Toledo Polish American Concert Band

FYI

2010-07-26T12:04:00.001-04:00

“Community Pig Roast

Motorcycle & Classic Car

Cruise In”

Saturday; July 31st, 2010

from 3:00 till 9:00 PM

Come help us show our Community

that we care!

There will be lots of free food, games for all

ages, prizes will be given away every hour,

and lots of live entertainment all day for

all ages to enjoy!

Bring the entire family!!

Just for the kids—animal balloons,

bounce house, clown, games & prizes

toddler zone, face painting, and more!!

At the end of he day join us in a

spectacular “Lighted Kite”

display presented by a renowned

kite flyer!

Mark your calendars

Saturday 7/31/2010 4:30pm -6pm

2010-07-26T11:28:00.001-04:00

This Saturday is the much anticipated Pig Roast and Motorcycle show at the Calvary Bible Chapel (where we rehearse). We will be playing from 4:30 - 6pm. Stands will be provided. This will be outside, under a large tent. Make sure to invite your family and friends, this is a community event and it should be a lot of fun. Other groups will be performing before and after us, so our ability to quickly set up and teardown will be challenged.

Thank you,

Nathan

7/23 CONCERT CANCELLED

2010-07-23T08:39:00.001-04:00

CONCERT CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT DUE TO HEAT INDEX, POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM, AND LACK OF SHELTER.

SEE YOU TUESDAY.

PAC Band working on confined space performance certification

2010-07-20T19:55:00.000-04:00

CONCERT THIS FRIDAY

2010-07-20T10:26:00.001-04:00

Concert this Friday from 6:30-8PM

At the community Pool, located at the corner of Parkview Dr. and Holly Dr. in Walbridge, OH

Her is a link to the location:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=walbridge,+oh++parkview+dr.+at+holly+dr&sll=41.67709,-83.5525&sspn=0.245402,0.417137&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Parkview+Dr+%26+Holly+Dr,+Walbridge,+Wood,+Ohio+43465&ll=41.592819,-83.484657&spn=0.015358,0.026071&z=16

· I-280, take Exit 4 East on Walbridge/E. Union St.

· travel ½ mile.

· Turn north on Parkview Dr.

· Travel 2 blocks and arrive.

Thank you,

Nathan

Lagrange Street Polish Festival 2010

2010-07-12T08:37:00.001-04:00

Great concert! Everyone did a wonderful job. We played really well, perhaps that fact that we had about twenty beer tickets left had something to do with it.

We will have rehearsal this Tuesday. Would like to work on Victory at Sea and the beginning of Orpheous - along with playing some show tunes. Hopefully Bob and Jim will conduct these.

Also note: The concert at Calvary Bible Chapel (Pig Roast and Motorcylce show ) on July 31st is going to be from 4-5:30pm.

Thanks,

Nathan

Larger Photo

2010-07-07T08:54:00.001-04:00

Larger Photo

Wildwood Concert

2010-06-22T10:41:00.001-04:00

Great job last night. I had a lot of fun playing music with all of you. Remember to wash your uniforms. No rehearsal tonight.

Thank you,

Nathan

Lake township concert location change

2010-06-21T13:19:00.001-04:00

The Lake Township concert is still going to happen on July 23^rd, however the location is changing to Walbridge, OH at the municipal pool (corner of Parkview Dr and Holly Dr.). More details to follow.

Directions to Luther Home of Mercy

2010-06-12T10:33:00.001-04:00

Concert this Tuesday 6/15/2010. 7-8pm.

Luther Home of Mercy
From Toledo take route 51, Woodville Rd., east, to route 579, at theWoodville Mall. Go left (east) on 579, travel about 7 miles into thetown of Williston, go right on Main Street, travel about 1/4 mile,you'll see the Administration building on the right.

