before homecoming. Please be sure we get your email
address on the registration form. If you have questions on this process or would like your music sooner, email Erin
Schaaf at [email protected] (please put “GSAB” in your subject). We will send out two versions of the copies of
the music, one that is full page landscape, and one that will fit in a flip folder.
Starting @ 5:00 p.m.: Social and Taco Bar Dinner at El Zagal, 1429 3rd Street North, Fargo for Gold Star
Band Alumni (and their families) and the Gold Star Marching Band! Sherri Stastny, resident foodie on your
GSAB Board, is once again planning a delicious taco bar feast! Drinks will be available via cash bar. You can
preregister and prepay, or just pay at the door that evening. Come on over for more fun, great food and Gold Star
Band fellowship! ($5 per person, $20 family maximum, children under 10 free)
‘PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The new Gold Star Alumni Band T-shirt (created last year, available again this year) is
one that is undated, so we can wear it for years! We would like everyone to wear their shirts to all our Homecoming
activities this year and especially when we are playing together in the parade, pep rally and at the football game -
Please remember to bring along your new GSAB t-shirt if you bought one last year!
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2011 Gold Star Alumni Band Homecoming Registration Name ________________________________________________________ Maiden name (if applicable)________________________________________________ Class year _____________________________________________________ Instrument(s) ____________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________ City/State/Zip ____________________________________________________________ Phone ________________________________________________________ Email address ____________________________________________________________ Spouse/guest name _____________________________________________ Class year (if NDSU graduate) _______________________________________________ Instrument(s) ___________________________________________________ Do you or your spouse/guest need to borrow a school instrument? ‰Yes ‰No Your spouse/guest’s instrument (if applicable) _______________________ What instrument(s) do you need to borrow? __________________________________ Will you be playing in the GSAB “trailer band” for the parade? __________ Will you be playing with GSAB & GSMB during the pregame and halftime? _________ If you wish to make a donation to our GOLD STAR ALUMNI BAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND, please make out a separate check to “GSAB Scholarship Fund.” The interest from this fund is what we use each year to award scholarship(s) to student(s) in the Gold Star Bands program. Thank you! Event # Attending Alumni Band Breakfast, Meeting and Rehearsal Homecoming Parade Bison Pep Rally and Lunch Homecoming Game Tickets – NDSU vs. Illinois State *Our seating block is in Section 6, rows N-­‐T* *Kids under 3 do not need to have a ticket* rd
Post-­‐game Social and Dinner at ůĂŐĂů, 1429 3 Street North, Fargo for Gold Star Band Alumni (and their families) ĂŶĚ the Gold Star Marching Band! GSAB Board members will have a taco bar meal prepared. Cash bar (for drinks) will be available. [You can prepay or pay at the door.] Homecoming Registration fee WITH EACH REGISTRATION FORM, YOU RECEIVE ONE GOLD STAR ALUMNI BAND T-­‐SHIRT FOR A SINGLE AND TWO T-­‐
SHIRTS FOR A COUPLE – PLEASE INDICATE SIZE(S) Cost Subtotal Included with registration fee Included with registration fee Tickets for lunch available for purchase at the door of the Bison Sports Arena, $8 for adults, $5 for children. $25 $5 per person Kids under 10 free; $20/family maximum S M L XL XXL $15 single $25 couple # _______ S M L XL XXL $8 (S-­‐XL) $10 (XXL +) -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ *IF YOU PURCHASED T-­‐SHIRT(S) LAST YEAR, YOU MAY DEDUCT $5/PERSON FROM YOUR REGISTRATION FEE. Extra T-­‐Shirt(s) *Please indicate here if you wish to purchase any more GSAB t-­‐shirts and indicate size(s). Donation to GSAB General Fund (optional) *This is the operating fund from which we pay our expenses. Any amount is appreciated! HOMECOMING FEES $___________ Total Enclosed *Please make checks payable to “Gold Star Alumni Band” and mail to this address: NDSU GOLD STAR ALUMNI BAND PO BOX 5144 FARGO, ND 58105-­‐5144 PLEASE NOTE: We must have our number of tickets finalized for our seating block at the football game by SEPTEMBER 16. If you wish to have tickets in the GSAB seating block, ƉůĞĂƐĞĞŝƚŚĞƌďĞƐƵƌĞǁĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞLJŽƵƌƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶďLJ^WdDZϭϲŽƌ7
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NDSU Alumni Association
P.O. Box 5144
Fargo, ND 58105-5144
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