Rehearsal canceled tonight!

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Rehearsal canceled/rescheduled, optional Open House for music pickup tonight

I wish I had better news. Although Scarsdale opened this morning, they just closed for the day. Jessica Slotwinski really went the extra mile for us on this one, but we have no option other than to cancel rehearsal tonight. Please read this entire post (remember to click on the link) and respond by completing the form at the bottom.

Here is our action plan:

  • I will host an Open House at my place tonight, 7:30-9:45 pm, for anyone who wants to drop by and pick up their music (and have a glass of wine). Having the music before our reading rehearsal will really be an advantage! Email me for the address and directions.
  • TMH is available next Monday. Because of the cancellation tonight, we will rehearse next Monday, February 16 (President’s Day evening). We recognize that some of you may already have plans and may not be available, but under these circumstances, please make every effort to attend. Please complete the form at the bottom of this post asap to confirm your availability for rehearsal on February 16.

Schedule updates

  • If you didn’t already see it, look at my last post, where I examined breadth of the programs in May, June, & July. We have 19 pieces to prepare for these 3 concerts, which occur in the span of 8 weeks, and I will have to overlap their preparation. We simply can’t wait until after the Chicago trip to start rehearsing for Carmoor.
  • Note these changes to rehearsals in March:
    • March 16: We will have sectional rehearsals this evening.
    • March 23: I am going to reinstate rehearsal on Monday, March 23. Tom McCauley will conduct a workshop rehearsal on the Maslanka and Bernstein that evening.
    • March 30: As scheduled, there will be no rehearsal (because of Westchester County Schools Spring Break).
  • Please note that the “grid schedule” on my blog is now a document that immediately reflects any changes Rachel makes with TMH. On this site, go to Schedules > 2014-2015 Rehearsal Schedule Grid. This will eliminate any lag between negotiated changes with TMH and the time it takes to update that document on this site.

Are you a form and analysis geek?

I have scanned and uploaded my Profanation analysis. Although it looks scary at first, you will notice patterns in the meter changes, which – in the long run – will undoubtedly help us understand this complex work better.

Downers Grove HS Band Concert at Carnegie Hall – Monday, March 2

On Monday, March 2, the Downers Grove (Illinois) High School Bands will perform at Carnegie Hall. We have rehearsal that night (which, unfortunately, I cannot cancel), but the director, Brayer Teague (an NU alum) is offering free tickets to Westchester County students. The program includes the original instrumentation of Rhapsody in Blue, along with Angels in the Architecture. If you are a music educator (or even if you’re not), please share this link to request free tickets. Downers Grove is a Northshore community in the Chicago area with many Northshore Concert Band members, and it has an excellent band program. So it’s in our best interest to try to send as many students and parents as possible to this concert. We’ll be publicizing our June 14 concert to Northshore communities, including Downers Grove. If we scratch their backs, they will scratch ours!

Please consider coming by my place tonight to pick up your music. Remember to email me for address/directions; you can also call the “official” WSW phone number — 914.281.1976. And complete the form below concerning rehearsal next week.

Stay warm, and drive safely!