Rehearsal site on Monday

Please remember that we have rehearsal this Monday at New Rochelle HS. Follow this link to see the detailed driving directions they supplied. Please do not use the school address coordinates on your GPS; this will not take you to the right part of campus. Instead, aim for the corner of North Avenue at Braemar Avenue. Drive onto campus at Braemer. Drive in past the tennis courts and park in the parking lot at the north end of the “new wing,” labeled the Museum of Arts and Culture. Walk along the length of the lake side of the wing, passing the doors that say “Faculty Entrance Only” and continuing to the far corner of the building. Go around the greenhouse and head for the “keyhole” arch. Walk through the “keyhole,” and look for the double doors on the right. The Band Room will be inside, first doors on the left. Please allow enough time for travel so we can start rehearsal on time.

Goals for Monday:

• Share and review highlights from the concert.
• Thoroughly rehearse the two new pieces, Boerma & Hazo.
• Review spots of concern in the other works.
• Collect travel, lodging, carpooling offers/needs and information from all for our trip to Syracuse. Please come prepared to complete a short questionnaire detailing your mode of travel, when you intend to arrive, if you’re staying overnight and where, if you can offer or need a carpool ride to Syracuse, and if you can offer or need a carpool ride on arrival between our hotel and the conference center.

If you wish to reserve a room at the Comfort Inn & Suites, where we have negotiated a $89.00 rate, the deadline is this coming Friday, February 10. The reservation rate expires on that date. For more information about the hotel, conference, and performance, click here for the WSW NYSBDA Bulletin. I have updated this bulletin with more information about WSW members attending NYSBDA workshops, friends/family attending the concert, and more.

We had a great concert — I’m looking forward to another spectacular performance with you at NYSBDA!