Beloved NY band leader remembered in music composition
PIX11 News
[{'start': '0.480', 'end': '5.279', 'text': 'Well, this Saturday night, more than 100'}, {'start': '2.639', 'end': '8.000', 'text': 'musicians will gather to remember Jina'}, {'start': '5.279', 'end': '10.559', 'text': 'Pelleter, the high school band leader'}, {'start': '8.000', 'end': '14.160', 'text': 'who tragically lost her life in an'}, {'start': '10.559', 'end': '15.519', 'text': 'upstate bus accident in September 2023.'}, {'start': '14.160', 'end': '17.920', 'text': 'As we say, thank you for staying with'}, {'start': '15.519', 'end': '20.000', 'text': "us. I'm Kenda Gibson and I'm Aaron Leau."}, {'start': '17.920', 'end': '22.160', 'text': 'Now, both current Hofra undergraduate'}, {'start': '20.000', 'end': '25.199', 'text': 'students and those who graduated with'}, {'start': '22.160', 'end': '28.400', 'text': 'her back in 2006 will come together to'}, {'start': '25.199', 'end': '30.480', 'text': 'perform Eternal Trailblazer, a musical'}, {'start': '28.400', 'end': '33.040', 'text': 'composition created in her memory,'}, {'start': '30.480', 'end': '35.040', 'text': 'celebrating her love of music as well as'}, {'start': '33.040', 'end': '37.360', 'text': "teaching. Pixel 11's photojournalist"}, {'start': '35.040', 'end': '39.280', 'text': 'Keith Lopez was invited behind the'}, {'start': '37.360', 'end': '42.280', 'text': "scenes for a look at how they're"}, {'start': '39.280', 'end': '42.280', 'text': 'preparing.'}, {'start': '42.320', 'end': '45.760', 'text': 'She was just somebody that had a ton of'}, {'start': '44.000', 'end': '47.920', 'text': 'positivity. She was such a big part of'}, {'start': '45.760', 'end': '49.360', 'text': 'my life in high school. Every time I'}, {'start': '47.920', 'end': '51.280', 'text': 'would be with her, I would laugh until I'}, {'start': '49.360', 'end': '53.280', 'text': 'cried. Her memory deserves to live on.'}, {'start': '51.280', 'end': '58.600', 'text': 'Good evening everyone. On behalf of'}, {'start': '53.280', 'end': '58.600', 'text': 'Hofster University, I welcome you all.'}, {'start': '59.600', 'end': '64.080', 'text': "It's just a nice way to honor somebody"}, {'start': '61.760', 'end': '65.920', 'text': 'and try to make something positive when'}, {'start': '64.080', 'end': '68.000', 'text': "there and when it's such a tragedy. I"}, {'start': '65.920', 'end': '70.600', 'text': 'cannot thank you enough for agreeing to'}, {'start': '68.000', 'end': '73.840', 'text': 'be here to'}, {'start': '70.600', 'end': '76.320', 'text': 'celebrate Gina. But this is the way to'}, {'start': '73.840', 'end': '77.439', 'text': 'celebrate a memory because as I'}, {'start': '76.320', 'end': '80.560', 'text': 'mentioned, some of us are still'}, {'start': '77.439', 'end': '83.040', 'text': "grieving. I love you guys. It's going to"}, {'start': '80.560', 'end': '85.680', 'text': 'be amazing.'}, {'start': '83.040', 'end': '86.880', 'text': 'We knew kind of immediately that this'}, {'start': '85.680', 'end': '89.119', 'text': 'was something that we were going to do'}, {'start': '86.880', 'end': '90.720', 'text': 'to honor her. I was very happy that'}, {'start': '89.119', 'end': '92.560', 'text': 'something like this materialized. And'}, {'start': '90.720', 'end': '94.159', 'text': 'you know, I said when she had said,'}, {'start': '92.560', 'end': '98.479', 'text': '"Would you be interested?" I said, "I'}, {'start': '94.159', 'end': '101.680', 'text': 'can\'t reply back fast enough."'}, {'start': '98.479', 'end': '103.759', 'text': "So, we chose Rosano Galante. He's a film"}, {'start': '101.680', 'end': '107.079', 'text': 'composer out in LA. Gina always'}, {'start': '103.759', 'end': '109.520', 'text': 'programmed his pieces for her'}, {'start': '107.079', 'end': '113.119', 'text': 'band. And the first thing he sent was'}, {'start': '109.520', 'end': '113.119', 'text': 'the title, which was Eternal'}, {'start': '115.320', 'end': '121.880', 'text': 'Trailblazer. It was so fitting. She was'}, {'start': '118.719', 'end': '121.880', 'text': 'a trailblazer.'}, {'start': '123.040', 'end': '127.119', 'text': 'She just loved having music around and I'}, {'start': '125.600', 'end': '129.840', 'text': 'think that she would definitely be proud'}, {'start': '127.119', 'end': '131.360', 'text': 'of everyone around us. Fantastic. I love'}, {'start': '129.840', 'end': '133.760', 'text': 'you guys. cuz I love the energy. I love'}, {'start': '131.360', 'end': '135.920', 'text': 'the spirit. Gina must be like, "Yeah,'}, {'start': '133.760', 'end': '138.640', 'text': 'dudes, man. That\'s the way to do it."'