New Horizons Band offers seniors a chance to feel the music
Jamey Rhodes plays the saxophone during the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band concert Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Betty Visocan plays the trumpet during the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band concert Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Laurieanne Stewart plays the flute with the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band during their fall concert Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Kurt Reimer plays the trumpet during the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band concert Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Jamey Rhodes plays the saxophone during the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band concert Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
The Flathead Valley New Horizons Band plays during its Fall Family Pops Concert on Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. The band is directed by Eileen Alexander and focuses on providing an opportunity for adults to learn to play music. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Dave Mosby plays the triangle as part of the percussion section during the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band concert Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Neil Lawrence plays the tuba with the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band during their fall concert Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Joe Clark on the drums during the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band concert Oct. 19 at the Red Lion in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Many members of the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band haven’t touched their instrument since high school.
Some of them didn’t even play before joining the band, according to Director Eileen Alexander. The former Evergreen and Lakeside band teacher said the group, which is made up of mostly senior citizens, is all about having fun and the love of playing music.
“Music is our common goal and music is therapeutic, emotionally and mentally. Band friends stick together for a lifetime — it’s just a special bond, people playing music together. That happens in our group, and I'm very proud of the welcoming nature of our people,” Alexander said.
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