PAC BAND 2010 EVENTS

2010-05-25T15:30:00.001-04:00

Mon 5/31 - Memorial Day - Mt. Carmel Cemetery - down beat 9:15 am – 10:15am
Sun 6/6 – Corpus Christi – St. Adelbert – procession to start at 11am
Tues 6/15 – Luther Home of Mercy – Williston, OH - Tuesday 7pm-8pm
Sat 6/19 - 7pm - Polish American Night at Fifth Third Field

(PAC band not performing – tickets through PRCUA)

Mon 6/21 - Wildwood Metropark Ice Cream Social; 6pm – 8pm; Manor House
Tues 6/22 – no rehearsal
Sun 7/11 - Lagrange Street Festival; 12:30pm – 2pm
Fri 7/23 - Lake Township "Music in the Park" ; 6:30-8pm; Wood County
Sat 7/31 – Pig Roast & Motor Cycle Show– Calvary Bible Chapel – 1-1/2 hrs (schedule not finalized, but will be between 1 and 5pm)
Sat 8/28 - German American Festival; 2pm – 5pm
Tues 8/31 – no rehearsal
Tues 9/14 – Eleanor Kahle Senior Center; 7pm – 8:30pm

Practice shot

2010-05-11T20:42:00.001-04:00

Memorial services

2010-04-13T17:32:00.001-04:00

TOLEDO POLISH COMMUNITIES HOLD MEMORIAL MASS FOR POLISH PRESIDENT KACZYNSKI AND VICTIMS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PLANE CRASH

To show solidarity with our Polish brothers and sisters in their time of mourning for the victims of the terrible plane crash of Saturday, April 10 that killed 96 people, including their President, Lech Kaczynski, the Toledo’s Polish community will gather for a memorial Mass at St. Adalbert's Catholic Church on Wednesday, April 14th, at 6:30 PM. This mass will be a candlelit memorial for the victims of the crash and we urge all people to attend this mass. If you are not able to attend the whole ceremony, please come to sign the Condolence Book, which will be sent to Warsaw to join other condolence books coming from all around the world.

Poland’s mourning color is black. You can show your support by wearing black or the national colors of Poland of red and white. Those who have Polish flags, please bring them along. We will have some candles available, but feel free to bring your own candles as well.

Please, forward this message to all your friends and family members – help us spread the word and make this event a true commemoration of Poland’s great people, who died on their way to attend a memorial service of nearly twenty-two thousand Polish people killed in Katyn during the Second World War.

Following is schedule for the Memorial Service:

6:00 Signing of the Condolence Book starts

6:25 Laying of the wreath

6:30 Novena to Our Lady of Czestochowa followed by Mass

7:30 Reading of the names of the crash victims

Candlelit Vigil

Lidia (Bosek) Ebersole
lidiabosek@hotmail.com

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"Pożegnanie ojczyzny- Polonez M.K. Ogiński - Dedykuję Przyjaciołom You Tube"

2010-04-06T14:40:00.001-04:00

One of my favorite recordings of Polonaise Ojcyzny

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Zampa was the name of a Pirate

2010-04-01T08:41:00.001-04:00

Zampa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zampa, ou La fiancée de marbre (Zampa, or the Marble Bride) is an opéra comique in three acts by French composer Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold. The libretto was written by Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélésville.

The overture to the opera is one of Hérold's most famous works and is a staple of orchestral repertoire.

Performance history

Zampa was first performed in Paris on May 3, 1831 at the Opéra-Comique (Salle Ventadour), where it became popular, achieving 500 performances by 1877. In the 20th century however, it faded from the repertoire. It was also popular in Germany and Italy, in the latter the spoken dialogue was replaced by recitatives. The opera was revived at the Opéra-Comique in March 2008 under William Christie in a production by Macha Makeïeff and Jérôme Deschamps. [1]

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, 3 May 1831 (Conductor:)
Zampa, a pirate	tenor	Jean Baptiste Marie Chollet
Alphonse de Monza	tenor	Moreau-Cinti
Camille, Alphonse's fiancée	soprano	Casimir
Daniel	tenor	Féréol
Ritta	mezzo-soprano	Boulanger
Dandolo	tenor	Juliet

Synopsis

The young Count of Monza, having dissipated the family fortune and seduced then deserted Alice Manfredi, went off to sea to become a pirate. He adopted the name Zampa. Alice Manfredi, roaming in search of her treacherous lover, was taken in and sheltered by Lugano, a wealthy merchant. Alice died shortly thereafter, of a broken heart; and Lugano caused a marble statue of her to be erected in his palace. This statue is venerated by the local people as a saint.

