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Future All-Stars Weekend 2018 Report
Eric R. Dina, Divisional Music Director – Northeast Ohio Division of The Salvation Army
Fifty-five young people from around the USA Eastern and Canada/
Bermuda Territories gathered at Star Lake Lodge for the New York Staff
Band’s Fifteenth Annual Future All-stars Weekend, sponsored by the
Green Family Foundation. The weekend represents an intended desire
by members of the New York Staff Band to identify, develop, and
challenge the next generation of musicians spiritually and musically.
The intense fifty-two hour sprint featured five full length
rehearsals, two devotional periods, two instrument sectional periods,
Sunday morning worship, and the Future All-Stars Finale. Somehow,
the young people found time to quickly jaunt into New York City to
hear a three hour New York Staff Band concert with Mnozil Brass.
The Spiritual theme for the weekend was Be Perfect. Majors Phil
and Jodi Lloyd, USA Eastern Territory Youth Leaders, challenged
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us pursue our relationship with Christ with the same passion and
vigor we strive for in our musical journeys. Scripture throughout the
weekend was drawn from fifth chapter of Matthew and the second
chapter of Philippians. The two devotional times were supplemented
with small groups, led by New York Staff Band members.
The music for the weekend was presented well to an enthusiastic
crowd at Montclair Citadel on Sunday afternoon. The program
commenced with I Will Proclaim (Marcus Venables). This piece works
in itself as an opener to any festival, but it also draws a musical
comparison to Colonel Robert Redhead’s famous piece, A Fanfare of
Praise. This was followed up by the signature piece of the weekend,
Future All-Stars (Martin Cordner) and the congregational song, Be Still
for the Presence of The Lord (arr. William Himes). The Word presented
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