to be part of our little band. Almost all of them have similar stories and we will try to highlight them when we can.

The solo artist was none other than our principal trombonist Ron Kischuk who is known to many Jazz musicians as a faculty member at Wayne State University and Managing & Artistic Director of the Toledo Jazz Festival. And he knocked it out of the park! This is the quality of musician who chooses...

Finally thanks to all the musicians, concertmaster Lorraine Gunn, Director Bill Milicevic (pictured), personnel manager Susan Joul, Stage manager Mattheas Boelter, Librarian Nicole Shogren and the BOD members for herding the cats so to speak and bringing us another memorable Christmas Concert.

and to the USMC for sending their representatives to thank the audience in person. Thanks to the RSO Symphony Guild for keeping everybody well fed and hydrated at intermission. Thanks to the people at St. Paul's and Pastor Elbert Dulworth for his dramatic reading of "The Night Before Christmas."

Tim Michling is a member of the RSO as well as the Ann Arbor Symphony and the Flint Symphony Orchestra and an instructor of oboe at Oakland University.
He will again join the orchestra on Bagpipes for the March concert but will be adding the English horn, Penny whistle, Recorder and Bombarde.