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TMI a boon to delegates spiritually, musically
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participating in a cornet quartet,
“Heralds of Victory,” conducted by
the composer’s son – Dr. Richard
Holz – the man most recently
responsible for the growth and
development of TMI. The concert
also included the retirement
of Major Terry Israel from the
territorial band after serving
faithfully for many years.
The traditional Sunday morning
worship service was once again
held on Saturday morning –
confusing everyone! But we were
honored to have Commissioners
Don and Debi Bell with us.
Commissioner Debi Bell gave the
message.
Celebrations continued on
Monday evening as the
Dr. Richard E. Holz Band
performed the National
Celebrating Anthem at the Texas
Rangers baseball game.
75 years
Attendance at TMI was
significantly up this year
and included representatives from
Mexico, Chile, Bolivia, Germany,
Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
Each performance group (dance,
drama, band, choir) performed
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items at the midweek festival and
again at the final festival.
Commissioners Paul and Jajuan
Kellner – perhaps the only true
Southerners to ever serve as special
guests at TMI – visited and were
able to encourage the delegates.
There were some very tender
moments, too, particularly when
two young people – Adam Wallace
of Arkansas-Oklahoma and Halie
Booth of Texas – received prayer.
Both young people experienced
great struggles with their health
during the week and the delegates
and staff wanted to lift them
up in prayer. One special dance
presentation was dedicated to
Adam and his family. It was timely
that the Redheads chose “prayer”
as their theme, and that spirit of
reflection had a great impact.
The Redheads have been retired
for some years now but brought
boundless energy to the week and
left with high praise for TMI –
particularly the spiritual quality of
the young people: “The students
were so focused on the right things.
They were spiritually motivated
and at the same time focused on
developing their talents, but with
the aim to serve the Lord rather
than for their own satisfaction.”
Delegate Leah Argot, from
Atlanta, is a great example of that
spiritual motivation. “Since TMI,
I’ve had a burning need to be
productive in my home life, school
life, and definitely in my spiritual
life,” she said.
Photos:
1. Katie Hood, flugel horn in the Leslie Hall Band. 2. Prayer was the focus
of the daily morning manna sessions
led by Colonel Gwenyth Redhead. 3.
Emily Fry leading the Kellner Women’s Chorus.
4. Colonel Gwenyth Redhead leading
morning manna. 5. Commissioner
Debi Bell brought the Word at the
first worship service. 6. A highlight of
the week was when the Bandmaster
Richard E. Holz Band performed at
a Texas Rangers game. 7. Delegates
and staff had a fun time during
“Sunday Shenanigans.”
8. The 313 delegates and staff
celebrated 75 years since the first
Territorial Music Institute in 1940.
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Photos by
Laura Dake
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