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Preparations for our 25th Anniversary summer season have been in full swing for some time now. As part of that, the NCMF board has been growing and we love different people from all corners of the community. I’d like to welcome Pat Temple, one of our newest members.

‍David Yang, Artistic Director
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DY: Where did you grow up?  

PT: I am an army brat. My father was in the signal corps and served in World War II and Korea. We were stationed all around the US and also France and Germany. I loved living in Europe and celebrating beautiful holiday traditions and learning new cultures and languages. We tended to live in towns instead of army housing.  It was odd leaving France, as we were one of the last commands to go when President de Gaulle requested the evacuation of American troops.

DY: What was it like to move around so often and how did that affect you as an adult in any ways, good or bad?

PT: The army was good about making transitions in an organized fashion.  Since I was always in school with kids who experienced the same lifestyle, it didn't seem strange until we moved to Virginia and the schools were very different. I am an extrovert and enjoy learning and experiencing new things, I will travel on a moment's notice which made my business life very easy.  I tend to throw myself into things 200% as I guess I still think that things could change at any moment so get involved while you can.
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DY: Who were some of your heroes growing up?

‍PT: Astronauts, Olympic equestrians, and the Beatles! I saw the Beatles in Paris in 1964 for the Ticket to Ride tour and all we did was scream. Then, in 1969, the moon walk blew me away.  I remember sitting on my aunt's porch and looking at the moon while we were there: courage and adventure beyond measure.

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DY: Do you have a favorite place in the world you have visited?  

‍PT: In Scotland, Luss on Loch Lomond is a fairytale village of stone cottages. The antiquity compared to the age of the United States is almost incomprehensible. I also love all of Italy; my mother was Italian.  We used to spend summer vacations in Tyrrhenia at a small beach town near Livorno.
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DY: Do you listen to any non-classical music?   ‍

PT: My husband and I sing in two gospel choirs - the Pops Gospel Choir and NEC Millennium Gospel Choir.  I love folk rock like James Taylor and am a musical theater geek.
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DY: What is most important thing in your life?  

‍PT: My husband.

‍DY: How did you meet?

‍PT: Jon and I met in church choir. We were friends for many years before the relationship changed. There is nothing better than singing together, rehearsing together, and panicking together when you are not sure you are ready for a performance!
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DY: What would you do if this were the last day of your life? ‍

PT: Cook a great meal with a great wine and listen to great music with my husband. I’d make something Italian, maybe the “Feast of the Seven Fishes” with a Brunello di Montalcino or a Nero d'Avola.