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South Puget Sound (Olympia) New Horizons Band

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Major Events

April 14, 1999 - Band started
March 1, 2000 - First concert
November 2003 - Incorporated
September 2014 - Combined groups, name change

Our History

We started our band on April 14, 1999, when 13 people showed up at Capital Place Retirement Center after seeing an article in The Olympian about Tacoma's New Horizons band. Some had never played before, or hadn't played for many years. We started with the basics and slowly evolved into the band of today.

We presented our first concert on March 1, 2000, at Capital Place. In April of 2000 we moved to our long-time location, Washington Land Yacht Harbor, an Airstream park in Lacey (where we held several band camps over the years). When we started out, we were giving 2 to 4 performances each year, but as we grew we became better known and often played 8 or more performances per year -- usually in retirement homes or other small venues, sometimes even in other cities.

Now that the band is so large (over 60 members in 2023-34) our four major concerts are performed at Worthington Center on the St. Martin's University campus. We still do occasional extra performances, such as our DuPont concerts, where there is enough space to accomodate us. We also have members in subgroups that still play in smaller venues.

In November of 2003 the Olympia and Tacoma bands incorporated as a non-profit organization under the Pacific Northwest New Horizons Band banner. Early in 2004 we joined the New Horizons International Music Association as a charter member.

In September of 2014, the Olympia and Tacoma bands combined to become the South Puget Sound New Horizons Band, which continued to meet at Washington Land Yacht Harbor in Lacey until the COVID pandemic halted rehearsals. Now that we can play music together again, our current site is Capital Vision Christian Church in Olympia.

Board Members: Past and Present
Thank you all for your long service, unwavering support and capable guidance!

Current
Bill McDonald, President
Gene Melson, Vice President
Linda Jacobsen, Secretary
Allen Weltz, Treasurer
Tim Crepeau
Bob Wharton
Bill Klouse (advisory)

Past
Jerry Hendricks, Founding President
Dwight Bergquist-Moody (Past President)
Eddi Baird
Maxine Bell
Tom Burch
Clark Christine
Doug Comsia (Past President)
Ruth Crook
Myron Doty
Penny Douglas
Harmon Eaton
Paul Eddy
Larry Edison
Kay Fangen
Caroline Fenn (Past President)
Gail Frost
Joyce Jaime
Elberta Johnson
Julia Jowders
Vic Jowders (advisory)
Becky Liebman
Molly McNamara
Lloyd Peterson
Ann Rice
Fred Richards
Mary Shea
Ila Marie Smith
Joan Smythe
Gloria Steel
Carol Studer
Arlene Thomas
Glenn Thompson
Gail Tracy


NOTE: If you have information about our band's history, please let us know by writing to the e-mail address below.

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This page last updated on January 9, 2024


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