03/17/2022
2022 marks the final year for MMPAT. It has been an amazing 15 years with the very best artists you can find anywhere!
I would like to thank the following guest artists for making the event so special: Leigh Stevens, Gordon Stout, She-e Wu, Michael Burritt, Mark Ford, Ney Rosauro, Nathan Daughtrey, Casey Cangelosi, Janis Potter, Ji-Hye Jung, Gwendolyn Dease, Svet Stoyanov, and Thomas Burritt. We've all learned so much from these artists, and we were all the better for having got to see these masters teach in person.
We have also had several guest ensembles, guest artists for our secondary category, countless volunteers, and monetary donors. Thanks to all of you who helped make this event an annual success! We couldn't have done it without you.
I would like to thank the Lebanon Band Parents and band staff, specifically. These people stood behind me and helped me make the event a success. Please forgive me for not listing specific names in my thanks to supporters. I'm sure I couldn't list them all without leaving someone out.
I would like to thank my husband, Raymond Helble, for his love and support. He inspired me and kept me going encouraging me to press on even when I had sleepless nights about funding and nightmares about forgetting to order the trophies.
I was once asked in an interview what I consider to be the heart of MMPAT. My answer was, "the heart of MMPAT has always been its student competitors." You were amazing, and I will miss you all very much. You have inspired so many others to take on challenges and see them through.
God Bless all of you who have gone on this journey with me!
All my love,
Carol Helble
