Alumni Update - Fall 2011
Robert Walton (75-83)
was selected as the winner of the science fiction writing contest sponsored by
RosettaBooks for his novella entitled Vienna Station. The work will be published
as an e-book in The Galaxy Project collection available on Kindle by Amazon.
Dr. Stuart Farber (45-46)
says it all started with the open air truck ride from Long Beach to Arrowbear
–what fun! – with a stop in San Bernardino for malts.
Marian Kent (60s)
describes her summers at Arrowbear as some of her most memorable and rewarding
experiences of her life. After receiving scholarships to Cal Arts, Juilliard,
and the New England Conservatory, she played with the American Symphony under
the direction of Leopold Stokowsky. In 1972, she accepted a section viola
position with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra where she still plays today. There
are quite a number of major orchestral works that she was exposed to for the
first time at Arrowbear.
To this day, whenever these works are performed in the symphony season, the
memories come flooding back, instantly transporting her back to Arrowbear.
In Memorium
Mitch Berman –
September 5, 2011, only two months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Mitch was the executive director of the Wichita Symphony for 31 years. He will
be missed.
Arrowbear Wall of Fame
More than 10 years ago, the
AMA Board created the Wall of Fame to recognize the people whose contributions
to Arrowbear made the experience of a summer music camp session magical for the
campers. We’ve added additional names at nearly every Reunion since that first
year. The people we have recognized have a bronze plaque with their name and job
title permanently affixed to the back of the orchestra bowl – called the
Ohlendorf Bowl these days. The current inductees include: Joe Burger, Phil
Ellithorpe, Fran Harding, Robert Gibson, Michael Pappone, and Clarence Sawhill.
We are pleased to present the new inductees
we will honor at the Reunion:
Akira Endo –
graduated from Wilson High in Long Beach where he played under Nicolas Furjanick.
By 1962, he was the principal second violin and assistant conductor of the Long
Beach Symphony. In the late1960s, Akira led the symphony as its interim
conductor while he was teaching and conducting at LBCC. He was a camper and
conductor at camp during the 60s and 70s, particularly remembered for leading
the Reading Sessions. He returned to Arrow-bear in 1986 as the orchestra
conductor of the high school session. He held conducting posts with the American
Ballet Theatre, Westside Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony, Louisville Orchestra,
Austin Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Houston Symphony, and the Hamilton
Philharmonic in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was Director of Orchestral Studies
at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Conductor of the Colorado
Ballet until he retired.
Jim Mitchell – was
the Dean of Boys and Mr. O.’s assistant during the 1940s and 1950s, a job that
would later become Joe Burger’s. He taught band and orchestra at Jefferson
Junior High in Long Beach before moving to Wilson High to teach English. He was
an excellent teacher who never pestered his students. He just put the
assignments on the board and expected the students to follow through. He was a
good violin and viola player. He was great with the campers. He was very
easy-going. He remained calm and never got mad or raised his voice. He could do
any task needed at Camp because he was a man of many talents.
Carl Lindgren – was
on the Faculty at the very first session of Arrowbear in 1942. He was a fine
conductor who worked at Camp until 1947. Around 1943, he took a leave of absence
as a history teacher at Wilson High in Long Beach to serve with the USO in the
Pacific Theatre. He entertained the troops. He could play anything on the piano
and loved jazz piano especially. He led the jazz band at Arrowbear and served in
many other capacities. He had a fabulous personality and the young people adored
him. He died of a brain tumor at age 47. Carl was also in the USC Marching band
and a good friend there of the Director, Clarence Sawhill.
Allan McMurray - a
recognized authority on conducting pedagogy and wind repertoire, is the Robert
and Judy Charles Endowed Professor of Music, Chair of the Conducting Faculty,
and Director of Bands at University of Colorado–Boulder, a position he has held
since 1978. Considered one of the world’s leading teachers of conducting,
Professor McMurray has guest conducted and taught in 45 states and 15 foreign
countries. Arrowbear was fortunate that Allan conducted the band at Senior
Session from 1985-1994. During several of those summers, he offered a conducting
class at camp for his students from the university who came with him to work
with the campers.
Carole Ohlendorf Dockstader Memorial Fund
It's OFFICIAL - the Carole Ohlendorf
Dockstader Memorial Fund for the Maintenance and Upkeep of camp!! In honor
of and tribute to Carole, a fund has been set up to deal with all maintenance,
building, repair and upkeep for camp. The goal is $30-50,000 (yes, THOUSAND!!).
Much needs to be done to restore the luster and sheen to camp, and to give
Dennis and Larke the ability to hire professionals to come in to do the
plumbing, electricity and building work. With the Reunion just four months away,
this is a timely way to honor Carole!! Please send all donations to:
KC Still - 1110 Stannage Ave. #D, Albany,
CA 94706
I will be handling all donations (not tax
deductible, I'm sorry) and deposits. Please make checks out to: Carole Ohlendorf
Dockstader Memorial Fund. Thank you in advance and I look forward to seeing
everyone at the Reunion! My phone is 917.854.7179 and my email is
KCStill@aol.com.
KC Still - camper, kitchen staff,
counselor, staff - 1970s and now.
This project is completely separate from
Arrowbear Music Associates.
None of the funds donated for this project will go toward music camp
scholarships.
Alumni Coaches Needed
for Advanced Session 2011
I am anxious for all our alumni to know about our current oldest
instrumental session and their opportunity to be part of it. For the last
four summers, our high school session has been a
three-week experience. The first and last week's routine has been
basically the same as always. However, we have given the middle week to
chamber music with a variety of add-on staff assisting us
As we learn how to make this work, each year has been more successful and
smoother than before. When we began this plan, I had the idea that some of
our (semi)professional alumni would be part of the leadership for that week.
We could rent some local cabins, have a string quartet, woodwind quintet, and maybe a brass
quartet in residence. It could be a reunion (and music making) for old
camp friends and give us the staff to make that week won-derful. It would even be possible to have some alumni
at only part of the week because we have settled into a structure where each
half week is spent on different pieces with every group performing Wednesday,
changing music and finishing Saturday morning. Next year the week will be July
24 to 30. If anyone is interested to be part of this please e-mail me at
dennis@arrowbear.com.
Alumni Update - Spring 2011
Susan Gall
Sims (75-83) graduated from medical school at Northwestern University and is
now an orthopedic surgery resident at Strong Memorial Hospital at the University
of Rochester. Coincidentally, starting her residency in Rochester in 2010 marks
the 30th anniversary of starting her Bachelor of Music degree at the Eastman
School of Music which is right across town. Funny how life works, isn’t it?
Lisa Holzman
(71-96) is the Development Director of the Santa Barbara Symphony and
celebrating 20 years as a kidney transplant recipient.
Bruce Sledge
(82-87) is singing “Rigoletto” at the Avenches Opera Festival in Avenches,
Switzerland, in July 2011. The festival is held in an open-air 2,000 year-old
Roman coliseum every summer.
John
Greenville (49-50) credits Mr. Ellithorpe and Mr. O. as the major reasons he
is successful as an adult. He is a hands-on (learn by doing) learner that dang
near failed the teaching methods of 60 years ago, but for these two fine men.
They gave him the confidence to succeed and confidence in himself.
Lost Arrowbearites
Every fall and
spring we receive numerous newsletters back stamped, “Not Deliverable as
Addressed. Unable to Forward.” Not only are we sorry
to lose an address, but it costs us $1.09 per piece to get a newsletter back.
We also receive about 30-40 address changes for every newsletter. These pieces
cost us 50 cents each. For the Fall Newsletter, this cost us $31.90. The post
office figures if they charge a hefty price per piece, organizations like ours
will make sure to keep their databases up-to-date. It’s expensive, but the only
way to keep our database accurate. Otherwise, we’d lose between 40 and 50 of
you each newsletter. This is where you come in. Please try to remember us
during the stress and craziness of moving. We need your new address as well.
You can send the new address to our PO Box or you can email it to
Lkusaba@sbcglobal.net, Many thanks to those of you who let us
know when you move.
If you know the whereabouts of any of the
following Arrowbearites, please let us know. It’s
really helpful if you have their mailing or email address, rather than just
telling us you think they moved a certain city.
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James
Rodriguez |
Claudia
Kiser |
Kristin
Johnson |
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Jay
Subida |
Alexandra
Thomsen |
Tricia
Lee |
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Camilla
MacFarlane |
Shelley Dill
Lynch |
Jasmine
Lau |
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Mallory
Tamanaha |
Kelley Casey |
Tomoji
Mizuguchi |
Alumni Update - Fall 2010
Alumni
Coaches Needed for Advanced Session 2011
I am anxious for all our alumni to know about our current oldest
instrumental session and their opportunity to be part of it. For the last
four summers, our high school session has been a
three-week experience. The first and last week's routine has been
basically the same as always. However, we have given the middle week to
chamber music with a variety of add-on staff assisting us
As we learn how to make this work, each year has been more successful and
smoother than before. When we began this plan, I had the idea that some of
our (semi)professional alumni would be part of the leadership for that week.
We could rent some local cabins, have a string quartet, woodwind quintet, and maybe a brass
quartet in residence. It could be a reunion (and music making) for old
camp friends and give us the staff to make that week won-derful. It would even be possible to have some alumni
at only part of the week because we have settled into a structure where each
half week is spent on different pieces with every group performing Wednesday,
changing music and finishing Saturday morning. Next year the week will be July
24 to 30. If anyone is interested to be part of this please e-mail me at dennis@arrowbear.com.
