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At 90, renowned Haymanleads Space Coast Pops;worked with music greats

Vaughan on albums and saxophonist

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, and

many other recording artists including

Vic Damone, Patti Page, Andy Williams,

and Bobby Vinton.

Hayman was the composer and

arranger for MGM films with Judy

Garland in “Meet Me in St. Louis” and

“Girl Crazy,” which also featured Mickey

Rooney. Hayman scored many Broadway

shows and motion pictures. His unique

style of writing and arranging caught the

ear of George Stoll, MGM Studios’ musical

director.

Hayman himself appeared in the

Twentieth Century Fox films “Coney

Island” and “Sweet Rosie O’Grady,” both

starring Betty Grable.

And he recorded a series of albums on

the Naxos International label. In the

1950s and 1960s, Hayman also recorded a

number of albums for Mercury Records,

including “Music for Romance” and “Only

Memories.” His 1957 outing “Havana in

Hi–Fi” was the first in Mercury’s pop

music stereo LP series.

This is just a snapshot of his long–

running career, one that goes on and on.

In a sense, the last man standing at

the center of much of this musical

universe five and six decades ago is

Boston–native Hayman, who will be 91

years old in March.

Hayman has worked across all

platforms — studio recordings, television,

film, and tour shows — and with the

biggest stars in entertainment. But he is

perhaps most famous for being the

principal arranger for the Boston Pops for

more than 30 years, working closely with

Fiedler in creating a legacy of work. They

first teamed up in the late 1940s and went

on to make dozens of hit albums and

singles.

“I am still writing for them today. So,

matter of fact, it’s beginning to look like a

steady job,” said Hayman, in a telephone

interview from his home in Palm Beach.

By Ken Datzman

The great American conductors and

arrangers of popular music in the 1940s

and 1950s have quietly left the stage. It

was a period of remarkable creativity and

craftsmanship in music. The era produced

many talented vocalists, songwriters,

arrangers, and conductors.

Big–name bands and orchestras,

including symphonic ensembles, domi-

nated the musical landscape then.

Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops

Orchestra enjoyed wide acclaim for more

than half a century, leading that organiza-

tion as music director and conductor.

Fiedler brilliantly mixed show tunes

and popular music using lush symphonic

arrangements, many of them written by

colleague Richard Hayman, who today is

conductor of the Space Coast Pops

Orchestra in Brevard County.

“My biggest Boston Pops highlight was

just hearing them play. Every day was a

fond memory,” Hayman said about his

years working for Boston Pops, where he

was the principal arranger and had the

privilege to guest–conduct the orchestra

on occasions.

There are others who went on to

compile a body of work that is today

considered a benchmark in their genres,

including arranger Nelson Riddle, who

honed the sounds that helped revive the

career of Frank Sinatra at Capitol

Records.

The beautiful strings music of Don

Costa on later Sinatra albums at the

Reprise label set a new tone in the early

1960s for that singer. The magnificent

recordings from this period of Henry

Mancini are now considered classics.

And there is the prolific Hayman, who

was the musical director for the then–

popular Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, for a

five–year period leading up to 1950.

He also worked with jazz–singer Sarah

He is widely regarded as the world’s

greatest harmonica player. Hayman said

he always carried the instrument with

him during his junior–high years. “I

developed my own style of playing.”

Keith Lockhart, the current Boston

Pops’ conductor, asked Hayman to be the

featured soloist for the grand opening of

Orlando Magic’s Amway Center. The

private event was held in October.

Richard DeVos, co–founder of Amway

Corp. and owner of the Orlando Magic,

flew the 110–person Boston Pops Orches-

tra to Orlando to play a one–hour concert

for 1,200 invited guests.

“It was an honor to be there,” said

Alyce Christ is executive manager and co–founder of Space Coast Pops Orchestra, which is markingits 25th season. Nolan Masters, right, is president of the board. Four years ago, Christ said she wasfortunate to have been able to recruit Palm Beach resident Richard Hayman as Space Coast Popsconductor. Hayman was the principal arranger of the Boston Pops Orchestra for many years. He hashis own star in Hollywood’s ‘Walk of Fame.’

BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth

Please see Space Coast Pops, page 19

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DECEMBER 27, 2010Happy New Year!BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 2

BBN DIGESTForbes joins Bright House as firm’scorporate communications director

ORLANDO — Bright House Networks has an-

nounced the hiring of Donald Forbes as senior director

of corporate communications.

In this role, Forbes is in charge of consumer media

and strategic communications for Bright House

Networks. He will be reporting directly to Kimberly

Maki, vice president of corporate communications for

Bright House Networks.

“Donald is an excellent communicator with a wealth

of broadcast journalism experience,” said Maki. “He

knows how a newsroom works. And, his passion has

always been making a difference through educating

viewers — he knows how to get to the heart of a

customer story.”

She added, “At Bright House Networks, our

customers’ experiences matter most to us. Donald’s top

priority will be informing customers about our products

and services and sharing our commitment to serving

our customers. That makes Donald a truly great fit

with our company and a most–welcome addition to our

team.”

Forbes served as a broadcast journalist for 14 years

at the Orlando CBS affiliate including 10 years as the

Brevard County bureau chief and space expert. Later,

he became one of the respected “Problem–Solver”

investigative reporters.

He has won numerous awards from the Associated

Press, Society of Professional Journalists and the

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Sun

Coast Chapter.

His work as a gifted storyteller has taken him from

Iraq to the Oklahoma City bombing. For almost every

hurricane that has made landfall in the last 12 years,

Forbes was the lead reporter on the Florida coast.

“It’s an honor to join such a vibrant and exciting

company,” said Forbes. “Bright House Networks’

commitment to outstanding customer care and to

providing the best consumer experience in entertain-

ment and technology are some of the main reasons I

look forward to working as a part of the communica-

tions team.”

In addition to the Central Florida market, Forbes

worked for television stations in Georgia, South

Carolina and Kansas. He earned a bachelor’s degree

from Georgia Southern University and an associate’s

degree from Middle Georgia College.

Bright House Networks is the sixth–largest owner

and operator of cable systems in the U.S. and the

second largest in Florida.

Bright House Networks serves more than 2.4 million

customers who subscribe to one or more of its video,

high–speed data and voice services. The company also

offers a full suite of phone, Internet, Ethernet and

cable– television services to businesses of all sizes.

Bright House Media Strategies, the advertising arm

of Bright House Networks, offers businesses advanced

targeted advertising solutions. Bright House Networks

also owns and operates exclusive local news and sports

channels in its Florida markets.

