New Horizons Music at the Music Showcase

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE!
An innovative Program to Create ‘New Horizons’ for Beginning Musicians Over 50 is being Introduced in Brandon, Florida on January 12, 2012 —The New Horizons Orchestra (NHO) is living proof that, when it comes to learning to play a musical instrument, it truly is “never too late.”
Most NHO members, who must be at least 50 years old, started taking music lessons only after passing their half-century birthday. Yet the New Horizons Music concept, the result of a groundbreaking music course at the University of Rochester’s (NY) Eastman School of Music, has become a popular performing ensemble in communities across the U.S.,enticing amateur musicians ranging in age from their early fifties to mid-eighties.
This winter, the program will launch in Brandon, Florida at The Music Showcase, located at:402 Oakfield Drive, Brandon, Florida.

To kick off the NHO program, on January 12, 2012, at 10:00AM, an “Informational Meeting” will be hosted by Music Showcase. The Second “Information Meeting” will be held on January 26, 2012. On this day, seniors will have the opportunity to meet Roy Ernst (Founder of New Horizons) and hear various string, wind, and percussion instruments under the guidance of The New Horizons “The New Directions” director with teachers and other local music professionals.
he Music Showcase also provides instrument lessons at the cost of their class sessions. These cost sheets will be provided if necessary. This would be available for anyone that wants to advance more quickly in playing their instrument with “The New Directions Orchestra”
Recent studies have determined that adults over 50 are the fastest growing segment of the population. According to E. Douglas Deck, Director, NHO programs embrace this burgeoning group of Americans, offering an activity that seniors can easily adapt to fit their needs. “The NHO program restores intellectual stimulation and opportunity that members had previously relied upon the workplace to provide,” said E. Douglas Deck, Director.
In fact, some holy unions have even been formed. Charley and Rita Rose, both 80 years old, met while performing with the Rochester ensemble, and married last year.