D. Wilson Ochoa (79-82) had two more of his orchestral
transcriptions published this spring: Prokofiev’s “March in Bb
Major, op.99” (orchestra version on rental from G. Schirmer);
Henry Fillmore’s “Rolling Thunder March” (orchestra version for sale from Ludwig
Masters Publications).
Dick Waller (43-52) is currently working on his 4th
career. He retired after 34 years as principal clarinet of the Cincinnati
Symphony and the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra. In Aspen, he was also founder and artistic
director of “House Music Concerts.” He founded the Linton Chamber Music Series
in 1978 and, after 30 years, recently passed the leadership to Jaime Laredo and
Sharon Robinson. He has an art studio in
Cincinnati
which can be seen at dickwaller.com.
Michael
Meckna
(57-68) is looking
forward eagerly to the 70th Reunion.
In addition to all those he saw at the 65th Reunion, he hopes to see:
Dennis Bartells, Jim Hopkins, Jay Kohorn, “Lassie”, Rick & Marion, Steve Romansky,
Ann Tyndall, Lee Smith, Nancy Van Kyle, and others.
Bob Richardson (1950s) is currently teaching violin and playing
in two orchestras and two quartets in
Siskiyou County, CA. He
was a student of Gardner Roth and then Leah Seykora.
He can remember selling concert tickets for Camila
Wicks to earn money for Arrowbear. He has many, many
fond memories of Mr. O. and his days at Arrowbear.
Bernice Mitchell Hallam (42-47) is looking for lost Arrowbearites Nancy
Davies and Norma Jean Rutherford. If you know how to reach them, please contact
her at BerniceandKirk@gmail.com.
Bruce Sledge (82-87) is singing the lead tenor role in “The
Magic Flute” at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on December 29, 2010, and January
6, 2011.
Dr. Stuart Farber (45-47) credits the instruction and playing at
Camp for preparing him to be 1st chair tympani at Franklin Jr. High,
Poly High, LBCC, & in All-City Orchestra. Most important, he credits Arrowbear for an appreciation of classical music and
excellent orchestras.
In Memorium
Carole Ohlendorf
Dockstader – June 26, 2010, from liver failure.
Darrell Orwig – Jan. 31, 2010, from liver cancer. He was the organist and musical director at
Covenant Presbyterian Church in Long
Beach for 29 years until his retirement in 1996. He
was a camper in the 1940s and a well-known violinist during his school years.
Byron Morihara in Spring 2010.
He was a camper in 1958. His daughter was a camper in the 1990s. He was a
faithful supporter of our scholarship fund.
Jerry Winter was a camper from 1948-1953.
Kathy Helvey
Donaldson – May 26,
2010. She was a camper in the 1980s who put her career
in chemical engineering on hold to be a full time mom and be active in her
community.
Jean Cox Selover passed away on July 29, 2010. She
was a violinist and camper at Arrowbear during the
mid-1940s, where she met her future husband, Jim Selover.
Both of her children, Wayne and Sharon Selover, and
two of her grandchildren, Michael and Stephanie Selover,
were also campers.
Arrowbear Wall of Fame
More than 10 years ago, the AMA Board created the Wall of Fame to recognize the people
whose contributions to Arrowbear made the experience
of a summer music camp session magical for the campers. We’ve added additional names at nearly every Reunion since that first year. The people we have recog-nized have a bronze plaque with their name and job
title permanently affixed to the back of the orchestra bowl – called the Ohlendorf Bowl these days. All of us on the Board were at
camp during the late 60s through the early 80s as campers and staff members so
our nominees for induction have been people we remember. We would like to hear
you who you think deserves to be included, especially if you’re from other
decades than ourselves. The current inductees include: Joe Burger, Phil Ellithorpe, Fran Harding, Robert Gibson, Michael Pappone, and Clarence Sawhill.
We’ve been including short bios on the inductees
so you would know who they are and why they were selected. For this issue we
present:
Robert
Gibson earned both his bachelors and masters degrees in violin
performance in only four years at Northwestern. After college, Bob moved to Spokane where he taught
music. Eileen Strang, his colleague from Northwestern,
invited him to Long Beach,
where he interviewed for a teaching position with Fred Ohlendorf. For thirty years, Bob taught in the Long
Beach Unified School District, first as an elementary instrumental music
teacher, then as assistant superintendent of music, and finally as orchestra
director at Millikan High School. Bob played with the
Long Beach Symphony for 28 years, serving as assistant concertmaster from 1960
until 1970. Many of Bob’s summers were spent at Arrowbear
where he conducted the junior high orchestras. He was good at construction and
even built his own home. He used those
skills to help build some of the buildings at camp. He probably helped to build
the trolley porch along with Hal Fraser. He enjoyed participating in all of the
camp activities with the campers.
Our next Reunion
is next summer in September 2011. Please send us your suggestions for inductees
into the Wall of Fame. Please include the person’s name, years at camp, and why
you believe the person should be recognized. The names mentioned most
frequently by alumni are Jim Mitchell and Carl Lindgren. If you can share information or memories
about these two men, we’d love to hear from you.
Lost Arrowbearites
Every fall and
spring we receive numerous newsletters back stamped, “Not Deliverable as
Addressed. Unable to Forward.” Not only are we sorry
to lose an address, but it costs us $1.09 per piece to get a newsletter back.
We also receive about 30-40 address changes for every newsletter. These pieces
cost us 50 cents each. For the Fall Newsletter, this cost us $31.90. The post
office figures if they charge a hefty price per piece, organizations like ours
will make sure to keep their databases up-to-date. It’s expensive, but the only
way to keep our database accurate. Otherwise, we’d lose between 40 and 50 of
you each newsletter. This is where you come in. Please try to remember us
during the stress and craziness of moving. We need your new address as well.
You can send the new address to our PO Box or you can email it to Lkusaba@sbcglobal.net, Many thanks to those of you who let us
know when you move.
If you know the whereabouts of any of the
following Arrowbearites, please let us know. It’s
really helpful if you have their mailing or email address, rather than just
telling us you think they moved a certain city.
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Michael Sunder
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Aaron Wharton
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Lara Bisgard
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Raquel Correa
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Kellie Croft
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Ramon Hansen
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Evelyn Ferks Dugan
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Dustin Woodard
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Juliann Blake
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Nancy Davies
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Kellie Croft
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Norma Jean
Rutherford
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Cheryl Cameron
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Alumni Update - Spring 2010
Gayleen
Hood Marmarelis (67-74) just finished her Bachelors of Music at
CSULB. She offers many thanks to Mr. O. for instilling the love of music so
many years ago.
Bob Haskell
is teaching strings at the Encore High School for the Performing Arts in Hesperia, California, and
is back from 12 years of living in Mexico and teaching English there.
Jim Hopkins (59-75) is a jewelry artist for the past 25 years in Alaska. He has a shop in Juneau that he operates during the summer
which keeps him from visiting Arrowbear when the
sessions are running. During the rest of the year he lives in Arizona.
Art Hopkins
(45-46) is still playing
chamber music three times a week and occasionally performs and actively
composes new music. The beginning foundation for his present activities in
music was highly influenced by his music teachers. He was a recipient of a
scholarship to Arrowbear and a student of Seykora, Furjanick, and Ohlendorf in school, All-City, and the All-Southern Junior
and High School Honor Orchestras.
Please drop us a note or
an email to catch everyone up on what you’re doing. We’d be happy to include
the information in the newsletter.
In Memorium
Lars Hansen – Jan. 31, 2010, from liver cancer.
He was the Musical director of the LB Civic Light Opera, executive
director of the Pasadena Playhouse, and executive director of the Office of
Cultural Relations for USC until 2004 when he moved to Palm Springs.
Kathlyn
(Katy) Henderson
in March 2010. She was a
camper and worked as a counselor the last few summers. Our sympathy goes out to
her family and friends.
Arrowbear Wall of Fame
More
than 10 years ago, the AMA Board created the Wall of Fame to recognize the people whose contributions to Arrowbear made the experience of a summer music camp
session magical for the campers. We’ve
added additional names at nearly every Reunion
since that first year. The people we have recog-nized
have a bronze plaque with their name and job title permanently affixed to the
back of the orchestra bowl – called the Ohlendorf
Bowl these days. All of us on the Board were at camp during the late 60s
through the early 80s as campers and staff members so our nominees for
induction have been people we remember. We would like to hear you who you think
deserves to be included, especially if you’re from other decades than
ourselves. The current inductees include: Joe Burger, Phil Ellithorpe,
Fran Harding, Robert Gibson, Michael Pappone, and
Clarence Sawhill.
We’ve
been including short bios on the inductees so you would know who they are and
why they were selected. For this issue we present:
Joe Burger came to Long Beach
in 1953 after spending two years in the U.S. army. He was an elementary music teacher in Long Beach for 35 years
and spent each of those 35 summers at Arrowbear as
Mr. O’s Assistant Director. Joe states,
“Mr. O was the most outstanding Music Educator in the country.” In 2005, Joe was awarded The Veteran Teacher
Award in recognition of his dedication to Music
Education by the Southern California Schools Band and Orchestra
Association. He was one of the orchestra
conductors for our 65th Reunion in 2006.
Mr. Phil Ellithorpe was the vocal teacher at Wilson High School
in Long Beach
with Nicolas Furjanick as instrumental director. They
were considered a notable music team.
Mr. Ellithorpe directed at the Choral Session
at Arrowbear in the 50s and 60s. He always chose selections from popular
musicals for the campers to learn at their session which they enjoyed as a
chance to perform music that was different from the more serious compositions
they learned in their schools.
Our next
Reunion is only one year away in 2011. Please
send us your suggestions for inductees into the Wall of Fame. Please include the
person’s name, years at camp, and why you believe the person should be
recognized. The names mentioned so far include Nicolas Furjanick
(who has a plaque near the A building), Jim Mitchell, and Pauline Shoup.
Lost Arrowbearites
Every fall and spring we
receive numerous newsletters back stamped, “Not Deliverable as Addressed. Unable to Forward.” Not only are we sorry to lose an
address, but it costs us $1.09 per piece to get a newsletter back. We also
receive about 30-40 address changes for every newsletter. These pieces cost us
50 cents each. For the Fall Newsletter, this cost us $41.80 The
post office figures if they charge a hefty price per piece, organizations like
ours will make sure to keep their databases up-to-date. It’s expen-sive, but the only way to keep our database accurate.
Otherwise, we’d lose between 40 and 50 of you each newsletter. This is where
you come in. Please try to remember us during the stress and craziness of mov-ing. We need your new address as well. You can send the
new address to our PO Box or you can email it to Lkusaba@sbcglobal.net, Many
thanks to those of you who let us know when you move.
If you know the
whereabouts of any of the following Arrowbearites,
please let us know. It’s really helpful if you have their mailing or email
address, rather than just telling us you think they moved a certain city.
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Nial
Morgan
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Bianca Henry
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Chris King
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Olga Artemova
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Mary Irvine
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Eric Riggs
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Daryl Temkin
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Cynthia Grinstead
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Lily Etner
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Simmone
Fite
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Tara Lotstein
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Candice Moore
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Lisa Chan
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Luke Quinto
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Stephen Pratt
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Alumni Update - Fall 2009
Jacob Smith (87-95) is living in Philadelphia with his wife and two young
boos. He plays bassoon with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and also
helps to administer the Marlboro Music Festival (VT) and the Philadelphia
Chamber Music Society.
Michael Meckna (58-68) continues to teach
music history at Texas
Christian University
in Fr. Worth. He frequently comes to Long
Beach to visit friends and relatives. He likes to go
to Breck Dockstader’s
Zephyr Vegetarian Café. On a recent trip, he first called to ascertain hours of
business and afterward Breck gave the phone over to
guess who . . . ? Sarge (AKA Mrs. Frances Harding)
who was there enjoying a meal.
Phyllis Bostwick Goodwin (49-50) attended Arrowbear on scholarship the summer before her senior year.
She played in the All-City Orchestra, All Southern, and the Women’s Symphony of
Long Beach. She is forever grateful to Jim Mitchell, Nic
Furjanick, and Fred Ohlendorf
for their support and encouragement. Also received great help from Eva M.
Anderson, conductor; Georgia Halliday, piano; and Dr.
Norman S. Wright, pipe organ. Phyllis performs two concerts a year on the organ
and piano.
John Middlebrooks (66-75) has moved back to
Southern California with his wife Sylvia after 23 years in exile in Florida and Michigan.
He is a professor of neuroscience at UC Irvine. They are glad to be back!
Judy Cochran Kalen (48-58) used to babysit Rick and Carole while Mrs. O gave piano lessons
after school in exchange for her own lessons. Nic Furjanick was her violin teacher. She remembers going to
Camp in Mr. O’s “truck.”
Bernice Mitchell Hallam (42-47) is looking for
friends who played violin with her in the Poly Orchestra in Long Beach. One is Norma Jean Rutherford, and
the other is Nancy Davies (Winston was her first married name). She has great
memories of the sound of the orchestra outdoors, taps at night followed by a
small group of
soloists, and the jazz band. She even sang with the jazz band one year. Please
contact her at berniceandkirk@gmail.com
if you can help her locate her friends.
Oliver Seely, (55-56) is semi-retired from the
Chemistry faculty at CSU Dominguez Hills, but he maintains a (mostly) Clarinet
Music Web Page at http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/clarmusi/clarmusi.htm
where visitors can down-load free music and MIDI
files. He continues to haunt the on-line card catalogs of the world for rare manu-scripts which include the clarinet, so as to be able
to sequence them into music notation format and to play along with computer
accompaniment. He promises to have a rare work ready to play in the
"O" cabin during the 2011 reunion.
In Memorium
Larry Blau was a camper from 1943-1949 who played
the French Horn. Our sympathy goes out to his family.
He will be missed.
B.T. “Ted” Mills passed away in August 2009. He was an original
member of the Arrowbear Board of Directors. His three
children were all campers.
Marlene Judy passed away in January of 2008. She was
a camper in the late 1940s.
Lost Arrowbearites
Every fall and spring we receive
numerous newsletters back stamped, “Not Deliverable as Addressed. Unable to Forward.” Not only are we sorry to lose an
address, but it costs us $1.09 per piece to get a newsletter back. We also
receive about 30-40 address changes for every newsletter. These pieces cost us
50 cents each. For the Spring Newsletter, this cost us $35.26. The post office
figures if they charge a hefty price per piece, organizations like ours will
make sure to keep their databases up-to-date. It’s expensive, but the only way
to keep our database accurate. Otherwise, we’d lose between 40 and 50 of you
each newsletter. This is where you come in. Please try to remember us during
the stress and craziness of moving. We need your new address as well. You can
send the new address to our PO Box or you can email it to Lkusaba@sbcglobal.net, Many thanks to
those of you who let us know when you move.
If you know the whereabouts of
any of the following Arrowbearites, please let us
know. It’s really helpful if you have their mailing or email address, rather
than just telling us you think they moved a certain city.
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K C Still
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Brian Sullivan
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William Salvini
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Julius Aiono
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Patience Pohjala
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Erin Hollins
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Ed Acosta
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Nate
Knight
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Carol Sager
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Qualaun
Reed
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Mike Moore
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Alumni Update - Spring 2009
Patricia
Gaylord Nader (64-75) is living in the Washington DC
area. Two of her four children have chosen careers in music. Her son sings
opera and is a choral director for a high school in Arlington,
and her daughter is a music education major at the Virginia Commonwealth
University.
Brooke Hearons Hicks (49-55) remembers she was
awarded a half-scholarship for the two week session in the summer of 1949. She
never would have been able to afford Arrowbear
otherwise. In fact, her folks had to struggle a bit to come up with the other
half - $22.50. So many wonderful summers which inspired so
many beautiful dreams.
Dolores DelComa (48-54) remembers there wasn’t
a Millikan or Lakewood High when she attended Camp.
The campers were primarily from Jordan,
Poly and Wilson along with some campers from Fontana and the inland empire and a few from the L.A. schools. She
remembers sight reading music from Shermer’s for
small orchestras. Conductors came from all around California and even other states. They chose
a selection for their orchestras and then cut out those instruments they did
not have at their disposal. They wanted to hear how it sounded with a limited
orchestra. There was a ham dinner on Saturday night for the locals and then the
concert. What a great experience.
David Goldblatt is a graduate of the Julliard School where he received both his
Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. He is the assistant principal viola with the
National Arts Centre Orchestra in Montreal.
He has played with that group since 1996.
Bob Dill (50-83) often directed the band during the first week of Senior
Session during the 1960s and into the 1970s. Dr. Sawhill
would come the direct the band during the second week.
Kate Conroy Hernandez (77 – 82) plays with the Praise Symphony
orchestra. They just finished a tour and mission trip in Chile. They
played in many different churches, cultural centers, and auditoriums. Arrowbear alums Kirk Watilo and
Virginia Conroy Lumley also played. It was a trip of a lifetime.
Helen Graham Freeborn (42-49) is proud to say that she was in the Jr.
High All-City Orchestra (that group is now called the Ohlendorf
Honor Orchestra) that was taken to Arrowbear that
first year for one week. Her older sister was a nursing student and went as the
camp nurse. Helen attended the first 7 years and then was a counselor for 1
year.
In Memorium
Rob
Hooper – Rob lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in April. He was a
camper from the early 70s – 1977. We will keep his family in our thoughts.
Jim Mitchell
- Our deepest sympathy
goes to Jim’s family. He was a staff member at camp in the 1960s.
I just learned
that Dave Fraser passed away and I'd like to share a memory of him with
you all.The winter of 65/66 (I think!) was a tough
one at Arrowbear. We lost the bridge to the band bowl
and A-building. Project number one at work camp that year was to replace the
crucial bridge. Chris Toppen, Dave and I spent a
sunny morning toting and lifting various materials for bridge assembly. Jared Ryker was likely around, but he did no lifting. His job was
to make fun of the rest of us when we actually did some work. Mr. O.
supervised.
As the morning
progressed, Mr. O. became more and more irritated with the young men in his
charge. The arrogant, condescending solicitousness of youth was on full
display. Every time he went to pick something up one of us would snatch it from
under his nose and carry it away. We didn't want the old guy to hurt himself or
tire himself out.
We got to the
main event not too long before lunch. The main support beams, laminated, a foot
thick and each twenty-five feet long, had to be hoisted into position. Mr. O.
directed Dave, Chris and me to the band bowl side of a beam. He advised us to
watch our fingers, use our legs and lift on his count. One, two, three! Muscles
bulged, young chests heaved and we pushed the first beam into place. I think
Dave even had his shirt off. We grunted in satisfaction and began to make our
way to the other end of the beam.
