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Pinery Baptist Church was
the venue for a Jubilee
Brass concert On Thursday,
September 17th,2009.
Over half a million visitors
are attracted to the Pinery
Park annually for it is a
place of unique natural
beauty.
The Pinery park covers over
6300 acres and consists of
757 plant, 325 bird and 60
butterfly species. It also
boasts a globally rare Oak
Savannah ecosystem as well
as freshwater coastal dunes
for endangered species and
is the largest protected
forest in southwestern
Ontario.
One can enjoy a 10 km beach,
10 nature trails and 38km of
ski trails.
The park provides 1,000 camp
sites.
The day for the Band started
with lunch and fellowship.
It’s always good to feed
this group first. This time
though they had to forego
‘nap time’ for ‘concert
time’.
The program began with
Soderstrom’s ‘Army of God’.
The Pastor then followed
with the opening song and
prayer.
Next up was Bill Gordon’s
Processional ‘Be glorified’
and a vocal solo by Major
Ron Bowles, a member of the
band executive, “How great
thou art”.
A march medley ‘Gospel
Jubilee’, another Gordon
number pleased the crowd
with familiar tunes.
The band, under the
leadership of George Holmes,
presented the vocal number
‘Redeemed’ and later ‘’In
me,Lord’
The bandmaster Jim Gordon
gave the audience the
opportunity to choose and
sing a couple of their
favorite hymns.
The March ‘Fill the world
with music’ followed as well
as two solos:” Highland
Cathedral on the ‘pipes’ by
Band Sergeant Jack Bernard
and the Cornet solo ‘I’d
rather have Jesus’ by Karl
Jolly.
The Executive officer Major
Wilson Noble brought a
devotional and the program
concluded with the selection
‘Praise my soul’.
A fringe benefit on this
beautiful fall day was the
casual drive through scenic
farmlands in southwest
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