Act 1

Camille, Lugano's daughter, is preparing to marry Alphonse, the younger son of the Monza family, who has never met his elder brother. Just then, by the sort of coincidence beloved of opera librettists, Zampa arrives on the scene, in disguise. He is thought by everyone to be in prison awaiting execution; but in reality he has escaped, and he has just captured Lugano. Now he has arrived at the palace to demand a ransom for Lugano's release.

Zampa is smitten by Camille's beauty and so, in addition, he demands her for himself as the price for Lugano's life. In order to save her father, Camille is thus forced to break her engagement to Alphonse, who is removed from the scene when he, too, is captured by the pirates. Zampa is then joined by his pirates. They take possession of the palace and order Dandolo, the castle steward, to prepare rooms and bring wine for them all. During the ensuing feast Daniel, Zampa' s first mate, notices the statue of Alice. For a joke, Zampa places a ring on the marble Alice's finger and declares her his fiancée for the night. However, when he tries to remove the ring, the statue's hand closes — to the terror of all except Zampa.

Act 2

The following day, Zampa is leading Camille to the altar when — on the very threshold of the chapel — the statue of Alice appears and threatens Zampa. Again, Zampa refuses to be alarmed by the statue. Now Camille's companion Ritta comes on the scene; she is perplexed about two things: first, that Camille is, although apparently unwillingly, about to marry a stranger; and second, that neither the bride's father Lugano nor Alphonse is there. Then Ritta spots Daniel, her supposedly dead husband; this places her in a quandary, because the (much more attractive prospect) Dandolo has been courting her.

The comic sub-plot of this trio continues to weave its way through the rest of the story. Alphonse appears, having made good his escape from the pirates, and recognises Zampa as the pirate chief. As he is in the throes of denouncing Zampa to the assembled company, a pardon arrives from the viceroy: Zampa is to be given his freedom on condition that he and his men go to fight the Turks. All this notwithstanding, the ceremony goes ahead: Zampa and the heartbroken Camille are married.

Act 3

In despair, Alphonse comes at night to bid farewell to the desolate Camille. Alphonse decides to kill Zampa, but he suddenly realizes that Zampa is in fact his long-lost elder brother, and that consequently he is unable to kill him. He leaves Camille' s room.

Zampa and Camille are finally alone together. However, in the final fatal twist of the story, just as Zampa goes to take Camille in his arms, the statue of Alice Manfredi appears again between the couple, and drags Zampa down to hell. (This aspect of the plot is clearly a pastiche of the plot of Mozart's Don Giovanni.)

Bibliography

The Viking Opera Guide, ed. Amanda Holden with Nicholas Kenyon and Stephen Walsh, Viking (1993) ISBN 0-670-81292-7
The libretto/score of the English version by Jean and Christopher Shaw

Sources

The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, by John Warrack and Ewan West (1992), 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164

External links

Performance of the Overture to Zampa at YouTube

Michał Kleofas Ogiński : Composer of famous Polonaise

2010-03-29T08:18:00.002-04:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%82_Kleofas_Ogi%C5%84ski

Oginski Polonaise - worth listening to

2010-03-26T09:45:00.001-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQwRYqqqHnY

In Related News: Mud Hens Add 15-Scoop Sundae To Ballpark Menu

2010-03-26T07:46:00.002-04:00

The Toledo Mud Hens, the AAA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are hoping to scoop up some more business this season with some new menu items.V/Gladieux has unveiled several new food items that will be available to fans at Fifth Third Field in 2010. The star of the show is the Fifth Third Fanatic Freeze sundae--which is 15 scoops of ice cream!"Fifteen scoops of Toft’s ice cream...it will serve 1 to 8 fans, you can enjoy by yourselves if you love ice cream or share with family and friends," said V/Gladieux General Manager Craig Nelson. "Every year we compile a list of potential new menu items. The list is comprised of suggestions from our fans as well as new products presented to us from our suppliers."The Fanatic Freeze will be five scoops of three of your favorite flavors. It costs $25 and is served in a life-size batting helmet, just like the ball players wear! It is topped with whipped cream, hot fudge, rainbow sprinkles, peanuts, and cherries.Other new food items include the Chicken Caesar Wrap, Buffalo Chicken Wrap, Fritos Chili Pie, We Be Ribs (a pulled pork sandwich), and a Creamsicle Float.Opening day is April 8.

