finals . Highlights of Star Search 2022 were the inclusion of two new categories , Drum Set and Bass Guitar . The test music for these categories works in conjunction with the Acoustic Guitar category and can be used together or in any combination of the three for use at the corps level . Interestingly , Assistant Territorial Music Secretary and founding member and bassist of Unbound , Simon Morton , was able to present the very first Bass Guitar trophy to his 8-year-old son Sebastian Morton who participated at Territorial Star Search for the first time . It
was a treat to see over 2000 people gathered for the awards ceremony after a long day of presentations and was a testament to the hard work of Divisional Music Directors , corps officers , corps music leaders and parents and is a good sign for the health of music ministry in the eastern territory .
Other highlights of the Star Search awards ceremony were being able to feature the 2022 Future All Star Band in a sort of reunion from earlier in the year . Just about every student from the Future All Stars Band was present and featured music from their concert in March of 2022 . As has been a tradition in the Salvation Army for many years , our corps bands and songsters have their own youth versions in YP Bands and Singing Companies . The White Plains , NY Corps featured their
new ‘ youth ’ worship band full of guitars and percussion and keyboards and brought the house down with their exciting songs both in English and Spanish ! The finale , and bringing Star Search 2022 to close , brought all Singing Companies that competed that day to sing together in a massed version of Kevin Larsson ’ s ‘ He Loves Me ’.
If it hadn ’ t already been a long enough day , everyone quickly moved to another large gathering space to enjoy a time of refreshments whilst being serenaded by the ETSS , winning YP Band – Montclair Citadel and Singing Company , Englewood , NJ along with Territorial Dance Team – MOVE and most importantly , the cadet timbrel brigade ! It was a long , tiring but extremely fulfilling day in which the Lord was honored .
There were several other special musical moments over the course of the weekend , not counting out Dorothy Gates beautiful arrangement of the song ‘ Build my Life ’ entitled ‘ The Prayer of Jesus ’ and several more selections from the NYSB , ETSS and Unbound . Each group and participant were used for the glory and honor of the Lord and were sure to be a blessing to many .
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