Rehearsal this week
The rehearsal plan is posted. Todd Nichols, our guest conductor for ACB, will be here this week to rehearse Metroplex. So, please be ready to rehearse that piece with him. The first half of the rehearsal is ACB, the second half is May. (May-only players, please arrive ready-to-play by 8:45 pm.
It’s ready! Click here for the Repertoire Bracket Challenge!
The Super 64 voting is ready. I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback about this project, and everything is ready to go. Click on the link above to see the bracket lineup (the link is also posted on my homepage along with the rehearsal plan). You can listen to as much or as little as you like — each title is a link to a recording. Or you can check out Chris Carbone’s Spotify playlist if that’s easier for you. Thanks to Chris for putting this together! However you approach it, once you’re looking at the bracket, click on the link at the top, and that will take you to the Google Form for the Super 64 to vote. You can only submit once, but you can save and return to the voting as often as you would like. Just click Submit, then note the link to Edit Your Response. In addition, if you elect “Send me a copy of my responses” right above the Submit button, you’ll receive an email with your submission, and a link to update/complete the bracket voting. That makes it really easy.
I’m hoping to get at least 40 responses in this first round, so please consider participating. I’ll keep the Super 64 voting open through April 15, so you will have plenty of time to consider the choices before we tally the votes and move on to the Thrilling 32, when you’ll have only 16 choices to make. My hope is to finalize the winner by the concert on May 11, which is very doable, because the next rounds will only have 8, then 4, then 2, and then one final choice to make.
Another band podcast
Many of you have remarked that you’ve enjoyed Mark J. Connor’s podcast, Everything Band. If you haven’t caught them yet, there’s are recent episodes featuring interviews with Robert Sheldon and Viet Cuong.
Ian Vlahoviç asked me to also recommend the podcast broadcast by his former teacher at Mahwah, Tim Rausenberger. Called Getting It Done, Tim has episodes on a number of topics. Please check it out. You can find it through several means:
YouTube
iTunes
Soundcloud
Arrival/soundcheck info for ACB
I’ve received our warm-up schedule for our ACB performance on April 27. Please note and copy into your calendars:
2:00 pm – Arrive on site at Hilton Woodcliff Lake, 200 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Check in with David Church outside the Amphitheater. Here is a map of the hotel.
2:30 pm – Access to Amphitheater. Warm-up and tuning.
3:45 pm – Assemble outside Grand Ballroom, take places for performance.
4:00 pm – Performance
5:00 pm – Post-performance celebration – room TBA
IMPORTANT: Please plan to bring a folding stand to the warmup. None will be provided. Also, there will be no percussion in the warm-up room.
We’ll discuss all this in person in the upcoming rehearsals.
See you Monday night!