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‘Charging Bull’ will continue to bring joy to investors’ portfolios in 2011By JohnathanBBN Correspondent

Greetings from New York City!

In fact, I am writing my annual holiday

column this year for “BBN” from the

financial capital of the world — Wall

Street. Visiting the exchanges and seeing

firsthand this kind of financial infrastruc-

ture, is exuberating.

I’m now a student resident here,

attending NYU.

And I just had to have my picture taken

in front of the “Charging Bull,” because it’s

what capitalism, investing, and the free–

enterprise system is all about. It’s America

— you take a risk to make a financial gain.

The bronze sculpture is a magnificent

work of art, dominating the Financial

District. You really can’t appreciate its

craftsmanship and beauty unless you see

it as it stands, in Bowling Green Park,

near Wall Street, in Manhattan.

Yes, “I’ll Take Manhattan,” just like

Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart wrote in

their classic song, also mentioning the

Bronx and Staten Island in their lyrics.

I have researched some of the fascinat-

ing history of the “Charging Bull,” which

stands 11–feet tall and is 16–feet long. It

weighs more than 7,000 pounds.

This is a powerful dude. When it begins

to roar, stay out of its way. And I think it’s

going to knock some of those nasty short–

sellers on their rear–ends in 2011 (more on

my yearly market forecast later in this

column).

I like the way Dianne Durante

describes the “Charging Bull” in “Outdoor

Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical

Guide.” She captures it perfectly:

“The Bull’s head is lowered, its nostrils

flared, and its wickedly long, sharp horns

are ready to gore; it’s an angry, dangerous

beast. The muscular body twists to one

side, and the tail is curved like a lash. The

Bull is also energetic and in motion.”

The unique work was done by an artist

named Aarturo Di Modica. He spent

around $360,000 doing this project

following the 1987 stock–market crash, as

a symbol of the “strength and power of the

American people.”

We’ve gotten over the 1987 crash and

another one, and we’ll rebound from the

next one, too. Capitalism is still the most

efficient system in the world, safe–guarded

by the Federal Reserve.

I would love to have Fed boss Ben

Bernanke’s job some day. I plan to become

a mathematician. I believe I could keep

the house in order. I know the readers are

laughing — a Brevard County native

rising to the most powerful position in

finance?

Well, I’m getting pretty good at calling

a market, 12 months in advance.

In the published column I wrote one

year ago at this time for “BBN,” my

prediction for the Dow Jones at the close of

2010 was a 1,000–point rally, to 11,700.

When I called for a 1,000–point rally,

during the dark days of investing last year,

I soon received some weird calls and

e–mails at the office.

Today, the Dow hovers around 11,500.

With the holiday rally still intact and a few

days to go before the year ends, I could

literally hit this number flat–out.

I also predicted an 800–point upshoot

for NASDAQ in 2010, to around 2,000.

Okay, I underestimated its strength a bit.

The NASDAQ is treading 2,634.

Here is my fearless market prognostica-

tion for 2011. And my statistical moduling

has been as sharp as a razor over the years

forecasting the market’s direction.

It’s going to be some kind of year for

investors; the upside is going to be huge

because the economy will start to gain

strength at mid–year and businesses will

start hiring people again. The good times

are coming!

On the final market day of 2011, the

Dow Jones will be standing at 12,852, a

big leap forward. I see the NASDAQ at

3,855. The S&P will reach 1,800, from

around 1,244 in 2010.

Buy now and position yourself for big

rewards in the months ahead!

I really enjoy writing this column every

year. Each year, I get a little bolder in my

market predictions.

Happy holidays and best wishes for

2011. We thank all of our advertisers,

readers and the business community in

general for their many years of supporting

the “BBN” brand. We’re here because of

you.

Lastly, I have to give credit to my sister,

Margaret, for taking this photograph. She

is across the pond, studying at Johns

Hopkins, in Baltimore. We were able to

work this out, meeting here in the

Financial District on a cool day, myself

dressed in a classy suit purchased at

Michael’s Men’s Store in Indialantic.

Happy New Year.

Cheers!

DECEMBER 27, 2010Happy New Year!

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CSR releases final weather balloon at Ascension in South AtlanticOn Sept. 30, Computer Sciences Raytheon released

the last weather balloon from Ascension Island, bringing

to a close a 53–year record of measurements that have

filled an important gap in the understanding of global

weather and served a critical role in development of U.S.

missile technology in the 1960s and 1970s.

CSR has managed the Ascension Island station since

1988 under contract with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space

Wing.

Ascension Island is in the South Atlantic Ocean,

4,400 nautical miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, and

was instrumented as part of the U.S. Air Force Missile

Test Center in 1956.

The station played a critical role in observing the re–

entry of the first intercontinental ballistic missile

systems launched from Cape Canaveral — the Atlas,

Titan, and eventually Minuteman missiles.

Many of the initial re–entry vehicles carried by these

boosters didn’t perform as designed during re–entry and

the data collected at Ascension Island helped the U.S.

eventually perfect this complex technology.

It was quickly realized the density profile of the

upper atmosphere was an important factor in re–entry

vehicle performance and the Air Force directed the

Range contractor to begin radiosonde observations at

Ascension Island in 1957. The balloon–borne radio-

sondes use radio telemetry to report back temperature,

humidity, and pressure from the surface into the lower

stratosphere or up to 100,000 feet. Soon thereafter,

rocketsonde flights were added to provide data between

100,000 and 400,000 feet.

Because of the limited amount of regular, high–

quality radiosonde data in the equatorial regions around

the earth, the Ascension Island data has been widely

used by the scientific community to develop a better

understanding of global–weather patterns and has

revealed some surprises along the way.

Ascension Island radiosonde and rocketsonde data

confirmed the presence of a two–year reversal in wind

flow in the stratosphere called the Quasi Biennial

Oscillation. This previously poorly understood reversal

in stratospheric winds is now known to play an essential

role in the earth’s climate dynamics.

Later measurements from Ascension Island helped

identify large concentrations of ozone being transported

across the South Atlantic Ocean due to deforestation in

Africa.

More than 130 scientific journal articles have been

published since the early 1960s based on the Ascension

Island radiosonde and rocketsonde data. The Ascension

Island measurements also filled a gap in the very data

sparse South Atlantic, improving the accuracy of global–

weather forecast models and the efficiency of jet traffic to

and from South America and Africa.

“We are proud of our role in operating and maintain-

ing the Air Force’s downrange tracking stations and the

historic radiosonde observation program at Ascension

Island and across the Eastern Range,” said Michael

Maier, vice president and general manager of CSR.

