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Paul Hettwer
Conductor
Former K-12 Seward Schools music director. Now involved with music at Seward City Church and trombone player for Elite-9 Jazz. Currently employed as a mechanic with Kenai Fjords National Park.
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Patty Linville
Violin 1
has lived in Seward since 1981. She has played violin and viola off and on since 5th grade but will not tell you how many years that is. Although she started out as a music major in college, the need to learn other things became overwhelming and she became a teacher instead. After 16 years as Seward's public library director Patty is enjoying playing the violin again, especially with old friends.
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Mica Van Buskirk
Violin 2
moved to Seward from Austin, Texas 19 years ago. She is married to Karl Van Buskirk and they have two kids John (age 10) and Katie (age 9) who are both also in this musical. She played violin with the University of Texas String Project in from 4th - 12th grades. Since then, she played in the orchestra for the Port City Players. She has enjoyed playing music again!
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Dawn Ernst
Viola
Dawn recently retired from teaching viola and violin for over 35 years…"Time is chasing after all of us.”
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Daryl Hollingsworth
String Bass
Started playing in 6th grade. Attended Wichita State University, as a music performance major, and played in their orchestra and jazz ensemble. Worked my way through college playing nightclubs and concerts, then on the road for a year playing bass for the Tommy Dorcey Orchestra. Deacon of music at Seward Chapel for 20 years, and now for the past 15 years I’ve been with the jazz band “ ELITE 9 “.