That's interesting.
Here's the into from the official page. "world’s record for the longest solo kayak expedition"...
One of the greatest assets of the Susanville Symphony is in their Artistic Director/Conductor and his musically gifted leadership. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, Benjamin J. Wade began as a child prodigy on Trumpet, playing with the Knoxville Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, and the New York Metropolitan Opera all by the time he was 17. Hailed as one of the best young trumpet players in the world, after winning the prestigious International Trumpet Guild Competition in 1988, Wade went on a full music scholarship to the University of Tennessee. He later received his Masters of Music in Conducting from the University of Nevada under the tutelage of Dr. Mack MacGrannahan.
The musical insight, passion for beauty in music, demanding expectations for the orchestra, and his charisma in captivating the audience are just a few of the ways Maestro Wade has enveloped this community and pushed the Susanville Symphony to new heights. “I have always asked the musicians to think not just of the notes, but the music as well. We want to do so much more than just play the notes, we want to make people weep, smile, laugh, and ponder what we play. We seek that beauty not just in an entire composition, but in the individual bars and notes themselves.”
Wade also has other interests outside of music, and is considered by most to be a true “Renaissance Man”. In addition to his duties as the Conductor of the Susanville Symphony, he is also the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Southwest Baptist University, an NCAA institution in Bolivar, MO. He has one of the highest winning percentages of current collegiate coaches today, accumulating a record of 148-47-13 in twelve years. One of his proudest accomplishments came in 1996, when he set the world’s record for the longest solo kayak expedition (6,132 miles) when he paddled from San Felipe, BC to Punta Charambira, Colombia.
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Originally Posted by LeoLady  Rumor has it around my town, Susanville, California, that our Symphony Conductor is a contestant. His name is Ben Wade. He had been gone for a while and reappeared at the December concert...had lost a lot of weight and word has it that he was in South America.
Quite a few people in town say that he was on Survivor, but he can't/hasn't confirmed it yet, and our local paper hinted around it. He has said that there will be an announcement after the Superbowl on National TV that would be of interest.
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01-08-2009, 11:17 AM
Another maybe... 
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