Wishing you good times, good cheer
and a memorable new year.
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(Pictured are Betty Herron, President, Debbie Bass, Board Member-at-Large, and Gail Davis, Treasurer)
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Happy New Year!
Thank you to Donna Cone for hosting our Holiday Party in her beautiful home. It was a great way to celebrate the Holiday and to be with our friends in the Guild. 2020 looks to be a busy year for the Guild.
The first party for Symphony Designer House is Bare Bones, January 16 at 6:00 p.m. It is always fun to see the house empty and then to see it transformed by our fabulous designers.
The first Guild meeting of the year is also on January 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the home of Nikki Lawson. We have several Guild programs and activities coming up, and I am sure you will want to learn how you can be involved.
February 7 is the date for the Children's Concert at Robinson Music Hall. I am thrilled to announce that the Guild received $2500 from the American Contract Bridge League Charity Foundation. Funding from this grant will provide 500 fourth and fifth grade students from six Little Rock School District schools the opportunity to attend the Children's Concert. Prior to the concert, all attending teachers and students are provided teacher guides and student journals that relate the music to what they are learning in their classrooms. Paul and Beth Nyhus, co-chairs of the concert, will be asking for volunteers at the January Guild meeting, and we will need all hands on deck as the music hall is all sold out!!
As always, I appreciate all that you do to make music available to children of all ages and the community at large.
Gratefully,
Betty Herron
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
January 16-11:30 a.m.-Membership Meeting-(see below)
January 16-6:00 p.m.-Bare Bones Designer House Party-(see below)
January 19-6:00 p.m.-Youth Orchestras Concert
January 25 at 7:30 p.m. & January 26 at 3:00 p.m.-Masterworks Concert
January 28-7:00 p.m.-River Rhapsodies Concert
February 7-10:00 a.m.-Children's Concert
Designer House-April 10-May 10
JANUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING INFORMATION
The 2019 Stella Boyle Smith winner will be performing at the January 16 11:30 membership meeting at the home of Nikki Lawson, 8 Sunset Drive.
Lunch will be available following the general membership meeting, but reservations are necessary. The menu will consist of BBQ beef, chicken, and pork, with some usual BBQ sauce and side items available, including dessert. There will also be a few salad ingredients available. The cost will be $12.00 per person.
Reservations will be taken until 4 p.m., Sunday, January 12
. To reserve lunch by email contact Jane Prather,
jjprather88@sbcglobal.net
, or to reserve lunch by phone, leave a voice message on Jane Liem's phone at 501-227-0947. Checks made payable to ASOG and cash will be taken at the door.
ASOG HOLIDAY PARTY-2019-AT THE HOME OF DONNA CONE
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Jim Marsh, Dale James, Janice James, Susan Marsh
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Peyton Bishop, Ethan Frazier
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Pat Luzzi, Margo Rowe, Nikki Lawson, Carolynn Coleman, Linda Raff
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For a pre-transformation look at Designer House XXV, plan to attend the Bare Bones party on Thursday, January 16. Sponsored by
At Home in Arkansas,
the event begins at 6 p.m. at
21509 Denny Road, site of Designer House 2020. Many designers participating in the 25th anniversary show house will be on hand. Rooms will be filled with original art by local artists; art will be available for purchase. Designer House XXV will showcase a 40-acre property containing two homes, a lake, garden and beautiful vistas.
Tickets to the Bare Bones party are $50 per person and include 1 general admission single-day tour ticket to the completed Designer House April 10-May 10.
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Visit the website,
www.ARSymphonyDesignerHouse.com
to purchase tickets to Bare Bones and other Designer House special events. Advance tickets to tour Designer House April 10-May 10 are also now available online.
Are you interested in helping with Designer House XXV? Volunteers are needed to (1.) recruit Day Sponsors; (2.) serve in the Concerto Cafe; and (3.) assist with evening special events. Contact Paige James at 501-350-6169 or e-mail
pjames135@comcast.net
Hosted every two years, Designer House is the Guild's largest fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and music education programs.
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SNEAK A 'BEFORE' PEEK AT DESIGNER HOUSE DURING JANUARY 16 BARE BONES PARTY
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Meet Your New ASO Musician--Ross Ahlhorn
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A Shires Trumpet Artist, Dr. Ross Ahlhorn currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the Universtiy of Central Arkansas and Second Trumpet with the ASO. A recent first prize winner in the Golden Classical International Music Competition and the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competitions, Dr. Ahlhorn was invited to perform at Weill Hall in Carnegie and at the Wiener Saal at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Prior to his appointment at UCA, Ross was on the faculty at James Madison University, Washington and Lee University, and Southern Virginia University. He was also Principal Trumpet with the Waynesboro Symphony. He has performed with the Salt River Brass and the Musica Nova Orchestra of Scottsdale.
Dr. Ahlhorn completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance, Pedagogy and Literature at James Madison University. His Master of Music degree is from Arizona State University and his Bachelor's is from Baylor University.
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IMPORTANT DATE-Friday, February 7, 2020
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Volunteer to be a Safari Guide, escorting the 2,200 school children coming to the ASO Children's Concert. Contact Beth Nyhus at
bdnyh@aol.com
. "Exploring the Symphony" is the theme of the music that will lead us into deserts, forests, mountains and rivers. 35 schools are coming from as far away as Oark in the Ozark mountains. We are grateful for 2 grants this year providing funding for 10 Little Rock elementary schools and for donors from churches and individuals. Many schools could not come to the concert without this financial support. Applause for the Arkansas Arts Council and Arkansas Bridge Club for the grants. The latter grant is being administrated by Linda Murray Young, former Guild President in 1986-87, currently the LRSD Director of Grants and Program Development. A narrator will guide us all on this journey with the symphony. Arkansas Circus Arts performers will perform dressed as giraffes and elephants on stilts outside as the buses arrive. Come join us for a great musical adventure!
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Information for the February Guild Notes must be sent to Ouida Keck, kecko@obu.edu, no later than January 25.
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