Mr. O. held up
his hand. He crouched swiftly, hoisted the beam effortlessly and dropped it
into place. Three young jaws hit three young chests. Mr. O. flashed a smile and
mumbled, "It's in the legs." He motioned to the other beam. One, two,
three! We did it again. So did he.
Here's to you, Dave. And, always, to you, Mr. O.
Bob Walton, Arrowbear 1960 to 1967, Head Counselor in 1967
Lost Arrowbearites
Every
fall and spring we receive numerous newsletters back stamped, “Not Deliverable
as Addressed. Unable to Forward.” Not only are we
sorry to lose an address, but it costs us 97 cents per piece to get a
newsletter back. We also receive about 30-40 address changes for every
newsletter. These pieces cost us 50 cents each. For the Fall Newsletter, this
cost us $30.50 The post office figures if they charge
a hefty price per piece, organizations like ours will make sure to keep their
databases up-to-date. It’s expensive, but the only way to keep our database
accurate. Otherwise, we’d lose between 40 and 50 of you each newsletter. This
is where you come in. Please try to remember us during the stress and craziness
of moving. We need your new address as well. You can send the new address to
our PO Box or you can email it to mailto:Lkusaba@sbcglobal.net,
Many thanks to those of you who let us know when you
move.
If you know the whereabouts of any of the following Arrowbearites,
please let us know. It’s really helpful if you have their mailing or email
address, rather than just telling us you think they moved a certain city.
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Jessica Mantel
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Bonnie Montoya
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Elizabeth
McDermott
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Jennifer
Hamilton
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Jeremy Dolnick
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Blake Hannagan
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Faustino Lopez
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Bem Affinito
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Rachel Carpentier
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Katrina
Estrada
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Matt Davis
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Wesley
Schroeder
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Shannon Whittet
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Don Smith
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Robbie Hunt
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Arrowbear Wall of Fame
More than 10 years ago, the AMA Board created the Wall of Fame to recognize the
people whose contributions to Arrowbear made the experience
of a summer music camp session magical for the campers. We’ve added additional
names at nearly every Reunion since that first
year. The people we have recognized have a bronze plaque with their name and
job title permanently affixed to the back of the orchestra bowl – called the Ohlendorf Bowl these days. All of us on the Board were at
camp during the late 60s through the early 80s as campers and staff members so
our nominees for induction have been people we remember. We plan to include a
little bio on the current Wall of Fame members over the next couple of
newsletters to introduce them to those of you who attended camp in other
decades.
Fran Harding - For nearly thirty years, Mrs. Frances Harding was an integral
part of Choral session at Arrowbear. Affectionately
known as “Sarge,” she first came to camp in 1953 to
be a conductor at one of the junior high sessions. The next summer she joined
the Choral session staff and participated in teaching and running the Choral
sessions every summer until 1982.
Mrs. Harding began teaching music in the Long Beach Unified School District in
1952 where she met Mr. Ohlendorf, who was then the
head music consultant for the schools. She became close life-long friends with
both the Ohlendorfs. Even though she retired from
teaching in 1982, Mrs. Harding continues to substitute in the Long Beach schools to this day, though she
now prefers subbing only for music teachers she knows.
From the Fall 2004 Newsletter
Our next Reunion is only two years away in
2011. Please send us your suggestions for inductees into the Wall of Fame.
Please include the person’s name, years at camp, and why you believe the person
should be recognized. The names mentioned so far include Nicolas Furjanick (who has a plaque near the A building), Jim
Mitchell, and Pauline Shoup.
Alumni Update - Spring 2008
Michelle Pappone Beedy
(70-75) currently plays
in a community college orchestra and has since 1984. She lives
on 10 acres with 4 horses, 3 cats, 2 birds, 1 dog, and her husband. She is an
RVT (registered veterinary technician) and works with a veterinary
ophthalmologist.
Sarah Solberg (66-85) is still working at the Hague though
she’s busily “bidding” for her next assignment. Edinburgh is tops on her list. She’s actually
eligible for retirement in Feb. 2009. Where has the time gone? The band she’s
in is making plans next June to do a joint concert with the American Legion
Band of Holland in Michigan.
Michael Meckna (57-69) has been appointed a contributing editor
of the New Grove Dictionary of American Music which is scheduled for
publication (both paper and online) in 2010.
Jack Hollander (69-76 & 85-90) is music director of the Golden State
British Brass Band whose members include former Arrowbearites
Joan LaRue, Doug Frankenfeld,
Ed Craig, and Jorge Garcia.
D. Wilson Ochoa (79-82) was fortunate to have his new orchestral transcription of Aaron
Copland’s “Emblems” premiered by Leonard Slatkin and
the Nashville Symphony in May. Slatkin also recorded a
new version of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” with every movement
orchestrated by a different arranger. Slatkin asked Wilson to make a new
arrangement of the opening movement. This CD was released by Naxos
in September.
In Memorium
Arlyne Milbrad Luper – She and her husband, Charles, started going steady at
Camp in 1949. There were married 54 years.
Lost Arrowbearites
Every
mailing we receive newsletters back marked, “Attempted Not Known”
or “Forwarding Order Expired.” We hate to have to click on the delete button if
we can avoid it. Please take a look at the following names. Do you know where
we can find any of these people? It’s most helpful if you have an actual snail
mail address or an email address. Just telling us what city the person may be
living in is usually not too helpful. If you recognize anyone, please email to
Lkusaba@sbcglobal.net or call 562-634-5158. We are usually able to update 2-3
names from our “Lost” list each time with your assistance. Try to let us know
in advance when you are planning a move. Otherwise, it costs us 97 cents for
the post office to let us know, and they aren’t always reliable. The Spring
Newsletter returns cost us $35. It adds up over time. Many, many thanks to
those of you who do email us with your change of address info. We appreciate
it.
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Tiffany
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Michael Hardridge
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Mitchell
Feldman
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Kaileia
Soleil
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Jennifer Awramik
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Kristina West
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Becky Desfor
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Lily Broberg
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Chris Craig
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Katherine Gasparrelli
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Janice Kirkman
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Dalyn
Whaley
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Ray Nowak
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Clara Cordeiro
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Kenneth Mangel
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Barbara Barnes
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Nial
Morgan
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Anieska
Timms
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“Without music, life would be a
mistake.” Nietzsche
Arrowbear Wall of Fame
More than 10 years ago, the AMA
Board created the Wall of Fame to recognize the people whose
contributions to Arrowbear made the experience of a
summer music camp session magical for the campers. We’ve added additional names
at nearly every Reunion since that first year.
The people we have recognized have a bronze plaque with their name and job
title permanently affixed to the back of the orchestra bowl – called the Ohlendorf Bowl these days. In the last edition of the
Newsletter, there was an Arrowbear Quiz. One of the
questions asked which of the three choices was recognized on the Wall of Fame.
One donor wrote to us that the question was the only question she didn’t know
the answer to because she didn’t recognize any of the names. “Who are they?”
she asked. That made me realize that, of course, each
generation would have its own memories of the people who made a difference when
they attended Arrowbear. All of us on the Board were
at camp during the late 60s through the early 80s as campers and staff members
so our nominees for induction have been people we remember. We plan to include
a little bio on the current Wall of Fame members over the next couple of
newsletters to introduce them to those of you who attended camp in other
decades.
Michael Pappone was a conductor for many years at camp. He started
teaching in the Long Beach
Unified School
District in the 1950s at the junior high level.
He moved on to conduct the orchestra at Millikan High
School, and then to Long
Beach City College in the early 70s where he
remained until his retirement. He even taught music lessons at Whittakers Music Store in the 50s. We remember him as
someone who always conducted one week of the Senior Session at camp. He was
someone you never wanted to disappoint. He loved music and was very passionate
when he conducted. It was crucial to keep a close eye on his baton since one
never knew if he was going to change the tempo to better express the musical
emotions he felt while we played during a concert. I learned more about playing
with expression from him than from any conductor since. In the early 1970s, he
started a “reunion” summer orchestra at LBCC. It was a magical 6 weeks where we
sight read music and then performed a concert in the student union. Around
1980, the group was going so well in the summer that the college asked Dr. P to
make it a regular class during the school year. The group is still going strong
today performing four concerts per year. There are still several of us around
who have played for all five of the conductors to lead the group.
Dr. Clarence Sawhill also conducted
at the Senior Session at camp throughout the 60s and 70s. He started his
teaching career in his home state of Kansas
in the public schools. He taught at the University of Illinois
and at Interlocken. In 1947, he was persuaded to
become the director of bands at USC. In 1952, he moved to UCLA, where he was
the director of bands until his retirement in 1972. A student from his years in
Kansas wrote,
“Mr. Sawhill is . . . a catalyst. He inspires. He
makes students devoted to him, and they all want to do their best to please
him. His is very human and makes every student feel his personal interest and
affection. Consistently, he gets students to perform at a level better than
they are basically capable of. I wasn’t ever musical, but he convinced me that
I could play well the various flute solos in contest numbers, and somehow I
did.” When I played for him at camp in the 70s, I was astonished that the
entire first rehearsal was tuning all of us to the tuba. Who was this old guy
anyway? Yet, I have never played in any group that was so well in tune as his
band. He also rehearsed pieces from the end, and we work our way backwards to
the beginning. Sometimes we didn’t play a piece from beginning to end until the
concert. When he was pleased with how the rehearsal was going, he would shout,
“That’s the time!” That phrase is on his plaque.
