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North Vancouver Youth Band: 62 years of honors, excitement and camaraderie music by Al Price F e w o r g a n i z a t i o n s have s u c h a precise grasp o n h o w and w h e n o p e r a t e d by a f i e r c e l y dedicated return Squamish First N a t i o n on the incorpoon group of band parents, w h o s e C a p i l a n o R e s e r v e let t o t h e ration of the thunderbird the band's crest. they w e r e f o r m e d . A t 3:30 p.m. o n M o n d a y , M a r c h 13, 1 9 3 9 , B a n d M a s t e r is m e a s u r e d i n t h e m u s i c a l e x p e r i e n c e g a i n e d by t h e y o u n g m u s i c i a n s , w h o also through their efforts build emblem J.B. O l s o n g a t h e r e d 18 b o y s a n d g i r l s B o a s t i n g 125 m e m b e r s by 1959, t o g e t h e r in t h e b a s e m e n t o f Q u e e n M a r y S c h o o l in N o r t h V a n c o u v e r f o r t h e f i r s t p r a c t i c e o f w h a t has c o m e b e k n o w n as t h e N o r t h V a n c o u v e r Youth Band. W h i l e maintaining a close associat i o n w i t h all t h e s c h o o l s i n t h e city to c h a r a c t e r and life-long friendships. "It's a m a z i n g w h e r e v e r w e play, people see the uniforms and c o m e a n d tell us t h e y w e r e p a r t o f t h e b a n d w h e n t h e y w e r e y o u n g , " says o n e of this year's v o l u n t e e r s , K e n t H o w i e . " P e o p l e f r o m Canada, the U . S . , E u r o p e , o u r m e m b e r s a r e all o v e r t h e w o r l d a n d t h e y still really e n j o y s e e i n g t h e b a n d m a r c h i n g in a parade o r playing a c o n c e r t . " By 1942,the band had added a program for 10- t o 12-year-olds, and help t h e b a n d m a d e a b i g l e a p , p l a y i n g in a c o m p e t i t i o n at t h e C a l g a r y S t a m p e d e , its f i r s t m a j o r v e n u e a w a y f r o m h o m e . T h e y a l s o p l a y e d at a B.C. Lions football game, and t a i n e d at t h e o p e n i n g of t h e Squamish Highway. few enter- and district of N o r t h Vancouver, the b a n d h a s m a i n t a i n e d its i n d e p e n d e n c e t o t h i s day. P a r t i c i p a n t s in t h e N o r t h V a n c o u v e r Youth Band also perform in t h e i r s c h o o l b a n d s , w i t h F r o m there, over the next years, the N o r t h V a n c o u v e r Youth B a n d e x p a n d e d its h o r i z o n s , s w e e p i n g the a w a r d s at t h e N a t i o n a l B a n d C o m p e t i t i o n in T o r o n t o , a n d playing c o n c e r t s a n d t a t t o o s in S e a t t l e , D i s n e y l a n d , a n d at E x p o ' 6 7 in Montreal.They subsequently Japan, N o r t h e r n toured the V a n c o u v e r S y m p h o n y Youth O r c h e s t r a , and a variety of other h a d p a r t i c i p a t e d in e v e n t s t o m u s i c a l g r o u p s , juggling b u s y s c h e d ules of p r a c t i c e a n d throughout performances raise m o n e y for the S e c o n d W o r l d W a r efforts locally. T h e y w e r e a l s o front and centre w h e n celebrations war. England several the L o w e r Mainland. times, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland and many m o r e countries. W h i l e their International reputation grew, F r o m its h u m b l e b e g i n n i n g s , t h e N o r t h V a n c o u v e r Y o u t h B a n d has g r o w n t o its c u r r e n t s t a t u s as o n e of w e r e h e l d at t h e e n d of the A f t e r hitting hard times and going through a period of turmoil the v o l u n t e e r s r e f u s e d t o let in 1953, the band m e m b e r s and their supporters the m o s t prestigious musical organiz a t i o n s o f Its t y p e in t h e country. never neglected the local audiences, p e r f o r m i n g in c o u n t l e s s c o n c e r t s a n d parades, from the N o r t h Shore to t h e H y a c k F e s t i v a l in New was band fold. By the spring of the foll o w i n g year, t h e r e s u r g e n t band T h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r s , h u n d r e d s if not thousands of y o u n g boys and girls have p a s s e d t h r o u g h t h e of the band, furthering their knowledge and entertaining ranks musical thou- p l a y e d t o a c r o w d o f 4 0 0 in t h e Lonsdale Hall, with a young fellow trum- W e s t m i n s t e r . In 1 9 9 5 t h e N V Y B named Terry David Mulligan on n a m e d t h e official b a n d o f t h e C i t y o f N o r t h Vancouver, and o v e r the years has w o n a l m o s t e v e r y a w a r d available In c o m p e t i t i o n s a r o u n d t h e world. pet. A y e a r later, t h e N o r t h V a n g r o u p w a s t h e f e a t u r e b a n d at t h e f i r s t B . C . Schools Band C o n f e r e n c e , and several years of p e r f o r m i n g for the sands of p e o p l e at h o m e a n d a b r o a d . O r g a n i z e d as a n o n - p r o f i t society, t h e N o r t h V a n c o u v e r Y o u t h B a n d is Current Band Master R o d O l s o n j o i n e d t h e g r o u p in 1 9 9 7 Saskatchewan w i t h his family, a n d s i n c e t h e n has started to build the n u m b e r s back from up, but m o r e m e m b e r s are always w e l c o m e . H e leads a B e g i n n e r B a n d (no previous experience), Junior Band (minimum one year musical experiand Senior ence) and Intermediate Bands (minimum t w o and three years experience respectively). F o r m o r e information Vancouver Hetherington Howie at Youth on the North John Kevin Band, contact or at 980-5823 987-9295.