%PDF-1.7 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Outlines 2 0 R /Pages 3 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Outlines /Count 0 >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [6 0 R 19 0 R ] /Count 2 /Resources << /ProcSet 4 0 R /Font << /F1 8 0 R /F2 9 0 R /F3 10 0 R /F4 11 0 R /F5 12 0 R /F6 14 0 R >> /XObject << /I1 15 0 R /I2 16 0 R /I3 23 0 R /I4 24 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS1 17 0 R /GS2 18 0 R /GS3 21 0 R /GS4 22 0 R >> >> /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] >> endobj 4 0 obj [/PDF /Text /ImageC ] endobj 5 0 obj << /Producer (dompdf 1.0.2 + CPDF) /CreationDate (D:20250421235003+00'00') /ModDate (D:20250421235003+00'00') >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Type /Page /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] /Parent 3 0 R /Contents 7 0 R >> endobj 7 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1928 >> stream xXMsWޒ* ٓ%e\FĐ0 `+ԼmS9\&ItigTZ,\}M?)[&)oyi5NF;|%e+Q uݿ?ޟI<)qWb;?}ThO)_x燷gYR(vTI6^8+TaWVI^n\% n xUp7w9m*a0UNl%iicz]䇝^?jT}%2P0$[G^G~8ēZ=IQl-Rfi,%Uϗn, 6v+S3֦dF+婕~DT_iar%y>-d^>ސrp]t;h]+֒ݧJE~յtk=o&I$[2zo{)qh=;,/ft:R3],ZFL_Vij[<0D֦md@5=~kX8LU, Kt NNihh+ UK yn6ǨvYCs^u b$kC"#m=S>lAbSNcE,*Ɲ+[ Abp8S?$eA1Dّ.lc/NPZmL b ȕu%.p= hciފ_Q?B%l#P2.*T.%ten ?x'tЗ hfcof# ܡIJbbE[~gr2(Sa?0Ŷ 8$|~X2PcnPvP?.EkVm,е7pOdžGol7Ef50 IzO"+h 1Yp*F +g*YE]ʍM=X-ߛ7*Dr3Cr_%-z1?m'ADQ'U׽6ӳI*: Wso0# T'Lȑ c 1ͷy8/(þb␡Vy,]'Uu:8 3N qc ׯm#us'k}FK(6e":kkS74Dž}ւA03.Φq5& N0XƨZ1fM#!l/m ʆOiDVqy>Vы<^2MqTUYA| ~pqL'o[Ws>](V*|Q$eů8.eu|K7Nl^8L.cPkwQ endstream endobj 8 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F1 /BaseFont /Helvetica /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 9 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F2 /BaseFont /Times-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 10 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F3 /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 11 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F4 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 12 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F5 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Oblique /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 13 0 obj [6 0 R /Fit] endobj 14 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F6 /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 15 0 obj << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Width 550 /Height 140 /Filter /FlateDecode /DecodeParms << /Predictor 15 /Colors 1 /Columns 550 /BitsPerComponent 8>> /ColorSpace /DeviceGray /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length 5329>> stream xqDǯ뺒$ILfff&I335Lf2\3I2L&_3$3I$d+$\W=9y9lLss99P`0 `0 `0 `0 !U_:~u = F~sZŻدns⃪Qg¢G(F[-s͓^ DZ>d>3Dr#\OΉ, ZFwjux<;4Ƀxز#_v?nO<|{7c(b{Oū}w[N e~Hs䎷wwOn<1B.k+%U=eԘ -mCj)t:}c'ϓ*n"-ovkZ?R"V%wʶ7s]eX&eǕq` 1-2e JYHCFOUam 7:(Ԙt_@ހN t{B~ :V@}o#7!z^&zFL:ʤn X<- %"bNWqF c` M'4?cH-V`ǵAF>=#Ěm75dB I&7E5<>-͏їFǿl3M6x]Y&)2 FoΌ N.