}, {'start': '135.920', 'end': '140.720', 'text': 'She was such a happy, fun, positive'}, {'start': '138.640', 'end': '144.599', 'text': "person. She wouldn't have wanted a piece"}, {'start': '140.720', 'end': '144.599', 'text': 'that was melancholy.'}, {'start': '145.599', 'end': '149.040', 'text': 'We said, "We don\'t want it to be a'}, {'start': '147.360', 'end': '152.040', 'text': 'mournful type of piece. We want it to be'}, {'start': '149.040', 'end': '152.040', 'text': 'uplifting."'}, {'start': '153.680', 'end': '157.760', 'text': 'This piece was composed in a way that'}, {'start': '156.160', 'end': '161.840', 'text': 'for again those people that know her'}, {'start': '157.760', 'end': '164.239', 'text': 'best, it feels like Gina.'}, {'start': '161.840', 'end': '168.040', 'text': 'It represents her tremendously because'}, {'start': '164.239', 'end': '168.040', 'text': "it's full of joy."}, {'start': '168.319', 'end': '172.319', 'text': 'It has a great funny middle section'}, {'start': '170.160', 'end': '175.319', 'text': "that's kind of fast and like topsy and"}, {'start': '172.319', 'end': '175.319', 'text': 'goofy.'}, {'start': '176.720', 'end': '181.680', 'text': 'And you can see Gina just jumping around'}, {'start': '179.040', 'end': '183.440', 'text': 'and having fun and on the field with her'}, {'start': '181.680', 'end': '185.760', 'text': 'kids. Come on, dudes. She would say,'}, {'start': '183.440', 'end': '188.239', 'text': '"Dude, that\'s so awesome." She\'d be'}, {'start': '185.760', 'end': '189.920', 'text': 'there being like, "Dude, come on." Oh,'}, {'start': '188.239', 'end': '191.760', 'text': 'that is an honor. If you get if you get'}, {'start': '189.920', 'end': '193.920', 'text': "the dude, then then you know you've"}, {'start': '191.760', 'end': '195.760', 'text': 'arrived.'}, {'start': '193.920', 'end': '197.920', 'text': "I don't know about you, but I'm having"}, {'start': '195.760', 'end': '202.040', 'text': 'the time of my life. She would love'}, {'start': '197.920', 'end': '202.040', 'text': 'this. She would love it.'}, {'start': '203.200', 'end': '206.480', 'text': 'You know, Gina was a trumpet player and'}, {'start': '205.120', 'end': '208.879', 'text': 'right there in the middle of the song,'}, {'start': '206.480', 'end': '210.640', 'text': 'you have a three-measure trumpet solo. I'}, {'start': '208.879', 'end': '213.200', 'text': 'always think of her like being with me'}, {'start': '210.640', 'end': '213.200', 'text': "whenever I'm"}, {'start': '222.200', 'end': '226.799', 'text': 'playing. Gina was passionate about her'}, {'start': '224.720', 'end': '228.720', 'text': 'students, about her life, about her kid,'}, {'start': '226.799', 'end': '230.720', 'text': "about her family. So, we're trying to"}, {'start': '228.720', 'end': '233.720', 'text': 'bring that out. Passion, passion,'}, {'start': '230.720', 'end': '233.720', 'text': 'passion.'}, {'start': '235.440', 'end': '240.239', 'text': "It's It's hard because it's I miss her."}, {'start': '238.319', 'end': '242.080', 'text': 'I love her. I hope that it offers her'}, {'start': '240.239', 'end': '243.200', 'text': 'her family to feel a little better about'}, {'start': '242.080', 'end': '246.680', 'text': 'um you know, the impact that she had'}, {'start': '243.200', 'end': '246.680', 'text': 'when she was here.'}, {'start': '248.640', 'end': '252.400', 'text': 'And what a great way to use music as a'}, {'start': '250.480', 'end': '254.159', 'text': 'form of healing for so many people who'}, {'start': '252.400', 'end': '255.519', 'text': 'are still processing this loss. Yeah,'}, {'start': '254.159', 'end': '257.759', 'text': 'that indeed. And it is a form of'}, {'start': '255.519', 'end': '259.359', 'text': "celebrations and it's also a form of"}, {'start': '257.759', 'end': '262.479', 'text': 'healing. They asked for many of the'}, {'start': '259.359', 'end': '264.000', 'text': 'students to uh to describe Gina and they'}, {'start': '262.479', 'end': '267.199', 'text': 'use so many beautiful adjectives'}, {'start': '264.000', 'end': '269.440', 'text': 'including a dreamer, motivational as'}, {'start': '267.199', 'end': '271.840', 'text': 'well as larger than life and you kind of'}, {'start': '269.440', 'end': '273.600', 'text': 'got that sense from their descriptions'}, {'start': '271.840', 'end': '274.960', 'text': 'and her impact will definitely live on'}, {'start': '273.600', 'end': '277.360', 'text': 'through these students. That was our'}, {'start': '274.960', 'end': '279.040', 'text': 'Keith Lopez with that report. Yeah, and'}, {'start': '277.360', 'end': '281.759', 'text': 'the free Saturday night concert, by the'}, {'start': '279.040', 'end': '284.320', 'text': 'way, is at 8:00 PM and open to the'}, {'start': '281.759', 'end': '284.320', 'text': 'public.'}]