This is our final week of rehearsals leading up to next Sunday’s concert. The rehearsal order for Monday was posted last week and I amended it slightly tonight. Then we have our dress rehearsal on Saturday morning at 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. This will be our only rehearsal with our guest conductor, Peter Martin. The sound check on Sunday is, as usual, at 1:00 pm, and the concert is at 3:00 pm.

I had a lot of positive feedback on last Monday’s clinic with Michael Markowski. He certainly is both talented and kind, and it really was wonderful to have him work with us. He is planning on attending the concert, so you’ll have another chance to greet him on November 9.

The Board is meeting on Monday night and it is my hope to send you Chicago information and commitment forms midweek.

Looking ahead, we start rehearsals for the Winter concert on November 17. This is a tight rehearsal period for this concert on January 25. New music will be handed out at the first rehearsal, but one piece – the Tschaikovsky 4th Symphony Finale – will be distributed via PDF’s before November 17. There’s a lot of notes in that piece, and I recommend you take a look before the first rehearsal.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend. See you Monday.