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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly a century, the Richardson Community Band |
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has been entertaining the people of Richardson, and for the past 30 |
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years, conductor George W. Jones has led the band with skill and |
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distinction; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded as the Richardson Community Brass Band in |
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the mid-1910s, the ensemble quickly became an essential part of the |
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community, regularly performing on the bandstand near East Main and |
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McKinney Streets; discontinued during both World Wars, the band was |
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started up again in 1970 by Joe Frank, the director of the |
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Richardson High School Band; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the group's 60 volunteers represent all walks |
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of life, from college students and teachers to business owners and |
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retirees, and they vary from beginners to players with four decades |
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of experience, all striving for the highest standard of |
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musicianship; committed to promoting the rich repertoire of the |
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brass and woodwind instruments, the band ends each of its concerts |
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with a piece by John Philip Sousa, and over the years they have |
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performed 125 of his 136 marches; and |
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WHEREAS, Conductor George W. Jones first worked with the band |
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as the summer replacement conductor in 1977, and he was permanently |
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appointed conductor in 1983; over the course of his exemplary |
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tenure, the band has grown in both ambition and acclaim; notably, |
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Mr. Jones began the series of outdoor concerts which has since |
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become an especially popular summer activity for families |
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throughout the region; and |
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WHEREAS, A music graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University and |
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Southern Methodist University, Mr. Jones was a band director at |
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several schools in the Garland Independent School District for many |
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years, and since 1997, he has served as the district's director of |
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fine arts; in 2010, he was presented with the Richardson |
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Coalition's Real Heroes Award; and |
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WHEREAS, The community ensembles of Texas add to the cultural |
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richness and diversity of the Lone Star State, and the Richardson |
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Community Band has long delighted audiences from across the |
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Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend conductor George W. Jones and the |
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members of the Richardson Community Band for their artistic |
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contributions and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the band as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |