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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BAND

In the spring of 1990, the Cottonwood Civic Club placed an announcement in the newspaper that they were interested in assisting in a project that would benefit the Cottonwood Community. Madison Myers responded to the announcement with the idea of forming a community band. The Cottonwood Civic Club was enthusiastic, but was not able to financially support the endeavor. However, this was the impetus needed for Madison to gather a group of musicians to form a band.

 

The original band consisted of eight members. Through the years, the band grew to its current size of almost 50 members. The members range in age from high school students to retirees in the community. They hail from Sedona, Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Camp Verde and throughout the Verde Valley. The band was incorporated as a non-profit organization in January 2001.
 

The band rehearses on Monday evenings from 7-9 PM at the Clemenceau Heritage Museum, 1 N Willard St, Cottonwood, AZ 86326


New Members are always welcomed. No audition is necessary.

 

Presently, the Cottonwood Community Band presents four concerts per year and provides music for various community events such as Verde River Days, the Jerome Elks Lodge Flag Day Celebration, and the Clarkdale Fourth of July Celebration.

Officers and Board of Directors

 

John Kinnamon – President

Gloria Vander Peut - Vice President

Jean Tierney - Secretary

Neil Rosenow – Treasurer

Nancy Kores

Judy Cowan

Colleen Edwards

 

Conductor: Jeff Bowell

 

Musicians  -  listed alphabetically

 

Flute

Lynda Anderson

Judy Cowan

Sarah Garvey

Julie Lacksonen

Karen Reedstrom

Jean Tierney

Clarinet

Kirstie Bruno

Brian Daniels

Jennifer Gummo-Wagner

Ashley Herzog

Mary McCaffrey

Brenda Page

Paul Scott

Telena Smith

Jan Van Kooten

Gloria Vander Peut

Oboe

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Bass Clarinet

Peggy Burress

Bassoon

Open

Alto Saxophone

Jill Whitener

Diana Judson

Tenor Saxophone

Keith Boeckman

Baritone Saxophone

Jim Van Lieu

Trumpet

Julie Gerrish

Greg Kalbaugh

John Kinnamon

Maury Lillis

Ron Wright

 

French Horn

Neil Manzenberger

Will Norris

Trombone

Bob Cunningham

Alex Kavet

Neil Rosenow

Euphonium

Nancy Kores

Gerald Kuhn

Tuba

Dan Edwards

Andrew Stone

 

Percussion

Catherine Delaney

Colleen Edwards

Peter Martin

Echo Reinhard

Deb Roberts

Lisa Rosenow

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COTTONWOOD COMMUNITY BAND WELCOMES

NEW DIRECTOR JEFF BOWELL

 

Cottonwood Community is proud to announce its new director Jeff Bowell (pronounced “Bowl”).

 

Mr. Bowell is Canadian born but grew up in Ohio. While attending music school at Youngstown State he freelanced with the Cleveland Philharmonic and Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Band.

 

In 1981 Bowell won the Army's West Point Band audition as a trombonist. He played with the United States Military Academy (USMA) Band for five years and had opportunities to conduct the band for outdoor Sunday evening band concerts at Trophy Point, the site where scenes from the end of the movie "Hello, Dolly!" were filmed. Bowell then switched to the Air Force bands for a total of 20 years ending as a USAF Master Sergeant.  

 

After retiring from the Air Force, Bowell and his wife Shawn moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming where he taught at the community college for nine years serving as assistant director. After a short detour to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the Bowells moved to the Village of Oak Creek in November of 2017. Bowell had been playing for the Prescott Pops Symphony and the Verde Valley Sinfonietta.

 

Cottonwood Community Band welcomes Jeff Bowell to the podium. He can be contacted at cottonwoodcommunityband@gmail.com.

 

 

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