The rehearsal plan for Monday is posted. Please read everything in this important post, and follow the two links to download/print your part for Some Enchanted Evening and our first NCB Chicago Trip Bulletin.

How are you doing?

We are now at the half-way point of our rehearsals for the Fall Concert. Time is flying fast! How are you doing with your weekly practice? Do you make a habit to practice (or at last warm up) at regular intervals during the week? I know it’s not possible for adults with careers and families to practice every day, but you play so much better when you do have some sort of regular warmup/practice on a weekly basis. Skipping time to play between rehearsals and then running into Monday evening rehearsals with no warmup is detrimental to both you as a player, and to us as an ensemble.

Baritone soloist for November 9

Yesterday I learned that Matthew Scott, our baritone soloist, is unavailable for the concert. But he has a good reason. Stephen Sondheim himself called him and asked him to take the lead in a new production of his first professionally produced musical, Saturday Night, which will run concurrently with our concert. It’s understandable why Matt feels he has to accept this gig, and we wish him the best. I’m on track with a new soloist, and hope to confirm him by Monday evening.

Some Enchanted Evening parts

The parts for our arrangement of Some Enchanted Evening are ready. I’m indebted to Zach Kampler, the new conductor of the Sound Beach Concert Band, for his help with this Sibelius project. Zach helped me to take a Philip J. Lang arrangement of highlights from South Pacific and revise it for our use with baritone solo. Click here to download/print your parts, just as we did last June, from this Dropbox.

NCB Exchange Bulletin #1

We have preliminary information to share regarding the flight and hotel information for the Northshore Band Exchange Trip to Chicago. Please download and read this Bulletin, and bring any questions you may have to the rehearsal on Monday night.