Thanks to everyone who entered the Gourmet Giveaway Draw at each of the Fall Conferences. The winners were:

Dea McAllister, Palmdale Playhouse, Palmdale, CA (Ice Wine)

Ron Geisheimer, Flickinger Center, Alamogordo, NM (Maple Syrup)

Wendy Craft, Modesto CCA, Modesto, CA (Lindt Chocolate)

Deb Baker, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA (Ice Wine)

Betty Allan, Chester Fritz Auditorium, Grand Forks, ND (Maple Syrup)

David Scott, Markham Theatre, Markham, ON (Lindt Chocolate)

Randall Bernhard, Arts Council of Central Louisiana, Alexandria, LA (Ice Wine)
Joe Gillie, Old School Square-Crest Theater, Delray Beach, FL (Maple Syrup)
Sharon Bevis, Polk Community College, Winter Haven, FL (Lindt Chocolate)

See the bottom of this page for a list of Visitors to the Ebony & Ivory Booth at the Fall Conferences. Robert greeted many old friends and made some new ones at the many workshops and social events, and during Resource Room hours.

The Cape Fear Chorale, a 50-voice community choir based at Grace United Methodist Church in Wilmington, NC will be performing Andrew Gilpin's major choral work Gloria on November 24th at 7:30 p.m. Director Jerry S. Cribbs and accompanist Gregory Bell have become enthusiastic fans of Andrew's choral music. The Gloria is a wonderful modern setting of the traditional Latin text, immediately accessible and memorable with gorgeous melodic lines and interesting rhythms.

A capacity audience at the 680-seat Aultsville Theatre at St. Lawrence College in Cornwall, ON was treated to a delightful evening of Ebony & Ivory on Saturday, October 4th. The concert marked the Ebony & Ivory debut of Fred Jacobowitz and proved to be a moving and memorable experience. A new addition to the Ebony & Ivory program was the haunting Chassidic Dance by Abraham Ellstein, an example of a body of music almost wholly lost during the Holocaust.

A master of many styles of music and equally proficient on a number of instruments, Fred brought the house down in the second half with his authentic renditions of the music of Benny Goodman. Coupled with the exquisite playing of Andrew on piano and keyboards, the Ebony & Ivory Cornwall concert was a huge success and the Duo was immediately invited back after their standing ovation at concert's end.

Thanks to Sylvia Whitaker and her committee for all of their hard work in ensuring the success of the concert and to house technician Danny for his assistance.

The oldest college in Illinois is McKendree College in Lebanon, IL. Its campus is a mixture of traditional and modern architecture and its Chapel a beautifully refurbished venue for concerts. The Chapel acoustics are ideal and the Ebony & Ivory concert there on October 7th was a total delight. Nancy Ypma was a delightful host and, in addition to the evening concert, organized a Master Class in the afternoon for McKendree College music students. The students were given a lecture-demonstration which touched on a multitude of musical topics from tips on phrasing, embouchure, mouthpieces and ligatures, to musical history and the business of music. The students were most appreciative and attended the evening concert to see and hear Ebony & Ivory in action.

Ebony & Ivory will be enjoying the fall season in Maine this year. On Thursday, October 30th, the Duo will be performing at the Caribou Performing Arts Center in Caribou, Maine. This concert was organized by Ginny White, Director of the Center. Friday, October 31st will be spent by the Duo "trick or treating" on the way to The Chocolate Church in Bath, Maine, where an exciting evening has been planned by Marie Dufresne and Claire Adams, the newly-appointed Executive Director. Ebony & Ivory is looking forward to this performance in a venue whose name brings to mind the Duo's annual "chocolate" marketing campaigns.

Robert Baird was pleased to meet and greet the following old and new friends at the three major Fall Conferences:

Ron Geisheimer, Flickinger Center, Alamogordo, NM; Dea McAllister, Palmdale Playhouse, Palmdale, CA; Wendy Craft, Modesto CCA, Modesto, CA; Leon and Renee Bloom, Bernardo Concerts, San Diego, CA; Marsha Gebara, Redlands Bowl Summer Music, Redlands, CA; Micki Pantajja, Festival Dance & Performing Arts, Moscow, ID; Susan Gochoel, Auburn Arts Commission, Auburn, WA; Christian Wolf, Curtis Theatre, Brea, CA; Talmon Hertz, Calgary Pro Musica, Calgary, AB; Clarence Dent and Carl Helmick, Indian Wells Valley Concert Association, Ridgecrest, CA; Piper Schwartz, Sacramento Community Concerts, Sacramento, CA; Sandi Blodgett, Performing Arts for Youth Society, Burlingame, CA; Diane Mitchell, Hemet CCA, Hemet, CA; Elsie Sterrenberg and Mona Myhre, Sun Cities Chamber Music Society, Sun City, AZ; Lucinda Prewitt, Laguna Beach Live!, Laguna Beach, CA; Yllona Richardson, Nevada Arts, NV; Aaron and Mildred Hock, Borrego Springs CCA, Borrego Springs, CA; Lori Eicher, Youth in Arts, San Rafael, CA; Karen Fischer, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, HI; Janet Coburn, Kahilu Theatre Foundation, Kamuela, HI; Diana Wahl, The Festival at Sandpoint, Sandpoint, ID; Denise Stoeber, Madrid Theatre, Canoga Park, CA; Randy Miller, Department of Canadian Heritage, Ottawa, ON; Laura Damiani, Sutter Creek Theatre, Sutter Creek, CA; Clive Romney, Enoch Train, Murray, UT; Lenore Naxon, Jewish Community Center, San Francisco, CA; Joe Mandoky, Glendale CCA, Glendale, CA; Marcia Dunsmore, Wyoming Arts Council, Four Corners, WY; Harlan and Joan Warwick, Tehama CCA, Red Bluff, CA; Ruth Turner, Arts on Tour, Twin Falls, ID; Anna Wigglesworth, Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA; Heather Lundstrom, Kitimat Concert Association, Kitimat, BC; Andrew Thompson, Canadian Consulate, Los Angeles, CA.

David Scott, Markham Theatre, Markham, ON; Darlene Meyering, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI; Dan Schmal, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI; Randy and Vicky Wright, George Daily Auditorium, Oskaloosa, IA; Betty Allan, Chester Fritz Auditorium, Grand Forks, ND; Deb Baker, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA; Audrey Fultz, Martha Vredenburg and Anne Olson, Jackson Concert Series, Muscatine, IA; Bob DeStocki and Deanna Boone, Grand Opera House, Oshkosh, WI; Doug Tatum, Folly Theater, Kansas City, MO; Cynthia Garcia, City of El Paso, El Paso, TX; Mark Smith and Jo Anne Granquist, Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, IL; Warren Garrett and Judy Harquail, Community Cultural Impresarios, Toronto, ON; Deb Slade, Brock University Centre for the Arts, St. Catharines, ON; Gail Arendell, Arendell Artists, Asheville, NC; Dee Adrian, Capitol Centre, North Bay, ON; Pat Guttenberg, Council for the Performing Arts, Jefferson, WI; Edie Boran, Spotlight on Kids, Janesville, WI.

Randy Bernhard, Arts Council of Central Louisiana, Alexandria, LA; Joe Gillie, Old School Square - Crest Theater, Delray Beach, FL; Heather Rowland, Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, MS; Leigh Woodham, Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center, Belle Glade, FL; Sandy Greene, Selma Arts Council, Selma, AL; Diane Williams, York County Library, Rock Hill, SC; Peggy Case, Leeds Center for the Arts, Winchester, KY; Sharon Bevis, Polk Community College, Winter Haven, FL; Pat Alford, Diann Robinson and Jack Walker, Ned R. McWherter W. T. Cultural Arts Center, Jackson, TN; John Groover, Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, GA; Randy Mayes and Ben Douglas, Bologna Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, MS; Hank Gonzalez, The Borland Center, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Patsy Carson and Barbara Pennington, Monroe Area Council for the Arts, Madisonville, TN; Karen Wilson, King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne, FL; Hassell Moores, Gordon Hurd, Sue Kneller and Ursula Behnken, Emerald Coast Concert Association, Ft. Walton Beach, FL; Jane Lonon, Ashe County Arts Council, Jefferson, NC; Larry Coleman, Wingate University, Wingate, NC; Suzanne Sawyer, Cheri Clark and David Deal, Coffee County Arts Alliance, Enterprise, AL; Clarence and Lynn Mays, Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, VA; Larry Turner, John Talbot, David Dombrosky, Ed Armbrester and Karen Field, Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, GA; "Buster" Irvin, Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, TN; Henri Boulet, Larose Regional Park & Civic Center, Larose, LA; Tim Yerxa, Fredericton Playhouse, Fredericton, NB.