When Phil Shirley was a student at the University of Kansas, he took a job at the campus library and found he liked the work more than he had liked any other job. That led to an academic focus in library science, and he went on to earn his master’…

Librarian by day, flutist by night, principal flutist Karen Perone grew up in the small town of Delevan, NY. After a failed attempt at playing the piano, she took up the flute and piccolo in the sixth grade. Growing up in this rural community meant you either played in the…

Left to right: Neal Frey, JoAnn McConnell, Tom Roblee, Joan Wenzel, Tim Hilton If you have followed the music scene of local school systems the last 25 or so years, you are aware we have steel bands in the Tuscarawas Valley. It’s a surprise to some, given the distance…

Most of us don’t observe Lent by altering our behaviors much, so the true import of the title of this program is a little lost. “Carnival” (or “Carnivale” if you want to be a little exotic) conjures up images of under-dressed young women in street parades or of cruise…

I grew up in Wadsworth, Ohio, where I joined band in fifth grade. I was one of 60 students trying out for percussion, and the band director told my mom I needed to select a second choice of instruments because “girls don't play percussion,” and I would most likely not…