<t i4wL\^=_|Fo؏IȄ ik$ɄL?{?|tmCޮ=~T&iTevϷ'奔s?EꋄLPY͹箵?@L:Aˤ3y_:9AtA*0qVe- e6g)%a}.qKcI V/xʤzM|\ HSql0;*%+Mذ-闛obebu2iU&lLbtIcxb5^B#8 ޮaʻ _ w>j+L:$"&O;bZ K1 jmU玫ݢ=S/J<WO2'_yUPvp=`"aL5 Nl7"rlQT޼==-I[Se* F'(\`󴯉'{:נnVZ TG6*r$Tyx^LJū.C<3` %ANrxUo"˄ 0&$tO F&bIcW3GG͈ y!{m,LkCI d,(2"@ dR%F1thUL8Rݒ^+v9^?sʯYעDl~Qd" N2sc|ov}=F,3K#vxIvG^,[OM&wI[#,Jޙ\ض;L^fv[LbyYvM#/EI#/Zס$(ڼ ," &LK/IF i-Zx彰픢]MKeR n(PhV'LҸ\f$w/ e]"mɷWO߻˱ KerSPe (ӼGMȈ}X?ʍto7ZKl+81_Y&ǡd uʤ1Vw!sQ"/$zNkw(t)2BWQW"˄OXLp:e‡# וzn2F}qlc5ؾ:WH xLz LP:d# Q>(MRېd2Qt$o~R$YR5,-nޜLr_βehd" 2k1lvO X= eC p+[R=jU!֖}_DޟY2 (*wkZQ>Fl̲soR#^u3hhyTԲt.LtD8sk4z4Rbl@zp4hy0Tn\=.fnő Y/:TC9<@fSI$:QR/bq7DfR/ֻn)Vqd"䳽˄GL;ϝRG顼n&%Sv eFv,L"t}I&N> D73]$e)( ;]XhL`kSzJlcC$<)깍h}dr,1ܝRM뭍eMa $?e3f8΍҈&P(x+JU5{I 3 M- ;7|#G9 !\œ&=xp2,L{-`?OW":4uܚEadv ~9q.VdV%UT@73$@W¯B!ݒaVLH:!opr;gAɀiήpfߙR E/IDO*Luf0}{7mfyDxT.g)w5RvHx#Z]&M$ gZUTt+lZqZ_;a&JaG,-JLJDFIcV|:I3nB&;N0Lna=Y_Gl,p5,,kc EKgd;2vt7selT9˸sX޲.6r<1!| L0lTMS1?Xsf cq )KSgBB&׭x. v c@^Yk΀v],E[ɾ QhYyXXC2)g/J@su1ScL, ?C[{V2i͛!סӠ&> 6lu>4Ƕʤ|=12鱧l{^:a/Y%~].26G: p^CZ V&Vedҟ?RrX7d#I]ՕuL1 ?_ /12IEh ̴b<ӯ^e _ϝ䰻^]vy> /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length 873>> stream x1j08-K/)],) &gi+:U̲\"9H!@"9H!@"9H!@eY.Z[p_E{QHKV[/`j%ʒcP,SX4W{7urd5ɱPr:-ֆʇX$$zfZpClbw7z{[]qGlwlGlZiM,ߺ7x}w` L9=3zpWL9 j)ۓB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$e]k` B$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$/؋ endstream endobj 17 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /CA 0.3 >> endobj 18 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /ca 0.3 >> endobj 19 0 obj << /Type /Page /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] /Parent 3 0 R /Contents 20 0 R >> endobj 20 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 857 >> stream x͎0}RqѤ-G>X@h!L:vv-J抪ֱz~3$e s^Mf?X?$Ii&אaH-avBu/"8ëkp$4-Kh ZTk]ӚCB7XQMm\Xë=r2+#_[TJ+;tXN8:[ ߃\)X7ԨTWzO9lv\J@[J!hc8咭9,XgM9.Tp^[6 >^ju<"$_PPNQՊK260 Dو Eja+Egť8hW\$lQh !YxGTiOs1zZ!