“But as our customers mission changes, we are

adjusting the Range infrastructure. This is one step in

the Launch Enterprise Transformation process.”

Longtime CSR employee George “Dover” Thomas

prepared the final radiosonde for release and later

recalled what a busy place the Weather Station on

Ascension Island was when he first started in 1968. “We

were releasing and tracking at least one balloon a day

and launching three weather rockets a week — it was a

hectic pace.”

He added, “We were using hydrogen for the balloons

until 1977. I recall the protective gear and safety

procedures we used. I was a little nervous handling the

hydrogen, but the thing I remember most was the smell

— I’ll never forget it.”

The last Ascension Island radiosonde was released on

Sept. 30 by Maj. Ingrid Kaat, the U.S. Air Force

Ascension Island Station commander.

Between 1957 and the final balloon release, more

than 20,000 radiosonde observations were performed at

Ascension Island. Despite the end of radiosonde

observations at Ascension Island, CSR continues to

release radiosondes twice a day from the Cape

Canaveral Air Force station and up to 15 times on

launch day making the atmosphere over Cape

Canaveral the most extensively and accurately charac-

terized on the planet.

These measurements ensure the Cape’s “outstanding

record” of launch safety and availability.

CSR is a joint venture of CSC Applied Technology

Division and Raytheon Technical Services Co. The joint

venture was organized in 1988 to provide operations and

maintenance services exclusively to the U.S. Air Force’s

45th Space Wing.

CSR employs 900 technologists and support person-

nel at Patrick Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Force

Station, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Jonathan

Dickinson Missile Tracking Annex, Antigua Air Station,

Ascension Auxiliary Air Field, and Argentia, Newfound-

land.

For more information about CSR, contact Shanti

Brasington at 494–2610 or send an e–mail message to

Shanti.Brasington.ctr@patrick.af.mil, or visit

www.computersciencesraytheon.com.

Florida Supreme Court Task Force appoints Cordial of Partners in CrisisGail Cordial, executive director of Florida Partners in Crisis, a statewide advocacy organization, has been appointed

to the Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues in the Court.

The Task Force, created through an administrative order issued by Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady,

held its first meeting Dec. 8.

Each year, roughly 125,000 people with serious mental illnesses are arrested and booked into Florida jails at a cost

to local government of more than $500 million, while another $600 million is spent housing people with mental

illnesses in state prisons and forensic–treatment facilities.

In addition, 56 percent of Florida prison inmates (more than 66,000) have a substance–abuse problem.

Among its duties, the Task Force will promote the recommendations outlined in the Court’s “Transforming Florida’s

Mental Health System” report and develop improved strategies for utilization of treatment based drug courts, mental–

health courts and other problem–solving courts and diversion programs.

The Task Force will expire on June 30, 2012.

Florida Partners in Crisis is a membership organization of judges, law– enforcement officers, attorneys, state

agency officials, treatment providers, families and consumers who promote the cost–effective use of tax dollars to

enhance recovery for individuals with mental illnesses and substance use disorders to improve lives and increase

public safety.

Cordial also serves as the president of Zonta Club of Melbourne, a professional service organization dedicated to

advancing the status of women.

Happy New Year!DECEMBER 27, 2010 BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 5

BBN DIGESTBoeing helps Challenger Centersoar with $100,000 grant award

The Boeing Co. has awarded the Challenger Center for

Space Science Education a $100,000 grant for teacher

professional development throughout its worldwide

network of Challenger Learning Centers.

Challenger Learning Centers worldwide will benefit

from the Boeing FLIER (Future Leaders In Education

Resources) Program that will ultimately serve more than

1,600 kindergarten through 12th–grade teachers by

helping them to improve their knowledge of and confidence

in teaching STEM, a Science, Technology, Engineering and

Math–based curriculum.

Learning Centers with high levels of success in various

aspects of teacher development will train and mentor staff

in other Learning Centers.

This will be accomplished through a combination of

video– conferencing, regional–training meetings, on–site

mentoring and teleconference support.

“Ultimately, this ‘train–the–trainer program’ will

enable Boeing and Challenger Learning Center staff to

provide high–quality professional development workshops

to their local teachers,” said Dan Barstow, president of the

Challenger Center for Space Science Education.

“These workshops will provide elementary and middle–

school teachers with tools and resources, which will enable

them to incorporate STEM and inquiry–based learning

into their classrooms and to prepare their students

academically for the work force in the 21st century,” he

added.

The Boeing FLIER Program is intended to span three

years, with year– one dedicated to planning, developing

and piloting the program with two Challenger Learning

Centers located near Boeing facilities, one in Seattle,

Wash., and the other in St. Louis.

In years two and three, the program will be expanded to

include up to 30 Learning Centers, including the Chal-

lenger Learning Center in Leicester, United Kingdom.

“We are proud of our partnership with the Challenger

Learning Centers because they are providing teachers with

the skills and knowledge they need to help students

understand the relevance of what they are learning in the

classroom so they will be inspired to become the problem

solvers, inventors and innovators of tomorrow,” said Anne

Roosevelt, vice president of Boeing’s Global Corporate

Citizenship agenda.

Boeing employees will have the opportunity to serve as

volunteers to help students see the impact of the critical

skills they are learning in the classroom and connect them

to real–world career opportunities.

Using space exploration as a theme and simulations as

a vehicle, the Challenger Center for Space Science

Education, and its international network of 48 Challenger

Learning Centers, creates positive educational experiences

that raise students’ expectations of success, fosters a long–

term interest in STEM, and inspires students to pursue

studies and careers in these areas, Roosevelt said.

These centers across the United States, Canada, the

United Kingdom, and South Korea reach more than

300,000 students each year through simulated space

missions and educational programs, and engage over

40,000 educators through missions, teacher workshops and

other programs, she said.

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King Center’s Theatre for YouthOutreach Program a big success

Believing that a passion for the performing arts begins

at an early age, the Maxwell C. King Center’s Theatre for

Youth and Outreach Program is committed to bringing

“high–quality and compelling” children’s theatre to area

school children, said Karen Wilson, director of the Educa-

tional Theatre Program. Exposure to arts and culture at an

early age is an essential component of a rich and diverse

education, she said.

“Since 1999, the Theatre for Youth Program has taken

arts and educational theatre programs to the community.

In November, as a part of this wonderful outreach, ‘The

Fairy Tales of Grimm’ was presented at six Brevard

County elementary schools. Over 1,600 students, from

Titusville to Palm Bay, were impacted by this wonderful

production.”

Teachers were provided with an educational packet

containing the background of the play, she said, as well as

various tools and lesson plans to help their students learn

from the specific aspects of the production.

These performances at school provide additional

opportunities for children to learn, to explore, and to

embrace the arts. “The Fairy Tales of Grimm” was

presented in cooperation with Brevard Public Schools 21st

Century Community Learning Project.

The King Center for the Performing Arts and the

Brevard County School District are members of the

Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy

Center for the Performing Arts. Selected because of their

“demonstrated commitment to the improvement of

education in and through the arts,” the partnership team

participates in collaborative efforts to make the arts

integral to education, Wilson said.

In January, the Theatre for Youth program is offering

an “Arts Integration” seminar for teachers. The workshop

will emphasize the definition of “arts integration” en-

hanced by skill–building and strategies for dance.

Teachers will receive in–service credits when they

complete the seminar. For more information about this

program, visit KingCenter.com or call 433–5717.

Posey, Payne headline Cattle Baron’s BallThe ninth annual Cattle Baron’s Ball, presented by

Lexus of Melbourne, will be held on Saturday, March 19 at

the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place. “We’re really excited

about this new venue. The changes that the committee is

planning for the 2011 Cattle Baron’s Ball are looking

brilliant,” said James Atkinson, executive director of

American Cancer Society’s East Coast Area. “We are

especially honored to have Congressman Bill Posey as our

honorary chairperson, and Nancy Payne, the executive

director of the Space Coast Cancer Center, as our event

chairperson,” he added. Proceeds directly benefit American

Cancer Society research, education, and patient services as

well as provide funding for the ROCK Camp programs and

scholarships. The local unit is seeking sponsors and

volunteers for the Cattle Baron’s Ball, which has set an

event goal of $100,000. Call Anne Solomon at 253–0361,

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BBN DIGESTCentral Brevard Area Parks andRecreation announces winners

COCOA — The Central Brevard Area of Brevard

County Parks and Recreation, organizer of the Merritt

Island and Cocoa–Rockledge holiday parades, has

announced the winners in civic, school, commercial and

marching–band categories.

l In the Merritt Island parade, held Dec. 4, judges’

choice as best overall was Inferno Fitness Studio. Judges’

choice in the Cocoa–Rockledge parade, held Dec. 11, was

Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

l The winning marching bands in Merritt Island were

Merritt Island High School (first place), Jefferson March-

ing Band and Cheerleaders (second place), and Edgewood

Junior–Senior High Drum Line (third place).

l The winning marching bands in the Cocoa–Rockledge

parade were Rockledge High School (first place), McNair

Magnet School (second place), and Clearlake Middle

School (third place).

l In the Merritt Island youth–civic category, first place

went to Cub Scout Pack 701, second place was YMCA

Adventure Maidens, and third place was Girl Scouts of

Citrus Council.

l In the Cocoa–Rockledge youth–civic category, first–

place winner was Manatee Shores Girl Scouts, second

place was Cub Scout Pack 706, and third place was

Crosswinds Youth Services.

l In Merritt Island’s adult–civic category, first–place

winner was the Azan Shriners, second place was Elks

Lodge 2650, and third place was Merritt Island Breakfast

Rotary Club.

l In Cocoa–Rockledge’s adult–civic category, first place

went to the Azan Shriners, second place was JLS Magnolia

Blossoms, and third place was Mike Artelli.

l In the adult–youth civic grouping, Merritt Island’s

winners were Brevard County Sheriff’s Office (first place),

Unity Church of Merritt Island (second place) and Grace

Lutheran Church Preschool (third place).

l For Cocoa–Rockledge adult–youth civic, first place

went to Teen Missions International, second place was Top

Teens of America, and third place was King Street Baptist

Church.

l School winners in Merritt Island were Gardendale

Elementary Magnet School Showstoppers (first place),

Mila Elementary (second place), and Jefferson Middle

School Dance Team (third place).

l School winners in Cocoa–Rockledge were Gardendale

Elementary Magnet School Showstoppers (first place),

Golfview Intermediate Cheerleaders (second place), and

Rockledge High School Cheerleaders (third place).

l In the commercial category, Merritt Island’s winners

were ATM Recycling (first place), Dr. Fair’s Office (second

place), and DBVAR Services & Duron Smith A/C &

Heating (third place).

l Cocoa–Rockledge’s commercial winners were

Sutherland Party Rentals (first place), ATM Recycling

(second place), and Inferno Fitness Studio (third place).

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By Ken Datzman

INDIALANTIC — Which real–estate agencies in

Brevard County have been selling the most homes

in 2010 and garnering market share at a time when

each transaction is highly coveted by the Realtor

and the broker?

The Melbourne Area Association of Realtors and

the Space Coast Association of Realtors compile

residential real–estate statistics in two formats —

one tally for single–office firms and the other for

companies with multiple branches in the region.

The single–office sales leader on this year’s list

is, not surprisingly, RE/MAX Alternative Realty Inc.

Businesswoman Madelyn Dorricott’s franchise

has held the No. 1 sales spot for individual offices in

the region for the past decade, a period that has

seen an interesting batch of economic cycles.

“I feel so fortunate to be surrounded with high–

end producers at RE/MAX Alternative Realty,” she

said. “If you are working in this office in December

of 2010, you are a producer. Period. That is just the

way the RE/MAX system is designed. It’s not for

part–time people; it’s for people who are serious

about making real estate their career and being at

the top of their industry.”

At the end of this year’s third quarter, RE/MAX

International reported a 36 percent increase in

franchise sales as compared to the 2009 period. In

the U.S. market, the RE/MAX brand saw a 28.9

percent increase in franchise owners.

Success for the RE/MAX organization is mea-

sured by the quality of its sale associates, Dorricott

said. “That’s where we really shine.”

Her 19–agent team in 2010 posted sales of $64.8

million, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 10, leading No. 2

Prudential Sterling Properties at $62.2 million and

No. 3 Prudential Star Real Estate Inc. at $52. 6

million in volume, in the single–office category.

According to the market–share report by the two

associations, the multiple–office sales leader is ERA

Showcase Properties and Investments Inc. ($97.5

million), followed by Pruitt Real Estate Inc. ($81.8

million) and RE/MAX Elite ($78.3 million). RE/

MAX Alternative Realty’s $64.8 million in sales

puts its fourth on this list.

“We’ll probably end up with about $70 million in

closed sales transactions for the year,” said

Dorricott, broker and owner of the business.

