Thomas Aquinas School for the performance-to create an atmosphere that joined several generations. She also wanted to add another special note to the concert, so she invited students from nearby St. Our folks love music of any type, and you’ll see their faces light up when the first note is played.” “Second, for our folks, music is a great means of communication. “First, everyone knows of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, so who would not want the great opportunity to host the band at their facility?” she said. The concert thrilled Amy Sczesny, program director of A Caring Place. To share the spirit of Notre Dame is what we do best.” “Our music is one of the greatest gifts we can give. “This is one of the first times we’ve brought our instruments with us on the service trip,” noted Hill, a piccolo player from Stillwater, Minn. Members of the marching band are hardworking, kind people who want to give back.” “It’s nice to put the focus on other people. “When you’re in college, it’s easy to think just about yourself, your school work and your friends,” said Braschler, a saxophone player from South Haven, Mich. The mini-concert marked a resounding climax to what had been a trip of the heart-as the 49 band members set aside four days of their weeklong fall break to perform service in Indianapolis that helped feed the poor through Gleaners Community Food Bank, create an outdoor walkway at a public school, and assist with projects at Central Catholic and Holy Cross Central schools, which are Notre Dame ACE Academies.Īs the service commissioners for the Notre Dame band, Hill and Braschler led the efforts. 17, the two University of Notre Dame juniors joined 47 other members of the school’s marching band in a special performance for just more than 100 people at A Caring Place, the adult day care program of Catholic Charities Indianapolis.Īnd even though the 49 musicians represented just a small part of the band’s regular 385 members, their playing of the “Notre Dame Victory March” and other Irish favorites blared triumphantly through Fairview Presbyterian Church-where A Caring Place is located-bringing the elderly and developmentally disabled adults to their feet. Yet on the sun-kissed early afternoon of Oct. (Photo by John Shaughnessy) By John ShaughnessyĪnnie Hill and Allie Braschler usually perform in front of 80,000 cheering, clapping and screaming fans in one of the most well-known football stadiums in the world. 17 for more than 100 people at A Caring Place, the adult day care program of Catholic Charities Indianapolis. Notre Dame band members strike a chord with performance that connects generationsĪs part of their fall break of doing service projects in the Indianapolis area, members of the University of Notre Dame marching band perform a special concert on Oct.
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