See below for Our History, Our Director, Our Board
A Brief History
Welcome to New Horizons Music Ensembles of Grand Rapids. Our ensembles (New Horizons Band, Ransom Street Big Band, Horizons Too, String Ensemble, Beginner Swing Band) are members of the New Horizons International Music Association (NHIMA). Founded in Grand Rapids in 1999 with just 13 members, the organization grew rapidly and currently numbers over 90 musicians.
Our Director, Dr. Nancy Summers-Meeusen
Dr. Nancy Summers-Meeusen, conductor of the New Horizons
bands and string orchestra in Grand Rapids, is active in West Michigan as a
chamber musician, orchestral musician, conductor and teacher of oboe.
For the past 30 summers, she has served as principal oboist with the
MUNY Opera in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her Bachelor of Music
degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, Master of Music from Southern
Illinois University and earned her Doctor of Musical Arts from the
University of Michigan. She has served as music director of the Grand
Rapids Chamber Winds and associate conductor with the Grand Rapids Civic
Theater.
Our Board
President - Helen Bradley Vice-President - Cathy Crawford Treasurer - Ed Oosterhouse Secretary -
Members-at-Large Linda Barrett, Tom Curran, Jeanne Howell, Della Landheer, Larry Manning, Ed Perkins, Judy Soderquist
Welcome to New Horizons Music Ensembles of Grand Rapids. Our ensembles (New Horizons Band, Ransom Street Big Band, Horizons Too, String Ensemble, Beginner Swing Band) are members of the New Horizons International Music Association (NHIMA). Founded in Grand Rapids in 1999 with just 13 members, the organization grew rapidly and currently numbers over 90 musicians.
Dr. Nancy Summers-Meeusen, conductor of the New Horizons
bands and string orchestra in Grand Rapids, is active in West Michigan as a
chamber musician, orchestral musician, conductor and teacher of oboe.
For the past 30 summers, she has served as principal oboist with the
MUNY Opera in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her Bachelor of Music
degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, Master of Music from Southern
Illinois University and earned her Doctor of Musical Arts from the
University of Michigan. She has served as music director of the Grand
Rapids Chamber Winds and associate conductor with the Grand Rapids Civic
Theater.