“Pomona Concert Band – with live performance”
Linda W. Taylor
Speaker – Linda W. Taylor, Conductor and Musical Director –
Linda Taylor will talk about the Pomona Concert Band and music, with an emphasis on lifelong learning, including the positive effect playing instruments has on physical and mental well being. Her presentation will be followed by a performance by the Pomona Concert Band Brass Quintet. You won’t want to miss this program.
Linda has been a member of the Pomona Concert Band (PCB) since 1968. During that tenure she has held the Solo Clarinet chair, was Assistant Conductor for several seasons, and since 1983 has played in the tuba section. In 2006 she was appointed Conductor and Musical Director of the band. In addition to playing in the PCB she is a founding member and co-manager of the Golden State British Brass Band, plays in the Mentor’s Tuba Quartet, and is a founding member of the Promenade Brass. She has also played with the Claremont Winds, the San Gabriel Valley Symphony, the La Mirada Symphony, the Colorado Brass Band, and with several brass bands in England. Prior to her retirement in 1998 Linda taught instrumental music in the Baldwin Park Unified School District for 30 years. She was in charge of three elementary schools, and at the junior high she taught the band program and was in charge of the yearbook publication.
Introduction: Larry Fox
Fellowship: Julia Arias
Greeters: Bob Knell and Julia Arias
Birthdays: Don McDonald