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HHS band to premiere tribute to a musical friendship

'Riverwind,' a tribute by composer Carl Strommen to his friend Vincent Stavish, opens with a French horn solo. It will be performed by the Hendersonville High School band, shown in a dress rehearsal in March.

By Bill Moss, Published: May 14, 2014

Carl Strommen played piano and trombone. Vincent "Vinnie" Stavish played saxophone and clarinet. They were good musicians as teenagers and their paths crossed on symphonic band stages. They became lifelong friends. When they married, the couples became friends, too.

 

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