Ad Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 15, 1991

Nass Valley trump

by Betty Barton

Edward Benson, a student from
New Aiyansh, has been chosen to
play with the Music in May Festi-
val band during the Music in May
Festival being held May 23-25 at
Oregon's Pacific University. The
Festival is the oldest and most
prestigious held on the west coast.
The 160 members of the festival
band were chosen from more than
1,600 applicants.

A senior at Nisga’a Elementary-
Secondary, 20-year-old Benson is
the solo trumpeter with the

school’s band. He also plays in
Kincolith, his home town, com-
munity band, Greenville commun-
ity band, Canyon City Salvation
Army band, and the Harmonic
Silver band in New Aiyansh.

Nisga’a district band director
Ron Jeskey describes Benson as
“one of the hardest. working and
dedicated musicians" he has every.
instructed. Jeskey is originally
from Oregon and attended the
Music in May Festival regularly.
He has been in this area since
1975. Jeskey encouraged Benson

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to apply for the Music in May

Festival band because “it will be a
great opportunity for him to work
with other talented and dedicated

musicians.”

‘Edward Benson began his musi-
cal career with the Kincolith com-
munity band as a trumpet player.
The band furnished his trumpet.
He also now plays a number of
other instruments. Last Friday,

Marilyn Kerr of Sight & Sound
presented him with a Yamaha
trumpet, courtesy of both Sight &
Sound and Yamaha.

Based on Edward’s musical
background, his conductor’s fec-
ommendations, and quite a few
phone calls to Pacific University,
he was chosen to participate in the
upcoming Festival. On May 23,

eter to blow in international festival —

they will start rehearsals with a
guest conductor and finally per-
form at a Gala in the Portland
Civic Auditorium on the evening
-of May 25th.

The Nisga’a Schoo! District is
flying both Edward and Ron to the
Festival, and the Community Band

and the Band Council are each -

contributing $500 to their travel.

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