Sad news and rehearsal plans

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Frank Korach

I’m immensely saddened to report that Frank Korach, former principal oboe and President of WSW, died on Wednesday. Frank was a prominent figure at Boosey & Hawkes Publishers for many years, and was a energetic proponent of the wind band movement. Frank attended our Lincoln Center performance in 2010 and was very proud of the growth of the ensemble. I don’t have any further information, but will pass it on as I learn about it. If you have a Facebook account, visit Frank’s page to leave a memorial message.

Rehearsal on Monday

We will devote the entire rehearsal on Monday to Lincolnshire Posy, tackling each movement one at a time, and concluding with a run-through. Please have solo and ensemble parts prepared for a thorough rehearsal. This will be the only rehearsal I can devote entirely to the Grainger before the concert.

Dates for 31st and 32nd seasons

After considerable negotiations, we finally have confirmations for all concert dates for the next two seasons. These dates will also be posted on the homepage of this site, in the right column.

  • We’re trying to keep ahead two seasons from now on to insure our presence in the TMH calendar.
  • We had to agree to a Saturday night Winter concert in 2019 and 2020 because there are no Sunday afternoons available within the prime target timeframe for this concert.
  • Some dress rehearsals may be moved off-site because of TMH availability, but please reserve the dates now to plan school concerts accordingly. This will also enable us to attract the finest guest artists.
  • We are booking Wednesday and Saturday dress rehearsals for the next two Fall concerts specifically because of guest artists visiting from out of town (like we did with Steve Cohen).
2018-2019: 31st  season
  • Fall concert – Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 3:00 pm; dress rehearsals on Wednesday, November 7 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
  • Winter concert –  Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 8 pm; dress rehearsal on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 7:30 pm
  • Spring concert – Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 8:00 pm; dress rehearsal on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 7:30-10:00 pm
2019-2020: 32nd season
  • Fall concert – Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 3:00 pm; dress rehearsals on Wednesday, November 6 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Winter concert – Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 8 pm; dress rehearsal on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 7:30 pm
  • Spring concert – Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 8:00 pm; dress rehearsal on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 7:30-10:00 pm

Gala reception

Thank you to the 10 members who replied to the Reception RSVP form. If you have not done yet, please reply by April 23.

Trombone Recital on Sunday

As announced last week, Rich Williams is giving a trombone recital on Sunday, April 15 at noon at the Larchmont Avenue Presbyterian Church. See flyer below!

See you Monday!