“That number is down from last year’s sales

volume, but I think the drop is pretty much across

the board in the region. Still, for 19 agents to post

nearly $70 million in sales and close 400 transac-

tions — working with 400 families — in the current

environment is really good. We’re proud of our

As year comes to close, RE/MAX Alternative Realty holds lead asthe top single–office agency in the region based on sales volume;businesswoman Madelyn Dorricott sees good opportunity in 2011

performance.”

RE/MAX Alternative Realty closed $87 million

in residential real–estate deals in 2009, she said,

driven by first–time buyer activity, tax incentives,

and bargain hunters in the market. It seems like

the housing market has experienced a post tax–

credit correction this year, which has slowed buyer

activity.

But Dorricott said she is now beginning to see

momentum build again late in the year, as Novem-

ber was a solid sales month for her office.

“November was awesome. We closed $5.7 million

in sales. The phones are ringing and the agents are

busy. They seem to have a lot in the pipeline. We

are very optimistic about the first half of 2011,” she

said.

Pending home sales jumped in October, showing

a positive uptrend since bottoming in June,

according to the National Association of Realtors.

The Pending Home Sales Index is a forward–

looking indicator. The index rose 10.4 percent to

89.3, based on contracts signed in October, from

80.9 in September.

The housing market is in a recovery phase and

will be uneven at times, the report said.

If the Bush tax cuts are extended for everyone,

an additional 400,000 jobs could be created in 2011,

with home sales rising by 60,000 to 80,000 units,

according to economists at the National Association

of Realtors.

“In order to make solid gains in the housing

market, the unemployment rate needs to drop and

we must deal with the foreclosure crisis,” Dorricott

said.

Experts say the big obstacles to a solid housing–

market recovery are job creation, working through

the many foreclosures, and easing access to credit.

Some brokers say the overly tight underwriting

standards are holding back the pace of the housing–

market recovery.

Loan–performance data from Fannie Mae and

Freddie Mac clearly demonstrates very low default

rates on recently originated mortgages, much lower

than the vintages of 2002 and 2003 before the

housing boom.

Homebuyers today have affirmed a long–term

view of home ownership, said Dorricott.

“People who are buying homes today are living

in them. The ‘flipping’ days are over. If you are

buying a home, yes, you can get a great interest rate

and, yes, you can get a good price on the home. But

if think you can turn around and sell it in six

months and make a profit, well, it won’t happen,”

she said.

House flipping is virtually nonexistent in today’s

market. The flipping and quick gains which

occurred during the real–estate buying binge of the mid–2000s were

driven by risky, easy–money financing.

The buy–and–hold investment model is back in favor. Eighty–five

percent of homebuyers see their home as a good investment, and

nearly half think that investment is better than stocks.

Even with several years of price declines, the typical seller who

purchased a home eight years ago experienced a median equity gain of

$33,000, a 24 percent increase, while sellers who were in their homes

for 11 to 15 years saw a median gain of 40 percent, according to the

2010 “National Association of Realtors Profile of Homebuyers and

Sellers.”

The National Association of Realtors, the leading advocate for

housing and homeownership issues, is campaigning against any

modification to the standard mortgage–interest deduction.

In a new survey commissioned by that organization and conducted

online in October by Harris Interactive of 3,000 homeowners and

renters, nearly three–fourths of homeowners and two–thirds of renters

said the mortgage deduction was “extremely” or “very important” to

them.

Madelyn Dorricott is broker and owner of RE/MAX Alternative Realty Inc. inIndialantic. Her one–office RE/MAX franchise has consistently led the region insales volume, year after year. The 19–agent associate team posted $64.8million in sales in 2010, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 12. Dorricott said she is looking tofinish the year with $70 million in sales.

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By Ken Datzman

BankFirst is touting a new, cutting–edge

technology that basically reshapes the workhorse

automatic–teller machine and its role in daily

financial transactions.

The Central Florida–based institution has rolled

out “Intelligent Deposit” ATMs in its respective

markets, becoming one of the first community

banks in Florida to invest in “smart” technology of

this kind.

Locally, BankFirst has offices in Melbourne,

Viera/Suntree, and Titusville.

“We are making wide use of technology through-

out our system to enhance customer convenience,

and the new ATM technology is an example of that.

Our bank has all the technical capabilities of any

large bank,” said Mick Welch, BankFirst’s Brevard

County president.

Welch heads up a local executive team for

BankFirst that includes longtime area residents

Jack Gould, North Brevard area president; Gilbert

“Gil” Russell, South Brevard area president; and

Daryl Bishop, Central Brevard area president.

Recently, the company went to an area president

management alignment with each president having

oversight responsibility for his territory and

reporting to Welch.

With the new BankFirst ATM technology, “a

deposit envelope is no longer required,” said Russell.

The machines offer online, real–time processing,

and user–friendly, step–by–step touch–screen

instruction.

Checks and cash are inserted directly into the

machine, and the customer’s receipt, including

printed imagines of all their scanned checks, is

received and the transaction is completed, said

Russell.

“The ATM reads cash, it reads checks — it’s just

like a Remote–Deposit Capture system, or ‘bank–

in–a–box.’ Essentially, we are simplifying the

ATMs. Now, they are smarter and more robust in

terms of how they operate to serve customers,” he

said.

Like ATMs, Remote–Deposit Capture is a time–

saver for BankFirst’s business customers. It allows

businesses to scan checks and transmit the scanned

images to a bank for posting and clearing, from

their offices. The basic requirements for this service

include a PC, an Internet connection, and a check

scanner, which BankFirst provides to the customer.

Remote–Deposit Capture is part of BankFirst’s

“Business Solutions” product suite “that encom-

passes a host of services driven by technology,

including online banking,” said Gould. “Business

BankFirst’s new ‘Intelligent Deposit’ ATMs in Brevard lead way intechnology arena as the organization strives to enhance customerconvenience; businesses embrace bank’s Remote–Deposit Capture

Solutions is an area where we have experienced a

tremendous amount of success with our existing

clients, and it has allowed us to expand those

relationships and actually grow the bank.”

Added Welch, “The Business Solutions product

suite has been a home run for us over the last

couple of years. When we operated as The Bank

Brevard, before the merger with BankFirst, we had

just a couple of basic accounts for clients. Now we

offer customers a greatly expanded product line,

mostly in the Business Solutions product suite.”

The product suite includes Internet Cash

Management, Business Online Bill Payment,

Internet Wire Transfers, Direct Connect, Merchant

Services, Overnight Repurchase Agreements, and

Electronic Federal Tax Payment System.

Russell said business customers today are

looking for “simple, streamlined solutions. Their

time is precious. Banking used to be time–consum-

ing for businesspeople. They would have to physi-

cally come into the facility and go through some

effort to do their daily business. We’ve changed that

routine, thanks to advances in technology.”

Many banks are responding to their customers’

needs by boosting investments in technologies. In

fact, 43 percent of banks say they will increase their

technology budgets in the next two years, according

to a new survey by the Independent Community

Bankers of America.

“Online banking and remote–deposit capture is

the wave of the future in our industry,” said Welch.

A survey by the American Bankers Association

shows that for the first time, more bank customers

(25 percent) prefer to do their banking online

compared to any other method.

The survey of 1,000 consumers was conducted

last year for the ABA by Ipsos–Reid, an indepen-

dent market–research firm. This marks a “water-

shed change,” according to the ABA, and also tells

the organization that consumers now have more

confidence in the accuracy and security of online

banking.

Banks view protecting their customers’ person-

nel information as a key long–term objective. Banks

continue to invest in ways to guard their customers’

sensitive financial data.

“It’s the bank’s loss, not the consumer’s loss,”

said Bishop. “The banks are liable, so it makes

sense to focus some dollars in the security arena.”

“BankFirst has just put in place a new program

that adds another layer of security to our online–

banking platform,” said Russell. “It gives us that

extra security.”

BankFirst also remade its website,

www.BankFirst.com, to better serve consumers.

“Banking is about service. Service is the

differentiator in the marketplace, it’s what sets you apart,” said

Russell, adding that BankFirst provides the kind of personalized

service community banks are known for in their markets.

BankFirst recently thanked its customers at its annual Customer

Appreciation Day held at the bank’s offices in Titusville and

Melbourne.

“We had 170 people attend the function in Titusville,” said Gould.

“It’s our way of saying to our customers, once a year, ‘We appreciate

your business, your commitment and your loyalty.’ We greatly enjoy

hosting these events.”

Welch said around 175 to 200 people came to the Melbourne office

for BankFirst’s Customer Appreciation Day, which included invita-

tions to customers of the Viera/Suntree branch.

During the third quarter of 2010, BankFirst’s capital and non–

performing asset ratios continued to improve due to both profitable

operations and “aggressive” problem–loan resolution efforts, the

company reports in its latest “Statement of Condition.”

“Our company is strong. We are very liquid. We have plenty of

capital behind us,” said Welch.

BankFirst’s executive team in Brevard County includes, from left: Jack Gould,North Brevard area president; Mick Welch, Brevard County president; DarylBishop, Central Brevard area president; and Gilbert Russell, South Brevard areapresident. The team says it is looking forward to building business relationshipswith new customers in 2011.

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Giantonio, Shervington earnelite professional designation

PALM BAY — Two Palm Bay Fire–Rescue lieutenants

have joined the ranks of only a few worldwide with the

“knowledge, expertise and professional credentials” to

make them elite in their area of service.

After an extensive peer–review process, Palm Bay

Fire–Rescue Lt. Anthony Giantonio and Lt. Michael

Shervington have been awarded the professional designa-

tion of “Fire Officer” by the Center for Public Safety

Excellence.

The Commission on Profession Credentialing awards

the Fire Officer designation only after an individual

successfully meets all of the organization’s criteria.

The process includes an assessment of the applicant’s

education, experience, professional development, technical

competencies, contributions to the profession, and

community involvement.

Additionally, each designee must develop goals and a

plan for their future professional development that will be

evaluated during their renewal process, which is required

every three years.

“This means the citizens of Palm Bay are getting the

very best of the best in public safety response from this

agency,” said Fire Chief Steve Abraira.

“These professional standards are not easy to achieve

and we are extremely proud of Lt. Giantonio and

Lt. Shervington for their demonstrated and continued

dedication to the protection of life and property.”

The Commission on Professional Credentialing met

Nov. 16 to officially confer the designation upon the two

lieutenants. They are two of only 20 designated Fire

Officers worldwide, and two of only three Fire Officers in

Florida.

With the recent designees, Palm Bay Fire–Rescue has

a total of four Fire Officers and Chief Fire Officers, the

most of any Fire–Rescue agency in Brevard County.

Chamber to celebrate Installation BanquetThe Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will host

its 43rd Annual Installation Banquet on Friday, Jan. 21,

at the Holiday Inn Melbourne–Viera, 8298 N. Wickham

Road. The event will begin with a cocktail reception at 6

p.m., followed by dinner and the banquet. More than 150

Chamber partners and guests are expected to attend the

affair. The theme of this year’s gala is “Sailing Into The

Future.” The program will feature the installation of the

Chamber’s 2011 chair, Christy Galzerano, general

manager of DoubleTree Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hotel,

and the new board of directors. The Chamber will also

recognize its outgoing board members who served terms

through 2010. The Chamber’s highest honor, the Distin-

guished Service Award, will be presented to an individual

who has shown exemplary leadership and commitment to

the community. Other special presentations include

awards for Council/Committee of the Year, Ambassador of

the Year, and President’s Club inductees. Tickets to

attend the event are $50 per person for open seating or

$750 for a corporate table that seats 10 people. Reserva-

tions can be made by calling the Cocoa Beach Area

Chamber of Commerce at 459–2200, or by visiting

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BBN DIGESTSpace Coast Human Resource Chapter presentedwith the Pinnacle Award for outstanding leadership

The Society for Human Resource Management recently presented the Space Coast

Human Resource Association Chapter in Merritt Island with the 2010 SHRM Pinnacle

Award, the highest honor given to chapters and state councils.

SCHRA is one of nine winning programs this year.

Recipients of the 2010 award created programs to address a range of issues

impacting workers and communities, such as on–boarding a new mayor’s staff,

alleviating worry surrounding poverty and childhood hunger, work–force training, and

unemployment among HR professionals.

Now in its 20th year, the SHRM Pinnacle Award recognizes outstanding HR

leadership in creating initiatives and programs that solve local work–force staffing

challenges in communities across the country. The award also honors programs that

surpass the standard activities of SHRM affiliates in enhancing the development of

effective HR management.

“Each year, the Pinnacle Award reminds us that SHRM’s councils and chapters are

its greatest source of creativity and leadership,” said SHRM Interim President and

Chief Executive Officer Henry Jackson. “For 20 years, SHRM Pinnacle Award winners

have provided chapters, councils, and employers across the country with models of

programs that most can recreate in their own communities.”