Our next Reunion is only two years away.
Please send us your suggestions for inductees into the Wall of Fame. Please
include the person’s name, years at camp, and why you believe the person should
be recognized.
Alumni Update - Spring 2008
Kara Hackwith Philippe (89-97) is living in France. She can’t wait for her
children to be campers.
Sarah Solberg (66-85) is still in The Netherlands. She enjoyed a visit
with Larke last autumn as she traveled through Europe. Sarah plays in a municipal band in that is in the
top (of 5) levels of bands in Holland.
She took several big cycle tours on 2007: Majorca,
Alsace, north of Spain. The last trip reminded her a lot of AMC – hilly/mountainous and the smell of pine
trees on the air.
Dr. Stuart Farber (45-47) played tympani at Franklin
and Poly for Tony Gill and in All
City for Mr. Ohlendorf and Mr. Furjanic. He
remembers the “mystery” of night rock climbing in back of camp along lots of
laughs and friendships.
Brooke Wharton Getzen (69-72) Mr. O, Mr.
Burger, Mr. Gibson, “Sarge”, Mrs. Smith, Dennis,
Carol, and Rick were very important people in her life. She has fold memories
of them and Arrowbear.
Eileen Choi Golden (73-80) says she’s going to
start her 7-year old on flute soon so she may one day attend Arrowbear. Maybe she’ll come and volunteer as the camp
doctor! Her husband can come along and teach percussion.
In Memorium
Our deepest
sympathy goes to the family of Dave Fraser who passed away in April.
Our deepest sympathy goes to the family of Bill Mitchell who was a staff member
at camp in the 1960s.
Lost Arrowbearites
Every fall and spring we receive numerous newsletters back
stamped, “Not Deliverable as Addressed. Unable to Forward.”
Not only are we sorry to lose an address, but it costs us 97 cents per piece to
get a newsletter back. We also receive about 30-40 address changes for every
newsletter. These pieces cost us 50 cents each. For the Fall Newsletter, this
cost us $38.00 The post office figures if they charge
a hefty price per piece, organizations like ours will make sure to keep their
databases up-to-date. It’s expensive, but the only way to keep our database
accurate. Otherwise, we’d lose between 40-50 of you
each newsletter. This is where you come in. Please try to remember us during
the stress and craziness of moving. We need your new address as well. You can
send the new address to our PO Box or you can email it to Lkusaba@sbcglobal.net, Many thanks to
those of you who let us know when you move.
If you know the whereabouts of any of the following Arrowbearites, please let us know. It’s really helpful if
you have their mailing or email address, rather than just telling us you think they
moved a certain city.
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Dominene
Hernandez
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Joe Carr
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Alissa
Mear
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Karlee
Sampagna
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Dr. Marie
Haddock
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Emily Shisko
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Henry Crouch
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Alexandria Taylor
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Mike Stone
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Erica Solano
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Jennifer Srisamai
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Alumni Update - Fall 2007
Bob Bachle (‘68) remembers he came up with Bob Walton for
several years to help Mr. O. with a lot of his work projects. He was never a
camper, but played as a guest with the orchestra when Akira Endo was there. Bob
Walton, Dennis Trembly, and Jay Kohorn
were in the same graduating class from Millikan
together with him. He played in the LBCC orchestra for several years, both
under Akira and Dr. Pappone. He misses those times,
but has fond memories.
Jane Franklin
Rizzo (64-71) has
recently finished her third tour of Europe with the Sonoran
Desert Chorale, one of the premiere choral groups in Arizona. This year they were privileged to
sing for mass at San Marco Basilica in Venice
and “High Mass” for St. Peters in Rome. Along the way, they
took the opportunity to perform at the Duomo in Assisi, Revena, and San Gimignano, and Florence.
Singing at Arrowbear was the beginning for Jane. She
enjoyed the clean air of the mountains, the friendships that are still in her
heart, and the glorious music!
Jennifer Ness Schmid (87-89) is moving back to California where she will be practicing as a
traditional naturopath and singing in various places. Her first gig is with the
San Francisco Symphonic Chorus as a professional substitute.
Stephanie Burris Perez (84-85/89-90) is an optometrist in Santa Barbara. She has two children ages one
and four. She still plays her violin with the Santa Barbara City College
Community Orchestra. Her daughter likes to try to play Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star on her mother’s violin. Stephanie does the
fingering, her daughter does the bowing.
Dolores DelComa (48-55) has many fond memories including
swimming in Lake Arrowhead, ice skating at Blue Jay, and
ensemble practice concerts on Saturdays with a huge ham dinner for guests.
Mary Lou Drummond Tudor-Hayes (49-51) was first violin in both the Long Beach
All-City Jr. and Senior High Orchestras under Mr. O. She took piano lessons
from Mrs. O. Mary Lou attend Hughes and Poly and played first violin in both
school orchestras. Arrowbear was a fantastic experience
for her. She was the President of Delta Gamma Omega Music Sorority at Poly at
the same time Judy Cochran Kalen was the President at
Wilson. They
pledged Tri Delt Sorority together in college.
Bruce Sledge (85-88) is scheduled to sing “La Traviata” at
the New York City Opera in September and in Tokyo
and Kobe, Japan,
in October, then on to “Tancresi” in Madrid in November/December, “Elixir of Love” in San Antonio in January, “Rigoletto”
in New Orleans in March and the Mozart Opera in Bari, Italy in April. Bruce just received
USC’s Outstanding Alumnus Award for 2007 in May.
Gayleen Hood Marmarelis
(68-75) continues to
love music which was founded deeply at Arrowbear with
Mr. O. She’s currently a full time student at CSULB getting her Bachelor’s in
Music after 27 years away from school. She’s loving
every minute!
Lynne Greenwood (65-69) is looking for Chuck Talmadge who
played the cello and attended camp with Lynne. Please contact her at Lynne.Greewood@doj.ca.gov
if you can help.
Diane Shapiro - Sommerfield (80-89) just got married on June 17, 2007. She’d
love to hear from friends at diane.shapiro@gmail.com
Eddie Stephens (97) is still working as a bassist in Southern
California. He’s been as far as Afghanistan doing a USO tour
performing for the troops. He works in the Paramount Unified
School District in
Alternative Education. That was the district that sent him to Arrowbear. He’s getting married in April 2008.
Alan Black
(68-80) has been principal cellist of the Charlotte Symphony for the past 22
years and also is founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music at St.
Peter's, the largest presenter of chamber music in Charlotte. He’s had a varied and interesting
career (so far!) and has performed on stage as a soloist with Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby
McFerrin, and even fiddler Marc O'Connor. He has performed chamber music with
cellist Lynn Harrell, Van Cliburn winner Jon Nakamatsu, and for the past two years done recital tours in
Belgium.
Most recently he has participated during the summer in a festival in Italy (yes,
life is good!) where he has performed in a piano trio with the concertmaster of
the Royal Concertgebouw. He has two children ages 7 and 17. He would LOVE to
hear from all those great friends that came from the incredible 10 years he was
active at Arrowbear! Email him at suitecello5@yahoo.com.
In Memorium
Barbara Simmergren, widow of Bob Simmergren, passed away on June 9, 2007, at the age of 87.
Lost Arrowbearites
Every mailing we receive newsletters back marked, “Attempted Not Known” or “Forwarding Order Expired.” We hate to have to
click on the delete button if we can avoid it. Please take a look at the
following names. Do you know where we can find any of these people? It’s most
helpful if you have an actual snail mail address or an email address. Just
telling us what city the person may be living in is usually not too helpful. If
you recognize anyone, please email to Lkusaba@sbcglobal.net
or call 562-634-5158. We are usually able to update 2-3 names from our “Lost”
list each time with your assistance. Try to let us know in advance when you are
planning a move. Otherwise, it costs us 97 cents for the post office to let us
know, and they aren’t always reliable. The Spring Newsletter returns cost us
$37. It adds up over time. Many, many thanks to those of you who do email us
with your change of address info. We appreciate it.
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Daniel
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Richard &
Barbara George
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Diane Hendry
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Laurie Flieder
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Becky Desfor
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Mario
Hernandez
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Alexandria Taylor
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James McDaniel
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Sheila Johnson
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Music, Music Music!
Arrowbear alumni should say "thank you" to Teresa Brewer,
who passed away on October 17, 2007. No, she wasn't the flutist who always wore
a bow in her hair. In fact, she never attended Arrowbear.
But she could sing. Time magazine described her voice as ". . . somewhere
between a blowtorch and a cello." She made a recording in 1950, when she
was 19 years old, that became a surprise pop hit and influenced Arrowbearites for decades: Music! Music! Music! Some
of you may remember Petula Clark’s version in the
1960s, but Teresa Brewer was the first to record it. John Rabold
(‘68-‘69) alerted us to Ms. Brewer’s passing and the importance her song had on
Arrowbear. The song is in AABA layout. John says the
B motive ("Hours, we play for hours, ...")
is from Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2 in C-sharp minor. He wondered if Liszt
was credited on that release? (grin)
If you’d like to hear Teresa Brewer singing the original song, try www.amazon.com, or specifically http://tinyurl.com/233hj5
and click on the
“Listen to samples” link that you’ll see below the image on the left side.
