Amaryllis 35 Concert a Blast (from the past)

A good time was had by all at the Amaryllis 35 Year Anniversary Reunion Concert held on June 9 at Orchard View Community Auditorium. We were so happy to see so many of our friends and fans (both new and long-time) in the audience. Visiting with them during the intermission and after the show was wonderful.

The band was introduced by veteran area broadcaster and patron of the arts (especially music) Buck Matthews. By his account, during the nine year run of his groundbreaking local morning TV talk show he featured Ruth (both Tetzlaff and Bloomquist) eleven times. Several of those occassions were with Max Bloomquist and Steve Reeths as Amaryllis.

We were able to share some of that old video with the audience and they seemed to enjoy it a lot. We were much younger when it was shot and so were they.

Here are a few photos of the evening's proceedings:

Buck Matthews introduces the band and reminisces about our appearences on his show.

Classic Amaryllis!
Max Bloomquist, Ruth Bloomquist, Steve Reeths

"The String Section"
Sue Kittredge-violin, Peggy Smith-viola, and Max Bloomquist-bass
add that special something as Ruth sings Steve's song Lonely Lullabyes.

Encore!
A cappella number "Mister Moon"
Sue Kittredge (left) adds her vocal to the mix.
Photos by Tom Willi.

For the success of the show we owe a debt of thanks to Orchard View Community Education, Doug Wood, Bruce Haase, Mikael Narramore, and a host of others.