SCHRA’s nomination, “Advancing the Profession to Generation Next,” was created

to implement a program that would capture high–school students transitioning to

college while facilitating the advancement of entry–level practitioners into the human–

resources profession.

Started in the late 1950s, SCHRA serves human–resource professionals in the

central and northern portions of Brevard County.

Throughout its 40 years, the chapter has earned many Merit and Superior Merit

awards. The chapter provides its members with educational programs at its profes-

sional–development meetings each month and also sponsor seminars for the benefit of

its members, area businessowners, managers and supervisors featuring nationally

recognized speakers and experts on a variety of relevant topics.

“I am very excited that SCHRA won the SHRM Pinnacle Award. This is a great

honor and recognizes the hard work of chapter board members Valarese Poole and

Susie VanMeter. This program will greatly benefit the Brevard County HR profes-

sional community,” said Myrna Galligano, 2011 legislative chairperson for SCHRA.

Each winning program received a $1,000 prize during the SHRM Leadership

Conference held in Arlington, Va. The 2010 awards are sponsored by ADP Inc.

“ADP congratulates this year’s SHRM Pinnacle Award winners for their innovation

and leadership in addressing workforce challenges,” said Benito Cachinero, ADP

corporate vice president of human resources.

“These organizations share ADP’s commitment to HR management with a strong

focus on creating employment opportunities and advancements in local communities.

Jessica Rye joins Griffin Group as a senior account managerGriffin Communications Group of Houston, Texas, recently announced that Jessica

Rye has joined the agency’s national aerospace practice as a senior account manager. The

marketing and public–relations strategist brings more than a decade of aerospace–

communications experience to the firm. Operating out of Griffin’s Central Florida office,

Rye will manage or take an active role in several of the agency’s “most–noted aerospace

accounts,” including Blue Origin, the Coalition for Space Exploration, Lockheed Martin

and Swedish Space Corp. “Jessica is going to further strengthen our outstanding aero-

space communications team,” says Jeff Carr, Griffin’s vice president of aerospace commu-

nications. “She possesses the powerful combination our clients demand — an excellent

cadre of communications skills and strategic thinking, coupled with in–depth knowledge

of the aerospace industry.” Before joining Griffin, Rye served as senior manager of

regional communications for ATK Aerospace Systems at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Her other aerospace experience includes communication positions with United Launch

Alliance, United Space Alliance, and Kennedy Space Center. A public relations graduate

from Florida State University, Rye received the Kolcum Communications Award from the

National Space Club Florida Committee and was nominated in 2010 for the prestigious

RNASA Stellar Award. She is also a former state president of the 1,500–member Florida

Public Relations Association.

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UCF team uses Spitzer Space Telescope tomeasure light of planet — secondary eclipse

ORLANDO — A peculiar gas–giant planet orbiting a sun–like star 1200 light–years

away is the first carbon–rich world ever observed.

The implications are big for planetary chemistry, because without much oxygen,

common rocks throughout the planet would be made of pure carbon, in forms such as

diamonds or graphite.

“On most planets, oxygen is abundant. It makes rocks such as quartz and gases such

as carbon dioxide,” said University of Central Florida professor Joseph Harrington, one of

the study’s lead researchers. “With more carbon than oxygen, you would get rocks of pure

carbon, such as diamond or graphite, and lots of methane gas.”

“This planet tells us that there are many other strange worlds out there, beyond even

the imaginations of the people doing the science,” added Nikku Madhusudhan of the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the lead author of the study, which appears

in the Dec. 9 issue of the journal “Nature.”

Harrington and his team at UCF led the Spitzer observations and data analysis. The

UCF team used NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to measure the light of the planet,

WASP–12b, as it passed behind its star, a so–called secondary eclipse.

Madhusudhan performed the chemical analysis of data from NASA’s Spitzer Space

Telescope. By using UCF’s data and other published results at different infrared wave-

lengths, he compared the infrared behavior of common gases to determine the composition

of the planet’s atmosphere.

Researchers were surprised to find methane, a trace gas on Earth, because it typically

does not exist in the searing–hot temperatures found on this planet.

Carbon is a key building block of life, but could life exist if there is too much carbon?

NASA’s recent announcement of a bacterium that thrives in a poisonous arsenic environ-

ment is yet another example of life’s incredible adaptability.

“I wouldn’t discount any cool planet as a possible haven for life, no matter what its

chemistry,” Harrington said.

WASP–12b isn’t cool enough for life. It is so close to its star that its “year” is just 26

hours, and its daytime temperatures of about 4700 degrees Fahrenheit make it the

second–hottest planet ever measured. It is also the second–largest known planet, as it is

more than 80 percent wider than Jupiter.

The planet was discovered last year by a UK consortium, the Wide Angle Search for

Planets. Some of the Spitzer data used by the UCF team were contributed by WASP team

member Peter Wheatley of the University of Warwick.

Other authors of the paper are Kevin Stevenson, Sarah Nymeyer, Christopher Campo,

Jasmina Blecic, Ryan Hardy, Nate Lust, Christopher Britt and William Bowman of the

University of Central Florida; Drake Deming of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,

Greenbelt, Md.; David Anderson, Coel Hellier and Pierre Maxted of Keele University,

United Kingdom; Andrew Collier–Cameron of the University of St. Andrews, United

Kingdom; Leslie Hebb of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.; Don Pollacco of Queen’s

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BBN SPECIAL FOCUSSpace Coast Pops OrchestraContinued from page 1Hayman, who was presented with the American Federa-

tion of Musicians Union’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

His award–winning arrangements are still used today by

the Boston Pops, including, since it’s the holiday season,

“Rudolph the Red–Nosed Reindeer.”

Hayman’s talents and skills are in demand, and he

keeps a busy schedule. He is the conductor and music

director for both the Space Coast Pops Orchestra and the

Florida Sunshine Pops. The latter orchestra performs in

South Florida.

“You reach a point in your life where it is not work but

enjoyment. I get a lot of pleasure out of it,” said Hayman,

who was a longtime friend of the late Costa and also did

some work for Sinatra in various settings.

Both Hayman, who in 1960 was honored with his own

star in Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame,” and Costa did

arrangements for bandleader Vaughn Monroe.

The Space Coast Pops is marking its 25th anniversary

concert season in 2011. Hayman will be conducting the

orchestra when the season opens Jan. 8, with a program

featuring vocalist Sally Hart. Titled “That Broadway

Beat,” the program begins at 2:30 p.m. at the First

Baptist Church auditorium on Merritt Island.

“It’s such an honor for me to work with Richard

Hayman,” said Alyce Christ, executive manager and co–

founder of Space Coast Pops. “I can’t believe I have this

honor. It’s been a great joy in my life.”