Brooke Wharton (69-72) has very strong memories of Mr. O, Dennis and Carole,
and her time at Arrowbear. She is currently an attorney working in the
entertainment industry representing writers, executive produces, directors, and
actors including the creator and executive produces of the ABC drama, “Grey’s
Anatomy.” She is married and has two boys ages 13 and 5, the eldest of which is
a gifted saxophone player.
Phil Isenberg (74-82) has moved back to Long Beach from Italy with his
wife, Evi, and is now working as an interpreter and translator with Italian and
German.
Arthur Hopkins (47-48) would like to know if any of his fellow students
of Will Rodgers Junior High who were students of Fred Ohlendorf and Nic
Furjanick are still around. He attended Wilson High School from ‘44-‘47. Please
contact him a sunbird_studios@yahoo.com.
Bruce Sledge (85-88) is singing “La Sonnambula”
at the Florida Grand Opera in February 2007, “La Traviata”
at the N.Y. City Opera in April 2007, and “Daughter of the Regiment” at the
Santiago, Chili Opera in June 2007.
Susan Gall (70- ??) Is now living in Chicago and going to medical school
at Northwestern University Feinber School of
Medicine. She’s a 40-something first year medical student and says, “It’s
REALLY hard!”
Richard Mott
(62-67) - traveled to
Hanoi, Vietnam, this summer to train and support the teachers and staff in two
special education schools: Soc Son School and Hope Center. He held teacher workshops
in using music and drama in teaching language arts.
Cheryl Rosse Cauldren (84-90) - is a substitute teacher in San Diego
after a decade working for a four-star, Preferred Hotel. She’s married and had
her first child in February. She sings for recreation and remains a marching
band geek. Her best and most loyal friend was met at Arrowbear her first year,
and she is forever grateful.
Lynne-Marie Rosse Friedrichs (79-83) - plays violin in the San Diego Chamber
Orchestra, Symphony, and Opera. She is married with two children and is
teaching her daughter to play the violin. Her son is accomplished on the piano
and is in the process of choosing a band instrument.
Steve Rosse (82-83) -is one of the top tubists in the
world. He has been playing in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra since ‘92, teaches
at the conservatory and leads workshops around the world. He credits Arrowbear
for his passion for the tuba. He has five children who all play various
instruments.
Anne De Boute Bertsch is seeking information about June
Tannenbaum. If you know anything or could help her locate June, please contact
Anne at annend@adelphia.net.
Charlotte Brejcha Schaffner - was in Nicolas Furjanick’s first
orchestra at Wilson High School in the late 1930s. Nic Furjanick opened a
wonderful world of orchestral music to her, and though she’s now 86 years old,
she still remembers. She felt a close bond with him because she is half Czeck.
When she finally visited Prague and saw the Moldau (which he loved) she
couldn’t help thinking of him. She even accompanied him when he played violin
solos, although she played string bass in his orchestra.
Lisa Holzman (70s) is working for the Santa Barbara
Symphony as Subscriber Services Manager and Marketing, and she does their web
and online newsletter, “SymphonE-notes,” as well. She’s still playing her flute
in local groups which she loves to do. She lives close by to her cousin, Dave
Holzman’s family. Her current email is lholzman@flash.net if you’d like to contact
her.
Julie Freeman Luckey (76-78) is trying to find Carolyn Jillson, a
violinist originally from Newport Beach, who she camped with. Julie has
unearthed some charming memorabilia she’d like to share with Carolyn. If you
know where to find her, you can contact Julie at 562-434-2764 or email her at Luckeys@verizon.net.
It’s spring
cleaning and fix-up time at Arrowbear Music Camp. Your
help is needed to get camp into tip top shape for the summer Work weekends this
year will be held:
May 27-29 (Memorial weekend), June 3-4, and June 10-11, and
June 17-18.
This will be a
really beautiful time of year in our mountains as the spring flowers will be in
full bloom. Take a hike while you’re there! Come for an hour, come for a day,
or stay all weekend – any help is appreciated! Meals will be served Saturday morning
through Sunday afternoon (through Monday afternoon for Memorial Day weekend.)
You may arrive Friday evening, but meals will be on your own.
Specific tasks on
our priority list this year are: raking to create a firebreak, painting,
carpentry work/repairs, plumbing, building new benches for the dining hall, and
general camp clean-up. If you’ve got a specific skill, or even a pet project
you’d like to work on, please contact Dennis and Carole. In an effort to help
us plan for food and sleeping accommodations, please RSVP at info@arrowbear.com or call toll free (877)
867-4511. See you there!
Ellen Pesavento (63-70) has been so fortunate
to travel the world and play in great concert halls and yet her memories of Arrowbear are some of the best times ever!
Rejean Schweitzer Anderson (46-48) is still teaching and playing- mostly supporting northern
California music camps.
Vina Mae Woodland Sippel (41-46) attended the first camp session and is
hoping to attend the 65th Reunion. She remembers the winter camp. It snowed and
they had to hike out. Her dad, Bill Sippel, drove the
truck to the first camp. Both of her parents were very active for many years at
Camp.
Marvin Sippel (45-52) says his memories include his father driving open-top trucks to camp
with his sisters Vina Mae and Evelyn, riding in Mr.
O’s hatch-back trunk with the instruments to All-City rehearsals, being a camp
counselor with Gary Wrench driving Mr. O’s car/trailer hauling trash, putting
campers to sleep and then munching on Mrs. O’s leftovers in the kitchen, and of
course, the wonderful music anc concerts at Lake
Arrowhead.
Bob & Jeanette
Allen Dill (49-70) continue
to sing in their church choir. Bob still plays clarinet occasionally and
substitutes as a music teacher in the schools.
Jack Hollander
(69-74 & 85-90) is
currently a Festival and Parade Adjudicator with the SCSBOA (Southern
California School Band and Orchestra Association.) He’s the assistant conductor
of the Golden State British Brass Band.
Arthur Hopkins
(45-46) remembers his
teachers Fred Ohlendorf, Nic
Furjanick, and Lea Sekora.
He is still playing twice a week and composing ( 5 string
quartets last year) as well as his occupation as an exhibiting painter, mainly
in Japan. Arthur would love to hear from other campers from the mid-40s.
Sarah Solberg
(66-87) has received her
next assignment to the Hague in the Netherlands. She’s
working on a transfer date that she hopes will allow her to attend the Reunion.
Gary Wrench (45-50) said the note from Stu
Farber about the Poly Orchestra from 49-50 brought back a lot of memories. He
remembers well all the Merry Widow rehearsals with Marilyn Horne and Joanne Pagones, who was an excellent singer in her own right.
Dr. Stuart Farber
(45-47) says “Hello” to his
former Poly High Orchestra members and campers.
Sarah Solberg
(66-87) - Sarah is bidding
on her next diplomatic tour. She has one more year in Skopje, Macedonia. She
hopes 2006 will see her in a city with more opportunities for clarinet playing.
Brooke Hearons Hicks
(48-53) - Brooke remembers
Mr. 0. calling her about a music scholarship at the
University of Louisville which included an apprenticeship with the Louisville orchestra.
She applied and received the scholarship. Brooke played with the Louisville
Orchestra until 2001 when she and her husband retired. He played tuba in the
orchestra. They raised four musicians - two classical and two pop. It’s easy to
see the influence Arrowbear had on her happy life.
Wilson Ochoa (79-82) - Wilson is the principal music
librarian with the Nashville Symphony. He’ll carry the wonderful memories of Arrowbear with him forever.
Sharon Beitstock Devor (late 70s) - Sharon remembers Choral camp. She can
still close her eyes and feel and hear the experience of sifting under the
canopy singing. They sang their hearts out and during one song they sang, the
director, Ed Brahams, had them “belt out” a forte and
cut it off quickly. They heard their voices echo through the trees and against
the other side of the mountain. It was truly a wonderful sound that still is in
her mind when she longs for “those days."
Bruce Sledge (83 - 87) - Bruce will be singing the lead role
in “La Juive” at the Venice Opera in October 2005, “Ttie Cavalier” at the Chicago Lyric Opera in February 2006,
and “Daughter of the Regiment” at the Savonlinna
Opera Festival in Finland in July 2006.
Dr. Stuart Farber (45-47) - Dr. Farber sends greetings to Arnold Hogarth and other PoIy High
orchestra players. He remembers the 49-40 Poly orchestra played with Marilyn
Horn and performed the “Mikado” one year and the “Merry Widow” another to a
full house for three nights. Many of the players were former campers.
Wallace Umber - He has pleasant memories of the 1960s when Mr. 0. had a “Director’s Weekend” in the fall after the camps were
over. They formed a band, read new music, slept in the camp bunk house, ate in
the mess hall, and had some great sharing experiences and fine camaraderie.
What a great experience in the busy life of a band director. His own children
attend Arrowbear in the 70s and 80s.
Dennis and Carole
want to extend a enormous Thank You” to everyone who
was able to attend one of the work weekends last spñng.
There weren’t a lot of people, but those who came worked really hard. A lot of
general clean-up was accomplished along with raking the endless piles of
leaves. The Haberman and Locke families built a
retaining wall at the top of the ramp to the volleyball court. They also moved
the cook’s cabin back to a safer location. The hillside had been giving way.
Next spring, there
will be painting jobs for those who feel they can wield a paint brush. There
will opportunities to work on the boys’ dorm. It needs some updating. We’ll try
our best to get out the spring newsletter ea~y enough
that you all have more notice of the dates for the work weekends. Hopefully,
with more advance notice, more people will be able to attend and help out.
