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Bringing Music to Thurmont
James Rada, Jr.
Morris Blake may not like to toot playing instruments, singing, and
his own horn, but he is hoping that directing musical groups. He first
plenty of people in Thurmont like to began playing an instrument as a
toot theirs, whether it’s a trumpet, young boy in 1982, when he started
trombone, tuba, or another brass taking piano lessons. He has played
instrument. Blake is in the midst of trumpet, violin, saxophone, and
starting both a brass band and choir drums. He is the current music
for Thurmont. director at the Fort Detrick Chapel.
“I think the town needed one, “I’ve done nothing but music my
because the closest brass band to us entire life,” Blake said. It is the true
is Frederick,” Blake said. love of his life.
Not only is that a bit of a way to Practices will be held on Sunday
travel for band practice, but it makes evenings in the Thurmont Welcome
the practices twice as long. As long as Center on Water Street. The brass
there is local interest, Blake sees no band will practice at 5:00 p.m., and
We Invite You to Share Your reason Thurmont can’t have a brass the community choir will practice at S u ppor t Y ou r Commu n i ty!
Good News! band. The town certainly has plenty 6:00 p.m.
• news@thecatoctinbanner .com • of opportunities where a band could His goal is to have eight to ten Pratronize your local
• Message Line 240-288-0108 • perform. members in the brass band, and businesses.
• Fax 301-447-2946 • “Growing up here, I always had eighteen to twenty people in the
to travel to be part of a brass band,” community choir. Participants should
Blake said. be at least fifteen years old.
While there is a community choir He expects both groups to
in Emmitsburg, Blake feels there be ready to perform for various
is enough interest and talent in Christmas activities.
Thurmont to form another choir. If you are interested in
Blake plans on directing both participating, call Blake at 301-271-
groups. He has decades of experience 4831.
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