\+ & 3?wC[Jo8|[C'OZp,MXDZ~C Rפ#v܆QwQH0{W bƄƶi-3/Lo9ן[Kr@rٍ ;=)W,)cr\sBNxK>֤BVjR 1y_(jTb65e cHJYJNCyQzc 3>o)YSGQ@ dQ.x`B> adr7Oy,gЫfoRO.d[$[b$i٬މ7Pȴib57F>8K)I`tղ$IwNLJ7[(%+Se_N'A endstream endobj 21 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /CA 1 >> endobj 22 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /ca 1 >> endobj 23 0 obj << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Width 550 /Height 140 /Filter /FlateDecode /DecodeParms << /Predictor 15 /Colors 1 /Columns 550 /BitsPerComponent 8>> /ColorSpace /DeviceGray /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length 5329>> stream xqDǯ뺒$ILfff&I335Lf2\3I2L&_3$3I$d+$\W=9y9lLss99P`0 `0 `0 `0 !U_:~u = F~sZŻدns⃪Qg¢G(F[-s͓^ DZ>d>3Dr#\OΉ, ZFwjux<;4Ƀxز#_v?nO<|{7c(b{Oū}w[N e~Hs䎷wwOn<1B.k+%U=eԘ -mCj)t:}c'ϓ*n"-ovkZ?R"V%wʶ7s]eX&eǕq` 1-2e JYHCFOUam 7:(Ԙt_@ހN t{B~ :V@}o#7!z^&zFL:ʤn X<- %"bNWqF c` M'4?cH-V`ǵAF>=#Ěm75dB I&7E5<>-͏їFǿl3M6x]Y&)2 FoΌ N.<t i4wL\^=_|Fo؏IȄ ik$ɄL?{?|tmCޮ=~T&iTevϷ'奔s?EꋄLPY͹箵?@L:Aˤ3y_:9AtA*0qVe- e6g)%a}.qKcI V/xʤzM|\ HSql0;*%+Mذ-闛obebu2iU&lLbtIcxb5^B#8 ޮaʻ _ w>j+L:$"&O;bZ K1 jmU玫ݢ=S/J<WO2'_yUPvp=`"aL5 Nl7"rlQT޼==-I[Se* F'(\`󴯉'{:נnVZ TG6*r$Tyx^LJū.C<3` %ANrxUo"˄ 0&$tO F&bIcW3GG͈ y!{m,LkCI d,(2"@ dR%F1thUL8Rݒ^+v9^?sʯYעDl~Qd" N2sc|ov}=F,3K#vxIvG^,[OM&wI[#,Jޙ\ض;L^fv[LbyYvM#/EI#/Zס$(ڼ ," &LK/IF i-Zx彰픢]MKeR n(PhV'LҸ\f$w/ e]"mɷWO߻˱ KerSPe (ӼGMȈ}X?ʍto7ZKl+81_Y&ǡd uʤ1Vw!sQ"/$zNkw(t)2BWQW"˄OXLp:e‡# וzn2F}qlc5ؾ:WH xLz LP:d# Q>(MRېd2Qt$o~R$YR5,-nޜLr_βehd" 2k1lvO X= eC p+[R=jU!֖}_DޟY2 (*wkZQ>Fl̲soR#^u3hhyTԲt.LtD8sk4z4Rbl@zp4hy0Tn\=.fnő Y/:TC9<@fSI$:QR/bq7DfR/ֻn)Vqd"䳽˄GL;ϝRG顼n&%Sv eFv,L"t}I&N> D73]$e)( ;]XhL`kSzJlcC$<)깍h}dr,1ܝRM뭍eMa $?e3f8΍҈&P(x+JU5{I 3 M- ;7|#G9 !\œ&=xp2,L{-`?OW":4uܚEadv ~9q.VdV%UT@73$@W¯B!ݒaVLH:!opr;gAɀiήpfߙR E/IDO*Luf0}{7mfyDxT.g)w5RvHx#Z]&M$ gZUTt+lZqZ_;a&JaG,-JLJDFIcV|:I3nB&;N0Lna=Y_Gl,p5,,kc EKgd;2vt7selT9˸sX޲.6r<1!| L0lTMS1?Xsf cq )KSgBB&׭x. v c@^Yk΀v],E[ɾ QhYyXXC2)g/J@su1ScL, ?C[{V2i͛!סӠ&> 6lu>4Ƕʤ|=12鱧l{^:a/Y%~].26G: p^CZ V&Vedҟ?RrX7d#I]ՕuL1 ?_ /12IEh ̴b<ӯ^e _ϝ䰻^]vy> /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length 873>> stream x1j08-K/)],) &gi+:U̲\"9H!@"9H!@"9H!@eY.Z[p_E{QHKV[/`j%ʒcP,SX4W{7urd5ɱPr:-ֆʇX$$zfZpClbw7z{[]qGlwlGlZiM,ߺ7x}w` L9=3zpWL9 j)ۓB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$e]k` B$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$/؋ endstream endobj xref 0 25 0000000000 65535 f 0000000009 00000 n 0000000074 00000 n 0000000120 00000 n 0000000461 00000 n 0000000498 00000 n 0000000647 00000 n 0000000750 00000 n 0000002751 00000 n 0000002858 00000 n 0000002966 00000 n 0000003076 00000 n 0000003189 00000 n 0000003305 00000 n 0000003334 00000 n 0000003444 00000 n 0000009019 00000 n 0000010150 00000 n 0000010209 00000 n 0000010268 00000 n 0000010373 00000 n 0000011303 00000 n 0000011360 00000 n 0000011417 00000 n 0000016992 00000 n trailer << /Size 25 /Root 1 0 R /Info 5 0 R /ID[<1c73ef0ab2a10e5fb138a9271b3be789><1c73ef0ab2a10e5fb138a9271b3be789>] >> startxref 18123 %%EOF Western Music Institute celebrates 30 years | Caring Magazine

