Thursday Night 8/31

Dear friends, We’ll be reading mostly new music Thursday. With 6 rehearsals until the Generations Concert and 12 before the Christmas concert we’re preparing for two concerts simultaneously. Thank you for continuing to bless me with your devotion and...

Audio links of new music for Thursday 8/31

Here are links to audios of three of our Thursday night pieces. March Grandioso https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2468700 Orange Blossom Special (33) ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL, George and Janalyn Miklas, with the W.D....

FYI – Coming concerts…

Dear friends, I thought it would be a good time to outline our concerts for the year and explain to everyone what we are doing. Oct 15 – Generations Concert. The focus will be on kids AND parents/grandparents. We are introducing the world of Concert Band to...

Thank you!

Dear friends, For almost 50 years whenever I’ve waved a stick in front of a group of people, something magical happens, they make music! In my morning devotions today I was reminded of what a blessing you are to me. I was blessed in my teaching career with some...

Thursday Rehearsal 8/17

I’ve been so busy preparing for tomorrow I neglected to create the schedule! Here we go… Warm-ups Raiders March Star Wars Spongebob Squarepants Dance Monkey (SW) Mambo from West Side Story (SW) Cobra Tango Candide (if time...

Music Update

I have been working on downloading music most of the day. I will have Candide available later tonight because I have Bible Study 7-9pm, but I’m not going to bed until I send it out. Tomorrow I should have Star Wars in hand but I don’t know when Fedex will...

More input please…

Dear friends, 1. Star Wars will be here today or tomorrow. I will do my best to pdf it for you for your downloading. If not, we may sight-read it from the hardcopy Thursday night. 2. Our band is growing by the addition of LU professors and LU students. While we...

Thursday Night 8/10

Dear Friends, Once again my compliments to you on your performance Saturday under adverse conditions. You are real troopers! We WILL BE REHEARSING this Thursday 7pm-8:45pm. We’ll be hitting the heavy pieces that we’ll be doing later in the spring. We will...

Concert Week!

Dear friends, In the Bible, King David never lost the sense of awe that of all the people on earth God had chosen him to be king, to bless him with riches, honor, and a legacy.. “Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this...

Pops Band

I woke up this morning and the first thing on my mind was God’s grace in giving such a wonderful group of committed musicians to work with. What a joy you were last night! I can’t wait for the next rehearsal! Going forward, be prepared for everything. See...