{"id":589,"date":"2019-01-20T22:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T03:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/?page_id=589"},"modified":"2019-02-07T17:01:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T22:01:21","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/?page_id=589","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Read some unsolicited comments from our\nrecent performances:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Many\nthanks<\/strong> to&nbsp;the Solstice Sackbuts&nbsp;for Sunday&#8217;s program. There were\nseveral evaluations, all excellent, including some complimentary comments\u2014<em>\u2018Wonderful explanations &#8211; very\nseasonal.\u2019 <strong>\u2018Enjoyed the music and the\nhistory.\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programs like yours help us&nbsp;fulfill our\nmission of being&nbsp;a&nbsp;community gathering place for educational and\ncultural events, and we appreciate your willingness to perform here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elise MacLennan, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Director for Library Services<br>\nWellesley Free Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Three-Trombones-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" width=\"223\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Three-Trombones-1.png 446w, http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Three-Trombones-1-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>I really enjoyed your program<\/strong> at the\nArlington Robbins Library\u2026I go to a lot of concerts and have wide-ranging\nmusical interests, but\u2026. <strong>I was blown\naway<\/strong> <strong>by the range of styles you\ncovered, while still presenting as a flowing and coherent program\u2026.<\/strong> You all\nreally lit up our modest &#8220;Community Room&#8221; on a cold February Sunday\nafternoon\u2026. I couldn&#8217;t think of a better group to invite (back).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe\nSnodgrass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arlington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Three-Trombones-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" width=\"223\" height=\"97\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Thank you<\/strong> to Leslie, Alan and David here at Tower Hill during our\nHolly Days celebration for a lovely performance. <strong>I for one had never heard a trombone trio and was delighted! <\/strong>&nbsp;What a wonderful addition to our seasonal\nofferings!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lynn Chaput,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Development Events Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tower Hill Botanic Garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Three-Trombones-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" width=\"223\" height=\"52\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cNeedless\nto say, we on the library\u2019s Music Committee greatly enjoyed and appreciated\nyour concert, as did your audience. <strong>I\nfound the more \u201cmodern\u201d program refreshing, <\/strong>and it was a fine addition to\nour concert schedule. It made for a very satisfying afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jane Carlson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends of the Weston Public Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Three-Trombones-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" width=\"223\" height=\"49\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Please\nextend my thanks<\/strong> to the other two musicians for&nbsp;an excellent\nperformance!&nbsp; The piece&nbsp;from the&nbsp;Japanese composer&nbsp;was\nbeautifully staged and executed, and the audience really&nbsp;enjoyed&nbsp;the\nconcert.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle LeMonde-McIntyre<br>\nCommunity Services Librarian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&amp; Co-Chair, Adult Programs Committee<br>\nFramingham Public Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Three-Trombones-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" width=\"223\" height=\"114\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI wanted to pass on to you that the\nchair of our board of trustees came to me and said <strong>what a great concert you put on<\/strong> and how much he enjoyed it. Thank\nyou again.\u201d<br>\n<br>\nJane Finlay<br>\nAssistant Director<br>\nMorse Institute Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Three-Trombones-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" width=\"223\" height=\"114\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cHail to the Solstice\nSackbuts! Best Christmas album ever!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony vonRuden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Palo Alto, CA<br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read some unsolicited comments from our recent performances: \u201cMany thanks to&nbsp;the Solstice Sackbuts&nbsp;for Sunday&#8217;s program. There were several evaluations, all excellent, including some complimentary comments\u2014\u2018Wonderful explanations &#8211; very seasonal.\u2019 \u2018Enjoyed the music and the history.\u2019 Programs like yours help us&nbsp;fulfill our mission of being&nbsp;a&nbsp;community gathering place for educational and cultural events, and we appreciate your &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/?page_id=589\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Testimonials&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/589"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=589"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":690,"href":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/589\/revisions\/690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/solsticesackbuts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}