Polish American Night at Fifth Third Field

2010-03-26T07:26:00.002-04:00

Celebrate your Polish heritage and enjoy a great evening at Fifth Third Field as the World Famous Toledo Mud Hens take on the Norfolk Tides!

Saturday, June 19, 2010 AT 7:00 P.M.

All Tickets are $15.00 per person and include the following::
• A Pre-game concert by the Touch of Brass-Starts at 5:30 p.m. (Jim & Stas' are in this group)
• The Polish National Anthem will be played along with the United States'
National Anthem before the game
• Post-Game Fireworks
• One Souvenir Item
• Admittance to Post-Game party at P.R.C.U.A Hall with food and beverage
and entertainment provided by Touch of Brass

For your scrapbook

2010-03-22T16:15:00.002-04:00

Here's a blurry photo of the band from the performance on Saturday.

Mark your calendars: "Music in the Park Series"

2010-03-22T13:57:00.002-04:00

"Music in the Park"

Friday, July 23rd 6:30-8 pm

Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio

here is a link to their website:

http://laketwp.com/lake_township_014.htm

what's a wamba?

2010-03-22T08:58:00.003-04:00

I met Mark Moffit of the King Wamba parade on Saturday at the Sister Cities event. I had invited him to hear us perform the Wamba March. Below is a link to the parade's website and more about the history of the event. We will do some investigating to find out more about the history behind the actual music, Mark was unaware that such a piece existed.

http://odelot.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=28

Trivial Photo: Publishing House of our "Polish Books" ca.1910

2010-03-19T08:21:00.003-04:00

Władysław H. Sajewski standing in the front of his music store at 1017 Milwaukee Avenue. Chicago, Illinois. Ca. 1910

http://www.polishmuseumofamerica.org/v4/images/CPRFeature200901/WSajewskiMusicStoreMilwaukeeAveCa1910_800x492.jpg

Andrew S. Majer

2010-03-17T10:22:00.002-04:00

Andrew S. Majer

3-13-1924 ~ 3-15-2010
Andrew 'Andy' was born in Karatfold, Hungary and came to the U.S. in 1951 receiving his citizenship March 21, 1957. He married his favorite nurse Nancy (Simon) on October 10, 1953 at St. Stephen Catholic Church. Nancy preceded him in death in September of 1991. Andy worked at Nabisco, L.O.F., and retired from Toledo Public Schools. He was proud of his Catholic faith and for many years sang in the Choir at St. Stephen and St. Thomas Aquinas. He was also an usher at St. Thomas and had been an active member of the Holy Name Society as well. Andy was also a proud member of the Knights of Columbus joining Our Lady of Fatima Council 3564 and later transferring to St. Jerome Council 11450. He became a Sir Knight of the Toledo General Assembly 807 (now the Bishop Hoffman Assembly) in 1964 and was active with honor guard for many years. He was also active in the community until an unfortunate accident several years ago. He volunteered with the Area Office on Aging, the Senior Centers in East Toledo and Rossford and R.S.V.P. program with the Toledo Police Department. Andy is survived by his brother, Frank (Gizella) of Gersakarat Hungary; sons, Steve (Patti) of Toledo, Mark and daughter, Jayne, of Oregon; grandchildren, Andrew and Bridget, of Toledo; great-grandson, Clayton, of Toledo; nephews, Laslo and Frank and niece, Margaret and many great-nieces and nephews in Hungary. Friends may visit Freck Funeral Chapel, on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 2-9 p.m. where the recitation of the rosary will take place at 7 p.m. with 4th Degree K. of C. services at 8 p.m. Funeral services will begin in the funeral home on Thursday at 9 a.m. and continue on with the Mass of Christian Burial in St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Lake Twp. Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. http://www.freckchapel.com/

2010-03-16T16:29:00.001-04:00

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