Please read this pertaining to the Sousa Concert…

Below is a link to John Williams’ Hymn to the Fallen which we will be performing on March 1. The music will be forthcoming.It just needs to be pdf’d. (249) Hymn to the Fallen (arr. Paul Lavender) – YouTube I want to do a slide presentation while we...

Only 3 rehearsals left…

Only 3 rehearsals left where we can nail down the music. Thank you for all you do to prepare and in rehearsal. Here is our plan for Thursday. Beginning NEXT WEEK I would like to extend rehearsal by 15 minutes beginning this week as we have done in the past. 7pm-8:45....

NEW SITE for Thursday’s Rehearsal

The EC Glass band room is not available to us this Thursday because they have a concert. We will rehearse at Brookville HS in the band room at 7pm. Please park in the senior parking lot for convenience since there will be other activities going on at school.....

Next Week’s Rehearsal – 10/27

Dear friends, Thank you so much for last night’s rehearsal. We got a lot done in terms of "nuts and bolts." I appreciate your promptness to begin at 7pm. Going forward be prepared as follows: Go over any portions of the music where you might be...

REVISED Come Celebrate With Joy

Dear friends, I have made some enhancements/corrections to Come Celebrate With Joy Tonight. I have sent this folder to Flynn for posting. This only applies to Flutes, Clarinets, All Saxophones, 2nd and 3rd Trumpets. NOTE- The corrections only amount to a few measures...

I saw it in your eyes last night…

…how tired you were. I’m not complaining-I’m praising you for coming out to rehearsal instead of packing it in for the evening at home. It was a Nuts and Bolts rehearsal where we gradually chipped away at rhythms and dynamics. The musicianship of...

Only SIX Rehearsals Left!

…until our November 29 Christmas Spectacular. Our dress rehearsal on Nov 28 will be more of a "sound-check" than an actual rehearsal. WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES… Yesterday I met with choir director Danny Moore to map out the program with the...

Thursday Night Practice 10/13

Dear friends, Christmas is coming and we will be celebrating early! Plan on rehearsing the following songs Thursday… Come Celebrate With Joy GOAL: Detailing articulations and new clarinet measures. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year GOAL: To perform...

Comments on CHRISTMAS IN THE ISLANDS

Friends, We will begin rehearsing this song Thursday night. This is the song that Daryl Duff will be singing with us. PLEASE listen to it on the link below and be prepared with the Calypso rhythms. Chris Sharp did a nice job with this arrangement especially for us....