Arthur Hopkins (40s) still plays several times a week and
also composes. His piece, “Five Japanese Poems” for soprano and orchestra, was
performed last October in Okayama, Japan, by the Kurashiki
Symphony Orchestra.
Bruce Sledge (83-87) gave a solo recital at the Cerritos
Center in February. He sang in France, Munich, and Italy in April. He is due to
appear during the summer in Sante Fe, New Mexico, in
The Barber of Seville in the role of Count Almaviva.
In 2006, he is scheduled to sing in Don Pasquale in Berlin and La Traviata in Copenhagen.
Jean Mahnken-Predergast
(70-73) is now a civil
engineer and emergency manager for Los Angeles Water and Power.
Allan Applegate (68-71) wanted to thank his musical
inspirations: Glen Hoover and Roger Johnson.
Ray Nowak (80s-90s) earned an MA in music performance from
UCLA. He has had orchestra positions in Spain and the Canary Islands. He has
returned to the U.S. and is presently teaching and doing free lance performing.
He and his wife have a new baby born in January.
Kendall Feeney (70-77) founded the contemporary chamber music
ensemble Zephyr in the early 1990s. She frequently performs in the Spokane area
where her work is described as often “creating surprising moments for
listeners.” She likes her audience to be passionate because there’s a lot of
non-engagement in our world. She likes to provoke a response.
Rufus Olivier - is on the cover of the Feb. ‘05 edition of International
Musician. He is the principal bassoonist with the San Francisco Opera and San
Francisco Ballet orchestras. Check out the article on him.
Jennifer Frautshi - Her new cd
featuring the Prokofiev violin concerto is reviewed in the April ‘05 edition of
Strings Magazine.
In Memorium
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of John Lindfors who was an instrumental teacher for over 40 years.
He was especially proud that during the 18 years he taught in Duarte, CA, he
sent more students to Arrowbear than any other city
outside Long Beach including his son Don (drums) and his daughter Karen
(saxophone). He will be missed.
Friends and family of Walter Norwick donated in his
memory. His daughter, Naomi Norwick, was a conductor
at Arrowbear for several years. The donations
received will be awarded as the Walter Norwick
Scholarship for this coming summer.
Bruce Sledge (83-87) made his debut at the Met in New York
City in December 2003, appearing as Count Almavina in
“Barber of Seville.” He will travel on and appear in Marseilles, France, in
November 2004, in Trieste, Italy, in December 2004, and then on to Genova, Italy, in 2005, appearing in various operas in
tenor “lead” roles. Arrowbear helped give him his
start by teaching him the joy of singing.
Sarah Solberg (66-87) is now in Macedonia (also known
as FYROM: former Yogoslav Republic of Macedonia). She still hasn’t found an orchestra,
but she and a Macedonian pianist played for a diplomatic charity. They get
together once a week to play. Sarah would love to hear from fellow
Arrowbearites - SolbergSA@yahoo.com.
Amy Kaplan (76-81) is beginning a tenure-track job
as Assistant Professor of Composition at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
this fall after teaching as a visiting Prof. at the University of Iowa.
Tom & Carole Parmeter Dyer (79-87 and 2004) have just moved back to Long Beach after living in
Northern California for many years. Tom was the band director at the Elementary
Session this summer. He will be teaching music at a Long Beach K-8 school this
year. Carole is taking some time off from the “paid labor force” to take care
of their one year old son, Aidan.
Mike Meckna
(58-69) His book, Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong
Encyclopedia, was recently published by Greenwood Press.
In Memoriam
Harold Hanson
passed away in January. He attended Arrowbear in the
late 40s and was a professional bassoonist. During his Air Force days, Harold’s
best friend and roommate was John Williams, the well-known composer. If you
ever watched the Alfred Hitchcock TV series, you heard Harold. The pouncing
bassoon ditty that opened the show each week was played and recorded by Harold.
He will be missed.
Brian Reynolds, who was a camper and counselor in the 80s and 90s was killed during a hiking accident with the Sierra Club
in August. His family graciously asked that friends and loved ones please
donate to Arrowbear Music Associates in lieu of
flowers. To date, we have received $6,238 in donations which will be given as
scholarships in Brian’s name over the next few years.
Work Weekends a
Success!
This spring there were three successful work weekends at Camp. Over 50 people
came out, some for a few hours, some for a few days, to give a little something
back. The projects ranged from repairing the roof of the nurse’s area and
restoring the boys’ trolley, to painting buildings and the always necessary,
general camp clean-up. We would like to thank all those who participated in
these work weekends. THANK YOU!
We are planning to have multiple work weekends again this coming spring and are
already making lists of new projects. This coming year we would like to
resurface and seal the floors in both the girls’ and boys’ living areas, we
have some spots in need of a couple of good retaining walls (Fun for the whole
family!), and we’d love to have someone make curtains for the staff cabins.
Work weekends next spring will be spread out over the months of May and June,
and we’ll give as much notice as possible. So when you’re planning your spring,
think about spending some time in the mountains. We’ll feed you and the views
are free too!
Steve
Roddie ( 67-76) has two daughters and a son who are all
in high school and all play instruments and/or sing. He still plays flute in a
local symphonic band.
Gayleen Hood Marmarelis (68-74) says she is still playing thanks to Fred Ohlendorf and Arrowbear Music
Camp. The love of music was instilled in her for a lifetime of enjoyment.
Bruce
Sledge (83-87) made his
debut at the Paris Opera in the lead role in Italian Girl in Algiers last
September.
Alan
Applegate (68-71) Some of his fondest youthful memories were of fall and
spring weekends getting the camp ready for the winter and the summer. As a
member of the kitchen staff, camper, and finally a counselor, Arrowbear stood out as a shining beacon of positivity and good. He hopes new campers are receiving the
same experience, and judging from the letters campers are writing, he believes
that to be true.
Jane
Linville Wolff (56-60) The camp experience was GREAT! She remembers so many
adventures, so much K-P (toilets to clean), ice skating at Blue Jay, Santa’s
Village, riding in the stake truck, Mr. Burger’s red convertible, and many,
many more fond memories.
Stephy
Bell McCormick (67-74) says
that Arrowbear was her life during the years. She can never describe to anyone
in her life now what Arrowbear meant to her. It saved her life. After getting a
degree in flute performance, she moved to Oregon. She did graduate work in
choral and instrumental conducting at Oregon State. She has taught music in the
Corvallis School district for the last 14 years and credits Arrowbear with her
ending up as a music teacher. She feels it was important to give to other young
people what she was given at camp. She would like to hear from anyone from her
same time period at camp who remembers her. Contact her at eloisebandlady@comcast.net.
Cathy Highberg Williams (62) remembers Arrowbear
as an unforgettable experience. She lives in Auburn, Washington, just south of
Seattle. At camp she played the oboe, but during college, she sang in folk
groups and choirs. She still sings with a classical choir. The news reports
about the fires last fall sent her searching for info on camp. She was very
pleased to discover that it’s still going strong and still standing.
Daryl Temkin (67-71) is looking for anyone who knows Trish or Patricia Waters.
She was a camper from 1968-1970. Please email him at DarylTemkinPhd@aol.com.
Seth Dockstader
With heavy
hearts, we provide you with the following information about the disappearance
of Dennis and Carole Dockstader’s son, Seth. This text is taken from the
website currently posted at www.arrowbear.com/seth.html. You might want to
view this site on your own. It includes a link to a Message Board where friends
of Seth have posted numerous reflections about him. There is no more up-to-date
information than what is listed below due to the winter season in the
mountains.
On last October 26th, during the voluntary fire evacuation,
the Dockstader family (thinking that Seth had taken a
trip north for a few weeks) discovered that he had sent letters to several
people that implied suicide. The letters were dated the 21st of October. They
checked his cabin at camp and his room in L.A. and found that he had left all
of his belongings and business matters organized for his departure. The first
week was spent contacting the authorities and following every lead attempting
to find him. On October 30, the authorities in the mountains found his car on a
forest service road just east of Heaps Peak transfer station. They could not
search the area because it was still on fire and very foggy. On November 1,
Search and Rescue spent three full days looking for him, though the process was
complicated by the layer of ash obscuring all clues. Once Search and Rescue
finished, the family spent some time looking until it snowed. Seth left some
writings for his family and friends that illuminated what a difficult time he'd
been having lately and his reasons for making the decision to leave. As of
November 26, he is still a missing person and some searching is still being
done.
Please be sensitive to the Dockstader
family’s privacy and refrain from calling them with questions or expressions of
sympathy. You can contact them through Sarah Ewell.
(See below)
A memorial is planned for Saturday the 12th of June, 2004.
Family and friends are setting aside this time to express their grief at the
loss of Seth in our lives. This day has been planned in hopes that it will
allow each individual to do what they need to remember, to grieve, to commune
with each other and with nature, and to seek peace. If you are interested in
more details, check the web site at www.arrowbear.com/seth.html. Sarah Ewell -
(562) 416-7129 or sarah@arrowbear.com.
In
Memoriam - We send our
deepest sympathies to the family of Jim Selover who
passed away on October 13, 2003. Jim was a 40s camper who organized all the 40s
campers he could find to donate a bronze plaque in recognition of Fred Ohlendorf. The plaque is on display just above the
orchestra bowl. He will be missed.
Last year we came
frighteningly close to losing our beloved Arrowbear.
