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'Kream' crops up to honor band member |
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Written by Skylar Rick, GDT
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Friday, 20 April 2007 |
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When Tim Yantis heard about the Kream of the Krop more than two years ago, he was determined to join.
"He walked into the music store where John Mills (the band's director) was working and asked to join," said Bob Johnson, the band's spokesman and producer. "He was bound and determined to play."
And it was this determination, and the spot that had become available with a recent member's leaving, that made Yantis just right for Kream of the Krop, a community-based big band.
His passion for the music created in this band never wavered, even when he was in an accident that might have deterred someone from practicing.
"He broke his ankle in a motorcycle accident, so in crutches he would come to practice and had (another member) give him a ride there," Johnson said.
Despite the seriousness of his determination and passion, there was a lighter side to Yantis, whose memory the band will honor with a concert on Sunday.
"It was fun to ride with him to gigs for the band," said Larry Besack, who played third trombone next to Yantis' second trombone. "He was very knowledgeable about music."
And with the musical influences in his life, it would have been hard for him to not be. A graduate of Drake University, he became friends with three musicians who also would leave their stamp on the musical world.
Jack Corner went on to be an arranger for companies such as Toyota and Pepsi, as well as TV shows. Don Gephardt has become the dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts at Rowan University in New Jersey. Jack Gillespie went on to become a conductor of headliners such as Bob Hope. All three will be performing in this concert to honor their friend.
And for a man who is known to his fellow band members for his great sense of humor, this concert is about more than honoring the memory of their fallen trombonist.
"I think it brings closure to the members of the band," Besack said. "We're a real close family, many have been in for 20 or 30 years and are really dedicated to it. We need this kind of thing to bring closure to one of our family members."
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TO GO TO THE SHOW
Kream of the Krop concert to honor Tim Yantis
3 p.m., Sunday.
First Congregational Church, 2102 16th St.
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