Vol. #28

Grace Uncovered

Read Issue

Latest Impact StoriesView All

Popular Topics

PopularView All

Western Music Institute celebrates 30 years

September 9, 2006
2 minute read
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0
Listen to this article

Thirty-year anniversary marks musical and spiritual transformation.

by Hannah Violette – 

“WMI is the camp for me! WMI is the place to be!” The descent began on the evening of August 2; by noon, August 3, Camp Mt. Crags in the heart of California’s Malibu Canyon was completely overrun by 128 teenage and young adult Salvationist musicians, delegates to the 30th annual Western Music Institute. All were eager to worship the Lord, build their musical skills, and find a date for the Candlelight Dinner. Adding to their number were 39 faculty members, led by Territorial Music Secretary Neil Smith, eager to worship the Lord, share their musical skills, and chaperone the Candlelight Dinner.

“Analyze, harmonize, audition, test…” Tension was high as students made their trek through testing and auditions. Some were eager to show their musical transformation since last year; sight-reading brought everyone to their knees. First-timers and WMI veterans alike couldn’t wait to see what band and chorus they made, and who their teachers for the week would be.

“Vocalize, memorize, give it your best…” Continuing a legacy started by Majors Terry and Beryl Camsey, and continued by Bandmaster Ivor and Janette Bosanko, the professional music faculty again raised the standard of excellence for this year’s students.

Highlighting the faculty was special guest Dorothy Nancekievill, leader of The Salvation Army’s International Staff Songsters. Under her guidance, the Ruby Adams Girls’ Chorus and the WMI Chorus hit new heights in vocal production, performing pieces representing the best from Salvation Army composers, cinema, Broadway and standard choir repertoire. “When we began a few days ago,” commented Nancekievill before the final performance, “we were a group of many voices singing some pleasant notes. Now, we are a choir.”

Bandmasters Bill Gordon and Ralph Pearce took their respective bands through their own challenging paces, premiering new compositions and reprising well-known pieces from Army past. Chorus leaders David Dunford and Kevin Larsson each successfully united over 60 voices to produce lush harmonies and perfect unisons. Major Warren Dabis led young praise and worship leaders past simply singing new songs and playing new rhythms to becoming lead worshipers. “My goal is to teach people in the track to lead others into the presence of God through music,” he said.

When not consumed with mass group rehearsals, students enjoyed a variety of small elective classes ranging from private instrumental instruction to music composition and drama. Others explored Uniquely You, combining their own personalities and spiritual gifts to discover possibilities for effective service in God’s Kingdom.

“Let everyone know you’re the pride of the West at the Music Institute!” For all the excitement and value of learning music for music’s sake, the true product of the week was the students’ ministry in worship and evangelism. From the Bell Shelter early in the week to the final blowout concert at the Tustin Ranch Corps, the students displayed a sincere desire to seek and proclaim the Lord. Musical transformation served as ground for spiritual transformation, as they made the world with music ring with praises to our God and King. Hallelujah!

Download this page as a PDF

You May Also Like