She added, “When Bob Coleman had a physical

condition and had to resign as conductor of the orchestra,

I reached out to Richard, who was living in Palm Beach,

and he graciously responded. He was a guest conductor

and guest soloist several times for Space Coast Pops, so he

was familiar with our orchestra.”

Hayman’s association with Space Coast Pops has

given the organization a lift, said Nolan Masters, presi-

dent of the board of directors.

“Arts organizations in the region and across the nation

are really struggling, and until this year we’ve been very

fortunate. Of course, with Richard (Hayman) coming in, it

has really helped our attendance. Still, we must depend,

like similar organizations, on public and private support.

If we sold out every concert it would be great, yet we still

would need outside money to operate,” Masters said.

He said Space Coast Pops’ big concern is “being able to

sell itself to the public, to appeal to people who can

contribute small amounts — $25, $50, or whatever — in

support of our mission.”

Hayman said he has been preparing for the coming

concert season, his fourth with Space Coast Pops. “I’m just

going over the program and trying to figure out what

numbers to pick, because when you have a library of more

than 3,000 arrangements it takes time to sift through it,”

he said.

Christ said Space Coast Pops has access to Hayman’s

rich library of music from his Boston Pops years. The

arrangements were presented to Hayman when he left

the organization to join the St. Louis Symphony Orches-

tra. He became the principal pops conductor there in

1976, and today holds the title of Pops Conductor

Emeritus. This year, that organization hosted a party and

concert in celebration of Hayman’s 90th birthday.

Hayman also was affiliated with the Detroit Sym-

phony and other orchestras, including Orchestra London

Canada.

While Hayman wrote many classic arrangements for

the Boston Pops — his original compositions are consid-

ered standards in the repertoire of these ensembles — he

also had the privilege to guest–conduct the famed

orchestra a number of times.

One day, Hayman said, Fiedler asked him if he would

consider filling in on occasions and being the back–up

conductor. “I like what you write and the way you do it,”

Fiedler said to Hayman.

Fiedler followed up on that invitation. The discussion

took place at Fiedler’s home in the Boston area, in mid–

afternoon one day. Fiedler asked Hayman if he would like

to conduct the third and final part of a Boston Pops

program.

“I said it would be a great honor. I told him he was

really putting me on a pedestal. I was writing for the

Boston Pops, but I never really thought about being a

conductor. He said, ‘It’s simple. Just stay out of their way.’

I asked him when we were going to do this, and he said

‘tonight.’ But what about rehearsal? He said, ‘I have

rehearsed them.’ I said, ‘You have, but what about me?’

He told me it wouldn’t be any problem because I had

written most of the arrangements.”

Hayman said he went home to change clothes and

prepare for the evening performance. When it was his

turn to conduct the final part of the program in the

famous hall, he walked onto the stage and positioned

himself on the podium.

“I gave a downbeat to start playing,” he said. “I soon

realized the presence of Symphony Hall of Boston and all

these statutes of great composers, like Tchaikovsky. I

found out what it was like conducting the Boston Pops.

My knees started shaking a little bit.”

Some months before this particular performance,

Fiedler suffered a heart attack. The Boston Pops organi-

zation built a special “conductor’s booth” with a railing

around the outer edge where Fiedler was positioned while

he conducted the orchestra, Hayman said.

“There was a small seat Arthur would sit on, but to the

audience it looked like he was standing. I soon found

myself using that thing too, or else I probably would have

fallen off the podium.”

In 1938, after high school, Hayman got his career start

as a harmonica player. He began touring the country with

the well–known Borrah Minnevitch Harmonica Rascals.

Hired as a musician, he was soon writing all the music for

this large ensemble.

“The group was a very big attraction in all of show

business, and really around the world,” Hayman said.

“I auditioned to join the Rascals. At the audition I was

asked, ‘Can you play light classics, like Rhapsody in Blue?

I had been poking around with it beforehand, but I had

never learned it to my perfection. So I said, ‘I really don’t

care for Rhapsody in Blue.’ When I looked across the

room, one of the people sitting on the couch was George

Gershwin (who penned the composition in 1924, estab-

lishing his reputation as a serious composer). I tried to

back away from that comment. ‘Well, I don’t like it for the

harmonica because it was written for the piano. But I

think it’s wonderful piece.’ Anyway, I made the audition

and was welcomed into the group.”

In 1953, Hayman recorded “Ruby” on the Mercury

label, which zoomed to the top of the hit parade and

brought about a renewed interest in the harmonica.

He took was what considered to be just an ordinary

theme from the motion picture “Ruby Gentry,” and

through his specially stylized arrangements — utilizing a

harmonica as the solo instrument with a large, quasi–

symphony orchestra — Hayman created what became a

masterpiece.

With his hit–single “Ruby” sweeping the nation,

Hayman went on the road performing with orchestras

and bands. “My first engagement was for the premier

opening of the Fontainebleu Hotel in Miami Beach,” he

said. “I stayed there six months before going to the Statler

Hilton in New York to perform with some big bands.”

“Ruby” was featured on the soundtrack of Barbra

Streisand’s 1996 film “The Mirror Has Two Faces.”

Hayman recorded a new version of the song, arranged

and conducted by Marvin Hamlisch.

Area residents will have the opportunity to hear

Hayman’s celebrated music throughout the Space Coast

Pops concert season.

The concert schedule includes “Big Band Boogies,”

honoring Space Coast Pops conductors, on Feb. 5; “A

Little Spanish Flair,” featuring tenor Carlos Manuel

Santana, on March 5; and “We’re Jazzin,” with pianist

Copeland Davis, on April 9.

Tickets to these concerts are available at outlets

around the county. The locations include Marion Music

(Melbourne), Atlantic Strings (Melbourne), The Horn

Section (Eau Gallie), Ann Lia Gift Shop (Cocoa Beach),

Season Tickets Boutique (Cocoa), Rockledge Roses and

Wines (Rockledge), The UPS Store (Rockledge), Brass and

Reed (Merritt Island) and the Titusville Area Chamber of

Commerce.

The website is www.spacecoastpops.com, or call

632–7445. People who are interested in financially

supporting Space Coast Pops, can also call this number.

The concert schedule includes ‘Big Band Boogies,’ honoring Space

Coast Pops conductors, on Feb. 5; ‘A Little Spanish Flair,’ featuring

tenor Carlos Manuel Santana, on March 5; and ‘We’re Jazzin,’ with

pianist Copeland Davis, on April 9.