Welcome back! Lots of preparation has gone into getting the new season off to a great start. Now all we need is you, and your dedicated musicianship to excite our audiences in the new decade.
As announced earlier, we have our first rehearsal this coming Monday, September 10, starting at 7:30 pm at TMH. You can find the approved rehearsal schedule here. You can review the 2018-2019 season rep here. And you can always see the next rehearsal plan on the front page of this site.
ACB Convention
We’ll start on Monday with announcements, a recap of the performance information for the ACB Convention next April, and then ask everyone to finalize commitments for both the ACB dress rehearsal on Wednesday, April 24 (7:30 pm) and ACB performance on Saturday, April 27 (call TBA, concert at 4:00 pm). The convention is being held at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (about 25 minutes from Tarrytown). Please review those dates in your personal/work calendars so you can be prepared with answers when we pass around a commitment sheet in each section.
I’d like to thank Nancy Mattson for all her work to prepare our Fall folders; David Church for his assistance with personnel and this year’s auditions, and Marge Hone for helping us with the arrangements to hold our annual auditions once again at the Irvington Presbyterian Church.
We are aware that Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Sunday. If you are celebrating the second night of the holiday and wish to be excused from the rehearsal on Monday, please contact David Church.
Podcasts of note
I’ve recently become obsessed with podcasts, since I finally figured out how to manage them and sync them in the car. I’ve been listening to CoasterRadio.com and TED Talks Daily, but have also discovered two band podcasts you might find interesting:
Everything Band – Mark J. Connor. Mark has compiled a significant collection of interviews with major composers, conductors, and publishing industry figures. I especially enjoyed the interviews with Michael Markowski, Emily Threinen, Jack Stamp, and Gerard Schwarz — and that’s just the beginning.
Winds and Rhythm – Doug Brown. These episodes include excerpts from significant band recordings, conducted by the legends of our time. The liability is that I can’t seem to pull its content into my podcast player (Overcast). If anyone can explain this to me, please share.
London Symphony Orchestra
On Tuesday, April 16, the London Symphony Orchestra is performing at the Palace Theatre in Stamford. Yes, this is the theater in which we played in 2016. Ticket go on sale to the general public on October 15. Mark your calendars — this is a major event. (Thank you, Jim Savage, for sharing this with me.)
Enjoy the weekend
See you on Monday evening at TMH!