Like many people, I realized just how much camp meant to me and that it was
important to me to give something back. Here’s your chance to do the same,
spend some time in mountains, and maybe reconnect with someone you’ve lost
touch with. Come volunteer your time helping us as we get camp ready for
another (Yeah!) summer. We’re having three work weekends between now and when
camp begins on June 20th. You can spend an hour, a day, or even two days up in
the mountains helping us get ready. There are different jobs that need to be
done, so we can find something for just about anyone! We’ll feed you and give
you a place to sleep! May 15th and 16th.
This weekend will be devoted to making the transition from Winter
to Summer. This will involve general cleaning and moving things out of camp.
This is dirty work, but it can be a lot of fun with the right people!! Please RSVP to Sarah
Ewell and not to Camp. Memorial Day Weekend! All of
the buildings at camp could use a fresh coat of paint and any help we could
have would be really appreciated! Please RSVP to Sarah Ewell.
Saturday, June 19th. This is the day before camp starts and is
generally the day were running around scrambling to make sure everything is in
its place. Please let us know! Contact Sarah Ewell.
If you have other
skills (e.g. carpentry, sewing, etc.) or resources (e.g. linoleum, music
stands, etc,) please contact me so we can coordinate. If these dates don’t work
for you, but you would still like to come up at another time, either before the
summer or during, send me an email and we’ll see what we can do. Contact
Sarah Ewell at sarah@arrowbear.com or call 562-416- 7129
Bill Thomas (AKA Billy or Mark's little brother) is
living in Ventura County with his wife, Laura, and their two daughters. He is a
Firefighter/Paramedic with the Ventura County Fire Department. While his own
musical career ended in 1975, he recently organized a fund raiser for the
Thousand Oaks High School Marching Band which enabled the band to go back east
and compete. He hopes to get the entire Thomas family to attend the next
Reunion at camp.
Diane Shapiro (80-89) is a happy homeowner in San Francisco.
She teaches web design for a private foundation that educates public high
school students in technology. Diane has very fold memories of her Arrowbear
days both as a camper and a counselor. She misses all of her old Arrowbear
friends and encourages them to write to her at deelaine@earthlink.net.
Art Hopkins (45-46) Even though Art attended music camp in the
40s, he still looks back with fondness at the association with Fred Ohlendorf and Nic Furjanick who recommended him for a scholarship. He hopes
to attend the next reunion. Art exhibits paintings and travels frequently to
Japan. He still plays viola at least three times a week in chamber groups,
mostly string quartets.
Wallace Umber - One of his fondest memories is of the Directors' Weekend
and reading sessions organized by Fred Ohlendorf back
in the 60s. He remembers the many trips taking his own children to Junior High
School camps. He sent many of his own students to camp during his teaching
career. His retirement includes directing the Santa Monica College Emeritus
Band.
Susan Gall is still living in Boston. She teaches flute at Brandeis
University, the University of Massachusetts Boston, and the University of
Massachusetts Lowell, as well as freelancing. Her group, Auros,
just celebrated its tenth anniversary season. Susan is also part of the Philip
Glass opera premiere "The Sound of a Voice." She writes that none of
this would have been possible without Arrowbear and
the support of the Ohlendorfs.
In Memoriam
Our deepest sympathy to the family of Robert Gibson who
passed away in August. He was a
conductor at Arrowbear for many summers and taught in
Long Beach Unified. He will be greatly missed.
My
message to the alumni . . .
I just received the latest newsletter and as always it provoked a moment to
stop, think, and reminisce. With me, it wasn't just the camp. It was, also, the
All City Orchestra back in the late 40s, the rehearsals with Fred Ohlendorf on the stand, the trips we made on tour, and the
wonderful kids I had the privilege of knowing. And those two
good looking sisters in All City. One played French horn and the other
the flute (I believe). What were their names?
Anyway, I go along with alumnus Dr. Stu Farber, who
says, "It's time to pay back - to help others." Most who receive this
newsletter well know how fortunate they have been. So, I say to you: stop
before you finish the newsletter. Get your checkbook, and do it. Write a check
for at least $100. Everyone wants money, sure, but this is special, isn't it?
You CAN afford it and you know it's going to give encouragement and help to
someone that will end up being a good citizen and a positive influence to those
that follow. Just are you are now.
Arnold Hogarth (47-48)
Linda Nunez (78-79) Linda has been in the radio business for 17 years.
She is currently co-anchor in the morning on KNX News
radio in Los Angeles. Although she's not playing the violin anymore, her
musical training has helped in her broadcast career. Anchoring the new is very
lyrical. It has a rhythm, a cadence, crescendos, decrescendos, allegros and
legatos, depending on the subject matter and what you want to convey to the
listener. She's found that the best news anchors have a background in music!
George
Cameron Keys When they
moved to Maui eight years ago, they started out not knowing a soul. Music
quickly gave them access to a huge cross section of new friends and an extended
family. Thank you for all the wonderful Arrowbear
summers.
Stan
Baker (58-64) Stan was
newsletter editor in the summer of '64. Some counselors at that time stayed the
entire summer. He was lucky enough to be one of those.
Marc
Thomas After graduating
from Cal Lutheran, Marc moved to the Boston area to attend the New England
Conservatory of Music. Following the closing of a theater which was his main
source of income, he left music and returned to school to complete a graduate
degree in special ed. He is currently a high school
special education teacher and advisor. He has 15 and 5 year old daughters and 1
½ year old twins. He often recalls his time at Camp
and longs to return.
Kim
Angelis (mid 70s) Kim is a
composer/performer who performs in concert regularly. In addition, she presents
school assemblies, violin workshops, and other community outreach programs.
Kim's music was highlighted on NBC's coverage of the 2000 Sidney Olympics, and
she is Taiwan's most popular and highly acclaimed violinist.
Bob
and Janette Allen Dill (49-78) They enjoy getting news from former students, colleagues, friends. You
can email them at rdill@efn.org
Ellen Pesavento
(63-69) Ellen just finished
doing an 8 week preview of Baz Luhrmann's
"La Boheme" before it went to Broadway in
NYC. The project also included recording a CD at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch
in Marin County where she lives. Ellen has so many fond memories of her days at
Camp.
Peter Davidson Arrowbear really had an influence on him to want
to make up music. TV and film may not be "Classical" music, but Peter
keeps busy. He is currently scoring all 26 episodes of The Endless Voyage for PBS ,and he will soon be also scoring 52 episodes of The
Unfinished Nation, also for PBS. He's convinced it was the harmony classes at Arrowbear that got him started in wanting to compose.
Dr. Stuart Farber (45-47) Stuart is retiring as Dean/Professor at
CSULB this spring. He is looking forward to world travel, attending more
concerts, some writing on "Leadership," and assisting Arrowbear. He
would love to hear from other campers from the 45-47 years. Email him at sarber@csulb.edu
Amy
Simon Weiner (66-68) Amy
has three children (15, 12, and 10). All of them are musical. She and her
husband, Cantor Alan Weiner, and their family live in Agoura Hills, CA.
Claudia
Kiser (84-89) Claudia is
the cellist in the Alma String Quartet which is in residence at UC Santa
Barbara. The quartet is committed to giving educational programs that would
inspire the next generation of musicians. She offers congrats to Bruce Sledge
for his lead role with the LA Opera. She would love to hear from her Arrowbear
friends and can be reached at claudia@umail.ucsb.edu
Arthur
Hopkins (45 or 46) still
plays chamber music three times a week. He was a student of Leah Sykora, Fred Ohlendorf, and Nic Furjanick.
Marvin
& Lucia Sippel (47-51) Marvin's memories as a counselor include
driving with Gary Wrench in Fred Ohlendorf's sedan
and trailer to the dump, and snacking after taps in the kitchen on left overs provided by the cooks. Earlier they rode in Mr. O's
coupe sitting in the huge trunk with instruments going to All City rehearsals.
Kirk
Watilo Had a wonderful time at the Reunion remembering old times with Betsy
Osborne and Donna Fekjar. He wrote that we may look a
bit older, but while at the Reunion, we all felt young at heart.
Chris
(Bill) Alsop (85-90 & 96-98) Chris is entering his sixth year as an
elementary general music teacher. This June, he and his wife, Tara, moved to
Gresham, Oregon, for the lower cost of living and slower pace of life. He is
now teaching general music at a brand new elementary school for grades K-5. In
teaching these young children, Chris wants to impart to them his love for
making music that was fostered in him at Arrowbear.
Bruce
Sledge Bruce can be heard
singing on the soundtrack of the movie, “Sum of All Fears.” He is singing
Pavarotti’s signature song, “Nessun Dorma” toward the end of the movie just before the villain
gets killed. He also participated in the World Masters Voice Competition in
Monte Carlo, France, in June. His parents say that Arrowbear
gave him a great start toward his music career in the opera. Many thanks!
Nancy
Strobridge Chase (49-52) Writes that the Santa Barbara Symphony
Orchestra’s 2002-2003 season marks its 50 year history, and that she is the
only remaining performer from the premier concert. Mr. O. gave her her first bass lesson as a 7th grader at Rogers Jr. High.
She happily passes along his legacy to her students.
Dr.
Stuart Farber (45-47) Notes
that we all have wonderful and lasting memories of our time at Arrowbear. Now it is time for stronger financial support
for scholarships and other possible needs. He believes all need to pay back -
to help others - to double or triple the $2,071 donated with the last
newsletter by all of us working together.