Coeur d'Alene High School music programs bolstered by donations
Coeur d'Alene High School Music Director Jim Phillips accepts the gift of a well-cared-for trumpet from Tracey Tindall in the band room Friday morning. The trumpet belonged to Tracey's late husband John, who was a proud Coeur d'Alene High School musician. "He loved talking about the good old days," Tracey said. "He loved talking about band."
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Jim Phillips, seen Friday in the Coeur d'Alene High band room, praises the condition of the tuba that was donated to the school's band program by Tracey Tindall, widow of John Tindall, who played the tuba for Coeur d'Alene High.
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Coeur d'Alene High School Class of 1984 grad John Tindall is seen here with the tuba he played while in high school. Tindall died in October 2022. The tuba has been donated to the Coeur d'Alene High band program.
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Coeur d'Alene High junior Sheen Broncheau is pictured with John Tindall's tuba during a recent performance. Sheen spoke Jan. 14 to the Coeur d'Alene High Booster Club about the importance of having instruments in good condition for student use. Many of the school's student instruments are at least 70 years old.
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Coeur d'Alene High School's first pep band is pictured here 100 years ago.
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COEUR d'ALENE — John Tindall was a proud tuba player and Coeur d'Alene High School musician.
"John was very much a connector," John's wife, Tracey Tindall, said Wednesday. "He loved talking about the good old days. He loved talking about band."
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