Upper Valley Community Band
Carole graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music (B.Mus.) and Boston State College (M.Ed.). She spent the first part of her teaching career in Medway, Mass. and Woonsocket, R.I. In 1988, after 19 years in Malden, Mass., she returned "home" (to the Upper Valley) where she taught in the Mascoma Valley School District until her retirement in June of 2000. She is a member of the Music Educators National Conference and the N.H. Music Educators Association and has served on the NHMEA Board as a Director and Membership Chair. In 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2004 she appeared in Who's Who Among America's Teachers—the best teachers in America selected by the best students. In the spring of 2002 Carole was named as New Hampshire's "Distinguished Music Educator of the Year," and was also presented with a "New Hampshire Excellence in Education Award."
For the past 16 years, Carole has been the Director of the Upper Valley Community Band. Under her directorship the band has traveled to Burlington, Vt., to perform at the National Convention of the Association of Concert Bands, to Boston for numerous performances at Fanueil Hall, and to Austria and Germany on a concert tour--where she was "knighted" by the people of Heimsheim. In the fall of 2002, the band performed in Washington, D.C., representing the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont, at the 'National Festival of the States.' Prior to her appointment as Director, she held the position of Assistant Director for six years.
In addition to playing the trumpet and french horn, Carole also plays an Eb alto over-the-shoulder saxhorn in the Yankee Brass Band. The musicians come from all over the country to play antique instruments of Civil War vintage. Most of the instruments are over-the-shoulder saxhorns that were used by military and town bands of the mid-1800s. Additionally, she is a charter member and past President of the Friends of the Yankee Brass, Inc. She also conducted the Newmont Military Band, a wind ensemble that performs music of the late 18th century on instruments of that era.
In her "spare time," Carole enjoys skiing, sailing, golfing, and arranging music. As a limousine driver, she has chauffeured celebrities such as John Denver, Bob Hope, Glenn Campbell, the Kingston Trio, Franki Vallee, and Ben Stein.
Cynthia Boehm-Patenaude, Assistant Director
Upper Valley Community Band
Cindy has been a member of the band for 17 years, and Assistant Director of the UVCB since 1992.
Cindy is a graduate of Mascoma Valley Regional High School. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of New Hampshire. While at UNH, she was a member of the only wind ensemble from the U.S.A. to perform at the First World Conference of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in Skien, Norway. She also toured Europe with the UNH Jazz Band.
Cindy was a member of the Fall 1996 and Winter 2003 Community Band at Sea. This annual event is a wonderful vacation cruise, and also involves on-board rehearsals and concerts with musicians from all over the country!
She is a Managed Care Specialist at Dartmouth/Hitchcock Medical Center. Cindy is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church choir, and director of the church's hand bell choir. She also plays a wooden Db piccolo in the Newmont Military Band. She resides in West Lebanon with her husband Guy and their three very active sons Grant, Gabriel, and Goel.
Page updated April 5, 2006