BANDNOTES

January 29, 2012

Hello everyone.  Great rehearsal Thursday!  Good work done on once again on Gershwin, The Ramparts and William Tell, as well as other selections.  There are some really great things going on with the music and I am so appreciative to everyone for all of the hard work and preparation.  Note the rehearsal schedule below, as we have two this week, Tuesday, January 31 and Thursday, February 2, both at our normal time and location. Please come out if possible! 

Also, note the addition of Saturday, March 3 and deletion of Sunday, March 4 rehearsal times.  In addition to the rehearsal schedule please see the order of music for Frazer and other info.

******

As of January 19, here is our rehearsal/performance schedule through the end of June 2012 (Please note that dates and times are subject to change):

Tuesday, January 31, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, February 2, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, February 9, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, February 16, 7:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday, February 21, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, February 23, 7:00-9:15 PM
Thursday, March 1, 7:00-9:15 PM
Saturday, March 3, 10:00AM-12:15 PM (Lunch served afterwards)
“Dress” rehearsal:  Tuesday, March 6, 7:00-9:30 PM (at Frazer UMC)
PERFORMANCE:  Thursday, March 8, 7:00 PM – Frazer UMC

Thursday, March 15, 7:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday, March 20, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, March 22, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, March 29, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, April 5, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, April 12, 7:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday, April 17, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, April 19, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, April 26, 7:00-9:00 PM
Tentative:  Tuesday, May 1, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, May 3, 7:00-9:15 PM
PERFORMANCE:  Saturday, May 5, 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM - Huntingdon Commencement

Thursday, May 10, 7:00-9:15 PM
Tuesday, May 15, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, May 17, 7:00-9:15 PM
Thursday, May 24, 7:00-9:15 PM
PERFORMANCE:  Monday, May 28, 2:00 PM – CAVHCS –Memorial Day
“Dress” Rehearsal:  Tuesday, May 29, 7:00-9:30 (at Davis Theatre)
PERFORMANCE:  Thursday, May 31, 7:00 PM – Davis Theatre

Thursday, June 7, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, June 14, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, June 21, 7:00-9:15 PM
“Dress” Rehearsal:  Tuesday, June 26, 7:00-9:30 PM, Crump Senior Center

PERFORMANCE:  Thursday, June 28, 7:00 PM – Crump Center – Patriotic Concert
 
******

POTENTIAL ORDER OF MUSIC FOR OUR MARCH 8 FRAZER CONCERT:

In Dulci Jubilo – J.S. Bach/trans. Goldman (4:00)
Glory of the Trumpets - arr. J.O. Brockenshire (2:45)
William Tell Overture - G. Rossini, trans. E. Leidzen (12:30)
Greensleeves – Traditional/arr. Alfred Reed (5:00)
Ode for Trumpet (solo w/ band) – Alfred Reed (5:00)
The Ramparts (with Men’s chorus) – Clifton Williams (6:00)
The Northern Pines March – John Philip Sousa (3:30)
Amazing Grace – arr. Jay Dawson – (4:00)
Gershwin; A Medley for Concert Band (with chorus) – arr. R.R. Bennett – (6:00)
Irving Berlin’s America (with chorus) – arr. Emerson/Murtha (7:00)
{encore} America, The Beautiful (with Chorus) - Ward/arr. Dragon (3:45)

******

New CD's are available!  First is "Down Memory Lane with the Capitol Sounds" and features 13 tracks (nearly 80 minutes) of big band, jazz and popular music ranging from the 1930's through the 1970's. Second is "Performance Highlights from 2009-2011", and contains concert and classical-style music. This special 2 disc set contains over 140 minutes of music!  We are suggesting a donation of $10 for the Down Memory Lane CD and $20 for the 2-disc Performance Highlights CD.  For track listings and other information, please click here.

******

Thanks and see you all this Thursday!
John
Band Office: 334.625.4661

 

Questions or comments about this page? Contact webmaster.

Return to Previous Page