Our program for this month was a Valentines Theme. We listened to some fun music and enjoyed a nice meal.
To start, we enjoyed music by Fred Scheffler and Nathan Brandt at the piano for our Early Bird Prelude material. I thought Nathan did a great job. He is David’s brother. David has played for us in the past but is now away at the University.
Following our normal opening material, we enjoyed a concert by the New Horizons Jazz Ensemble. They played some nice music including a lot of Glen Miller music. This band is sponsored by the University of Dayton Continuing Education Department. Most of the musicians are senior citizens who in the past played instruments in bands, etc. Maybe some of our people would be interested in dusting off an old instrument and polishing some old skills and joining the program.
I hoped to be able to also post a sample of their music, but unfortunately, this was not properly recorded! 
So, you can get a taste of the music style at his website. We didn’t have any vocalists, though.
The drummer in the center photo above is my primary contact with the group and a fine gentleman, Chuck Steward.
…. and yes, that is a plastic trombone. There were actually four of them all different bright colors and they sounded pretty good in the one number where they were used.
The ensemble is led by Tom Pfrogner who is also involved in a number of other musical projects, including his own group, Tom Daugherty Orchestra. He was also a High School Band Director and teacher. As you can see, he also plays a Trombone and the piano/keyboard.
Lisa and her staff did another fine job in the kitchen and dining room! Several of you requested her recipe, so that will be available in our March Newsletter.
We also introduced our Fall Travel plans. We’re going to Florida in September! Be sure to check this out, if you are interested, and get your money in for the reservations as soon as possible! See the Brochure, HERE. I am surprised at how quickly this one is filling up. Hopefully, we can get about 50 of you for this one.
