Thursday Night 1/11

I’m looking forward to Thursday night! Warm Ups Holst Suite in Eb Work 3rd Mvt HOWEVER- Clarinets will go to another room and work on Chattanooga Choo Choo. Work 3rd mvt for detail. (20 min) Rock and Roll Explosion runthrough Review (15 min) Overture to Candide...

Thursday 1/4 Rehearsal

Greetings folks, Here’s the plan… Warm Ups Liberty Bell March for detail 15min Holst Suite in Eb for detail 25mi Rock and Roll Explosion for detail 25-30min Parade of the Charioteers sight reading (May concert) 10min Overture to Candide for detail 20min...

Thursday night-for the New Year

Dear friends, After the Christmas Concert I am so pumped for 2024 and the Sousa Concert. We continue to get better and better. For the new year we are going to develop our dynamic range and beauty of sound at all dynamic levels. To that end I have ordered an Eric...

New Music Thursday!

Dear friends, Don’t let the business of the season slow you down-come to rehearsal the next two Thursdays and let’s go into the Christmas season with the new music under our belts so we can hit the ground running in January! I think the Sousa Concert will...

This past week

Dear friends, At 3:45 am I finished listening to the audio of Tuesday’s concert, The Hallelujah Chorus. I sobbed. I didn’t just tear up, I sobbed! Your superb delivery, the confidence of the singers, and the greatness of Handel’s gift to mankind...

Last Night/Tomorrow Night

Last night…WOW! You knocked it out of the ballpark. You played so well. I immediately went to the lobby to greet people as they left. Several were in tears explaining to me what the concert meant to them. My wife’s best friend, Dee Griiffith, lost her...