2018-19 Guide To Yellow Springs

26 the Guide to YelLow Springs y 2018 - 1 9 Y e l l ow S p r i n g s N ews the string players with winds from the band, and in five years the school had a full orchestra proficient enough to hold its first performance of The Sound of Music. Two years later, Mullins received a stipend as a part-time string teacher at the high school, then as the orchestra director the next year. Inch by inch, she inculcated the orchestra program into the high school until by 1980, rehearsals were happening every day during school hours and Mullins was traveling with the orchestra to conven- tions and prestigious conferences around the Midwest and Chicago. Last year, the Youth Orchestra Association regrouped and launched a membership cam- paign, detailing the current slate of activities in which they are involved, including the pur- chase and refurbishing of instruments, bus trips to concerts in Dayton and Springfield, music scholarships, and intergenerational performances. In addition, the organization runs the Yellow Springs Summer Music Camp (for- merly Summer Strings), a two-week summer day camp that offers full orchestra, jazz combo, vocal and chamber music ensem- bles, master classes, music theory, private lessons, conducting and more and Yellow Springs Strings, a chamber orchestra for adults, many of whom are returning to music after many years. Mullins said she hopes that all villagers will be reminded that it took many people and many decades to promote and sustain a music program in Yellow Springs, and that it will take more energy still to keep the beat alive. 1 $ $ $ Continued from page 25 y  50 years of MAKING MUSIC y Shirley Mullins conducted while flautist Shirley Hatfield played a solo during the Yellow Springs Strings performance on the front deck of the Mills Park Hotel as part of the Porchfest music festival in October 2018. Yellow Springs Strings, an adult chamber orchestra, was created in association with the Youth Orchestra Association, 16 years ago. • photo by carla steiger • news archive photo Shirley Mullins conducting the Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra, circa 1980. g ce Al Kahina Middle Eastern (Belly) Dance Studio Traditional Arabic Women’s Dance Classes & Performances Kathleen Hennessy 767-1301 KathleenHennessy0801@gmail.com 233 Corry St., Yellow Springs (937) 767-7251 www.yellowspringschiropractic.com Erika Grushon, D.C. Katie Hulbert, D.C. • Chiropractic and Alternative Health Care • Nutritional and Lifestyle Evaluation • Certified Applied Kinesiologists Offering: Traditional, as well as cremation services Pre-arrangement counseling Educational/support materials handicapped accessible J ACKSON L YTLE & L EWIS FUNERAL HOMES Fax: 937-399-2501 322 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs, Ohio We’re building a reputation, not resting on one! 937-767-7310