I held off sending this note of thanks because 1) I thought you deserved a full week without an email from me, 2) I was really tired, and 3) I wanted to wait to be able to include the link to the 30th Anniversary video which Gina & Stan produced. You’ll find that link below.

Congratulations to everyone! May 12’s concert was a win/win in every way. I am so very, very proud of your diligence, focus, concentration, and musicianship. We tackled a substantial program with lots of guests (weren’t they all wonderful?!?!?) and considerable musical challenges. We had a great house, we sold 30 conducting raffle tickets, earning $1500 for the group, gave Russ Ebersole a conducting debut for the record books, earned recognition with a wide array of political figures, plus ArtsWestchester and Caramoor, and brought musical joy to a whole lot of people on a wonderful Saturday evening.

Shelley, Tom, Lois, and Jack all had high praise for the ensemble. And Barry Ould, the President of the International Percy Grainger Society, who Jack and I met on the morning of the concert, was visibly elated by the performance of Lincolnshire Posy. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Thank you so very much for the beautiful silver plate; it’s already found a home, displayed on the bookshelf in our living room. Special thanks go to Barton Green, Rachel Eckhaus, Gina Serafin, Stan Serafin, Marianne Lepre-Nolan, and Dan Harrison for all their work as members of the 30th Anniversary Gala Committee. Thank you to Dan Chiplock for underwriting the reception bar. Thank you to the band directors in the group who brought the additional music stands needed at the concert: Ben Acrish, Joe Bergamini, Erin Dawson,Elliot Semel, Marc Tartell, and Amy Wilcox. Thank you to the Board, with extra special thanks to David Church. Thank you to those of you who made financial contributions, bought raffle tickets, and contributed to the GoFundMe campaign. But all of you, in one way or another, made special contributions to make this a truly memorable event.

Remember that we meet next on Monday, June 4 to start to prepare for the Caramoor Fourth of July concert. We’ve already had a reading rehearsal, so we will start to dig in that evening. As usual, I will post the rehearsal order so you can prepare.

See below for the 30th Gala video. Feel free to share — it’s not only a great retrospective to honor this milestone, but it’s also a great promo video as well!

PS – See the email, sent separately, regarding the Rye Town Community Band. They are seeking additional players for their Saturday, June 16 concert.